The second of six major curling events to be held in the Calgary curling bubble, The Tim Horton’s Brier…Canadian Men’s Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, March 14th. There are 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 is represented by the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina/Wadena. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for lst place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
2:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Ontario
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Western Hockey League—2 games:
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 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–12 games:
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils—Noon
Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders—Noon
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins—Noon
Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators—1 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers—9 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche—7 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 Philadelphia Phillies–12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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The National Basketball Association is idle for its All-Star break. The All-Star Game is set for tomorrow evening in Atlanta. The regular-season resumes Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors are off until Thursday when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 6:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay.
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