Sports by Hartley Tuesday, July 23rd
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
Hockey:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have signed defenseman Jayden Connors for the upcoming season.
The 17-year-old Connors is from Toronto, who spent last season with the St. Michaels Buzzers of the OJHL, notching 23 points in 46 games.
He is committed to the University of New Hampshire following his time in the BCHL.
The Prince George Spruce Kings have committed to Defenseman Jayden Connors (07) for the 2024-2025 BCHL season.
DETAILS: https://t.co/fOlqCUitDh pic.twitter.com/64xxIpz1rf
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 22, 2024
The Portland Winterhawks have promoted longtime assistant coach Kyle Gustafson to head coach.
He replaces Mike Johnston who has signed a four-year extension to continue as President & General Manager of the Winterhawks.
Kyle Gustafson, a Portland native, transitions to the leader behind the bench after serving as the Winterhawks’ Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager since 2017.
MORE » https://t.co/u3Y4FrkxiG pic.twitter.com/n0o9VASDAt
— Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) July 22, 2024
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Former Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason has a new job behind the bench.
The 59-year-old Evason has been hired as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
GOT OUR GUY 🤩
We’ve named Dean Evason as our new head coach!
We’re thrilled to welcome Dean and his wife Genevieve to the #CBJ family!
📝 https://t.co/BMpvXKi4yc pic.twitter.com/Fu7N16zAN5
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) July 22, 2024
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays play their 100th game of the season tonight (Tuesday 4:07) when they host the (50-50) Tampa Bay Rays.
The (45-54) Jays are 1-2 on a 9-game homestand.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
The Blue Jays first half results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
BCFC:
The Prince George Kodiaks hit the road this week for their second game of the season in the BC Football Conference.
The Kodiaks visit the defending champion Westshore Rebels Saturday at 4 PM.
Both teams won their opener: Prince George 39-34 over the Vancouver Island Raiders and Westshore 43-27 over the Kamloops Broncos.
Thiessen, Briere lead the way as Kodiaks claw out week one win over Vancouver Island https://t.co/ZvhBmTjoDe
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 21, 2024
More on the league can be found here.
CFL:
Week 8 of the CFL season starts Thursday (4:30) with Saskatchewan at Montreal.
Both the Roughriders and Alouettes are 5-1, tied for the best record in the league.
The (5-2) B.C. Lions are idle until Thursday, August 1st when they visit the (2-5) Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
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