SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5
Western Hockey League–2 games:
Red Deer Rebels at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Victoria Royals vs Seattle Thunderbirds—9:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they host Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 19 wins, 8 losses, 1 extra time loss for 39 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they are home to the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 15 wins, 13 losses, 2 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Yorkton Terriers at Humboldt Broncos—7 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Contacts—7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Warman Wildcats at Regina Pat-Canadians—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–8 games:
New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
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The 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday in Vernon, B-C. There are 14 provincial and territorial champions in each of the Senior Women’s and Senior Men’s Divisions. The fields are split into two pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by championship and seeding pools, winding up with the straight knock-out playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by Nancy Martin’s Martensville foursome in the Senior Women’s competition. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
8 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Northern Ontario
In the Senior Men’s competition, Saskatchewan is represented by the Bruce Korte quartet from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
Noon – Saskatchewan vs B-C
4 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland and Labrador
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Saturday when 5 games are scheduled, including the Saskatchewan Rush playing their home opener against the Rochester Knighthawks. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 11th place. Rochester has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—3 games at 6:15 p.m.
St. Joseph at Holy Cross
Aden Bowman at Bishop Mahoney
Tommy Douglas at Saskatoon Christian School
Senior Boys Division—2 games at 8 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Bishop Mahoney
Tommy Douglas at St. Joseph
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National Basketball Association–2 games:
New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks—6:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors are off until Friday when they host the Miami Heat at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.)
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