SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 23
Western Hockey League:
Regina Pats vs Winnipeg ICE—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they take on the Swift Current Broncos at 8 p.m. in Regina. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts with the Sardinia Family Restaurant pre-game show at 7:30 p.m. and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blades have 5 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 11 points…good for 1st place. Swift Current has 1 win, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…good for 7th place.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Thursday when they tangle with the Pats at 4 p.m. in Regina. P-A has 2 wins, 2 losses, 2 extra time losses for 6 points…good for 5th place.)
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National Hockey League–6 games:
New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars—6:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins—postponed, COVID-19
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The third of seven major events in the Calgary curling bubble continues today as the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship runs through Thursday. A total of 35, two-person teams…one female and one male…are taking part. The field is split into five pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play. From there, 12 teams advance to playoffs. There are five duos that have at least one member from Saskatchewan. Here’s how they are faring…
Nancy Martin of Saskatoon with Tyrel Grifith have 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in Pool C.
Kirk Muyres of Regina with Laura Walker have 5 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool C.
Chaelynne Kitz of Estevan with Kyler Kleibrink have 2 wins, 3 losses…tied for 4th place in Pool C.
Catlin Schneider of Regina with Shannon Birchard have 3 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool D.
Saskatchewan representatives Ashley Quick and Mike Armstrong of Regina have 1 win, 4 losses…tied for 6th place in Pool E.
There are four draws today…8:30 and 11:30 a.m., 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. The first three draws complete the preliminary round robin while the first round of playoffs begins at 6:30. On the schedule for the Saskatchewan duos in the first three draws today…
8:30 a.m.: Ashley Quick-Mike Armstrong vs Northern Ontario
2:30 p.m.: Kirk Muyres-Laura Walker vs Nancy Martin-Tyrel Griffith
2:30 p.m.: Chaelynne Kitz-Kyler Kleibrink vs Brianne Meilleur-Marc Nichols
2:30 p.m.: Catlin Schneider-Shannon Birchard vs Manitoba
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Major League Baseball Exhibition–14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies–4:05 p.m. at Clearwater, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at New Orleans Pelicans—5:30 p.m.
Washington Wizards at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Miami Heat—6 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trailblazers—8 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host Denver at 5:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay.)
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