SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 7
The 2024 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Regina. A total of 18 teams are taking part, including the Mike McEwen foursome from Saskatoon-Nutana representing Saskatchewan. The 18 teams are split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play with the top three teams from each pool advancing to the playoff round. Saskatchewan has 6 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
2 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Quebec
Pool A draws go today at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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U Sports National Women’s Basketball Championship at Edmonton—4 quarter-final games:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos—7 p.m.
Fraser Valley Cascades vs Carleton Ravens—1:30 p.m.
Queen’s Gaels vs Saint Mary’s Huskies—3:30 p.m.
Laval Rouge et Or vs Alberta Pandas—9 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Medicine Hat Tigers. 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 43 wins, 12 losses, 5 extra time losses for 91 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Medicine Hat has 35 wins, 20 losses, 7 extra time losses for 77 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they are home to the Edmonton Oil Kings. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 29 wins, 27 losses, 4 extra time losses for 62 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 22 wins, 35 losses, 3 extra time losses for 47 points…good for 11th place in the East.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
S’toon Westleys vs S’toon Royals at Rod Hamm Arena
Regina Capitals vs Fort Knox at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Saskatoon Blazers at Estevan Bears—7:45 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
Regina Pat-Canadians at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
Swift Current Legionnaires at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
(Prince Albert leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators–7 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—13 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers–5:05 p.m. at Lakeland, Fla.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—5 games
Mount Royal at Saskatoon Christian School—6 p.m.
Walter Murray at Holy Cross—6:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman at St. Joseph—6:30 p.m.
Bethlehem at Centennial—6:30 p.m.
Evan Hardy at Bishop Mahoney—6:30 p.m.
Senior Boys Division—7 games
Saskatoon Christian School at Evan Hardy—8 p.m.
E-D Feehan at Legacy Christian Academy—8 p.m.
Mount Royal at Tommy Douglas—8 p.m.
Walter Murray at Holy Cross—8:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman at St. Joseph—8:30 p.m.
Bethlehem at Centennial—8:30 p.m.
Marion Graham at Bishop Mahoney—8:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 15 of the season starts with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Buffalo Bandits. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6:15 p.m. with The Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 6:30 p.m. The Rush have 4 wins, 5 losses…good for 9th place. Buffalo has 5 wins, 6 losses…tied for 7th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 16th against the New York Riptide. First face-off is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 6 to 7 p.m. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.
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National Basketball Association—7 games:
Toronto Raptors at Phoenix Suns–8 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Detroit Pistons—6 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Denver Nuggets—9 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
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