SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 2
National Football League—Week 17 ends:
Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals—7:30 p.m.
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The World Junior Hockey Championship resumes today and runs through Thursday in Halifax and Moncton. The 10 teams that started the tournament have been reduced to eight with four quarter-final games being held today, as follows…..
Canada vs Slovakia–5:30 p.m. at Halifax
(Canada finished the preliminary round-robin with 3 wins, 1 loss for 9 points…good for 2nd place in Group A. Slovakia ended the preliminary round-robin with 2 wins, 1 overtime loss, 1 loss for 7 points…good for 3rd place in Group B.)
Sweden vs Finland—10 a.m. at Moncton
Switzerland vs Czechia—12:30 p.m. at Halifax
Germany vs United States—3 p.m. at Moncton
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 2 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Calgary Hitmen. 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 25 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 51 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 18 wins, 11 losses, 4 extra time losses for 40 points…good for 6th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Wednesday when they host Calgary. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 12 wins, 20 losses, 3 extra time losses for 27 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins—1 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–11 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Indiana Pacers–6 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 6 starts with Philadelphia at Las Vegas. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Friday, January 13th when they visit the Colorado Mammoth at 8 p.m. Saskatchewan has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in the West Division. The Rush’s next home game is Saturday, January 28th against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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