SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 8
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. 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 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 4th place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
2:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Team Canada (Brad Gushue)
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The Western Hockey League is off until Friday when the East Division “Dubble” gets started in Regina and the Central Division continues play. The Saskatoon Blades’ first of 24 games will be on Saturday 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 against the Regina Pats at 8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–6 games:
Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—9 games:
The Toronto Blue Jays are idle.
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The National Basketball Association is off for the All-Star break. With the All-Star Game having been played, 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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