Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Friday, May 2

Sports by Hartley Friday, May 2nd, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

Spokane Chiefs  6  Portland Winterhawks  4    (Game 4)

The Chiefs swept the series 4-0 to advance to the WHL Championship Series against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

(The Tigers swept the Lethbridge Hurricanes in four straight in the Eastern Conference Final)

The game summary is here.

17-year-old forward Chase Herrington of Prince George did not get a point for the Chiefs in Game 4, however, he notched seven points in the series against the Winterhawks.

The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

NHL: (4 Thursday Stanley Cup playoff games)

Edmonton  6  LA  4  (The Oilers win the best-of-7 series 4-2)

Toronto  4  Ottawa  2   (The Maple Leafs win 4-2)

Vegas  3  Minnesota  2  (The Golden Knights win 4-2)

Colorado  7  Dallas  4  (The series is tied 3-3 with Game 7 Saturday in Dallas)

There is just one Stanley Cup playoff game tonight (5:00): Winnipeg at St. Louis with the Jets in front 3-2.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here or here.

Under-18 men’s world hockey championship (in Texas)

Canada plays Slovakia this afternoon (Friday 1:00 PT) in the semifinals at the Under-18 men’s world hockey championship in Texas.

The winner will play for gold Saturday against the Sweden or the USA.

The Canadian team has an overall 5-0 record in the tournament following that 3-2 overtime victory over Czechia in the quarterfinals.

PG Cougars defenceman Carson Carels and Vancouver Giants forward Cameron Schmidt, who is from Prince George, are among the players on the Canadian team.

The tournament schedule and results can be found here.

More info on the tournament can also be found here.