SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in 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 2 wins, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in Pool A while the Carey squad has 2 wins, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
1 p.m. draw: Carey-Wild Card 2 vs Fleury-Wild Card 1
Barker-Saskatchewan vs Birt-Prince Edward Island
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Western Hockey League:
Prince George Cougars vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Regina Pats. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 21 wins, 15 losses, 2 extra time losses for 44 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 16 wins, 19 losses, 1 extra time loss for 33 points…tied for 9th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host the Red Deer Rebels. 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. Red Deer has 27 wins, 13 losses, 3 extra time losses for 57 points…good for 3rd place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Battlefords North Stars at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at Yorkton Terriers—7:30 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Weyburn Red Wings—7:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Fort Knox at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Pilot Butte Storm—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Regina Pat-Canadians at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:45 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Tisdale Trojans—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Regina Rebels—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League–11 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Basketball League
Senior Girls Division—4 games at 6:15 p.m.
Centennial at St. Joseph
Evan Hardy at Walter Murray
Marion Graham at Tommy Douglas
Holy Cross at Aden Bowman
Senior Boys Division—4 games at 8 p.m.
Evan Hardy at Aden Bowman
Centennial at St. Joseph
Holy Cross at Walter Murray
Bishop Mahoney at Tommy Douglas
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat—6:30 p.m. at Toronto
New Orleans Pelicans at Detroit Pistons—6 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks—6:30 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Phoenix Suns—9 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when two games are scheduled. 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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