Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, Aug 2
Hockey:
Canada will play Slovakia tonight (Tuesday 6:00 PT) at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer.
Riley Heidt of the PG Cougars had a goal and an assist for the Canadian team who easily won its opener 14-0 over Switzerland on Sunday.
FINAL | Allen and Ritchie had 4 point games, Gauthier added a hat trick and 🇨🇦 blanked 🇨🇭 14-0.
📝 https://t.co/p8SJknL2xD#HlinkaGretzkyCup | @HlinkaMemorial pic.twitter.com/BPL5hB6UQy
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) August 1, 2022
Slovakia lost its first game 4-1 to Sweden on Monday.
The medal games in the 8-team tournament will be played on Saturday.
The results and schedule can be found right here.
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25 players, including 10 from the WHL, have been named to Team Canada for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.
The tournament runs from August 9th-20th in Edmonton.
They’re back! 🇨🇦
2⃣5⃣ players will wear the 🍁 at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton.
ROSTER ➡️ https://t.co/Vs5gBIxaiF
NEWS RELEASE ➡️ https://t.co/bH3Z0uPAHJ#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/c1maH8PN9p— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) August 1, 2022
Both the Kamloops Blazers and Everett Silvertips have two players each on the team while the Vancouver Giants, Edmonton Oil Kings, Winnipeg Ice, Regina Pats, Brandon Wheat Kings, and Moose Jaw Warriors have one each.
He’s back! 🇸🇰
Congrats to Viliam Kmec who has been re-named to the Slovakian World Junior Team! The Tournament kicks off on August 9th in Edmonton!
Good luck, Viliam! pic.twitter.com/5JGr5QWo0S
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) August 2, 2022
The Spruce Kings are pleased to announce the commitment of defenceman Aleksy Bandu (04) for the 2022-2023 season.
Full Details: https://t.co/ARrwoTIxAf pic.twitter.com/72WIgCsKxH
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) August 2, 2022
The Sportsnet NHL signings tracker can be found right here.
Fastball:
Host Big Guy Lake went a perfect 4-0 to win the U23 Division at the Canadian Native Fastball Championships in Prince George.
Canadian Native Fastball U23 Champion Big Guy Lake/Falcon Contracting finish with a 4-0 record. @JayJanower @CathHansen @EthanReady @Hartley_Miller @cfisfm @CadenFanshaw @itsjdphoto @PGCitizen #CNFC#Champs pic.twitter.com/bZEx5vFw0j
— Big Guy Lake Sports Club (@nativesportspg) August 1, 2022
Other champions included: STK, a team with players from all over B.C., in the men’s division, E.C.M, from Six Nations, Ontario in the women’s division, and Sapotawayak, Manitoba in the Masters.
STK are the 2022 Canadian Native Fastball Champions#CNFC#STK@EthanReady @Hartley_Miller @CathHansen @CadenFanshaw @JayJanower @itsjdphoto @PGCitizen @cfisfm pic.twitter.com/eXDE1vkGMk
— Big Guy Lake Sports Club (@nativesportspg) August 1, 2022
ECM from Six Nations Ontario are 2022 Canadian Native Fastball Champions#CNFC @CathHansen @itsjdphoto @PGCitizen @Hartley_Miller @EthanReady @JayJanower @cfisfm pic.twitter.com/6rfUzTxQKl
— Big Guy Lake Sports Club (@nativesportspg) August 1, 2022
2022 Men’s Master Champions from Sapotawayak Manitoba#cnfc @EthanReady @itsjdphoto @CathHansen @Hartley_Miller @cfisfm @JayJanower @cfisfm pic.twitter.com/XLnptBgS1H
— Big Guy Lake Sports Club (@nativesportspg) August 1, 2022
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Monday night while watching smoke roll in from the west . . . https://t.co/o92osCj6xV
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) August 2, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller brings back all of the clichés in his latest column | #cityofpg https://t.co/e2Ge9FThpi #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/3gbm13ZX3r
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 29, 2022
MLB:
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 3 p.m. PT today (Tuesday).
The San Diego Padres have won the sweepstakes to acquire all-star outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals in a reported deal for several players.
The Sportsnet trade tracker can be found here.
The Toronto Blue Jays start a 9-game road trip tonight against the Rays in Tampa (4:10 PT).
The (57-45) Jays are 2nd in the A.L. East, three games ahead of the (54-48) Rays.
Toronto is 12-3 in its last 15 games and leading the Wild Card Standings.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NBA:
An announcement… pic.twitter.com/KMJ7pG4R5Z
— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) July 31, 2022
Today, we remember Mr. Bill Russell, a legend in every sense of the word 💚 pic.twitter.com/wMv1nf0pQG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 1, 2022
NFL:
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been handed a six-game suspension.
He was accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments in 2020 and 2021.
Watson recently settled 23 of the 24 lawsuits that were filed against him.
The NFL has three days to appeal the decision by the game’s disciplinary officer, former federal judge Sue L. Robinson.
BREAKING: The NFL suspends Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson six games for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas. https://t.co/oOB1Mby2xX
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 1, 2022
CFL:
The (5-1) B.C. Lions host the (2-5) Edmonton Eskimos Saturday night at 7:00.
The Lions have the second-best record in the league, behind the 8-0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Week 9 of the CFL season starts Thursday with Winnipeg at (2-5) Montreal (4:30 PT).
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (0-1) Prince George Kodiaks will have their BC Football Conference home opener Saturday night at 7:00 when they entertain the (0-1) Kamloops Broncos at Masich Place Stadium.
The Kodiaks lost their first-ever league game 31-5 to the Valley Huskers in Chilliwack.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
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