SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 30
The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, February 6th at Thunder Bay, Ontario. A total of 18 teams are taking part as the field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by championship and seeding pool rounds and winding up with the playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Penny Barker foursome from Moose Jaw while one of the three wild-card teams is skipped by Chelsea Carey of Regina. The Barker quartet has 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 7th place in Pool A while the Carey squad has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
1 p.m. draw: Barker-Saskatchewan vs Hill-Newfoundland
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Western Hockey League–7 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Brandon Wheat Kings
(Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 3:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 21 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 44 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 19 wins, 14 losses, 4 extra time losses for 42 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Swift Current Broncos at Calgary Hitmen—5 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—5 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Vancouver Giants—6 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Everett Silvertips—6:05 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Portland Winterhawks—7 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 15 wins, 22 losses, 2 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Melville Millionaires at Estevan Bruins—6 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—5 games:
Warman Wildcats at Swift Current Legionnaires—1:45 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Tisdale Trojans—2 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Estevan Bears—2:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos at Yorkton Maulers—3:45 p.m.
Saskatoon Blazers at Notre Dame Hounds—4:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games at 1:30 p.m.:
Regina Rebels at Prince Albert Bears
Saskatoon Stars at Notre Dame Hounds
Weyburn Gold Wings at Swift Current Wildcats
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National Hockey League–7 games:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers—Noon
Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins—Noon
San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes—4 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
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National Football League—Conference Championships:
American Football Conference
Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs—2 p.m.
National Football Conference
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams—5:30 p.m.
(Winners meet in Super Bowl 56 on Sunday, February 13th)
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National Basketball Association–8 games:
Los Angeles Lakers at Atlanta Hawks—Noon
Los Angeles Clippers at Charlotte Hornets—Noon
Portland Trailblazers at Chicago Bulls—2:30 p.m.
Clevelans Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons—5 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks—6 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic—6 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns—7 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit Atlanta at 6:30 p.m.)
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National Lacrosse League:
Buffalo Bandits at New York Riptide—Noon
(The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Friday, February 11th when they visit the Vancouver Warriors at 9:30 p.m. The Rush have 2 wins, 4 losses…good for 4th place in the West Division. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, February 26th against the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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