Sports by Hartley Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
Hockey:
It was a good Canada Day for the Vancouver Canucks on the first day of NHL Free Agent Frenzy.
The Canucks are keeping sniper Brock Boeser after he agreed to a 7-year contract worth $50.75 million which works out to an average of $7.25 million a season.
Selected by Vancouver 23rd overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, Boeser has racked up 434 points (including 204 goals) in 554 games with the Canucks.
The Canucks also re-signed forward Conor Garland to a 6-year, $36 million dollar deal and goalie Thatcher Demko to a 3-year contract worth a total of $25.5 million.
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40-year-old Corey Perry is leaving the Edmonton Oilers after signing a one-year, $2 million contract with the LA Kings.
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Free agent centre Mikael Granlund, formerly of the Dallas Stars, has signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks worth $7 million annually.
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Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio has passed away at age 93.
Delvecchio was a key member of the Detroit Red Wings who won the Stanley Cup three times in the 1950s.
#RedWings mourn the passing of franchise icon and Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio.
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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2025
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The Prince George Cougars selected a forward from Russia and a goalie from Ukraine in the CHL Import Draft today (Wednesday).
We have made two selections today at the CHL Import Draft!
Welcome to PG, Dmitri and Alexander!https://t.co/y6In7pxwct#ForTheNorth • #WHL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) July 2, 2025
Earlier this week, the PG Cougars made a pair of transactions.
The Cougars acquired forward Brock Souch (06) from the Regina Pats for a 5th round draft pick.
Souch spent last season in the BCHL with the Brooks Bandits and Okotoks Oilers.
The Cougars also signed goalie Kole Anderosov to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.
He was selected in the third round of this year’s WHL Prospects Draft.
SIGNED! We are excited to announce that G Kole Anderosov (’10) has signed a @TheWHL Scholarship & Development Agreement!
Welcome, Kole! https://t.co/0HXd92ti75#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/bwtBYWv2YH
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) June 30, 2025
TRADE: The Cougars have acquired F Brock Souch (06) from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2029.
📝 https://t.co/DtfMH9PpYL#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/yxsvbNAHRY
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) June 30, 2025
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 12 New York Yankees 5
George Springer had a career-high seven RBIs, including his ninth grand slam, to help Toronto move within one game of the A.L. East-leading Yankees.
The box score is here.
The (47-38) Blue Jays continue their 4 game series against the visiting Yanks tonight (Wednesday 4:07).
The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule and results are here.
The MLB standings are here.