Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 4 at Calgary Hitmen 3
(The Blue and Gold have 30 wins, 9 losses, 4 extra time losses for 64 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 17 wins, 18 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.)
Prince Albert Raiders 4 at Edmonton Oil Kings 6
(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.)
Moose Jaw Warriors 5 at Swift Current Broncos 3
Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 at Regina Pats 2
Red Deer Rebels 3 at Medicine Hat Tigers 1
Portland Winterhawks 2 at Prince George Cougars 3
Vancouver Giants 2 at Kelowna Rockets 5
Everett Silvertips 11 at Spokane Chiefs 1
Seattle Thunderbirds 3 vs Tri-City Americans 1
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melville Millionaires 4 at Nipawin Hawks 3 in SO
Kindersley Klippers 2 at Weyburn Red Wings 5
Melfort Mustangs 1 at Estevan Bruins 0
Humboldt Broncos 4 at Battlefords North Stars 5
Yorkton Terriers 5 at La Ronge Ice Wolves 4
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Delisle Chiefs 7 at Prince Albert Timberjaks 2
Carrot River Thunder 3 vs Saskatoon Westleys 4 in OT
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Blazers 1 at Prince Albert Mintos 0
Tisdale Trojans 5 at Moose Jaw Warriors 1
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National Hockey League–4 games:
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4
Minnesota Wild 6 at Florida Panthers 4
New Jersey Devils 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1
New York Islanders 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 in OT
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs MacEwan Griffins 0
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 10 vs MacEwan Griffins 0
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Regina Cougars 0
Canada West University Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 108 at Brandon Bobcats 53
Mens’s- Huskies 62 vs Bobcats 80
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The Viterra Scotties, Provincial Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through tomorrow 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. Yesterday’s draws went at 10 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m.
10:00am:
Martin 7 vs Barker 6
Ackerman 5 vs Silvernagle 10
Englot 5 vs Tisdale 4
Orsted 7 vs Holland 6
3:00pm:
Mitchell 6 vs Ackerman 14
Anderson 6 vs Martin 10
Silvernagle 5 vs Selzer 2
Barker 7 vs Stevenson 5
7:30pm:
Holland 8 vs Anderson 1
Mitchell 10 vs Tisdale 4
Orsted 6 vs Stevenson 4
Englot 6 vs Selzer 5
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National Lacrosse League–Week 8 of the season starts:
New York Riptide 15 at Buffalo Bandits 13
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action today 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–7 games:
San Antonio Spurs 120 at Charlotte Hornets 124
Philadelphia 76ers 124 at Orlando Magic 109
Denver Nuggets 102 at Boston Celtics 100
Atlanta Hawks 109 at Miami Heat 108
Phoenix Suns 123 at New Orleans Pelicans 109
Indiana Pacers 115 at Portland Trailblazers 118
Brooklyn Nets 130 at Los Angeles Lakers 112
(The Toronto Raptors return to action today when they visit the New York Knicks at 6:30 p.m.)
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