SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 23
On the pebbled ice…
The World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Sweden. There are 13 national champions taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format, including Canada, skipped by Kerri Einarson’s foursome from Gimli, Manitoba. They have 6 wins, 4 losses…tied for 3rd place. On their schedule today…
2 a.m. Friday – Canada vs Turkey
7 a.m. Friday – Canada vs Denmark
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Sudbury, Ontario. A total of 32 duos are taking part, split into four pools of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Playoffs will be held after that. There are several duos with Saskatchewan connections. Today’s draws go at 8 and 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m.
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers—4:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Royals—7:15 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Quakers lead the best-of-seven North Division final 2-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Pat-Canadians vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
(Opening game of best-of-five final)
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:30 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 46 wins, 15 losses, 5 extra time losses for 97 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 34 wins, 28 losses, 4 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 6th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 27 wins, 36 losses, 3 extra time losses for 57 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 40 wins, 23 losses, 3 extra time losses for 83 points…good for 4th place in the East.
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Major League Baseball—15 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins–11:05 a.m. at Fort Myers, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Detroit Pistons at 5:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 17 of the season starts with San Diego visits Panther City at Fort Worth, Texas. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host the Calgary Roughnecks. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 5 wins, 7 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Calgary has 9 wins, 4 losses…good for 2nd place in the West.
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