SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26
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 1 win, 5 losses…tied for 8th place. On today’s schedule…
9 a.m. men’s draw:
Matt Dunstone, Regina vs Tanner Horgan, Kingston, Ont.
2 p.m. women’s draw:
7 p.m. men’s draw:
Matt Dunstone, Regina vs Jason Gunnlaugson, Morris, Mb.
The New Holland World Juniors Qualifying Event continues today and runs through tomorrow at the Granite Curling Club in Saskatoon. The starting field of 12 junior women’s and 12 junior men’s teams from across the country have been cut in half following preliminary round-robin play with the playoffs starting today. 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 finished the round-robin with 2 wins, 3 losses…good for 4th place in Pool B. The Bernath squad ended up with 3 wins, 2 losses…good for 3rd place in Pool B. On today’s schedule…
10:00 a.m. – quarter-finals
Women’s Division
Nova Scotia vs Manitoba
Ontario vs New Brunswick
(Winners advance to semi-finals against Northern Ontario and Alberta)
Men’s Division
Saskatchewan vs Alberta
Newfoundland vs Manitoba
(Winners advance to semi-finals against Ontario and Nova Scotia)
5 p.m. – semi-finals
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The Canadian Football League playoffs are ready to start 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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On campus:
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 tomorrow. 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.
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—9 p.m. at Vancouver
Canada West University Women’s Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Regina Cougars—6 p.m.
Canada West University Men’s Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Regina Cougars—8 p.m. at P-A-C
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Winnipeg Wesmen
(Women’s match starts at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s at 7:45 p.m.)
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Western Hockey League–8 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Red Deer Rebels
(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. Red Deer has 14 wins, 7 losses, 1 extra time loss for 29 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Blades’ next home game is Friday, December 10th against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Portland Winterhawks—6 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
Vancouver Giants vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they go to Brandon. P-A has 6 wins, 12 losses, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, December 3rd when they welcome the Regina Pats. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Nipawin Hawks at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Yorkton Terriers—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Weyburn Red Wings—7:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Estevan Bruins—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Prince Albert Titans vs Saskatoon Quakers—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Pilot Butte Storm vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
Saskatoon Blazers at Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild—2:30 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks—3 p.m.
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins—Noon
Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers—2:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks—2:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals—4 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—6:30 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–12 games:
Toronto Raptors at Indiana Pacers–7 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Clippers—2:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic—6 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Charlotte Hornets—6 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Boston Celtics at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz—8 p.m.
Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers—9:30 p.m.
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