SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 6
National Lacrosse League—Week 19 continues with 4 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Calgary Roughnecks—7 p.m.
(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. The Rush have 6 wins, 9 losses…good for 12th place. Calgary has 7 wins, 8 losses…tied for 7th place.)
New York Riptide at Rochester Knighthawks—5 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Albany Firewolves—5 p.m.
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Georgia Swarm—5:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League Playoffs return to action tomorrow with 2 games. The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they open a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final against the Red Deer Rebels. 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.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Quakers at Regina Capitals—7:30 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-seven final 2-1)
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The Telus Cup Western Regional Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament continues today and runs through tomorrow 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 1 win, 1 loss for 3 points…tied for 2nd place. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Blazers vs Winnipeg Wild—2 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Thunder Bay Kings—11 a.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 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule…
Canada vs Czechia—1 p.m. Sunday
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild—2 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins—11 a.m.
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—1:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks—1:30 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks—4 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The field of 13 nations has been reduced to six for playoffs. Canada – represented by the Brier-champion Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland – finished the round-robin with 10 wins, 2 losses…good for 2nd place. On today’s schedule…
2 a.m. qualification games – Scotland vs United States
Germany vs Italy
8 a.m. semi-finals – Canada vs higher seeded qualification winner
Sweden vs lower seeded qualification winner
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees–5:05 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game, 2 night
National League—4 day games, 2 night
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Lakers—1:30 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets—5 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Memphis Grizzlies—6 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Denver Nuggets—7 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Washington Wizards at 4 p.m. in Toronto.)
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