PGA Charles Schwab Challenge
at the Colonial, Fort Worth, Texas
Justin Rose and Harold Varner III shared the lead at 7-under 63
Sung Kang made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole
Adam Hadwin is the low Canadian at 5 under
Listowel golfer Corey Conners was 4 under and is tied for 16th going to Round 2
NHL Camps To Open July 10th
The National Hockey League and the NHLPA announced training camps will open Friday July 10th provided medical and safety conditions permit.
The opening is also conditional on the two sides reaching an agreement on resuming the season.
The start of camps for the 24 teams included in the NHL's return-to-play plan would be Phase 3 of the league's design for a resumption of the current season
The date for Phase 4 and the actual resumption of the season was not announced
Hockey Canada U18 Team Recognized
Hockey Canada has recognized 13 Ontario Hockey League players as part of a group of 46 players that would have been invited to attend Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team selection camp.
Along with the 13 OHL players, Owen Sound Attack head coach Alan Letang was named an assistant coach.
Letang won a gold medal as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Junior Team at the World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic
Unfortunately, the annual Hlinka Gretzky Cup has been cancelled, so the next U18 event will be next spring.
Hockey Canada Release
Hockey Canada has recognized 13 Ontario Hockey League players as part of a group of 46 players invited to attend Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team selection camp. Owen Sound Attack head coach Alan Letang was also recognized for being named an assistant coach.
Six goaltenders, 14 defencemen and 26 forwards were set to compete for a chance to represent Canada at the 2020 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which was scheduled for Aug. 3-8 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., before it was cancelled April 28 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The camp roster featured 42 players who played for Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red or Team Canada White at the 2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask., last November. A total of two OHL goaltenders, two defencemen and nine forwards were recognized.
“It is important for Hockey Canada to recognize the work the players and coaching staff already put in to prepare for the summer and a chance to compete for gold on home ice,” said Scott Salmond, senior vice-president of national teams for Hockey Canada. “It was a difficult decision to cancel the tournament, as it provides the opportunity to showcase the top under-18 players in a best-on-best international showcase. We want to recognize the 46 players and our three coaches for this tremendous accomplishment, and we look forward to watching all players continue to develop as they look ahead to next season and a chance to compete at the IIHF U18 World Championship.”
National Summer Under-18 Team assistant coach Alan Letang was named head coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in January 2019 after joining the team as an assistant coach in 2016. He also spent two seasons (2014-16) as an assistant with Medvescak Zagreb in the KHL following an 18-year pro career. Letang won a gold medal as an assistant coach with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship and, as a player, helped Canada’s National Men’s Team win the 1998 Spengler Cup, along with a bronze medal at the 2006 Deutschland Cup.
With the cancellation of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, focus will now turn to the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship next spring; a host city has not yet been announced. The Czech Republic and Slovakia will host the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup before it returns to Edmonton and Red Deer in 2022.
OHL Players Invited to Canada's National Under-18 Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp
Goaltenders:
Matteo Drobac (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Benjamin Gaudreau (Sarnia Sting)
Defencemen:
Brandt Clarke (Barrie Colts)
Jacob Holmes (Soo Greyhounds)
Forwards:
Liam Arnsby (North Bay Battalion)
Brett Harrison (Oshawa Generals)
Wyatt Johnston (Windsor Spitfires)
Connor Lockhart (Erie Otters)
Mason McTavish (Peterborough Petes)
Brennan Othmann (Flint Firebirds)
Francesco Pinelli (Kitchener Rangers)
Chase Stillman (Sudbury Wolves)
Danny Zhilkin (Guelph Storm)
Coaches:
Assistant Coach – Alan Letang (Owen Sound Attack)
TFC & Montreal In Group C
Toronto FC was drawn with the Montreal Impact into Group C for the “MLS is Back Tournament ” set to begin July 8th in Orlando, Florida.
The two Canadian teams will be joined by D.C. United and the New England Revolution.
The 54-game World Cup-style tournament will run through August 11th at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort
Each team will play 3 group games, which will count in the regular-season standings.
The top 2 in each of the 6 groups plus the 4-best third-place finishers will advance to the knockout round of 16.
NBA Notes
The National Basketball Association is planning to allow teams to have 17 players on their roster should the season resume.
The group of 17 would include includes players on two-way contracts and is slightly above the originally expected 15-player roster size.
The current National Basketball Association season could commence a day sooner than previously announced.
Reports indicate the league is aiming for a July 30th resumption of play.
All remaining NBA games and the playoffs will be played at Disney World in Orlando with 22 of the 30 NBA teams heading to Florida to compete.
J's Draft 4 More
On Day 2 of the Major League Baseball Draft, the Toronto Blue Jays selected 4 more college players
Pitchers CJ Van Eyk from Florida State, Trent Palmer of Jacksonville & Nick Frasso of Loyola Marymount were selected by the Jays along with outfielder Zach Britton from Louisville
Coyotes Update
Kate Earle, a grade 4 student from Meaford has earned Trans-Canada Distance Award from the Georgian Bay Coyotes.
Earle has logged 150 km over the last 7 weeks as the Coyotes log their training miles to virtually run across Canada.
Plus, Georgian Bay Coyotes member Lindy Kingston, a grade 7 student also from Meaford has earned a Trans-Canada Distance Award from the club.
Kingston has accumulated over 300 km as part of the Coyotes virtual Cross-Canada run