National Hockey League Playoffs
North Semifinal
Montreal Canadiens 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Carey Price made 30 saves as Montreal overcame a 3-1 series deficit to win in 7 games
Corey Perry scored what stood as the game winning goal on a power play in the 2nd period
Brendan Gallagher & Tyler Toffoli into an empty net had the other Montreal goals
William Nylander had the lone Toronto marker but it came after the issue was virtually decided.
( The Canadiens win the best pf 7; 4-3 & now advance to the North Final against the Winnipeg Jets )
East Final
New York Islanders 4 Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
Casey Cizikas scored on a breakaway at 14:48 of overtime.
Semyon Varlamov made 39 saves,
( The the best of 7 series is tied 1-1 )
Tonight
Central Division Final
Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
( The Lightning lead the best of 7; 1-0 )
7:30 pm
World Hockey Championship
at Latvia
Czech Republic 2 Denmark 1 (SO)
USA 2 Germany 0
Russia 3 Sweden 2 (SO)
Norway 3 Kazakhstan 1
Today
5:15 am
Canada vs Finland…….Canada needs to to win the game in regulation in order to advance to the playoff round
Switzerland vs Great Britain
9:15 am
Italy vs USA
Slovakia vs Czech Republic
1:15 pm
Germany vs Latvia
Russia vs Belarus
National Basketball Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Washington Wizards 122 Philadelphia 76ers 114
Bradley Beal had 27 points for the Wizards
Russell Westbrook produced his 12th career playoff triple-double in the victory
( The 76ers lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
Western Conference
Utah Jazz 120 Memphis Grizzlies 113
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points for Utah
( The Jazz lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
Tonight
Eastern Conference
Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets
( The nets lead the best of 7; 3-1 )
7:30 pm
Western Conference
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
( The best of 7 is tied 2-2 )
9 pm
Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns
( The best of 7 is tied 2-2 )
10 pm
Major League Baseball
American League
Tampa Bay Rays 3 New York Yankees 1
Rich Hill threw 5 scoreless innings to finish May with the lowest monthly ERA in 75 years for a pitcher in his 40s,
Tampa Bay has won 16 of their last 17 games.
Houston Astros 11 Boston Red Sox 2
Minnesota Twins 3 Baltimore Orioles 2 ( 10 innings )
The Orioles have lost 14 in row
Chicago White Sox 8 Cleveland Indians 6 ( 8 innings )
Cleveland Indians 3 Chicago White Sox 1
The White Sox lead the Central Division by 3 & 1/2 games over Cleveland
Seattle Mariners 6 Oakland Athletics 5 ( 10 innings )
National League
New York Mets 6 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Atlanta Braves 5 Washington Nationals 3
Cincinnati Reds 11 Philadelphia Phillies 1
Chicago Cubs 7 San Diego Padres 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 9 St.Louis Cardinals 4
Interleague
San Francisco Giants 6 Los Angeles Angels 1
Milwaukee Brewers 3 Detroit Tigers 2 ( 10 innings )
Kansas City Royals 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Tonight
Miami Marlins vs Toronto Blue Jays
Sandy Alcantara ( 2 & 4 ) vs Robbie Ray ( 2 & 2 )
7:07 pm in Buffalo
Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians 6:10 pm
Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 pm
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05 pm
Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 pm
Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves 7:20 pm
Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers 7:40 pm
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs 8:05 pm
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros 8:10 pm
Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals 8:10 pm
Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies 8:40 pm
New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks 9:40 pm
Los Angeles Angels at San Francisco Giants 9:45 pm
St.Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10 pm
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 10:10 pm
French Open Tennis
Women’s Division
Bianca Andreescu was eliminated by Tamara Zidansek 6-7, 7-6 & 9-7
Men’s Draw Today
7 am
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Andreas Seppi
Lures N Lines Spring Trout Derby Leaderboard
Big Fish of the Day
Mathew Thwaites from Owen Sound- 9.25 pound Lake Trout.
Top Rainbow
Mike Stewart of Wiarton- 6.61 pounds
Lake Trout
Curtis Hewitt of Wiarton- 10.80 pounds
Top Youth
Alexa Stewart- 9.25 pound Lake Trout.
Top Salmon
Gerry Pynn- 4.96 pounds
The derby which serves as a fundraiser for the Bruce Peninsula Sportsman’s Association runs until Sunday at noon.
Funds generated from the event will go to their Hatchery Program.
Be listening after the 8 am news for Kevin Harders from Lines N Lures
He’ll update the ongoing derby plus provide insights on the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen’s Association
Kevin Harders with Steve Ritchie following the 8 am news on 560 CFOS
Bester Tickets
Tickets for the Denis Bester Memorial Shootout go on sale tomorrow.
Tickets can be purchased at Watson’s Tackle House or online www.denisbestershootout.com
Only 1,000 tickets will be available for the derby which runs August 27th-September 4th
All proceeds from the derby will go to the Salvation Army Food Bank, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Grey-Bruce, & Chapman House Hospice.
Auto Tracks Waiting
Among those waiting for updates and clarifications from the Ontario Government are the two auto racing tracks in our region; Full Throttle Motor Speedway at Varney & Sauble Speedway.
Sauble Speedway has already confirmed they won’t be running any race cards in June.
Full Throttle Motor Speedway believes they’ll have 3 days of practice session beginning June 18th followed by a race card on June 26th
Full Throttle is targeting a June 26th open with the hope that fans can attend the scheduled July 3rd card.
At Sauble Speedway, they hope to conduct a race card on July 3rd and the current belief is that at some point half capacity will be allowed for race fans.
Pickett Picked
Volleyball Canada announced the Indoor Men’s U21 team for 2021.
Jonny Pickett from Wiarton is among the athletes with the potential to represent Canada at the 2028 Olympic Games.
The Volleyball Canada program will run in Gatineau, Quebec, from July 5th to early October and will represent Canada at the FIVB U21 World Championships in Italy/Bulgaria September 23 to October 3.
Pickett’s younger brother, Daniel is also active, selected to Team Ontario beach and also scheduled to head to Windsor for the USport Indoor season.
Volleyball Canada Release
Volleyball Canada is pleased to announce the Indoor Men’s U21 team for 2021, which is comprised of athletes with the potential to represent Canada at the 2028 Olympic Games. The program will run in Gatineau, Quebec, from July 5 to early October.
“After a successful virtual training session last year, we are excited and ready to get to work in person in Gatineau,” said Ryan Marsden, men’s U21 head coach. “We have selected a very good group of athletes that can’t wait to represent our country. We appreciate all the support of those who made this program possible in 2021.”
This team will represent Canada at the FIVB U21 World Championships scheduled to take place in Italy/Bulgaria from September 23 to October 3.
“This group of athletes represents the future of the men’s program, and I congratulate the hard-working players and coaches who kept the momentum going during the pandemic,” said Julien Boucher, Volleyball Canada high performance director for indoor teams. “We’re looking forward to seeing them train and compete later this year.”
The program will be led by head coach Ryan Marsden and assisted by Ian Eibbitt and Gabriel deGroot.
Team Canada U21 Men’s Roster:
Steven Abrams, Georgetown, ON
Chris Byam, Bow Island, AB
Samuel Cooper, Hamilton, ON
Michael Donovan, London, ON
Cole Duncanson, St. Catharines, ON
Mathias Elser, Calgary, AB
Isaak Fast, Winnipeg, MB
Maxime Gratton, Orleans, ON
Isaac Heslinga, Orangeville, ON
Cole Ketrzynski, Toronto, ON
Darian Koskie, Winnipeg, MB
Jon Lockie, Winnipeg, MB
Jonathan Pickett, Wiarton, ON
Jonathan Portelance, La Prairie, QC
Cory Schoenherr, Waterloo, ON
Erik Siksna, Markham, ON
Jacob van Geel, Calgary, AB
James Vincett, Calgary, AB
Jackson Young, Etobicoke, ON
Program Staff
Ryan Marsden – Head Coach
Ian Eibbitt – Assistant Coach
Gabriel deGroot – Assistant Coach
Lionel Bonnaure – Performance Analyst
Jovana Smoljanic – Sport Physiotherapist
Louis-Jean Tremblay – Strength Coach
Wes Chen – Team Coordinator