National Hockey League Playoffs
Montreal Canadiens 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Artturi Lehkonen scored at 1:39 of overtime
Lehkonen took a no-look feed from Phillip Danault off the rush and fired his 3rd goal of the playoffs
Carey Price made 37 saves to post the victory, including a huge stop on Max Pacioretty in overtime,
The Canadiens win the best of 7 semifinal; 4-2 & advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993.
Tonight
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
( The best of 7 semifinal is tied 3-3 )
8 pm
The winner tonight advances to meet Montreal for the Stanley Cup.
Attack Prepare For Import Draft
The Major Jr A draft season will come to close on Wednesday, June 30th, when the Canadian Hockey League conducts its Import Draft. The Owen Sound Attack hold the 39th overall pick in the first round and the 99th overall pick in the second round.
The CHL Import Draft is a two round draft that includes all 60 teams from across the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. Teams are permitted to have two import players on their roster for a season, therefore, with teams having returning import players not all teams may use both picks in this draft.
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar from the QMJHL hold the drafts top pick, while the WHL’s Everett Silvertips will pick second followed by the Barrie Colts picking third. While the Attack hold two picks in this draft, with Czech born Stepan Macachek expected to return to the scenic city in the fall, Attack General Manager Dale DeGray will only be utilizing one of them.
“The CHL Import Draft is another way of creating depth within an organization” said DeGray. “We are looking to use our pick once again to accomplish this. Moving forward, we hope the player select has the ability to be a top four defenceman or top six forward.”
Over the years the Attack have had some great success with the import draft. Here is a snap shot of some of the most successful Attack import players.
Stefan Ruzicka, Right Wing, 3rd Overall 2003: Ruzicka played 124 regular season games scoring 71 times and adding 71 assists, while in the playoffs he had 4 goals and 9 assists in 15 games. Ruzicka was selected in the 3rd round, 81st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Andrej Sekera, Defence, 2nd Overall 2004: Sekera played 102 regular season games scoring 28 times and adding 55 assists, with a plus-24 rating, while in the playoffs he had 5 goals and 12 assists in 17 games. Sekera was selected in the 3rd round, 71st overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Artur Gavrus, Centre, 55th Overall 2011: Gavrus played in 66 regular season games, scoring 23 times and adding 28 assists, while in the playoffs he had 3 goals and 5 assists in 13 games. Gavrus was selected in the 6th round, 180th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Damir, Sharipzyanov, Defence, 50th Overall 2013: Sharipzyanov played in 179 regular season games tallying 19 goals and 52 assists with a plus-20 rating. He participated in 16 playoff games, registering 2 goals, 6 assists and a minus-6 rating. Sharipzyanov was picked up as a NHL free agent by the Los Angeles Kings in 2015.
Petrus Palmu, Left Wing, 22nd Overall 2014: Palmu played in 176 regular season games scoring 85 times and adding 104 assists. In 28 playoff games, he had 17 goals and 11 assists. Palmu went on to be selected in the 6th round, 181st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Maksim Sushko, Left Wing, 29th Overall, 2016: Sushko has played 114 regular season games finding the back of the net 48 times and adding 44 assists. In the playoffs he has recorded 5 goals and 12 assists in 27 games. Sushko heard his name called at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, being selected in the 4th round, 107th overall.
The 2021 CHL Import Draft will kick off at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30th online at chl.ca/draft. Get all your Attack information by following Attack at the Draft presented by Bumstead Insurance and Financial on the Attacks social media feeds and by visiting attackhockey.com.
National Basketball Association Playoffs
Western Conference Final
Los Angeles Clippers 106 Phoenix Suns 92
Paul George scored 27 points
George & Reggie Jackson combined for 50 points for the Clippers
The loss snaps a 9 game playoff win streak for Phoenix
( The Suns lead the best of 7 series; 2-1 )
Tonight
Eastern Final
Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks
( The Hawks lead the best of 7; 1-0 )
8:30 pm
Major League Baseball
American League
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Baltimore Orioles 0
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a 1st inning grand slam as the Jays scored 6 runs in the opening inning.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also homered and took over sole possession of the home run lead with his 24th,
The Jays who launched a 10 game homestand have won 5 in a row.
Tampa Bay Rays 1 Boston Red Sox 0
The Rays bypass the Red Sox for 1st on the East
New York Yankees 8 Kansas City Royals 1
Cleveland Indians 4 Minnesota Twins 1
Houston Astros 12 Detroit Tigers 3
Oakland Athletics 5 Texas Rangers 1
National League
Washington Nationals 7 Miami Marlins 3
Cincinnati Reds 5 Atlanta Braves 3
Chicago Cubs 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 St.Louis Cardinals 2
Today
Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
Matt Harvey ( 3 & 9 ) vs Alek Manoah ( 1 & 0 )
7:07 pm at Buffalo
Colorado Rockies at Milwaukee Brewers 4:10 pm
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets 4:10 pm
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox 7:10 pm
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 pm
Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers 7:10 pm
Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins 7:10 pm
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets 7:10 pm
Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10 pm
Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers 8:05 pm
Seattle Mariners at Chicago White Sox 8:10 pm
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins 8:10 pm
Pittsburgh Pirates at St.Louis Cardinals 8:15 pm
Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants 9:45 pm
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers 10:10 pm
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres 10:10 pm
ATP
at Eastbourne, England
Quarterfinal
Alex De Minaur eliminated Vasek Pospisil 6-4 & 6-4
De Minaur converted on three of six break-point chances.
The Australian will face Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea in the semi-finals of the Wimbledon tune-up tourney.
LPGA KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
at Johns Creek, Georgia
Lizette Salas shot a 67 and holds a 1 stroke lead after Day 1
Alena Sharp from Hamilton is tied for 3rd, 2 strokes off the lead
Round 2 starts at 7:10 am this morning
Sharp is scheduled to tee off at 2:17 pm this afternoon
Brooke Henderson of Smith’s Falls, Ontario was 2 over on the opening day and is tied for 63rd.
PGA Travelers Championship
at TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
Kramer Hickok & Satoshi Kodaira share the lead at 7 under par after the opening round
Hickok & Kodaira both had a score of 63 yesterday.
6 Canadians are in the field
The low Canadian is Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ontario
Hughes is tied for 15th, 4 shots back of the co-leaders
Play resumes at 6:45 am this morning
Hughes gets an early start at 7:05 am this morning.
Golf Ontario Men’s & Women’s Match Play Championships
at Taboo Muskoka Golf Course in Gravenhurst.
The Men’s Semifinals
7:30 am Dave Bunker ( Cherry Hill Club ) vs Charles Fitzsimmons ( St Thomas Golf & Country )
7:38 am David Crawford ( Dundas Valley Golf & Curling ) vs Jeffrey Fang ( Players Club, Ottawa )
The Women’s Semifinals
7:46 am Sadie Dewinton Davies ( Golf Canada Club Ontario ) vs Hailey Katona ( Players Club, Ottawa )
7:54 am Alessandra Christine Nagayo ( Golf Canada Club Ontario ) vs Ashley Lafontaine ( Royal Ottawa )
Smitty & Middy
This weekend, be listening for Smitty & Middy on CFOS
The special guest this week is Tony Ambrogio from TSN Radio & web
Join Noah Smith & Tyler Middleton for Smitty & Middy Saturdays at 10 am and Sundays at 6 pm on 560 CFOS