SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 6
The World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Ottawa. Thirteen national champions are taking part in the preliminary round-robin, plus playoffs format, including Canada represented by the Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland. They have 6 wins, 2 losses…tied for 4th place. On their schedule today…..
7 a.m. – Canada vs Germany
5 p.m. – Canada vs Scotland
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Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Kamloops Blazers vs Vancouver Giants—8:30 p.m. at Langley, B-C
(Kamloops leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-0)
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host the Regina Pats. Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 2-2. 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 remaining opening round series resume as follows…
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—Friday at 7 p.m.
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Prince George Cougars vs Tri-City Americans—Friday at 8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—Friday at 8:05 p.m.
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-0)
(The Winnipeg ICE and Moose Jaw Warriors have advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-final round while the Seattle Thunderbirds are into the Western Conference semi-final round.)
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The 2023 Male Under-18 Triple-A West Regional Championship Tournament starts today and runs through Sunday in Warman. Four teams are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Blazers vs Thunder Bay Kings—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Wild vs Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—14 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars—6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Seattle Kraken—8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball–regular-season:
American League—2 day games, 2 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals—12:10 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game
National League—1 day game, 4 night
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National Basketball Association–5 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Boston Celtics at 5:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Saturday when Week 19 of the season begins and ends with 5 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Georgia Swarm at 5 p.m. The Rush have 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Georgia has 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 6th place in the East Division. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 15th against Halifax. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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