Sports by Hartley Thursday, June 27th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
NHL:
Prince George Cougars sniper Terik Parascak is in Las Vegas for the 2024 NHL Draft which will be held Friday (4:30 PM) and Saturday (8:30 AM).
Parascak, who led all CHL rookies in points this past season, is listed 15th among North American skaters in the Central Scouting final rankings.
Two of his teammates are also ranked; Ondrej Becher is 69th and Hunter Laing is 86th.
.@PGCougars’ Parascak eager to end historic rookie season at NHL draft https://t.co/p0V36YiZ6x | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 22, 2024
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
In a special 70 min edition of the Cat Scan #podcast @PGCougars Dir of Business Taylor Dakers discussed the controversial article that appeared in PG Citizen which Dakers refers to as inaccurate; one of the owners possibly looking at selling his shares; season tickets & more. https://t.co/UAmmnthtCs
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) June 27, 2024
CFL:
Week 4 of the CFL season kicks off tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 when the (2-1) B.C. Lions host the (0-3) Edmonton Elks.
The Lions are 2nd in the West Division, two points behind the (3-0) Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
NBA:
In the NBA draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected 19 yr old Zachary Risacher with the 1st overall pick. The Raptors would take at Ja’Kobe Walter from Baylor University with their pick (19th) . The 6-4 guard averaged over 14 pts and 4 rebounds his freshman year.
Canadian Zach Edey is selected 9th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2024 #NBADraft. 🍁 pic.twitter.com/SsbtH1DYbL
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 27, 2024
PG Senior Men’s Lacrosse—(Wednesday result)
Devils 8 Assault 6
PG Senior Men’s Baseball:
Pomeroy Inn & Suites Knights 2 Fresno Construction Mariners 1 (Wednesday)
Fastball:
The annual John Cho Cup fastball tournament runs Friday to Sunday.
Games will be held at Spruce City Stadium and the adjacent fields at Carrie Jane Gray Park.
It will feature 35 teams, the majority are from Western Canada as well as a ranked team from Agoura Hills, California.
The winner of the Men’s Open Division will qualify for the International Softball Congress Championships in Surrey at Softball City August 10-17.
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays game Wednesday night in Boston was suspended in the 2nd inning due to severe weather.
It will be resumed August 26th with the game tied 0-0 in the 2nd inning.
Tonight’s #RedSox-Blue Jays game has been suspended due to an extended period of severe weather in the Fenway area.
The game will resume on August 26 at 2:05pm at the point when it was suspended with one out in the top of the 2nd inning. pic.twitter.com/mthDq916Eo
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 27, 2024
The (36-43) Jays start an 8-game homestand tonight (Thursday 4:10) against the AL East leading New York Yankees.
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
MSOC: The UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer program has added another piece to their left-side attacking corps ahead of the 2024 Canada West season!
A big UNBC welcome to Liam Blair-Murphy!
Read More 📎: https://t.co/a1LZLNBrVE pic.twitter.com/BErwVLqNrR
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) June 26, 2024
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