Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 12th
(Updated at 11:00 a.m.)
Hockey:
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new goalie.
The Leafs acquired Matt Murray, plus two draft picks (3rd round in 2023 and 7th round in 2024) from the Ottawa Senators in return for future considerations.
The Senators will retain 25% of Murray’s salary as part of the trade.
The 28-year-old has a 2.77 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage, and 14 shutouts in seven NHL seasons with Ottawa and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Matt Murray was traded to the Maple Leafs by the Senators for future considerations on Monday.https://t.co/ETKGzsQtnB
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) July 12, 2022
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According to media reports, Evgeni Malkin will test free agency for the first time in his career.
The 35-year-old Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins remain at a contract impasse.
In 16 seasons with the Penguins, he has 1,146 points in 981 games with Pittsburgh.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Brett Connolly of Prince George on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout.
The 30-year-old Connolly was signed through next season at a cap hit of $3.5 million.
Blackhawks to buy out Brett Connolly and Henrik Borgstrom https://t.co/yC2FVCZgDk
— Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) July 11, 2022
He appeared in just nine games with the Blackhawks last season, picking up one assist.
In 536 NHL games with five teams (Tampa Bay, Boston, Washington, Florida, and Chicago) Connolly has 195 points, including 101 goals.
He won the Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018.
Former @PGCougars star @bconnolly8 placed on waivers, to be bought out by @NHLBlackhawks | #cityofpg https://t.co/6nN8YBTg27 #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/vQFf57GGNX
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 11, 2022
The BCHL has released the 2022 Exhibition Schedule.
Read about the 4 Spruce Kings Games here: https://t.co/fk1TF65buj pic.twitter.com/UjsWqwK5Bm— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 12, 2022
The Spruce Kings are pleased to welcome Karina Lahti as the teams new Athletic Trainerhttps://t.co/qzCvOIdZr0 pic.twitter.com/qR71yRouip
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 11, 2022
PG Senior Lacrosse: (1st game in the best-of-5 final)
Canadian Brewhouse Devils 14 BHL Bandits 11
Game two will be played Wednesday night at 8:00 at Kin 1.
PG Senior Lacrosse named its all-stars and handed out its individual awards.
The winners are listed below:
Helen McIntosh MVP: Andrew Schwab Devils
RC Adams Glass Top Defensive Player: Nolan Baylis Devils
Ted Conway Top Goaltender: Patrick Baylis Devils
Ken Goss Rookie of the Year: Brett Barwise Bandits
Most Improved: Jesse Deagle Quesnel
Aaron Van Driesum Sportsman player: Andrew Schwab Devils
Les Bartley Coach of Year: Hunter McSeveny Quesnel
Most Sportsman Team: Quesnel
All-Star teams: First team followed by the second team
Defence: Nolan Baylis Devils, Brock Paciejewski Bandits
Defence: Ryan Waddington Bandits, Darcy Bell Mackenzie
Transition: Cole Kulczycki Assault, Kyle Pacheco Mackenzie
Offence: Andrew Schwab Devils, Chad Gratton Mackenzie
Offence: Cole Pacijewski Bandits, Bret Barwise Bandits
Goalie: Pat Bayliss Devils, Jesse Deagle Quesnel
UNBC Timberwolves:
Hard-nosed defender Mara McCleary named to Timberwolves Wall of Honour @UNBCATHLETICS
| https://t.co/dB2gJf7dbp #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/sApi4hBvs1— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 12, 2022
Women’s Soccer:
Canada shut out Costa Rica 2-0 Monday to clinch the top spot (with a 3-0 record) in Group B ahead of the knockout rounds at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
The Olympic gold medallists from Canada will play Jamaica in the semifinals on Thursday while the United States will battle Costa Rica in the other semi.
Winning the CONCACAF 8-team tournament comes with a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics and a berth in the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup in 2024.
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays will start a 6-game homestand against the (46-41) Philadelphia Phillies tonight (Tuesday 4:07 PT).
Toronto has lost nine of its last 10 games.
The (45-42) Blue Jays have slipped to 4th in the AL East. The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
CFL:
Week 6 of the CFL season starts Thursday (4:35 PT) with the (1-4) Edmonton Eskimos at the (1-3) Montreal Alouettes.
The (5-0) Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the (4-0) Calgary Stampeders Friday night (5:30 PT).
The (3-1) B.C. Lions do not play again until one week from Thursday (July 21st) when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Western teams are a combined 17-6 while Eastern teams are a combined 2-13.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
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