As of 12:05 a.m. Thursday by Hartley Miller
Updated at 10:05 a.m.
Connolly traded:
Brett Connolly of Prince George has been traded from the Florida Panthers to the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a five-player deal.
The 28-year-old former PG and Cariboo Cougars forward has just two goals and two assists in 21 games this season with the Panthers.
The #Blackhawks get Brett Connolly, Riley Stillman, rights to Henrik Borgstrom and a draft pick from Florida in exchange for Lucas Carlsson and Lucas Wallmark. https://t.co/nT2FkYZXV6
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) April 8, 2021
Former @PGCougars and @cariboocougars @bconnolly8 has been dealt by @FlaPanthers to the @NHLBlackhawks in multi-player deal | https://t.co/z4lfMUKTLh #CityOfPG #sports pic.twitter.com/mvu4aglXy4
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 8, 2021
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 11 Merritt Centennials 2
(Andrew Seaman and Christian Buono each notched a hat trick. The (2-1) Spruce Kings play the (2-0) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night at 5:00 in Chilliwack. The Chiefs meet (0-3) Merritt this evening)
.@SpruceKings white wash @merrittcents 11-2 to improve to 2-1 inside @BCHockeyLeague Pod season | https://t.co/iS4OJXwxQo #CityOfPG #sports pic.twitter.com/tmIttPnk3M
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 8, 2021
Andrew Seaman and Christian Buono combine for 8 points, and Connor Elliott and Linden Makow score their first BCHL goals in an 11-2 win over the Merritt Centennials!
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Game Recap –> https://t.co/d5BcGZZVa9#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/ItcFKHdI8h
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 8, 2021
The Spruce Kings schedule is right here.
WHL: (BC Division)
Vancouver Giants 6 Victoria Royals 4
The (1-2-1-1) Prince George Cougars play the (5-1) Vancouver Giants Saturday and Monday in Kamloops. The Cougars have four points after five games after dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime on Tuesday to Victoria.
By hook or by crook; @victoriaroyals snatch 3-2 OT victory against @PGCougars
| https://t.co/tws0hQnSOA #CityOfPG #sports pic.twitter.com/KgVMa0xaqo— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 7, 2021
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.
NHL: (North Division)
Toronto 3 Montreal 2
(Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell improves to 10-0)
Campbell gets franchise-record 10th straight win as Maple Leafs down Canadiens.
MORE: https://t.co/SgBrrFr18Z pic.twitter.com/paXS04DUAx
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 8, 2021
Edmonton 4 Ottawa 2
(Leon Draisaitl 3 goals and 1 assist. Connor McDavid game-winning goal and 3 assists)
Draisaitl, McDavid have four points each as Oilers double Senators.
MORE: https://t.co/etbx56h1Qu pic.twitter.com/YPrBDmyUG1
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 8, 2021
The @MapleLeafs saw a franchise record fall and @mnwild matched one of their own on Wednesday. How did your team do? #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/6mUfqvk98h
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 8, 2021
No less than 21 players on the Vancouver Canucks have 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.
As of today, 25 individuals have tested positive and the source infection is confirmed a variant – full genome sequencing by BCCDC will be required to determine which specific type.
Read the latest update from #Canucks Physician, Jim Bovard. https://t.co/9oKx59HBfg
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) 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
First big deal of deadline week. Palmieri to the Isles always made sense. Lamoriello obviously knows Zajac well. Isles loading up. https://t.co/hQ1c5VbRQe
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) April 7, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Column:
Why can’t we have Green Shirt Day every month? . . . Tragedy strikes Bedard family . . . Canucks confirm variant involved in positive tests https://t.co/VxYe22kICk
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 8, 2021
UNBC Timberwolves:
In 2021-2022, 27-year-old Grace Gillman will be completing her degree at @UNBC, while playing her FRESHMAN season for @UNBCWSoccer. She has been training with the TWolves, and made it official, committing for the upcoming @CanadaWest season. Awesome stuff. https://t.co/IYcHJ7ICv8 pic.twitter.com/OABUSA8fmA
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) April 8, 2021
MLB:
Texas Rangers 2 Toronto Blue Jays 1
(The (3-3) Jays host the (4-2) LA Angels tonight)
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
NBA:
The (20-31) Toronto Raptors host the (21-28) Chicago Bulls tonight in Tampa Bay.
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
Curling:
Brendan Bottcher of Canada is 7-4 at the world men’s curling championship in Calgary. On Wednesday, Canada lost 8-7 to Russia in an extra end and 9-7 to Sweden as the Swedes scored 4 in the final end.
Canada’s @TeamBottcher suffers double-loss day at men’s curling worlds #WMCC2021
MORE: https://t.co/spss1SldiA pic.twitter.com/gHsmAdlPel
— TSN Curling (@TSNCurling) April 8, 2021
Masters:
Tee times for the first and second rounds of the 2021 Masters.
MORE: https://t.co/4fyjgCu0BS pic.twitter.com/uKZIO2oDQU
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 7, 2021
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