SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 17
The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship continues and winds up today at Merlis Belsher Place. The eight team field has been reduced to six taking part, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies. On today’s schedule…
Consolation final
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—10 a.m.
Third Place Game
Waterloo Warriors vs Montreal Carabins—2 p.m.
Championship final
Concordia Stingers vs Toronto Varsity Blues—6 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–6 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Regina Pats—4 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Calgary Hitmen—4 p.m.
Swift Current Broncos at Edmonton Oil Kings—6 p.m.
Prince George Cougars vs Vancouver Giants—5 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Wenatchee Wild at Spokane Chiefs—6:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks vs Seattle Thunderbirds—6:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they are home to Calgary. 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 47 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 99 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Wednesday when they host the Regina Pats. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 30 wins, 30 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Blazers vs Tisdale Trojans—7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-0)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Rebels at Battlefords Sharks—3 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
Toronto at Montreal—10:30 a.m.
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National Hockey League—7 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets—4 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators—4 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers—11 a.m.
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights—1:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks—4 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins—4 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues—5 p.m.
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On the pebbled ice:
The Provincial Senior Women’s Curling Championship continues and wraps up today in Martensville. The eight-team field is down to four teams with the semi-finals at 10 a.m. and the final at 3 p.m.
The Provincial Senior Men’s Curling Championship continues and concludes today in Melfort. The 12-team field has been reduced to four teams with the semi-finals at 9 a.m. and the final at 2 p.m.
The B-K-T Tires World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, March 24th in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Thirteen teams are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format, including Canada – represented by the Rachel Homan foursome of Ottawa. They have 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. On their schedule today…
11 a.m. – Canada vs United States
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—17 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays (split squad) vs Philadelphia Phillies—11:05 a.m. at Clearwater, Fla.
Toronto Blue Jays (split squad) vs Minnesota Twins—11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they visit the New York Riptide. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 5:15 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 5:30 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 6 losses…good for 9th place. New York has 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 10th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 6th against the Calgary Roughnecks. 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. 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 Orlando Magic–4 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks—11 a.m.
Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons—1 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks—1:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards—4 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs—5 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Clippers—7:30 p.m.
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