SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 3
Western Hockey League–2 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs 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.)
Victoria Royals at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow 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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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Flin Flon Bombers at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League–11 games:
St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings—9 p.m.
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The World Junior Hockey Championship continues tomorrow and winds up Thursday in Halifax. Following are the semi-final match-ups for tomorrow…..
Canada vs United States–5:30 p.m.
Sweden vs Czechia—1:30 p.m.
(The winners meet in the final on Thursday while the losers play in the third place game on Thursday.)
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National Basketball Association–3 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Milwaukee Bucks at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 6 starts with Philadelphia at Las Vegas. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle 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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