SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
The 2023 Canada Winter Games continue competition today and run through Sunday in Prince Edward Island. The Games feature 20 sports and about 3,600 athletes from all 13 of Canada’s provinces and territories. Saskatchewan has 317 participants, including 217 athletes, from 60 different communities in the province. Saskatchewan has 17 total medals…three gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals after eight days of action. Second half sports continue today and are alpine and para alpine skiing, archery, badminton, boxing, cross country and para Nordic skiing, men’s and mixed doubles curling, fencing, figure skating, women’s hockey, judo and snowboarding.
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The World Junior Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday in Fussen, Germany. Canada’s junior women’s team is skipped by Emily Deschenes of Halifax. They have 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 7th place. Canada’s junior men’s foursome is skipped by Landan Rooney of Ontario. They have 0 wins, 3 losses…tied for 8th place. On their schedules today and early Monday…
Junior Women
Noon draw – Canada vs Latvia
Tuesday 7 a.m. draw – Canada vs Japan
Junior Men
7 a.m. draw – Canada vs South Korea
Tuesday 2 a.m. draw – Canada vs Turkey
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers—7:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
(Best-of-three South Division Survivor Series tied 1-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Contacts at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 4 games, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 24 wins, 29 losses, 3 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 38 wins, 15 losses, 4 extra time losses for 80 points…good for 3rd place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Wednesday when they host Red Deer. 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 38 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 81 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.
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Major League Baseball—15 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves—12:07 p.m. at North Port, Fla.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Boys Division
Saskatoon Christian School at Evan Hardy
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National Basketball Association–4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Chicago Bulls at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 14 of the season starts with Buffalo at Halifax. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they visit Panther City in Fort Worth, Texas at 7 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 4 losses…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Panther City has 6 wins, 5 losses…good for 4th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 11th when they host the San Diego Seals. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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