SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
Western Hockey League–9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Calgary Hitmen
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 11 wins, 9 losses, 3 extra time losses for 25 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 13 wins, 8 losses, 4 extra time losses for 30 points…tied for 3rd place in the East.)
Swift Current Broncos at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Regina Pats at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Kelowna Rockets at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Wenatchee Wild—9 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host Calgary. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 17 wins, 6 losses, 3 extra time losses for 37 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Estevan Bruins at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Kindersley Klippers—7:30 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Royals—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Carrot River Thunder at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A League:
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Contacts—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League–6 games:
Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers—6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal Victoire at Ottawa Charge—6 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow at Moncton, New Brunswick. There are 14 women’s teams and 14 men’s teams that are split into championship or seeding pools. All teams are either provincial or territorial champions. Saskatchewan’s representatives are the Tracy Streifel foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana Club in the women’s division. They qualified for the championship pool and have 5 wins, 3 losses…tied for 4th place. On the men’s side, Randy Bryden’s Regina quartet represents Saskatchewan. They qualified for the championship pool and have 7 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place. On their schedules today…
9 a.m. women: Saskatchewan vs B-C
9 a.m. men: Saskatchewan vs Quebec
5 p.m. women: Saskatchewan vs Alberta
7:30 p.m. men: Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick
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National Lacrosse League–Week 2 of the 2024-25 regular-season starts:
Colorado Mammoth at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—9:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, December 14th when they play their regular-season home opener against the Halifax Thunderbirds at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. 92-9, THE BULL has a one-hour pre-game show beginning at 5:45 p.m. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for first place. Halifax has yet to play a game.)
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National Basketball Association—7 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Dallas Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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