SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28
Western Hockey League–3 games:
Calgary Hitmen at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings. 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 24 wins, 8 losses, 2 extra time losses for 50 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 17 wins, 12 losses, 5 extra time losses for 39 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Monday when they host the Wheaties. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Saturday when they are home to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 17 wins, 16 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Friday, January 5th in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team Canada is one of 10 nations taking part. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by an eight-team straight knock-out playoff. Team Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place in Pool A. Team Canada’s next game is tomorrow against Sweden at 12:30 p.m. Among the players on Team Canada’s roster are Saskatoon Blades’ centre Fraser Minten plus Saskatoon product and Moose Jaw Warriors’ centre Brayden Yager. On today’s schedule…
United States vs Switzerland—10 a.m.
Sweden vs Germany—12:30 p.m.
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The Spengler Cup, an annual international men’s hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland, continues today and runs through Sunday. There are six teams taking part, including Team Canada, split into two pools of three teams for round-robin play followed by four teams qualifying for straight knockout playoffs. Team Canada has 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for first place in Pool B. On today’s schedule…
Team Canada vs H-C Davos (Switzerland)—1:15 p.m.
Kal-Pa Kuopio (Finland) vs H-C Dynamo Pardubice (Czechia)—8:10 a.m.
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The Circle-K Classic Male Under-18 Hockey Tournament starts today and runs through Monday in Calgary. There are 32 teams from around the world taking part, including the Prince Albert Mintos, Swift Current Legionnaires and Warman Wildcats from the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League. The 32 teams are divided into eight pools of four teams each for round-robin play, followed by playoffs. On today’s schedule for the Saskatchewan teams…
Warman Wildcats vs Shawnigan Lake, B-C, School—11 a.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires vs Calgary Buffaloes—4:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos vs O-H-A Penticton, B-C—7:15 p.m.
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
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The Provincial Under-18 Girls and Boys Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday in Moose Jaw. Twelve Girls teams and 10 Boys teams are taking part with the fields split into two even groups for preliminary round-robin play, followed by four teams qualifying for Page Playoffs. Draws today go at 9 a.m., 2:30 and 7 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 17 starts:
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns—7:15 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 5 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Sunday when they are home to the Albany Firewolves. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show. The Rush have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 8th place. Albany has 3 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place.
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National Basketball Association–8 games:
Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics—6 p.m.
Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Los Angeles Lakers—9:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit Boston at 6:30 p.m.)
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