SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
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 4 wins, 4 losses…good for 5th place in Pool A. They are done their preliminary round schedule and have today off.
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Western Hockey League:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Brandon Wheat Kings
(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.
The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host Brandon. 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.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Flin Flon Bombers at Humboldt Broncos—7 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Swift Current Legionnaires vs Saskatoon Blazers—1:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Battlefords Sharks vs Saskatoon Stars—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition:
Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres—2:10 p.m. at Peoria, Az.
(The Toronto Blue Jays start their pre-season schedule on Saturday at 12:07 p.m. when they host the Philadelphia Phillies at Dunedin, Fla.)
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 13 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off 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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National Basketball Association–12 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets–6 p.m. at Toronto
Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Utah Jazz—8 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
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