SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 30
The Canadian Under-21 Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Both the Women’s and Men’s field consist of 18 teams, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. In the women’s division, Saskatchewan is represented by the Elizabeth Kessel foursome from Regina. They have 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 7th place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
7 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs B-C #1
5 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Quebec #2
On the men’s side, Saskatchewan has two teams taking part. One is skipped by Logan Ede of Martensville. They have 2 wins, 4 losses…tied for 6th place in Pool B. The second Saskatchewan quartet is skipped by Matthew Drewitz of Saskatoon-Nutana. They have 1 win, 4 losses…good for 8th place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
Noon – Saskatchewan-Drewitz vs Newfoundland and Labrador #1
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings—5:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
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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
(Best-of-five final tied 2-2)
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow as the Ed Chynoweth Cup Playoffs get underway. The Saskatoon Blades will face the Regina Pats with Game 1 of a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series tomorrow at 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 finished the regular season with 48 wins, 15 losses, 5 extra time losses for 101 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina ended up with 34 wins, 30 losses, 4 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 6th place in the East.
The remaining opening round match-ups start tomorrow, as follows…
Eastern Conference quarter-finals, all opening games of best-of-seven series…
Medicine Hat Tigers at Winnipeg ICE—6:05 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Western Conference quarter-finals, all opening games of best-of-seven series…
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
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Major League Baseball–regular-season opens:
Inter-League—3 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at St. Louis Cardinals—2:10 p.m.
American League—3 day games, 3 night
National League—5 day games, 1 night
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National Basketball Association—2 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers at 5 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 18 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host the Vancouver Warriors. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 5 wins, 8 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Vancouver has 4 wins, 10 losses…good for 7th place in the West.
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