SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, starts today and runs through Sunday, February 26th in Kamloops, B-C. The 18-team field of provincial and territorial champions plus defending champion Kerry Einarson and three wild-card teams is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play followed by championship and ranking pool play and Page Playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Robin Silvernagle foursome from North Battleford. They are in Pool A. On their schedule today…
8 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Nova Scotia
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National Lacrosse League–Week 12 of the season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Rush at San Diego Seals–9:30 p.m.
(Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 3 losses…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. San Diego has 6 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place in the West. The Rush’s next home game is Saturday, February 25th against Vancouver. First faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Calgary Roughnecks at Vancouver Warriors—9 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–7 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Victoria Royals
(CJWW’s broadcast starts at 8:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 9 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 35 wins, 13 losses, 4 extra time losses for 74 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Victoria has 15 wins, 32 losses, 6 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 9th place in the Western Conference. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday, February 24th against the Prince Albert Raiders. 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 20 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 43 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 25 wins, 22 losses, 3 extra time losses for 53 points…tied for 6th place in the East.)
Winnipeg ICE at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Spokane Chiefs at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melfort Mustangs at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Kindersley Klippers—7:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Assiniboia Southern Rebels vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Pat-Canadians at Swift Current Legionnaires—8 p.m.
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Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League Playoffs:
Kinistino Tigers at Birch Hills Blackhawks—8:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five semi-final)
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies at Calgary Dinos—8 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three quarter-final)
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—3 p.m. at Calgary
(Opening game of best-of-three quarter-final)
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Winnipeg Wesmen
(Women’s match starts at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s at 7:45 p.m.)
Canada West University Women’s Basketball Conference Playoffs
U-B-C Thunderbirds vs U-B-C Okanagan Heat—6 p.m. at the P-A-C
(Winner plays the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday at 6 p.m. at the P-A-C in the quarter-final round)
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The National Basketball Association is off for the All-Star break. The All-Star Game between the Eastern Conference and Western Conference All-Stars goes Sunday at 7 p.m. in Salt Lake City. The regular season resumes Thursday with 9 games, including the Toronto Raptors at home to the New Orleans Pelicans at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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