SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 17
National Lacrosse League:
Saskatchewan Rush at Calgary Roughnecks
(Game time is 7 p.m. The Rush have 3 wins, 8 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division. Calgary has 3 wins, 6 losses…tied for 4th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday against the Rochester Knighthawks. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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The Provincial Mixed Curling Championship starts today and runs through Sunday in Swift Current. Fourteen teams are taking part in the modified triple knock-out plus straight knock-out playoffs format. Today’s draws go at 3 and 7 p.m.
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Nashville Predtaors at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights—8:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
S’toon Contacts vs S’toon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(The Blazers lead the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
Battlefords Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-five quarter-final tied 1-1)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 8 games. The Saskatoon Blades are off until Saturday when they visit the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser 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 33 wins, 20 losses, 4 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 23 wins, 29 losses, 4 extra time losses for 50 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Wednesday against the Winnipeg ICE. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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National Basketball Association:
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic—5 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Los Angeles Lakers at 5:30 p.m. in Toronto.)
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