The Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Lethbridge. It’s playoff time with the field of 18 teams reduced to eight squads. The Saskatchewan content saw provincial champion Colton Flasch of Saskatoon-Nutana and finish up with 6 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool A. Meanwhile, wild card entrant Matt Dunstone of Regina ended up with 6 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool A.
9:30 a.m. tie-breakers: Saskatchewan-Flasch 9, Wild Card 2-Dunstone 5
Wild Card 3-Gunnlaugson 9, Manitoba-McEwen 3
Saskatchewan-Flasch 10, Northern Ontario 3
Alberta-Koe 7, Saskatchewan-Flasch 2
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National Lacrosse League–3 games:
San Diego Seals 10, Saskatchewan Rush 9
Albany Firewolves 8, Halifax Thunderbirds 7
Panther City 20, Colorado Mammoth 14
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Western Hockey League–11 games:
Saskatoon Blades 3, Prince Albert Raiders 2 (OT)
Moose Jaw Warriors 5, Calgary Hitmen 2
Winnipeg ICE 6, Brandon Wheat Kings 3
Regina Pats 4, Lethbridge Hurricanes 3
Edmonton Oil Kings 3, Swift Current Broncos 1
Red Deer Rebels 6, Medicine Hat Tigers 3
Victoria Royals 5, Prince George Cougars 3
Kamloops Blazers 4, Kelowna Rockets 2
Vancouver Giants 3, Tri-City Americans 2
Everett Silvertips 6, Spokane Chiefs 3
Portland Winterhawks 3, Seattle Thunderbirds 2 (SO)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Humboldt Broncos 8, Kindersley Klippers 1
Battlefords North Stars 4, Flin Flon Bombers 1
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Carrot River Thunder 4, Saskatoon Westleys 0
(Best-of-seven North Division semi-final tied 2-2)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Notre Dame Hounds 5, Battlefords Stars 2
Regina Pat-Canadians 3, Moose Jaw Warriors 0
S’toon Blazers 6, S’toon Contacts 3
Warman Wildcats 2, Prince Albert Mintos 1 (OT)
(All are opening games of best-of-five quarter-final series)
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National Hockey League—4 games:
New York Islanders 5, Winnipeg Jets 2
Washington Capitals 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)
Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO)
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
U-B-C Thunderbirds 4, Saskatchewan Huskies 0
(Opening game of best-of-three conference final)
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls Basketball League Playoffs—4 quarter-final games at 6:15 p.m.
St. Joseph 96, Tommy Douglas 43
Aden Bowman 85, Bishop Mahoney 41
Centennial 78, Evan Hardy 34
Holy Cross 85, Walter Murray 19
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys Basketball League Playoffs—4 quarter-final games at 8 p.m.
Walter Murray 107, Centennial 63
Aden Bowman 98, Bishop Mahoney 56
Holy Cross 62, St. Joseph 59
Bethlehem 88, Evan Hardy 59
The Provincial High School Curling Championships start Friday and wrap-up Saturday, as follows…
Girls division with eight teams at Fox Valley
Boys division with eight teams at Swift Current
Mixed division with eight teams at Swift Current
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National Basketball Association–10 games including:
Toronto Raptors 117, Phoenix Suns 112
