Western Hockey League–9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 1 vs Moose Jaw Warriors 2
( P-A has 17 wins, 17 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 20 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 42 points…good for 4th place in the East.)
Brandon Wheat Kings 5 at Regina Pats 3
Red Deer Rebels 5 at Swift Current Broncos 4 in OT
Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 at Medicine Hat Tigers 2
Edmonton Oil Kings 3 at Victoria Royals 4
Calgary Hitmen 6 at Kelowna Rockets 7
Prince George Cougars 4 at Kamloops Blazers 1
Tri-City Americans 2 at Spokane Chiefs 6
Everett Silvertips 5 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 4
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until New Year’s Day, Monday, when they host Brandon. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 3:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 24 wins, 8 losses, 2 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 1st 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 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, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 2nd place in Pool A. Team Canada’s next game is today against Germany 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 yesterday’s schedule…
Norway 2 vs Switzerland 6
Latvia 6 vs Germany 2
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The Spengler Cup, an annual international men’s hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland, continues today and runs through tomorrow. The field is down from six teams taking part to four. On today’s semi-final schedule…
Team Canada 3 vs H-C Dynamo Pardubice (Czechia) 4
Frolunda H-C (Sweden) 3 vs H-C Davos (Switzerland) 4
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The Circle-K Classic Male Under-18 Hockey Tournament continues 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 were divided into eight pools of four teams each for round-robin play, now it’s playoff time. On today’s schedule for the Saskatchewan teams…
Swift Current Legionnaires 2 vs Pittsburgh Pens Elite 6
Warman Wildcats 5 vs Fraser Valley, B-C, Thunderbirds 3
Prince Albert Mintos 1 vs Edmonton Junior Oilers Orange 5
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Minnesota Wild 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 in OT
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Florida Panthers 4
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 in SO
New York Rangers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1
New Jersey Devils 2 at Boston Bruins 5
St. Louis Blues 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Nashville Predators 3 at Washington Capitals 2 in SO
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The Provincial Under-18 Girls and Boys Curling Championships wrapped up yesterday in Moose Jaw. The Girl’s semi-final was at 10 a.m. and the final was at 2 p.m. The Boy’s semi-final was at 9 a.m. and the final was at 12:30 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 17 continues:
Detroit Lions 19 at Dallas Cowboys 20
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National Lacrosse League–Week 5 of the season continues with 3 games:
New York Riptide 8 at Toronto Rock 14
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 11 at Calgary Roughnecks 17
Vancouver Warriors 11 at Colorado Mammoth 12 in OT
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tonight 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–6 games:
Toronto Raptors 127 at Detroit Pistons 129
Miami Heat 109 at Utah Jazz 117
New York Knicks 126 at Indiana Pacers 140
Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Minnesota Timberwolves 108
Philadelphia 76ers 92 at Chicago Bulls 105
Dallas Mavericks 132 at Golden State Warriors 122
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