SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 29
The Canadian Under-21 Junior Women’s and Junior Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Stratford, Ontario. In both gender divisions, there are 18 teams taking part, split into two pools of nine for preliminary round-robin play. The top three from each pool advance to the playoffs. On the Junior Women’s side, Saskatchewan is represented by the Madison Kleiter foursome from Saskatoon-Sutherland. They have 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 3rd place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
5 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Nova Scotia #1
In the Junior Men’s division, Saskatchewan has two teams taking part…the Daymond Bernath quartet from Saskatoon-Sutherland is Saskatchewan #1 while the Nathan Pomedli squad from Saskatoon-Nutana is Saskatchewan #2. Saskatchewan #1 has 6 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool A. Saskatchewan #2 has 4 wins, 2 losses…good for 3rd place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
Wednesday 7 a.m. – Saskatchewan #1 vs Alberta #1
Saskatchewan #2 vs Alberta #2
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Western Hockey League:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Winnipeg ICE—6 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Regina Pats. 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 34 wins, 23 losses, 4 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 23 wins, 31 losses, 5 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 24 wins, 32 losses, 5 extra time losses for 53 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 30 wins, 24 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Yorkton Terriers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven quarter-final tied 3-3)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Notre Dame Hounds at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:30 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five semi-final 1-0)
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—12 exhibition games:
The Toronto Blue Jays are off.
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National Basketball Association—5 games:
Milwaukee Bucks at Philadelphia 76ers—5 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks—5:30 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets—5:30 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers—8 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves at 5:30 p.m. at Toronto.)
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Thursday when Buffalo visits Philadelphia. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, April 9th when they host the Vancouver Warriors. Game time is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 4 wins, 10 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division.
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