SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Western Hockey League—2 Alberta games to start the 2021 season:
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders will be in the East Division “dubble” or “hub” in Regina. Games start on Friday, March 12th…but there is no official schedule released as of yet. All Blades’ games will be broadcast live on 98-COOL.)
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The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts continues today and runs through Sunday. The Canadian Women’s Curling Championship is the first of six major curling events to be held in the curling “bubble” in Calgary. This event morphs into an eight-team championship round to complete round-robin action. From there, the top three teams advance to a straight knock-out playoff. Saskatchewan is represented by the Sherry Anderson foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. Saskatchewan finished the preliminary round with 6 wins, 2 losses…good for 1st place in Pool B. They carry that record into the championship round, which has them in 3rd place. On Saskatchewan’s championship pool schedule today…
1:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Team Canada
7:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Wild Card 3 (Beth Peterson)
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–9 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Houston Rockets–6:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay
Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics—6 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Detroit Pistons—7 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Miami Heat—7 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
Portland Trailblazers at Los Angeles Lakers—9 p.m.
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