The 2023 Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, started yesterday and runs through Sunday, March 12th in London, Ontario. There are 18 teams taking part, consisting of 14 provincial and territorial titleists, three wild card teams and the defending champion Brad Gushue foursome. The field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. The top three teams advance to the playoffs. Saskatchewan will be represented by the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina. They are in Pool A.
Saskatchewan 3 Manitoba 9 (Saskatchewan’s record is 0-1. The Knapp foursome is back on the ice Sunday morning against Newfoundland/Labrador.
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National Lacrosse League:
Saskatchewan Rush 10 Panther City 16
(The Rush have 5 wins and 5 losses on the season. 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.)
New York Riptide 12 Philadelphia Wings 19
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 12 San Diego Seals 15
Rochester Knighthawks 8 Toronto Rock 9
Georgia Swarm 9 Albany Firewolves 8
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The 2023 Canada Winter Games wrap up today (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 19 total medals…three gold, seven silver and nine bronze medals after 14 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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Western Hockey League
Saskatoon Blades 5 Lethbridge Hurricanes 1
The Bridge City Bunch have 41 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 87 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.
Prince Albert Raiders 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 5
(P-A has 25 wins, 31 losses, 3 extra time losses for 53 points) The Raiders’ next home game is Tuesday when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Winnipeg ICE 8 Brandon Wheat Kings 3.
Red Deer Rebels 5 Regina Pats 6
Swift Current Broncos 8 Edmonton Oil Kings 0
Kamloops Blazers 7 Kelowna Rockets 2
Vancouver Giants 4 Victoria Royals 2
Spokane Chiefs 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (overtime)
Tri-City Americans 4 Portland Winterhawks 3
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 Everett Silvertips 0
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
Melville Millionaires 3 Yorkton Terriers 5.
Notre Dame Hounds 2 Estevan Bruins 6
Battlefords North Stars 5 Humboldt Broncos 3
Weyburn Red Wings 3 Kindersley Klippers 2 (overtime)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs
S’toon Royals 3 S’toon Westleys 2
(Opening game of best-of-seven North Division semi-final)
Delisle Chiefs 1 Saskatoon Quakers 3
(Opening game of best-of-seven North Division semi-final)
Regina Silver Foxes 4 Pilot Butte Storm 3
(Opening game of best-of-seven South Division semi-final)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League
Prince Albert Bears 3 Battlefords Sharks 1
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Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League Playoffs
Birch Hills Blackhawks at Kinistino Tigers—7:30 p.m.
(Birch Hills leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-1)
Willow Cree Chiefs at Dalmeny Sabres—8:30 p.m.
(Willow Cree leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-1)
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National Hockey League
Detroit Red Wings 1 New York Islanders 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Buffalo Sabres 5
New York Rangers 2 Boston Bruins 4
Colorado Avalanche 3 Dallas Stars 7
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Ottawa Senators 5
Edmonton Oilers 5 Winnipeg Jets 7
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Vancouver Canucks 4
Minnesota Wild 3 Calgary Flames
Washington Capitals 8 San Jose Sharks 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Florida Panthers 4
Nashville Predators 3 Chicago Blackhawk 1
St. Louis Blues 2 Los Angeles Kings 4
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies 0 Alberta Golden Bears 3 (25-19, 25-12, 25-21)
(Alberta wins the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
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Major League Baseball (spring training)
Toronto Blue Jays 18 Detroit Tigers 5
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National Basketball Association
Toronto Raptors 116 Washington Wizards 109 (overtime)
