SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
National Football League—Week 16 starts:
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets—7:15 p.m.
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National Hockey League–8 games:
Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs—1 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Warman Wildcats vs Saskatoon Contacts—8 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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World Junior Hockey Championship—2 pre-tournament games:
Germany vs Latvia—5 p.m. at Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Czechia vs Switzerland—5:30 p.m. at Halifax
(Team Canada plays one more pre-tournament game tomorrow, against Finland at 5:30 p.m. in Halifax. The tournament-proper starts on Boxing Day, December 26th, with 4 games, including Canada against Czechia at 5:30 p.m. in Halifax.)
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The Western Hockey League is idle for the Christmas break until Tuesday when 7 games are scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 24 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 48 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 11 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders next home game is Friday, December 30th against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday, December 30th, when Week 5 starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, December 31st when they host Panther City. First faceoff is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place in the West Division.
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National Basketball Association–2 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m.
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