SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7
National Football League—Week 14 starts:
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers—7:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Red Deer Rebels. 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. Red Deer has 13 wins, 11 losses, 3 extra time losses for 29 points…good for 8th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until tomorrow 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. Calgary has 11 wins, 13 losses, 3 extra time losses for 25 points…good for 9th place in the East.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Seattle Seahawks—9:30 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 now split into 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 6 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in the Championship pool. On their schedule today…
2:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Manitoba
10:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Nova Scotia
In the Senior Men’s competition, Saskatchewan is represented by the Bruce Korte quartet from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. Saskatchewan has 6 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in the Championship Pool. On their schedule today…
2:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick
10:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Manitoba
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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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National Basketball Association–2 games at Las Vegas:
Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks—4 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Charlotte Hornets at 6 p.m.)
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