SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 24
National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs—4 games:
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
(The Rangers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning—5:30 p.m.
(Toronto leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets—7:30 p.m.
(Vegas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
The remaining series resume, as follows…
New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars—tomorrow at 6 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—Wednesday at 5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
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The 2023 Esso Cup, Women’s Under-18 Club Championship, continues today and runs through Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert. Five regional champions, plus the host Prince Albert Bears, are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format. On today’s schedule…
Regina Rebels vs Stoney Creek, Ontario, Sabres—Noon
Laurentides-Lanaudiere, Quebec, Stars vs Northern Selects, Nova Scotia—3:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Bears vs Fraser Valley, B-C, Rush—7 p.m.
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The 2023 Telus Cup, Men’s Under-18 Club Championship, starts today and runs through Sunday in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. Five regional champions, including the Saskatoon Blazers from the West, and a host team, are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Blazers vs St. Francois Seminaire, Quebec, Blizzard—1:30 p.m.
Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Majors vs Toronto Junior Canadiens—10 a.m.
Saint Hyacinthe Gaulois (Hosts) vs Calgary Flames—5 p.m.
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Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Winnipeg ICE at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-2)
The other Eastern Conference series resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Saskatoon Blades vs Red Deer Rebels
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 3-3. 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 Seattle Thunderbirds and Kamloops Blazers have advanced to the Western Conference final, which will start on Saturday in Kent, Wa.
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On the pebbled ice where three separate World Curling Championships continue today and run through either April 28th or 29th in Gangneung, South Korea.
The World Senior Women’s Championship features 15 teams, split into two groups for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by the Sherry Anderson foursome from Saskatoon-Nutana. They have 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Group A. On their schedule…
Canada vs Hong Kong—5 p.m.
Canada vs New Zealand—5 a.m. Tuesday
The World Senior Men’s Championship features 24 teams, split into three groups of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by Howard Rajala’s quartet from Ottawa. They have 3 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in Group A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Poland—1 a.m. Tuesday
The World Mixed Doubles Championship features 20 duos, split into two groups of 10 pairs each for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by the wife and husband couple of Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing of Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. They have 4 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in Group A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Czech Republic—11 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox—5:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—4 night games
National League—2 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
(Miami leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
(The Lakers lead the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
The remaining five series resume, as follows…
Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics—tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets—tomorrow at 7 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Phoenix leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers—Wednesday at 5 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings—Wednesday at 8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
The Philadelphia 76ers have advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Saturday when Week 22 of the season starts and ends with 6 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush completing their regular-season when they visit the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. The Rush have 7 wins, 10 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Las Vegas has 5 wins, 12 losses…good for 6th place in the West.
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