As of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday by Hartley Miller
WHL: (BC Division)
Victoria Royals 3 Prince George Cougars 2 (OT)
Brayden Tracey opened and closed the scoring as the Anaheim Ducks first-round pick tallied the winner at 4:36 of overtime. Jonny Hooker scored both goals for the Cougars, who outshot the Royals 45-30. Connor Martin got the win in net with Tyler Brennan taking the loss. It was the third straight game P.G. did not pick up a victory or a power-play goal. The (1-2-1-1) Cougars play the (4-1) Vancouver Giants Saturday and Monday in Kamloops. The Giants will face the (1-3-1) Royals tonight in Kelowna.
A wrap a round winner by @brayden_tracey propels the @victoriaroyals to their first win of the season.
STATS | ?https://t.co/k3Z1h4i1mx pic.twitter.com/lKnYWNo5QU
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 7, 2021
?WHL Highlight of the Night?
April 6, 2021 @AnaheimDucks prospect @brayden_tracey seals the win in Overtime for the @victoriaroyals ? pic.twitter.com/Kn5uQ0A5NE— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 7, 2021
The PG Cougars schedule is right here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings play the Merritt Centennials tonight at 5:00 in Chilliwack. The 1-1 Spruce Kings beat Merritt 3-2 on Sunday.
The Spruce Kings schedule is right here.
Column:
Enough of the ‘it’s just like the flu’ junk! . . . Virtanen latest Canucks player on protocol list . . . QMJHL has 15 more positives on two teams https://t.co/JtGgwmkxxz
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 7, 2021
NHL: (North Division)
A total of 21 players on the Vancouver Canucks have now tested positive for COVID-19, in addition to four staff members.
Three of the 21 are from the taxi squad and one additional player is considered a close contact.
Right-winger Jake Virtanen was added to the list Tuesday.
It is unclear when the Canucks will play their next game but it will not be this week.
Canucks have 21st player test positive.
MORE: https://t.co/4DnZhDysu2 pic.twitter.com/MqN5hMnHKZ
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 7, 2021
There were 9 Tuesday games in the NHL, none involving Canadian teams. Tonight, Edmonton is at Ottawa and Montreal plays at Toronto.
Tuesday’s slate concluded with the @AnaheimDucks earning a 5-1 victory to snap San Jose’s four-game win streak. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/nWr2vUzM1q
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 7, 2021
#NHLJets HC Paul Maurice said captain Blake Wheeler won’t make the upcoming road trip. He’s out indefinitely. Hasn’t been diagnosed as a concussion yet but at this point, they are treating it like one. Andrew Copp bumps up like he did in practice today.
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebesWorld) April 7, 2021
#Habs advise they’ve placed Gallagher on long-term injured reserve. He is expected to miss at least six weeks. Team will get relief from his $3.75M cap hit. @TSN_Edge
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) April 7, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
MLB:
Texas Rangers 7 Toronto Blue Jays 4
(The 3-2 Jays play the Rangers again today in Texas in the rubber match of their 3-game series.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
NBA:
Los Angeles Lakers 110 Toronto Raptors 101
In a game where the Raptors looked flat overall, Marc Gasol rubbed salt in the wound to help defeat his former team.
✍️: @michaelgrangehttps://t.co/aPWBA303FU
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 7, 2021
The (20-31) Raptors host the (21-28) Chicago Bulls Thursday in Tampa Bay.
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
Curling:
Canada’s Brendan Bottcher of Canada is 7-2 at the world men’s curling championship in Calgary. On Tuesday, Canada beat Italy 7-4 and China 6-5.
NFL:
Nike has suspended its endorsement contract with Deshaun Watson amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against the Texans quarterback.https://t.co/jw2ybP4oCH
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 7, 2021
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