In Memoriam:
Andrew Milner, who played high school and university basketball away from home but always represented his home town of Antigonish proudly, has passed away in a boating accident. He was 20 years old.
Andrew was on a trip with a teammate when a canoe capsized in frigid water.
We send our love and condolences to his family and friends during this tough time.
QMJHL:
One series is over and one looks like it’s wrapping up in the Q,
Last night the Ryoun Noranda Huskies picked up a big 6-3 win to sweep the Rimouski Oceanic in 4 straight, they’ll await the winner of the Halifax and Drummondville series.
Speaking of that series, the Halifax Mooseheads picked up a 5-2 win to take a commanding 3-1 lead in that best of 7, Lavoie, Trepanier, Parent, Morand and Asselin scored for the Moose, Gravel made 35 saves in the win. Game 5 goes Friday in Drummondville.
Telus Cup:
The Halifax Macs lost a heart breaker yesterday against the Tisdale Trojans 2-0. They have 2 more round robin games, one today against the Thunder Bay Kings and tomorrow against the Calgary Buffaloes.
U-18 World Hockey Championship:
Team Canada has one more game before the semifinals, they’ll take on Team Latvia this afternoon at 2:30.
NBA:
Last night the Houston Rockets put the final nail in the Utah Jazz, winning 100-93 and eliminating them in 5 games.
The Clippers are channeling their inner Bee Gee’s and stayin’ alive. They pulled off a 129-121 win over Golden State last night.
MLB:
Boston needed a big win and they got it against the Tigers, 11-4.
The Chicago Cubs jacked 2 3-run homers in the 6th inning to upend the Dodgers 7-6.
The Yankees are putting a streak together.. despite giving up 4 runs in the 4th they managed to take it to the Angels 6-5.
Blue Jays fans needed something to cheer for after their 4-0 loss to the Giants and they got it. Tomorrow Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the top prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, and the most hyped Minor League player in Blue Jays franchise history, is heading to the big leagues. The highly anticipated move came just hours after Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a home run in his final game for Triple-A Buffalo.
NHL:
WHAT A GAME!
The Washinton Capitals took an early 2-0 lead in game 7 with goals from Andre Burakovsky and Tom Wilson, and even had a 3-2 lead after the second period but an early goal from Jordan Stall would send the 3-3 game into overtime where Brock McGinn would score in the 2nd OT to give the Carolina Hurricanes the win and eliminate the defending Stanley Cup Champs.
And with that the second round is set.
In the Eastern Conference, Columbus Blue Jackets will head to Boston to play the Bruins. That series begins tonight.
The Carolina Hurricanes will make the trip to New York to face the Islanders.
In the West, The Dallas Stars will visit St. Louis to tangle with the Blues, that series begins tonight.
The Avalanche will head to San Jose to face the Sharks in what is expected to be the match-up of the playoffs.
