SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
Western Hockey League–3 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Vancouver Giants
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 4 wins, 0 losses, 2 extra time loss for 10 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. Vancouver has 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…good for 2nd place in the B-C Division.)
Edmonton Oil Kings at Regina Pats-7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Medicine Hat Tigers-7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host Vancouver. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 3rd place in the East Division.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Notre Dame Hounds-8 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals-8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League:
Beardy’s Blackhawks vs Saskatoon Contacts-8:15 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League-8 games:
Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders-5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins-5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames-7 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers-5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals-5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings-5:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators-6 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights-8 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Junior-Varsity Football League-3 games
Bethlehem at Evan Hardy-4:15 p.m.
Holy Cross vs St. Joseph-5:30 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney vs Centennial-7:15 p.m.
(The latter two games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field)
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League-3 matches at SaskTel Sports Centre
Evan Hardy vs St. Joseph-6 p.m. on the Kinsmen Field
Bishop Mahoney vs Holy Cross-6 p.m. on the West Field
Marion Graham vs Aden Bowman-7:30 p.m. on the Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Volleyball League
Girls Division
St. Joseph at Centennial-6:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Legacy Christian Academy-6:15 p.m.
Evan Hardy vs L’Ecole Francais-7:15 p.m. at Legacy Christian Academy
Evan Hardy at Legacy Christian Academy-8:15 p.m.
Holy Cross and Bishop Mahoney at Saskatoon Christian School
(Round-robin, triple-header matches go at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
Boys Division
E-D Feehan at Bedford Road-6:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman and L’Ecole Francais at Marion Graham
Centennial and Holy Cross at St. Joseph
(Round-robin, triple-header matches go at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the Calgary Stampeders. Game time is 7:30 p.m. on T-S-N. The Green and White have 10 wins, 4 losses for 20 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Calgary has 9 wins, 5 losses for 18 points…tied for 2nd place in the West. The Riders final regular-season home game isn’t until the final week of the campaign…Saturday, November 2nd against the Edmonton Eskimos. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when Week 9 of the season starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops welcoming the Edmonton Wildcats. 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 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. The Wildcats have 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…good for 4th place.
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The Canada West University football Conference is into its bye week with Week 7 of the season starting and ending on Saturday, October 19th with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the U-B-C Thunderbirds in Vancouver. Once again, CJWW is your broadcast home for Huskies’ football. Pre-game coverage starts at 3 p.m. with the play-by-play at 4. The Dogs have 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. U-B-C has 1 win, 5 losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place. The Huskies’ next home game is the final game of the regular season on Saturday, October 26th against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
American League
Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays-5:07 p.m.
(Houston leads the best-of-five Division Series 2-1. The series winner meets the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven A-L Championship Series.)
National League-2 games on Wednesday
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves-3:02 p.m.
(Best-of-five Division Series tied 2-2)
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers-6:37 p.m.
(Best-of-five Division Series tied 2-2)
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