SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 10 of the 2021 regular-season starts with Ottawa at Toronto. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they host the Calgary Stampeders. Game time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.The Riders have 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Calgary has 3 wins, 5 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place in the West.
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The Prairie Football Conference is into a bye week and is idle until Sunday, October 17th when Week 7 of the 2021 season starts and winds up with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Edmonton Wildcats. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. CJWW’s coverage starts at 12:45 p.m. with Dave Thomas and pre-game talk. The Toppers have 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. The Wildcats have 2 wins, 4 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is into a bye week and is off until Saturday, October 16th when Week 3 starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies playing their home opener against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place. Alberta has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place.
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Western Hockey League:
Red Deer Rebels at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 1 win, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 3rd place in the East Division. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Wednesday, October 13th against Brandon. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with the broadcast on CJWW beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings. P-A has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…tied for 5th place in the East Division. Brandon has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…tied for 5th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 15th against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games at Legends Centre in Warman:
Melfort Mustangs vs Melville Millionaires—10:30 a.m.
Flin Flon Bombers vs Kindersley Klippers—1:30 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves vs Estevan Bruins—4:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars vs Yorkton Terriers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Swift Current Legionnaires at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season–9 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Junior-Varsity Football League—3 games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field
Marion Graham vs Bishop Mahoney—4 p.m.
Centennial vs Aden Bowman—5:45 p.m.
St. Joseph vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Girls Soccer League—3 matches
Evan Hardy vs Holy Cross—6 p.m. at Kinsmen A
St. Joseph vs Bishop Mahoney—6 p.m. at Kinsmen B
Centennial vs Marion Graham—Exhibition match at 7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen A
Saskatoon Girls Volleyball League—9 matches:
Bishop Mahoney and Bethlehem at Tommy Douglas
Walter Murray and Evan Hardy at Marion Graham
Centennial and Holy Cross at St. Joseph
(All instances are three-team, round-robin triple-headers with matches at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
American League Wild-Card Game
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox—6:08 p.m.
National League Wild-Card Game
St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers—6:10 p.m. tomorrow
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National Basketball Association Exhibition—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors are idle.
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