SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
The Provincial Junior Women’s and Junior Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Martensville. Both gender divisions have completed their modified triple knock-out with the Page Playoffs to come. The champions advance to the Canadian Under-21 events, being held March 25th through April 1st in Stratford, Ontario. The Junior Women’s division features the 1 versus 2 and 3 versus 4 games at 10 a.m. with the semi-final at 8 p.m. and the final tomorrow. The Junior Men’s side has the 1 versus 2 and 3 versus 4 games at 10 a.m., followed by the semi-final at 4 p.m. and the final tomorrow.
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National Lacrosse League–6 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs 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.
Halifax Thunderbirds at Philadelphia Wings—6:30 p.m.
Toronto Rock at New York Riptide—6:30 p.m.
Buffalo Bandits at Rochester Knighthawks—7 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors vs Panther City—7:30 p.m. at Fort Worth, Tex.
Albany Firewolves at San Diego Seals—9 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
(Prince Albert has 19 wins, 27 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 37 wins, 11 losses, 3 extra time losses for 77 points…good for 1st 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.)
Winnipeg ICE at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Regina Pats at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. 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 28 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 59 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 30 wins, 17 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 4th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Humboldt Broncos at Battlefords North Stars
Melfort Mustangs at La Ronge Ice Wolves
Notre Dame Hounds at Flin Flon Bombers
Yorkton Terriers at Weyburn Red Wings
Melville Millionaires at Estevan Bruins
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Saskatoon Royals at Delisle Chiefs
Prince Albert Titans at Carrot River Thunder
(Both are opening games of best-of-three North Division Survivor series)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Tisdale Trojans at Battlefords Stars—4:45 p.m.
Regina Pat-Canadians at Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Battlefords Sharks at Prince Albert Bears—7 p.m.
Swift Current Wildcats at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers—11:30 a.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames—9 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers—11:30 a.m.
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins—2 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators—6:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks—9 p.m.
New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—7 p.m. at Winnipeg
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three quarter-final series 1-0)
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Calgary leads the best-of-three quarter-final series 1-0)
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Winnipeg Wesmen at the P-A-C
(Women’s match starts at 3 p.m., followed by the men’s match at 5 p.m.)
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons—11 a.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers—7 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat—7 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks—7:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
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