Sports by Hartley Miller as of 11:05 a.m. Thursday, July 7th
Hockey:
The NHL Draft will be held in Montreal starting with round one tonight (Thursday) followed by rounds two to seven on Friday.
Tyler Brennan of the Prince George Cougars is the top-ranked North American goalie by Central Scouting.
A total of five Cougars are ranked.
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from the New York Rangers in exchange for Colorado’s third-round and fifth-round selections in the 2022 NHL Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.#GoAvsGo
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 7, 2022
I can confirm this means Darcy Kuemper’s time in Colorado has almost certainly come to an end. He finished with a .921 save percentage in the regular season and 37 wins.
And, most importantly for Colorado, he’ll be remembered for goaltending the team to a #StanleyCup win.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) July 7, 2022
Bryan Marchment, the longtime NHL defenceman who was a physical force throughout his career, died unexpectedly on Wednesday in Montreal, his agent said. He was 53.https://t.co/EAg8tDjxgg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 6, 2022
Column:
Rockets take their show to The Lizard . . . Thank Bartel as they make move . . . Thunderbirds add potential key piece of puzzle https://t.co/W1X0QsGyXO
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) July 7, 2022
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 2 Oakland A’s 1
The win ended a five-game losing streak for Toronto.
The (45-38) Jays are 1-2 on a 7-game West Coast road trip that continues tonight (Thursday at 7:10) against the (41-42) Mariners in Seattle.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
CFL:
Week 5 of the CFL season kicks off tonight (Thursday 6:05 PT) with the (3-0) Calgary Stampeders at the (1-3) Edmonton Eskimos.
The Stampeders are tied with the (3-0) B.C Lions for second place behind the (4-0) Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Lions will host Winnipeg on Saturday (4:05 p.m. start time).
Western teams are a combined 14-4 while Eastern teams are a combined 2-12.
The Montreal Alouettes have fired head coach Khari Jones and defensive co-ordinator Barron Miles after the team’s 1-3 start to the season. https://t.co/CYRP173vDb
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 6, 2022
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
NFL:
The Cleveland Browns traded quarterback Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers in return for a conditional draft pick (either a 4th or 5th round selection in 2024).
The deal is pending a physical.
The Panthers will pay $4.85 million of Mayfield’s salary while the Browns will fork out $10.5 million.
Tennis:
The men’s semifinals are set for Friday at Wimbledon.
Second-seeded Rafael Nadal will battle Nick Kyrgios while top-ranked Novak Djokovic will be up against #9, Cameron Norrie of Great Britain.
Nadal won his quarterfinal on Wednesday over American Taylor Fritz, the 11th seed in five sets (taking the 5th set 7-6 in a tie-breaker).
Wimbledon results can be found right here.
PG Senior Lacrosse:
The best-of-five final in Prince George Senior Lacrosse will feature the regular-season champion Canadian Brewhouse Devils against the BHL Bandits.
Game one starts Monday night at 8:00 at Kin 1.
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