SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
Western Hockey League-4 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Lethbridge Hurricanes
(The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 1 win, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 4th place in the East Division. Lethbridge has 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 5 points…tied for 3rd place in the Central Division. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Sunday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Edmonton Oil Kings at Swift Current Broncos-7 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Kamloops Blazers-8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Kelowna Rockets-8:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host Saskatoon. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 3 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 1st place in the East Division.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Battlefords North Stars at Melville Millionaires-7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Westleys-7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League-2 games:
Regina Pat-Canadians at Yorkton Maulers-7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Tisdale Trojans-8 p.m.
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National Hockey League-regular-season starts with 4 games:
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs-5 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers-8 p.m.
Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues-6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights-8:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
The “Runnin’ on Water” Saskatoon High School cross-country championship event is on today with the starting gun going off at 4 p.m. at Lakewood Park.
Saskatoon High School Junior-Varsity Football League-3 games at 4:15 p.m.
St. Joseph at Bethlehem
Bishop Mahoney at Marion Graham
Holy Cross at Aden Bowman
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League-2 matches at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Sports Centre
Centennial vs St. Joseph
Walter Murray vs Holy Cross
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League
Bedford Road and L’Ecole Francais at Saskatoon Christian School
Bethlehem and Holy Cross at Marion Graham
(Three-team, round-robin matches at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 16 of the season starts with Edmonton at Hamilton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 9 wins, 4 losses for 18 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 9 wins, 5 losses for 18 points…tied for 1st place in the West.
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The Canada West University football Conference is idle until Friday when Week 6 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Manitoba Bisons. Kick-off time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Once again, CJWW is your broadcast home for Huskies’ football. Pre-game coverage starts at 6 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7. The Dogs have 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…tied for 3rd place. Manitoba has 3 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 8 of the season starts with two games. The Saskatoon Hilltops are off until Sunday when they welcome the Winnipeg Rifles. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. with play-by-play at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place. Winnipeg has 1 win, 5 losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
American League Wild-Card game
Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland A’s-6:09 p.m.
(Winner advances to an A-L Division Series against the Houston Astros. The other A-L-D-S features the Minnesota Twins against the New York Yankees. Both best-of-five sets open Friday.)
The National League Division Series round begins tomorrow with the following two games to open best-of-five sets…
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves-3:02 p.m.
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers-6:37 p.m.
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