SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Canadian Football League–Week 17 of the regular-season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders at B-C Lions–8:30 p.m.
(The Green and White have 6 wins, 8 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. B-C has 10 wins, 4 losses for 20 points…tied for 1st place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 7th against Hamilton. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6 p.m.
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Canada West University Football Conference–Week 5 starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds
(Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 7 p.m. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 2nd place. U-B-C has 4 wins, 0 losses for 8 points…good for 1st place.)
Regina Rams vs Alberta Golden Bears—7 p.m. at Edmonton
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The Prairie Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 7 of the regular season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops’ at home to the Regina Thunder. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place. Regina has 5 wins, 1 loss for 10 points…good for 2nd place.
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Western Hockey League–8 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Regina Pats
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 1 win, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 2nd place.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—7 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Wenatchee Wild at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit Medicine Hat. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 1 win, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Saskatoon Royals at Prince Albert Timberjaks
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes
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National Hockey League—9 pre-season games:
Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes (split squad) at Florida Panthers—4 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes (split squad) at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings vs Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m. at San Diego
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—1:30 p.m. at Winnipeg
The Ron and Jane Graham Shootout, men’s basketball tournament, continues today and runs through tomorrow at the P-A-C. Four teams, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies are taking part in the round-robin event. On today’s schedule…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Fraser Valley Cascades—7 p.m.
Laurentian Voyageurs vs Waterloo Warriors—5 p.m.
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The 2023 PointsBet Invitational Curling Bonspiel continues today and runs through Sunday in Oakville, Ontario. Sixteen women’s teams and 16 men’s teams are taking part in the single knock-out competition. Among today’s games…
Rylan Kleiter, Saskatoon vs Reid Carruthers, Winnipeg—2:30 p.m.
Mike McEwen, Saskatoon vs Brendan Bottcher, Calgary—2:30 p.m.
All winners advance and all losers are eliminated.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays–5:07 p.m. at Toronto.
Inter-League—3 night games
National League—6 night games
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