SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
Canadian Football League–Week 20 of the regular-season starts:
Calgary Stampeders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—5 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday, October 26th when they host Calgary. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 9 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 19 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division.)
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The Prairie Football Conference playoffs are off until Sunday when the conference final is scheduled, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Regina Thunder
(Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The winner advances to host the national semi-final against the B-C Conference champion on Sunday, October 27th.)
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Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field:
E-D Feehan vs Mount Royal—3 p.m.
Marion Graham vs Bishop Mahoney—5:15 p.m.
Tommy Douglas vs Aden Bowman—7:30 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Football Conference–Week 7 starts
Calgary Dinos vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 p.m. at Vancouver
(The Saskatchewan Huskies return to action tomorrow when they are home to the Regina Rams. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place. Regina has 2 wins, 4 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.)
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Regina Cougars—6 p.m. at the P-A-C
Canada West University Men’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Pandas—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—7 p.m. at Edmonton
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Western Hockey League–6 games:
Prince Albert Raiders at Victoria Royals–8:05 p.m.
(Prince Albert has 2 wins, 5 losses, 2 extra time losses for 6 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Victoria has 5 wins, 1 loss, 2 extra time losses for 12 points…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 25th against Seattle. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Red Deer Rebels. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 8 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 17 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 5 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 11 points…tied for 2nd place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday against the Seattle Thunderbirds. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Weyburn Red Wings at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Fort Knox vs Saskatoon Quakers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Estevan Bears at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–3 games:
San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
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The World Mixed Curling Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Aberdeen, Scotland. The 38-team field has been reduced to 16 for straight knock-out playoffs. Canada is represented by the Shaun Meachem foursome from Swift Current. They finished the preliminary round-robin with 7 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Group A. On Canada’s schedule today…
Round of 16 – 6 a.m. – Canada vs Netherlands
Quarter-finals – Noon – Canada/Netherlands vs Japan/Kazakhstan
The semi-finals will be held at 2 a.m. Saturday and the final at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
National League
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets—3:08 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven N-L-C-S 3-1)
American League
New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians—6:08 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven A-L-C-S 2-1)
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