SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 5
The second of six major curling events to be held in the Calgary curling bubble starts today! The Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Championship, runs through Sunday, March 14th. There will be 18 teams taking part, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Once that is done, the top four teams from each pool will advance into the championship pool to complete round-robin qualifying. From there, the top three teams advance to the playoffs on Sunday, March 14th. Saskatchewan will be represented by the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina/Wadena. They will be in Pool B for the preliminary round. On their schedule today…
7:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Nunavut
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Western Hockey League—2 games:
Medicine Hat Tigers at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen—8:30 p.m.
(The East Division “Dubble” starts Friday, March 12th in Regina. The Saskatoon Blades’ first of 24 games will be on Saturday, March 13th against the Swift Current Broncos. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 3:30 p.m. with the Sardinia Family Restaurant pre-game show and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Prince Albert Raiders play their first game in the Regina hub on Friday, March 12th against the Regina Pats at 8 p.m.)
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National Hockey League–6 games:
Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles–12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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The National Basketball Association is off for its All-Star break. The All-Star Game is set for Sunday evening in Atlanta. The regular-season resumes Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors are idle until Thursday when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 6:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay.
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