SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24
The Provincial Junior Women’s and Junior Men’s Curling Championships start today and run through Sunday in Martensville. Both gender divisions feature eight teams playing a modified triple knock-out plus Page Playoffs format. The champions advance to the Canadian Under-21 events, being held March 25th through April 1st in Stratford, Ontario. There is a Junior Men’s draw today at 3 o’clock and a Junior Women’s shift at 7 p.m.
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National Hockey League—8 games:
Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators—7:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Saskatoon Stars—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 11 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Brandon Wheat Kings once again. 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 27 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 57 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 26 wins, 15 losses, 5 extra time losses for 57 points…tied for 5th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Sunday against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they go to the Red Deer Rebels. Prince Albert has 19 wins, 26 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 31 wins, 15 losses, 3 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 3rd place in the East. P-A’s next home game is Saturday, March 5th against the Winnipeg ICE. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons—6 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets—6:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Charlotte Hornets at 6 p.m.)
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Saturday when 6 games are scheduled, including the Saskatchewan Rush at home to the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 2 wins, 6 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Colorado has 6 wins, 2 losses…good for 2ndd place in the West.
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