SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
The Canadian Junior Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Langley, B-C. Both the Junior Women and Junior Men’s titles are up for grabs with 14 teams in each gender division, split into two pools for preliminary round-robin play. After that is complete, the 14 teams will be split into championship and seeding pools for more round-robin play after which the playoffs will be held based on the final standings in the championship pool. On the women’s side, Saskatchewan is represented by the Ashley Thevenot foursome from the Saskatoon-Sutherland club. They have 4 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
11 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland
9 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Ontario
In the men’s division, Saskatchewan is represented by the Rylan Kleiter quartet from the Saskatoon-Sutherland club. They have 3 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
11 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Northwest Territories
9 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland
(results at www.curling.ca)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals-8 p.m.
(results at www.pjhl.ca)
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Swift Current Legionnaires-7:45 p.m.
(results at www.smaaahl.com)
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National Hockey League-5 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes-6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins-6 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers-6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers-6:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks-7:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when 3 games are scheduled. The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host the Medicine Hat Tigers. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 22 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 47 points…good for 4th place in the East Division. Medicine Hat has 29 wins, 13 losses, 2 extra time losses for 60 points…good for 2nd place in the Central Division.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they are home to the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 23 wins, 14 losses, 8 extra time losses for 54 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division. Edmonton has 30 wins, 7 losses, 9 extra time losses for 69 points…good for 1st place in the Central Division.
(results at www.whl.ca)
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National Basketball Association-1 game:
The Toronto Raptors are off.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when New York visits Philadelphia. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, February 8th when they welcome the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6:30 p.m. with pre-game coverage and the play-by-play at 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 2 losses…tied for 1st place in the West Division.
(results at www.nll.com)
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