SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 3
The Saskatchewan Senior Women’s and Senior Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Aberdeen. The Senior Women’s division involves seven teams in a round-robin plus playoffs format. The Senior Men’s event is a 12-team modified triple knock-out plus Page Playoffs format. Today’s schedule has Senior Women’s draws at 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. while there are four Senior Men’s draws at 8:30 a.m., 12:30, 4:30 and 8:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Pat-Canadians vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home top the Winnipeg ICE. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. 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 29 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 61 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Winnipeg has 35 wins, 9 losses, 4 extra time losses for 74 points…good for 2nd place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until tomorrow when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors. P-A has 19 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 30 wins, 18 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 4th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday against Winnipeg. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—6 p.m.
U-B-C-Okanagan Heat vs Mount Royal Cougars—8 p.m.
(Both matches at the P-A-C. The four teams are playing a round-robin with the top two teams advancing to the next round of playoffs.)
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—4 p.m. at Edmonton
(Huskies are part of a four-team round-robin with Alberta and Fraser Valley with the top two teams advancing to the next round of playoffs.)
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On the high school beat:
The City High School Wrestling Championships start today and run through tomorrow at Aden Bowman Collegiate. Matches begin today at 4:30 p.m. and run through 9 p.m. In addition to team titles, there are 17 different boys weight classes and 12 different girls weight classes. The top four in each weight class will qualify for the Provincial Championships, to be held March 18th and 19th at Evan Hardy Collegiate.
Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—2 games at 6:15 p.m.
Mount Royal at L’Ecole Francais
E-D Feehan at Oskayak
Senior Boys Division—4 games at 8 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Centennial
St. Joseph at Evan Hardy
E-D Feehan at Marion Graham
Mount Royal at Bedford Road
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks—6 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets—6:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks—7:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers—9 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when 2 games are scheduled. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they visit Panther City in Fort Worth, Texas at 7:30 p.m. The Rush have 3 wins, 6 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Panther City has 2 wins, 8 losses…good for 6th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 19th against the Rochester Knighthawks. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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