SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30
Western Hockey League—10 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Winnipeg ICE
(CJWW’s broadcast starts at 5:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 25 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 50 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Winnipeg has 26 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 52 points…good for 1st place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Tuesday against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Regina Pats
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 11 wins, 20 losses, 2 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 17 wins, 16 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 7th place.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
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Exhibition University Men’s Hockey:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Ukraine National Under-25s—6 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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The World Junior Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Thursday in Halifax and Moncton. Ten teams are taking part, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by a straight knockout playoff round. On today’s two-game schedule…..
Latvia vs Slovakia—10 a.m. at Moncton
Austria vs Germany—3:30 p.m. at Halifax
(Team Canada returns to action tomorrow when they take on Sweden to close out the preliminary round-robin portion of the tournament at 5:30 p.m. in Halifax. Canada has 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 3rd place in Group A. Sweden has 2 wins, 1 overtime win, 0 losses for 8 points…good for 1st place in Group A.)
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The Circle K Classic Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament, formerly known as the Mac’s Midget Tournament, continues today and runs through Sunday in Calgary. There are 32 teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe. Based on preliminary round-robin results, the teams are split into four divisions of eight teams each for straight knockout playoffs. are held after that. Among the 32 teams taking part are four from the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League…the Saskatoon Blazers, Saskatoon Contacts, Swift Current Legionnaires and Regina Pat-Canadians. The Contacts are in the A Division after posting 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 1st place in Pool 3. Swift Current is in the D Division after posting 1 wins 2 losses for 3 points…good for 4th place in Pool 5. Regina is in the B Division after posting 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 2nd place in Pool 6. The Blazers are in the C Division after posting 1 win, 2 losses for 3 points…good for 3rd place in Pool 7. On their schedules today…..
Swift Current Legionnaires vs St. Louis Blues—11 a.m.
Saskatoon Blazers vs Bishop Kearney Selects, Irondequoit, N-Y—2:15 p.m.
Regina Pat-Canadians vs RINK Kelowna—5 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts vs Shawnigan Lake, B-C—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League–4 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks—4 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes—6:30 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–9 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Phoenix Suns–6:30 p.m. at Toronto.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 5 starts with 2 games:
Halifax Thunderbirds at Buffalo Bandits—6:30 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Calgary Roughnecks—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow 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. Panther City has 2 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in the West.)
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