SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 18
The Viterra Scotties, Provincial Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Tisdale. Twelve teams are taking part, split into two pools of six each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by the top two teams from each pool advancing to Page Playoffs. The winner represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, to be held February 16th through 25th at Calgary. Today’s draws go at 9 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow night with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Calgary Hitmen. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 7:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 29 wins, 9 losses, 4 extra time losses for 62 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 17 wins, 17 losses, 6 extra time losses for 40 points…good for 9th place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Saturday, January 27th against the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they go to the Edmonton Oil Kings. P-A has 19 wins, 20 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 14 wins, 24 losses, 2 extra time losses for 30 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, January 26th against the Saskatoon Blades. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:45 p.m.:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Bears vs Saskatoon Stars—7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League–10 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings—9 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—2 games at 6:15 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School at Marion Graham
Bedford Road at E-D Feehan
Senior Boys Division—3 games at 8 p.m.
Walter Murray at Marion Graham
Legacy Christian Academy at E-D Feehan
Bedford Road at L’Ecole Francais
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 8 of the season starts with New York at Buffalo. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the Vancouver Warriors. 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, 3 losses…good for 12th place. Vancouver has 1 win, 4 losses…tied for 13th place.
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National Basketball Association–5 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
Washington Wizards at New York Knicks—6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz—8 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves—9 p.m.
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