SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 1
On the pebbled ice…
The 2020 Senior Joint Provincial Curling Championships continue and wind up today at the Nutana Club in Saskatoon. It’s playoff time. The senior women’s semi-final will be played at 9 a.m. and the final at 1:30 p.m. while the senior men’s final is set for 10 a.m.
(results at www.curlsask.ca)
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 have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 5th place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
8 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick
(results at www.curling.ca)
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Western Hockey League-4 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Prince Albert Raiders
(Game time is 6 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. The Raiders have 33 wins, 17 losses, 9 extra time losses for 75 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. Moose Jaw has 14 wins, 39 losses, 4 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Calgary Hitmen-5 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Victoria Royals-5:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips-6:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they host the Calgary Hitmen. 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 Blue and Gold have 31 wins, 23 losses, 5 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 4th place in the East Division.)
(results at www.whl.ca)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs-3 games:
Regina Capitals at Assiniboia Southern Rebels-5 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 1-0)
Saskatoon Quakers at Carrot River Thunder-7:30 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 1-0)
Delisle Chiefs vs Saskatoon Royals-7:45 p.m.
(Delisle leads the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 1-0)
(results at www.pjhl.ca)
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Notre Dame Hounds-7 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
(results at www.smaaahl.com)
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Saskatchewan Female Midget Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Bears at Battlefords Sharks-1:30 p.m.
(results at www.sfmaaahl.com)
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National Hockey League-6 games:
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers-11 a.m.
Calgary Flames at Florida Panthers-3 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets-6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Anaheim Ducks-7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild-7 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights-9:30 p.m.
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National Basketball Association-7 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Denver Nuggets-5 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Pre-season-17 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates-12:07 p.m. at Bradenton, Fl.
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National Lacrosse League:
Halifax Thunderbirds at New England Black Wolves-4 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host the Vancouver Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6 p.m. with pre-game coverage and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. Saskatchewan has 6 wins, 3 losses…good for 1st place in the West Division. Vancouver has 4 wins, 8 losses…good for 5th place in the West.)
(results at www.nll.com)
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