Sports by Hartley Monday, June 17th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
NHL:
The Stanley Cup Final resumes Tuesday night (5:15) with the Florida Panthers having another chance to win their first championship.
The Panthers lead the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 after the Oilers convincing 8-1 victory in Game 4 on Saturday.
(Earlier in the series: Florida won Game 3 by a 4-3 score, Game 2 by a 4-1 margin and the opener 3-0).
The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.
The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.
Hart Attack column:
Tickets have been in hot demand for some recent #hockey games and concerts. Find out one person’s adventure to get a #ticket to the #StanleyCup Final in Edmonton in this week’s Hart Attack #column. #NHL https://t.co/qhPa8cawWT
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) June 14, 2024
PG Cougars:
The 2024 NHL Draft will be held next week in Las Vegas on Friday, June 28th (starting at 4:30 PM) and Saturday the 29th (beginning at 8:30 AM).
Sniper Terik Parascak of the Prince George Cougars is rated 15th among North American skaters in the Central Scouting final rankings.
His teammates Ondrej Becher and Hunter Laing are listed 69th and 86th respectively.
PG Spruce Kings:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have promoted Kyle Anderson to Executive Director of Business Operations and Director of Broadcasting and Communications.
Anderson, who has been with the Spruce Kings since November of 2017 in the Business Operations Manager role, will oversee all aspects of the Business side including the Show Home Lottery, Corporate Partnerships, and Marketing.
The Spruce Kings have promoted Kyle Anderson to Executive Director of Business Operations. He will also take over the Broadcasting and Communications role.
FULL DETAILS: https://t.co/LUCbpOXxIc pic.twitter.com/5wJWoVoW7i
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) June 14, 2024
CFL: (Final game in Week 2)
Saskatchewan 33 Hamilton 30
The Riders scored 10 points in the final minute of the game to improve to 2-0.
The B.C. Lions are 1-1 after winning their home opener 26-17 over Calgary before over 53,000 fans.
🎥 BC LIONS ALL ACCESS
Step inside the BC Lions’ dressing room following a HUGE WIN at the Concert Kickoff Home Opener in front of 53,788 amazing fans at BC Place! 🔥#BCLions @DueckGM pic.twitter.com/zAhHhJV1Lw
— BC LIONS (@BCLions) June 16, 2024
The Lions visit (0-2) Winnipeg Friday night at 5:30.
Week 3 of the CFL season begins Thursday night at 4:30 with (1-0) Ottawa at (2-0) Montreal.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
Golf:
Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open for a second time, ending up one stroke better than
Rory McIlroy.
The 30-year-old DeChambeau finished at 6-under-274 after closing with a 1-over-71.
The leaderboard is here.
NBA:
The Boston Celtics go for a record-setting 18th NBA title when they host the Dallas Mavericks tonight (Monday 5:30).
The Celtics lead 3-1 after the Mavericks took Game 4 by a lopsided score of 122-84.
The Celtics won the first three games by scores of 107-89, 105-98 and 106-99.
The NBA schedule and results are here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Cleveland Guardians 6
The (35-36) Jays are 2-1 on a 6-game homestand that continues tonight (Monday 4:07) against the (37-35) Boston Red Sox.
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
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