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Canucks Sign Defenceman Luke Schenn to a two-year contract

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Canucks Sign Defenceman Luke Schenn to a two-year contract

Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Luke Schenn to a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $850,000.

 

Schenn, 31, recorded four points (2-2-4), 51 penalty minutes, and registered a +4 rating in 38 games played with Tampa Bay last season. He also appeared in eight playoff games, scoring one goal and collecting nine penalty minutes as he and the Lightning earned their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

 

The 6’2″, 225-pound defenceman has played in 797 career regular season games split between Toronto, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Arizona, Anaheim, Vancouver, and Tampa Bay, tallying 152 points (33-119-152) and 619 penalty minutes. In 31 career playoff games, Schenn has six points (3-3-6) and 22 penalty minutes.

 

His 2,567 career hits place fifth in the NHL since 2008.09, while he ranks 11th in the league in blocked shots per 60 minutes (66.83) during that time. Schenn played 18 games with Vancouver during the 2018.19 season, picking up two points (0-2-2) and 81 hits.

 

A native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Schenn has represented Canada at various international competitions throughout his career, capturing gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championships (2008) and Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (2006).

 

Schenn was originally drafted in the first round, fifth overall by Toronto in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Fight Info: Conor Benn vs Adrian Granados Odds, Time, Prediction, Where to Watch

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Fight Info: Conor Benn vs Adrian Granados Odds, Time, Prediction, Where to Watch

Adrian Granados will fight against Conor Benn for the WBA Continental Welterweight title this Saturday. It goes without saying that an exciting fight is coming as Benn has so far a pristine track record of 18-0, while Granados is a veteran with more than 30 fights and 21 wins.

 

Benn Fights Granados for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title

An exciting boxing fight is coming this week for the WBA Continental Welterweight title. The fight will be played on Saturday between defending champion Conor Benn and title challenger Adrian Granados. It was back in July 2018 when Benn fought against Cedrick Peynaud for the title and won. The 18-0 champion now he must meet Granados, a seasoned veteran with more than thirty fights.

 

When and Where Is the Fight between Benn and Granados?

Date: Saturday, July 31, 2021

Time: 7:00 pm BST

Place: Match room HQ, Brentwood, Essex, England

Watch: Broadcast on DAZN

 

Odds to Win Conor Benn vs Adrian Granados

Fighter Odds

Adrian Granados              +800

Conor Benn        -1600

* According to DraftKings as of July 28, 2021

 

Conor Benn Resume

Conor Nigel Benn was born September 28, 1996, in Greenwich, London, England. He has a pristine track record as a boxer with 18 fights won out of 18. Benn has won 12 of those bouts with knockouts. Nicknamed The Destroyer, Benn is 5’8″.

 

Some of the wins worth noticing are fights against Samuel Vargas, Cedrick Peynaud as well as Sebastian Formella. It’s worth saying that Benn is the son of the professional boxer Nigel Benn nicknamed The Dark Destroyer. Conor’s father held world championships in two divisions back in the 90s.

 

Adrian Granados Background

Adrian Rene Granados is a professional boxer from Cicero, Illinois, United States. Born on August 14, 1989, Granados, nicknamed Tigre has a total of 33 fights. From that total, he won 21 fights, 15 of which were knockouts, while 6 were won by technical decision. He has 8 losses, 3 draws, and 1 no contest. Granados is 5’9 and has a 74″ reach.

 

As a professional boxer, he fought against the veteran Trenton Titsworth and won in September 2011. In November 2015, Granados won against Amir Imam after a TKO. The same year he won fights against Christian Steele and Dedrick Bell. Earlier this year, in February, Granados fought Arturo Herrera and won by TKO. Back in May, he fought against Jose Luis Sanchez, but the fight resulted in a draw.

 

Saturday Night: The Fight Is On

Undoubtedly, an exciting Saturday night fight is ahead. Will Granados’ experience bring him victory? Or will Benn continue his string of victories and defend his Welterweight title? Whatever the case, we will just have to wait and see.

Rangers acquire INFs Josh Smith, Trevor Hauver and Ezequiel Duran and RHP Glenn Otto from Yankees in exchange for OF Joey Gallo, LHP Joely Rodríguez and cash considerations

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Rangers acquire INFs Josh Smith, Trevor Hauver and Ezequiel Duran and RHP Glenn Otto from Yankees in exchange for OF Joey Gallo, LHP Joely Rodríguez and cash considerations

Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today acquired four players in a trade with the New York Yankees:

 

  • To Texas: INF Josh Smith, INF Trevor Hauver, INF Ezequiel Duran, and RHP Glenn Otto

 

  • To New York-AL: OF Joey Gallo, LHP Joely Rodríguez, and cash considerations

 

All four of the players acquired by the Rangers were among the top 22 prospects in the Yankees’ 2021 Baseball America mid-season rankings: Duran (#6), Smith (#8), Otto (#20), and Hauver (#22).

 

Smith, who will turn 24 on August 7, has combined for a .324/.448/.641/1.089 (46-142) slash line with 9 home runs, 24 RBI, and 17 stolen bases for Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley in the Yankees system. Since a promotion on June 9, Smith ranks among High-A East leaders in triples (T2nd, 3), doubles (T3rd, 12), runs (T6th, 29), and steals (7th, 12). The left-handed batter has a career .324 batting average with a 1.018 OPS figure across his two minor league seasons (2019 and 2021), playing almost exclusively at shortstop in his professional career. A second round selection in the 2019 June draft out of Louisiana State University, the Baton Rouge native is in his second professional campaign after missing all of 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He was the starting third baseman for a 2017 LSU squad that finished as runner up in the College World Series. Smith has been rated among top Yankees prospects by MLB.com (pre-season 14th) and Baseball America (8th).

 

The 22-year-old Hauver has produced a slash line of .288/.445/.498/.943 (66-229) with 9 home runs, 17 doubles, and 49 RBI over 66 games with Low-A Tampa in his first professional action in 2021. He ranks among Low-A Southeast leaders in walks (2nd, 64), OBP (3rd), total bases (3rd, 114), SLG (4th), OPS (4th), extra-base hits (4th, 28), hits (T4th), RBI (T4th), doubles (T5th), home runs (T5th), runs (6th, 48), and batting average (T6th). A left-handed batter, the Phoenix-area native has played primarily at second base this season after spending most of his collegiate career in the outfield. The Yankees’ third round selection in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Arizona State University, he combined to hit .339 (102-301) with 18 home runs and 70 RBI over 74 games in his sophomore and junior seasons. Hauver has been rated among top Yankees prospects by MLB.com (pre-season 23rd) and Baseball America (22nd).

 

Duran, 22, has compiled a .290/.374/.533/.907 slash line with 12 home runs and 48 RBI in 67 games with High-A Hudson Valley this season, seeing action primarily at second base in addition to shortstop. He currently ranks among High-A East league leaders in triples (1st, 6), hits (T4th, 75), doubles (T4th, 15), RBI (T5th, 48), OPS (6th, .907), SLG (7th, .533), and OBP (9th, .374). In his last full minor league season with Staten Island (A) in 2019, Duran was named a Short-Season All-Star by Baseball America after leading the New York-Penn League with 13 home runs. The Dominican Republic native has spent his entire pro career with New York since signing as a non-drafted free agent in 2017. Duran is rated as the 6th-best (Baseball America) and 15th-best (pre-season MLB.com) prospect in the Yankees organization.

 

Otto, 25, has split the 2021 campaign between Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) and Somerset (AA) in the New York farm system, going 7-3 with a 3.33 ERA (28 ER/75.2 IP) and only 17 walks against 115 strikeouts in 13 games/12 starts. He began the season with Somerset and earned a promotion to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in mid-July. Otto’s 13.68 strikeouts per 9 innings rate across both levels is second-highest of any minor league pitcher in 2021 (min. 75 IP). A 6-foot-5, 240-pound native of Spring, Texas, Otto was selected by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 2017 June draft out of Rice University after graduating from Concordia Lutheran (Tex.) High School in 2014. He has gone 14-7 with a 3.07 ERA in 41 games/32 starts over four seasons in the Yankees system and is rated as the club’s 20th-best prospect by Baseball America and 28th by MLB.com (pre-season).

 

Gallo has spent his entire 10-year professional career in the Rangers organization since being selected in the first round (39th overall) of the 2012 MLB Draft. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in both 2019 and 2021, and ranks among Rangers all-time leaders in home runs (16th, 145) and walks (T15th, 324).

 

Rodríguez has gone 1-3 with a 5.93 ERA (18 ER/27.1 IP) over 31 relief appearances for the Rangers this season. This is his second season with the club after signing a two-year contract with Texas prior to the 2020 campaign.

 

Following this trade, the Rangers now have 38 players on the club’s Major League roster, along with seven players on the 60-day Injured List.

Washington Nationals acquire Riley Adams

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Washington Nationals acquire Riley Adams

The Washington Nationals acquired catcher Riley Adams from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for left-handed pitcher Brad Hand on Thursday. The Nationals also recalled outfielder Yadiel Hernandez from Triple-A Rochester. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.

 

Adams, 25, is considered the best power hitter in Toronto’s Minor League system according to Baseball America and is the No. 17 prospect in the Blue Jays’ organization according to MLBPipeline.com. He joins the Nationals organization after hitting .239 with six doubles, one triple, seven homers, 17 RBI, 16 walks and 20 runs scored in 35 games for Triple-A East Buffalo.

 

Adams made his Major League debut on June 8 at Chicago (AL), going 1-for-3 with a double. He appeared in 12 games with the Blue Jays across two Major League stints. Adams went 3-for-28 (.107) with two doubles, two walks and two runs scored. He spent the 2020 season at Toronto’s Alternate Training Site.

 

The 6-foot-4, 246-pound righty has hit .262 with a .363 on-base percentage and a .419 slugging percentage in 286 games across four professional seasons (2017-21). He’s recorded 66 doubles, five triples, 28 home runs, 146 RBI, 130 walks, eight stolen bases and 153 runs scored. He was a Florida State League All-Star in 2018 and 2019 and a Northwest League All-Star in 2017.

 

A native of Encinitas, Calif., Adams was selected in the third round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of San Diego.

 

Hand, 31, went 5-5 with 21 saves and a 3.59 ERA in 41 games out of Washington’s bullpen this season.

White Sox acquire Gold-Glove winning second baseman César Hernández from Cleveland in exchange for Konnor Pilkington

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White Sox acquire Gold-Glove winning second baseman César Hernández from Cleveland in exchange for Konnor Pilkington

KANSAS CITY – The Chicago White Sox have acquired infielder César Hernández (“SEH-zar”) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for left-handed pitcher Konnor Pilkington. To make room for Hernández on the 40-man roster, the White Sox released right-handed pitcher Tyler Johnson.

 

Hernández, 31, is hitting .231/.307/.431 (87-376) with 17 doubles, two triples, a career-high 18 home runs, 47 RBI, 60 runs scored and 38 walks in 96 games with Cleveland in 2021. The switch-hitting Hernandez ranks among the American League second base leaders in extra-base hits (T2nd, 37), homers (3rd), total bases (3rd, 162), slugging percentage (5th), doubles (6th), RBI (6th), OPS (6th, .738) and hits (7th). His 18 home runs are tied for the third-most among major-league switch hitters this season.

 

A native of Valencia, Venezuela, Hernández won the AL Rawlings Gold Glove Award at second base in 2020. He finished the season with a .981 fielding percentage (4 ER/210 TC) and ranked second among AL second baseman with six defensive runs saved. Hernández also led the AL and finished third in the majors with 20 doubles.

 

“César Hernández provides our club with a valuable combination of a power bat in the middle infield and Gold-Glove quality defense,” said Rick Hahn, White Sox senior vice president/general manager. “Adding a player like César gives Tony a strong and proven option at second base for the stretch run of the season and hopefully into October.”

 

Hernández is tied for second in the AL and third in the major leagues with five leadoff home runs this season, and his 18 career leadoff homers are tied for the seventh-most in baseball since 2016. He has played in 476 games since 2018, the fifth-most in the majors, and six behind MLB-leader Freddie Freeman (482) of Atlanta.

 

Hernández signed with Cleveland as a free agent on December 29, 2019 after spending his first seven major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. He played in 161 games in consecutive seasons with the Phillies, recording 15 homers and 60 RBI in 2018 and 14 home runs and 71 RBI in 2019.

 

Hernández is a career .272/.347/.388 (960-3,524) hitter with 150 doubles, 39 triples, 67 homers, 320 RBI and 502 runs scored in 986 career games over nine major-league seasons between the Phillies (2013-19) and Indians (2020-21). He played in both of Cleveland’s AL Wild Card Series games vs. the Yankees last season, his only career postseason appearances. Hernández originally was signed by Philadelphia as an international free agent on July 2, 2007.

 

Pilkington, 23, is 4-4 with a 3.48 ERA (24 ER/62.0 IP) and 71 strikeouts in 14 starts with Class AA Birmingham this season, his fourth in the White Sox system. He originally was selected by Chicago in the third round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Mississippi State University.

 

Johnson, 25, is 0-1 with a 9.56 ERA (17 ER/16.0 IP) and 22 strikeouts in 16 combined relief appearances between Class AAA Charlotte, Class A Winston-Salem and Class A Kannapolis. He originally was selected by the Sox in the fifth round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.

 

The White Sox 40-man roster remains at 40.

Lightning sign Forward Remi Elie to One-Year, Two-Way Contract

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Lightning sign Forward Remi Elie to One-Year, Two-Way Contract

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Remi Elie to a one-year, two-way contract today, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced.

 

Elie, 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, played in 28 games for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in 2020-21, recording 10 goals and 19 points.  He led the Americans for goals and was tied for second for points.  Elie has appeared in 208 career AHL games with Rochester and the Texas Stars, notching 42 goals and 92 points.  He has also skated 26 career Calder Cup playoff games with Rochester and Texas and accumulated two goals with nine points.

 

The Cornwall, Ontario native has played in 106 career NHL games with the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres, registering seven goals and 22 points.

 

Elie was drafted by Dallas in the second round, 40th overall, of the 2013 NHL Draft.

‘Canes agree to terms with Andersen

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‘Canes agree to terms with Andersen

Goaltender has earned 226 NHL wins

 

RALEIGH, N.C. – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Frederik Andersen on a two-year contract. The deal will pay Andersen an average-annual value (AAV) of $4.5 million per season through 2022-23.

 

“Frederik has been a starting goalie in this league and has an established track record,” said Waddell. “We believe that his experience will help us achieve further success.”

 

Andersen, 31, has registered a 226-100-48 record in 393 career NHL games with Anaheim and Toronto. While with the Maple Leafs in 2019-20, Andersen was chosen to represent the Atlantic Division at the 2020 NHL All-Star Game. The 6’4″, 229-pound netminder also won the William Jennings Trophy alongside John Gibson in 2015-16, earning a 22-9-7 record, 2.30 goals-against average, .919 save percentage and three shutouts in 43 games. Originally drafted by Carolina in the seventh round, 187th overall, of the 2010 NHL Draft, Andersen did not sign with the Hurricanes and was later selected by Anaheim in the third round, 87th overall, of the 2012 NHL Draft.

 

The Herning, Denmark, native has represented his home country at numerous international tournaments, including the IIHF World Championships in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2018. He was named the Best Goaltender at the 2018 IIHF World Championship after posting a 4-2-0 record, 1.65 goals-against average, .943 save percentage and one shutout in six games.

Flames acquire Defenseman Nikita Zadorov from Chicago

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Flames acquire Defenseman Nikita Zadorov from Chicago

Calgary, AB – The Calgary Flames announce today that they have acquired defenseman Nikita Zadorov from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a third round pick (acquired from Toronto) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

 

Zadorov, a native of Moscow, Russia, has played 411 career games netting 23 goals and adding 60 assists for 83 points along with 419 penalty minutes with stops in Buffalo, Colorado and Chicago. The 6’6, 235lbs defenseman was originally drafted in the 1st round (16th overall) by Buffalo in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

 

NIKITA ZADOROV – DEFENSEMAN

BORN: Moscow, RUS            DATE: April 16, 1995

 

HEIGHT: 6’6″                          WEIGHT: 235 lbs.

 

SHOOTS: Left

 

DRAFTED: Buffalo – 1st round (16th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft

Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Defenseman Alex Goligoski

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Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Defenseman Alex Goligoski

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has agreed to terms with defenseman Alex Goligoski to a one-year, $5 million contract.

 

Goligoski, 35 (7/30/85), recorded 22 points (3-19=22), seven power-play assists (PPA), 108 blocked shots and 76 hits in 56 games with the Arizona Coyotes during the 2020-21 season. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Grand Rapids, Minn., led the Coyotes in blocked shots (T-9th amongst NHL defensemen) and ranked third amongst team blueliners in assists, PPA and points. He registered a season-high five-game point streak (0-6=6) from March 27-April 5. The left-shot blueliner tallied 20 of his 22 points in the last 24 contests of the season (3-17=20) and ranked T-4th amongst NHL defensemen in scoring since March 23.

 

He owns 429 points (83-346=429), 308 penalty minutes (PIM), 26 power-play goals (PPG), 115 PPA, nine game-winning goals (GWG), 1,574 blocked shots and 1,052 hits in 924 career games in 14 NHL seasons with Pittsburgh (2007-11), Dallas (2010-16) and Arizona (2016-21). The Minnesota native ranks first amongst active MN-born NHL defensemen in scoring, fourth all-time. He has 21 points (7-14=21) in 43 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests with the Penguins (2008-10), the Stars (2013-14, 2015-15) and the Coyotes (2019-20) and won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh.

 

Goligoski skated in three seasons with the University of Minnesota and totaled 98 points (25-73=98) in 117 games (2004-07). He was named to the 2005 WCHA All-Rookie team, the 2006 WCHA Second All-Star team, the 2007 WCHA First All-Star team and the 2007 NCAA West First All-American team. The defenseman has represented the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Championship and at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship. He played hockey at Grand Rapids High School and was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (61st overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft.

‘Canes acquire Bear from Oilers

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‘Canes acquire Bear from Oilers

Foegele traded to Edmonton

 

RALEIGH, NC – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired defenseman Ethan Bear from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward Warren Foegele.

 

“Ethan is a young, right-shot defenseman with offensive upside,” said Waddell. “We’re excited to add him to our team as he continues to grow as an NHL player.”

 

Bear, 24, registered eight points (2g, 6a) in 43 games with the Oilers in 2020-21. The 5’11”, 197-pound blueliner has tallied 33 points (8g, 25a) in 132 career NHL games, all with Edmonton. He skated in 89 American Hockey League games over two seasons with Bakersfield from 2017-19, earning 49 points (12g, 37a). Bear posted 192 points (66g, 126a) in 264 Western Hockey League games with Seattle from 2013-17. He has represented Canada internationally at the 2015 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in 2015, winning bronze. The Regina, Sask., native was selected by the Oilers in the fifth round, 124th overall of the 2015 NHL Draft.

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