Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, March 15th

In a nutshell: As of 12:05 a.m. Monday by Hartley Miller

UPDATED at 11:05 a.m.

NHL: (North Division)

Ottawa  4  Toronto  3

Joey Daccord wasn’t supposed to start tonight for the Senators but, despite coming in cold after Matt Murray was injured in pre-game warmups, made 33 saves on 36 shots against the Maple Leafs to earn his first NHL victory.https://t.co/2y8bKj3MW4

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 15, 2021

The Vancouver Canucks start a 4-game road trip when they visit the (10-20-1) Ottawa Senators tonight (4:00 PT). The (13-16-2) Canucks are 3-0 against the Senators this season, outscoring Ottawa 16-3 in Vancouver in late January. Vancouver will also visit Ottawa Wednesday plus the Montreal Canadiens on Friday and Saturday. The Canucks are coming off Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Edmonton, where Thatcher Demko made 34 saves.

#NHLScores

MIN 4 – ARI 1
CAR 2 – DET 1
DAL 2 – CBJ 1 SO
NYI 3 – NJD 2 SO
COL 4 – LAK 1
OTT 4 – TOR 3https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/H8pMxgcQEW

— NHL (@NHL) March 15, 2021

The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

 

BCHL:

An update from the Langley Rivermen. https://t.co/roaIdNOAGz

— BC Hockey League (@GoBCHL) March 14, 2021

 

Curling:

Team Alberta, skipped by Brendan Bottcher, won the Canadian men’s curling championship (Tim Hortons Brier) in Calgary. Bottcher beat Wild Card Two’s Kevin Koe 4-2 in the final. Bottcher settled for silver in each of the last three Brier finals. Koe was trying to win a record fifth Brier title as a skip. Saskatchewan’s Matt Dunstone placed 3rd.

After three straight silver medals, Brendan Bottcher has won his first Brier title after defeating Kevin Koe.https://t.co/LEw1W4t32k

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 15, 2021

NFL:

Buccaneers are giving Shaq Barrett a four-year deal worth up $72 million that includes $36 million fully guaranteed, his agent @DrewJRosenhaus told ESPN

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2021

At age 42, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has officially announced his retirement after 20 seasons in the NFL. Brees leaves the game with the most passing yards in NFL history.

Future hall of famer Drew Brees retires as one of the NFL’s all-time greats and the numbers back that up.https://t.co/97y7pPhQdt

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 15, 2021

Drew Brees is going to join NBC Sports as a NFL analyst. MORE @ https://t.co/BehxyL7wT0 pic.twitter.com/La5aOPSXVW

— BarDown (@BarDown) March 15, 2021

NBA:

Chicago Bulls  118  Toronto Raptors  95
(5th straight loss for the (17-22) Raptors who visit the last-place Detroit Pistons on Wednesday)

The Raptors have now lost five-straight after coming up short against the Bulls.https://t.co/aQkuNLcocb

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 15, 2021

The NBA schedule is right here.

The Raptors schedule is right here.

The NBA standings are right here.

NCAA basketball:

Duke, Kentucky and Louisville will all miss the March Madness tournament for the first time since 1976.https://t.co/Y4fPgPvfq3

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 15, 2021

Boxing:

Hagler, middleweight boxing great, dies at 66.

MORE: https://t.co/7RFbVXzmTE pic.twitter.com/GcXae1myFn

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 14, 2021

Columns:

Scattershooting on a Sunday night after watching ‘Socks’ Bottcher finally win a Brier . . . https://t.co/A5y0uazYCX

— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) March 15, 2021

HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the @PGCougars entering their bubble to kick off their @TheWHL season March 26th
| https://t.co/7FPcOf5qQv #CityOfPG #sports pic.twitter.com/NW5fgLp5Kl

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 12, 2021

 

UNBC Timberwolves:

WALL OF HONOUR: @UNBCATHLETICS 2010 MBB National Champions run as one
| https://t.co/DWouPI64f7 #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/OaoCUdYXlF

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 12, 2021