McDavid goes No 1 as Oilers land top pick in draft
Connor McDavid seals top selection by the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise Florida joining Sidney Crosby and LeBron James as a new era figure. Buffalo tabs Jack Eichel No 2 after a standout college season. Arizona grabs Dylan Strome No 3, Toronto selects Mitch Marner No 4 and Noah Hanifin goes to Carolina at No 5.
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McDavid
Crosby
James
Oilers
Wayne Gretzky
NHL
Edmonton
Connor
Edmonton Oilers
Peter Chiarelli
Buffalo
Hobey Baker
Jack Eichel
Boston University
Eichel
South Florida
Phil Pritchard
U.S
Dwight Eisenhower
Arizona
Dylan Strome - McDavid
Erie Otters
Toronto
Mitch Marner
Noah Hanifin
Carolina
Canada women fall to England in World Cup quarterfinal
Canada loses 2 1 to England at B C Place Stadium ending their World Cup run. Captain Christine Sinclair cried and apologized to coach John Herdman as defender Kadeisha Buchanan sobbed on the field. Herdman admitted blame for the second goal and called the performance emotional and flawed.
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Christine Sinclair
John Herdman
England
Kadeisha Buchanan
B.C. Place Stadium
Herdman
Lucy Bronze
Allysha Chapman
Steph Houghton
Lauren
Darryl Dyck
Japan edge Australia to reach World Cup semis
Reigning champion Japan beat Australia 1 0 in Edmonton to advance to the semifinals where they will face England. Mana Iwabuchi netted in the 87th minute after Ayumi Kaihori and Australia’s Lydia Williams kept the scoreline tight.
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Mana Iwabuchi
Japan
Australia
Germany
England
Sinobu Ohno
Azusa Iwashimizu
Alanna Kennedy
Aya Miyami
Lydia Williams
Samantha Kerr
Ayumi Kaihori
Miyami
Iwashimizu
Williams
Iwabuchi
No blockbuster trades shake NHL draft in Florida
At the 2015 NHL Draft in Fort Lauderdale teams pursued picks over blockbuster deals. Vancouver GM Jim Benning moved Eddie Lack to Carolina for two draft picks, with discussions on Kevin Bieksa ongoing. Toronto pushed for star Kessel but found no deal as Brendan Shanahan noted this was the draft not the trade deadline.
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Eddie Lack
Jacob Markstrom
Kevin Bieksa
Lack
Carolina Hurricanes
Benning
Bieksa
Vancouver
Toronto Maple Leafs
Dion Phaneuf
Joffrey Lupul
Phil Kessel
Maple Leafs
Brendan Shanahan
Kessel
Shanahan
Lidstrom Tops List of Hockey Hall of Fame Hopefuls
Nicklas Lidstrom, seven Norris Trophies and four Stanley Cups with Detroit, leads the 2015 Hall of Fame class in his first year of eligibility. He played 1,564 regular-season and 263 playoff games, never missing more than 12 in a season, and is joined by Sergei Fedorov and Chris Pronger in the group.
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Detroit Red Wings
Hockey Hall of Fame
Lidstrom
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Mer Red Wings
Sergei Fedorov
Chris Pronger
Red Wings
Ray Bourque
Paul Coffey
al MacInnis
Phil
Monarchs sweep Chargers in AA baseball doubleheader
Medicine Hat Monarchs beat Great Falls Chargers 12-2 and 12-10 to sweep. Justin Logan earned the first win with six innings, Brenden Schafer and Kevin Ellefson drove in two runs each. In game two Kaid Lutz allowed seven earned runs in five and a third, Riley McDonnell notched the save. The Monarchs next play July 25 in Spokane, Washington.
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Montana
Great Falls Chargers
Monarchs
Medicine Hat
Justin Logan
Zack Kunkel
Brenden Schafer
Kevin Ellefson
Chargers
Great Falls
Schafer
Kaid Lutz
Riley McDonnell
Spokane
Wash
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