Tuesday, September 24, 2024
-Five Western Hockey League clubs have put in bids for the 2026 Memorial Cup – the Brandon Wheat Kings, Kelowna Rockets, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers, and Spokane Chiefs. All five will now be asked to formally present their bid before a selection committee where each of the bids will be evaluated based on four categories: business operations, local atmosphere/community engagement, event logistics, and hockey operations. Following the evaluation process, the winning bid is tentatively scheduled to be announced by the end of December 2024.
-17-year-old Brandon Wheat Kings forward Roger McQueen is the Tempo ‘WHL Player of the Week’. He posted four goals and two assists in the team’s first two games of the season. Brandon plays again this Friday in Prince Albert.
-Forward Cole Perfetti has inked a two-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets. It’ll pay him an average of $3,250,000 a year. The 22-year-old Perfetti set career-highs in points (38), goals (19), and games played (71) in 2023-24 with the Jets. Winnipeg will play its third of six pre-season games Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers at Canada Life Centre.
-The Boston Red Sox kept their slim playoff hopes alive on Monday by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 in the opener of a three-game road series.
-In the NFL – the Buffalo Bills beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10, and the Washington Commanders downed the Cincinnati Bengals 38-33.
