SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues 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 have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for sixth place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
8 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Alberta
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Vancouver Giants at Langley, B-C
(CJWW’s broadcast starts at 8:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 9 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 36 wins, 13 losses, 4 extra time losses for 76 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Vancouver has 20 wins, 25 losses, 6 extra time losses for 46 points…good for 7th place in the Western Conference. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday against the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Moose Jaw Warriors
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 21 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 45 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 33 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 69 points…good for 4th place in the East.)
Winnipeg ICE at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Victoria Royals vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Spokane Chiefs vs Tri-City Americans—8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Yorkton Terriers at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Melfort Mustangs—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—3 games:
Saskatoon Quakers at Carrot River Thunder—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Westleys at Regina Silver Foxes—7:30 p.m.
Regina Capitals at Delisle Chiefs—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Yorkton Maulers—7 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—7 p.m.
Weyburn Gold Wings at Swift Current Wildcats—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League—13 games:
Florida Panthers at Nashville Predators—1 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues—1 p.m.
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins—4 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins—4:30 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Calgary Flames—9 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights—9:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Seattle Kraken—9:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m;
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies at Calgary Dinos—7 p.m.
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—3 p.m. at Calgary
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Winnipeg Wesmen
(Men’s match starts at 5 p.m., followed by the women’s at 6:45 p.m.)
Canada West University Women’s Basketball Conference Playoffs
U-B-C Thunderbirds vs Saskatchewan Huskies—6 p.m. at the P-A-C
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National Lacrosse League–Week 12 of the season continues with 4 games:
Georgia Swarm at Toronto Rock—6 p.m.
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Albany Firewolves—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at Buffalo Bandits—6:30 p.m.
Colorado Mammoth vs Panther City—7 p.m. at Fort Worth, Tex.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, February 25th when they host the Vancouver Warriors. First faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 5 wins, 3 losses…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Vancouver has 1 win, 9 losses…good for 7th place in the West)
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The National Basketball Association is idle for the All-Star break. The All-Star Game between the Eastern Conference and Western Conference All-Stars goes tomorrow 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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