Sports by Hartley Wednesday, August 16th as of 11:05 a.m.
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars announced today (Wednesday) that they have traded 18-year-old forward Caden Brown of P.G. to the Everett Silvertips.
In return, the Cougars acquired 19-year-old forward Oren Shtrom, a second-round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft, and a fifth-round pick in the 2026 WHL Draft.
Shtrom, from Gilbert, AZ, had 11 points (two goals) in 24 games last season with the Silvertips and the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Brown notched 33 points (18 goals) in 66 games last season with the Cougars.
TRADE: We have acquired F Oren Shtrom (04), a 2024 2nd round pick, and a 2026 5th round pick from the Everett Silvertips in exchange for F Caden Brown (05).
DETAILS 👉 https://t.co/8n4ewFAcJB#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/NsX0t9C9K1
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) August 16, 2023
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Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bobby Baun has died at the age of 86.
His cause of death has not been released.
Baun played 17 seasons in the NHL and scored a game-winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1964 Stanley Cup on a broken leg.
Soccer:
FIFA Women’s World Cup
(Semifinal)
England 3 Australia 1 (today–Wednesday) in Sydney, Australia
England will play Spain in the Gold Medal Game Sunday (3 AM PT in Sydney) while Australia will face Sweden in the Bronze Medal Game Saturday (1 AM PT in Brisbane, Australia).
The tournament results are here.
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.@UNBCATHLETICS MSOC star earns League1 BC Player of the Year Award | #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/PnaiDeCibj pic.twitter.com/018fKg05kb
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 15, 2023
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 2 Philadelphia Phillies 1
The (67-54) Blue Jays host the (65-55) Phillies again tonight (Wednesday 4:07 PT) to conclude a 2-game mini-series.
The Jays hold down the third and final wildcard spot in the A.L., two games ahead of the
(64-55) Seattle Mariners and three games in front of the (63-56) Boston Red Sox. The Mariners beat Kansas City 10-8 and Boston outscored Washington 5-4 Tuesday night.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
CFL:
Week 11 of the CFL season begins Thursday (4:30 PT) with (0-9) Edmonton at (3-5) Hamilton.
The (7-2) B.C. Lions play on Sunday (4 PM PT) against the (4-5) Roughriders in Saskatchewan.
The Lions are tied with the (7-2) Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the top spot in the West Division with each team halfway thru their 18-game regular season schedule.
Winnipeg will play at (3-6) Calgary Friday night (6:00 PT).
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Junior Football:
.@PGKodiaks, @HostFirstNation announce partnership for National Truth and Reconciliation Day | https://t.co/4a89xT3mHV #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/gctVWVzGQq
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 15, 2023
The (0-2) Prince George Kodiaks junior football team will host the (0-2) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium.
The league standings are right here.
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