SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
On the pebbled ice:
The Tim Horton’s Canadian Olympic Curling Trials continue today and run through Sunday at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. Nine women’s teams and nine men’s teams from across the country are taking part in respective preliminary round-robin plus playoff formats. The eventual winners will represent Canada in four-person team curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in February. Among the nine men’s teams taking part is the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina. They have 0 wins, 4 losses…good for 9th place. On today’s schedule…
9 a.m. men’s draw:
Matt Dunstone, Regina vs Brad Gushue, Newfoundland
2 p.m. women’s draw:
7 p.m. men’s draw:
Matt Dunstone, Regina vs Brendan Bottcher, Edmonton
The New Holland World Juniors Qualifying Event starts today and runs through Saturday at the Granite Curling Club in Saskatoon. There are 12 junior women’s and 12 junior men’s teams from across the country taking part, each split into two pools of six teams for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. The eventual gender champions will represent Canada at the World Junior Championships, March 5th through 12th in Sweden. There is a Saskatchewan team taking part in both gender divisions…the Madison Kleiter foursome from Saskatoon’s Sutherland Curling Club in the junior women’s group and the Daymond Bernath quartet from Saskatoon’s Sutherland Curling Club in the junior men’s division. The Kleiter team has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in Pool B. The Bernath squad has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in Pool B. On today’s schedule…
8:30 a.m. – junior women’s: Saskatchewan vs B-C
2 p.m. – junior men’s: Saskatchewan vs Quebec
7:30 p.m. – junior women’s: Saskatchewan vs Nova Scotia
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The Canadian Football League playoffs are set to begin Sunday, as follows:
East Division semi-final
Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—Noon
(Winner advances to the East final on December 5th at Toronto)
West Division semi-final
Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
(Kick-off time is 3:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The winner advances to the West final on December 5th at Winnipeg. The Riders finished the regular season with 9 wins, 5 losses for 18 points…good for 2nd place while Calgary ended up with 8 wins, 6 losses for 16 points…good for 3rd place.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference-champion Saskatchewan Huskies are headed to the U Sports semi-finals. The Dogs will visit the Montreal Carabins in the Uteck Bowl on Saturday. The winner will advance to the Vanier Cup on December 4th against the winner of the Mitchell Bowl between the St. Francis Xavier X-Men at the Western Ontario Mustangs in London, Ontario.
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Western Hockey League–8 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Moose Jaw Warriors
(First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 6 wins, 11 losses, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 7 wins, 10 losses, 1 extra time loss for 15 points…tied for 7th place in the East.)
Swift Current Broncos at Winnipeg ICE—7 p.m.
Regina Pats at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers vs Seattle Thunderbirds—9:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Tri-City Americans at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they visit Red Deer. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 11 wins, 7 losses, 1 extra time loss for 23 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. The Blades’ next home game is Friday, December 10th against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Melville Millionaires at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 8 p.m.:
Prince Albert Titans at Delisle Chiefs
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Blazers at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Swift Current Wildcats—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–14 games:
Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes—9 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings—9 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–13 games:
Toronto Raptors at Memphis Grizzlies–7 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic—6 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Miami Heat at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Houston Rockets—7 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Milwaukee Bucks—7 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
Portland Trailblazers at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
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