SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Calgary. A total of 18 teams are taking part…13 provincial or territorial champions plus four wild-card teams and the defending champions as Team Canada. The teams are split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Saskatchewan is represented by the Skylar Ackerman foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They have 3 wins, 3 losses…good for 5th place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
8:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland and Labrador
7:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs B-C
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Western Hockey League—2 games:
Calgary Hitmen at Edmonton Oil Kings—Noon
Moose Jaw Warriors at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts 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 42 wins, 9 losses, 5 extra time losses for 89 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they host Brandon. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 26 wins, 25 losses, 4 extra time losses for 56 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. The Wheat Kings have 27 wins, 22 losses, 6 extra time losses for 60 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Yorkton Maulers vs Saskatoon Contacts—5 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Swift Current Legionnaires vs Saskatoon Blazers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Tisdale Trojans at Notre Dame Hounds–8 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games at 6 p.m.:
Ottawa at Boston
Montreal at New York
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers—9 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Arizona Coyotes—9 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 13 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they play host to the Halifax Thunderbirds. 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 3 wins, 4 losses…good for 10th place. Halifax has 6 wins, 4 losses…tied for 4th place.
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The National Basketball Association is into its all-star break with regular-season play resuming tomorrow with 12 games, including the Toronto Raptors at home to the Brooklyn Nets at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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