SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Western Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Prince Albert Raiders
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1. 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. A Game 6, if necessary, would be played tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre in P-A.)
Red Deer Rebels at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Everett Silvertips vs Vancouver Giants—8 p.m. at Langley, B-C
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Kelowna Rockets at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
(Kelowna leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(Flin Flon leads the best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)
Humboldt Broncos at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
(Melfort leads the best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)
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The Telus Cup Western Regional Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament continues today and runs through Sunday in Winnipeg. Four teams are taking part, including the Saskatoon Blazers – champions of the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A League title – in a round-robin plus playoffs format. Saskatoon has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 3rd place. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Blazers vs Thunder Bay Kings—4 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Winnipeg Wild—7 p.m.
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The World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, April 14th in Utica, New York. A total of 10 nations are taking part, including Canada, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Saskatoon product and winger Emily Clark is a member of Team Canada. Canada has 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Switzerland—1 p.m.
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National Hockey League—6 games:
Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. There are 13 nations taking part, including Canada – represented by the Brier-champion Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland. The teams play a round-robin schedule, followed by the top six teams advancing to playoffs. Canada has 9 wins, 2 losses…tied for 2nd place. On Canada’s schedule today…
11 a.m. – Canada vs Switzerland
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Major League Baseball regular-season:
American League—2 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees–11:05 a.m.
Inter-League—2 day games, 1 night
National League—2 day games, 3 night
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National Lacrosse League—Week 19 starts with 4 games:
Saskatchewan Rush at Calgary Roughnecks—7 p.m.
(The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Rush have 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 9th place. Calgary has 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 9th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is tomorrow against Calgary. 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.)
Buffalo Bandits at Colorado Mammoth—7 p.m.
Halifax Thunderbirds at Vancouver Warriors—8 p.m.
Panther City at San Diego Seals—8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association—12 games:
Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks–6 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers—5 p.m.
Portland Trailblazers at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Charlotte Hornets—5 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Boston Celtics—5:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans—6 p.m.
New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls—6 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Memphis Grizzlies—6 p.m.
Miami Heat at Houston Rockets—6 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns—9 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers—8:30 p.m.
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