SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
Canadian Football League–Week 18 starts with 2 games:
Edmonton Elks at Toronto Argonauts—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs B-C Lions—8 p.m. at Vancouver
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 6 wins, 9 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Hamilton has 7 wins, 8 losses for 14 points…good for 3rd place in the East Division.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday, October 14th when Week 6 starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Alberta Golden Bears at 1 p.m. in Edmonton. Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. Alberta has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. The Dogs’ next home game is Saturday, October 21st when they host the Calgary Dinos. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 4 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular season starts and ends with three games, including The Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Winnipeg Rifles. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. Winnipeg has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field
Bethlehem vs E-D Feehan—3 p.m.
Marion Graham vs Centennial—5:15 p.m.
Walter Murray vs Evan Hardy—7:30 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–7 games:
Prince Albert Raiders at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
(P-A has 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 1 win, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 10th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 13th against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Wenatchee Wild at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 3 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 1st place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Notre Dame Hounds at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Saskatoon Westleys at Delisle Chiefs
Regina Capitals vs Fort Knox at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Mintos at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League—5 pre-season games:
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs MacEwan Griffins—7 p.m. at Edmonton
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs MacEwan Griffins—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Regina Cougars—7 p.m.
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Six different age group Canadian soccer championships continue today and run through Sunday, as follows…
Girls Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 10 teams taking part, including the F-C Regina Bluestars.
Boys Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon-Astra Soccer Academy. They have 1 win, 0 losses. On their schedule today…
Saskatoon Astra S-A vs Edmonton B-T-B S-C—9:15 a.m.
Girls Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 10 teams taking part, including Regina Q-C United.
Boys Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon Alliance. They have 1 win, 0 losses. On their schedule today…
Saskatoon Alliance vs C-S Mont Royal, Quebec, Outremont—9 a.m.
Women’s Jubilee Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
Men’s Challenge Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs return to action tomorrow when the League Division Series start, as follows…
Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles—11:03 a.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros—2:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—4:07 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven National League Division Series)
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:20 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
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