On the pebbled ice…
The 2020 Senior Joint Provincial Curling Championships continue today and wrap-up today at the Nutana Club in Saskatoon. There are eight senior women’s and eight senior men’s teams taking part. Each gender division is playing a round-robin plus playoffs format.
Inglis 7, Hodson 1`
Streifel 5, Arguin 4
Anderson 5, Syrota 2
Kopach 7, Hopfner 4
Bryden 6, Flichel 4
Korte 8, Gilewich 2
Humble 9, Weppler 1
Heidt 6, Quintin 5
Hodson 8, Inglis 2
Humble 7, Bryden 3
The 2020 Tim Horton’s Brier continues today and runs through Sunday, March 8th in Kingston, Ontario. Sixteen teams are taking part, split into two pools of eight teams each for preliminary round play. The top four teams from each pool advance to the Championship round with the top four teams from there advancing to the Page Playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina. They are in Pool A.
6 p.m. – Team Wild Card 5, Saskatchewan 3
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National Lacrosse League-6 games:
Toronto Rock 9, Saskatchewan Rush 8
Rochester Knighthawks 13, New York Riptide 12
Buffalo Bandits 13, Halifax Thunderbirds 9
Colorado Mammoth 11, Philadelphia Wings 10
San Diego Seals 13, Calgary Roughnecks 12
Georgia Swarm 14, Vancouver Warriors 7
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Western Hockey League-10 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 3, Saskatoon Blades 0
Moose Jaw Warriors 4, Swift Current Broncos 2
Brandon Wheat Kings 4, Lethbridge Hurricanes 3
Medicine Hat Tigers 2, Regina Pats 0
Edmonton Oil Kings 4, Red Deer Rebels 0
Kamloops Blazers 6, Prince George Cougars 3
Vancouver Giants 6, Victoria Royals 2
Everett Silvertips 4, Kelowna Rockets 1
Portland Winterhawks 6, Seattle Thunderbirds 3
Spokane Chiefs 4, Tri-City Americans 3 (SO)
(results at www.whl.ca)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-6 games:
Humboldt Broncos 6, Notre Dame Hounds 3
Kindersley Klippers 3, Battlefords North Stars 1
Melfort Mustangs 2, Nipawin Hawks 0
La Ronge Ice Wolves 4, Flin Flon Bombers 3 (OT)
Melville Millionaires 3, Yorkton Terriers 1
Weyburn Red Wings 6, Estevan Bruins 4
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs-2 games:
Delisle Chiefs 2, Saskatoon Royals 1
(Opening game of the best-of-seven North Division semi-final)
Pilot Butte Storm 7, Fort Knox 3
(Best-of-seven South Division semi-final tied 1-1)
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs-2 games:
Saskatoon Contacts 4, Prince Albert Mintos 1
(Saskatoon wins the best-of-five quarter-final 3-0)
Tisdale Trojans 5, Saskatoon Blazers 4
(Tisdale leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
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Saskatchewan Female Midget Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Bears 5, Battlefords Sharks 1
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National Hockey League-12 games:
Boston 4 N.Y. Islanders 0
Los Angeles 2 New Jersey 1 (OT)
Tampa Bay 4 Calgary 3
Chicago 3 Florida 2 (SO)
Colorado 3 Nashville 2
Toronto 4 Vancouver 2
Ottawa 4 Detroit 3 (SO)
Montreal 4 Carolina 3 (OT)
Arizona 5 Buffalo 2
St. Louis 4 Dallas 3 (SO)
Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 2
San Jose 5 Pittsburgh 0
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies 3, U-B-C Thunderbirds 1
(Saskatchewan wins the best-of-three Conference final 2-0)
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Major League Baseball Pre-season-17 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
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National Basketball Association-8 games:
New York 125 Chicago 115
Atlanta 129 Portland 117
Miami 116 Brooklyn 113
Indiana 113 Cleveland 104
Memphis 105 L.A. Lakers 88
San Antonio 114 Orlando 113
Houston 111 Boston 110 (OT)
Golden State 115 Phoenix 99
