Zach’s Sports Shorts; Saturday, June 27th

2026 NHL Draft:

Prince George Cougar defenceman Carson Carels will be joining the Calgary Flames, after being selected 6th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Last season, Carels played 58 games, tallying 20 goals and 53 assists, leading the team’s defencemen in points.

Carels also collected a bronze medal in the 2026 World Junior Championship, and committed to the University of North Dakota for next season.

The full draft pick list can be found here.

 

MLB:

Prince George’s Jared Young and the New York Mets fell short to the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 yesterday (Friday).

The 30-year-old Young went 1-4 at bat with 1 RBI.

He’s batting .242 this season with four homers and 11 RBI’s while going 24-for-99 in 37 games.

Texas Rangers 5   Toronto Blue Jays 4

The Blue Jays continue their 10-game homestand this afternoon at 12:07.

The MLB regular season schedule is here.

The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.

The New York Mets schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

CFL (Week 4):

Toronto Argonauts 40   Saskatchewan Roughriders 34

One game is on the agenda for today:

Calgary Stampeders @ B.C. Lions (4:00 p.m.)

The CFL schedule and results are here.

The CFL standings are here.

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Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary is a news reporter for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97 FM in Prince George. He began his reporting career in Williams Lake, B.C., where he spent roughly two years with Vista Radio stations before moving to Prince George in October 2024.

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