SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29
Western Hockey League–3 games:
Medicine Hat Tigers at Calgary Hitmen—3 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Edmonton Oil Kings—5 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets vs Vancouver Giants—6 p.m. at Langley, B-C
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 19 wins, 10 losses, 4 extra time losses for 42 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 17 wins, 11 losses, 3 extra time losses for 37 points…tied for 5th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. First face-off is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship–4 games in Ottawa:
Canada vs Germany–6:30 p.m.
(Canada has 1 win, 0 losses and 1 extra time loss for 4 points…good for 2nd place in Pool A. Germany has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…good for 5th place in Pool A. The tournament has 10 countries taking part with the top four teams from each pool of five teams advancing to the straight-knockout playoffs. Among Canada’s players are defenceman Caden Price plus forwards Brayden Yager and Berkly Catton…all of Saskatoon, forward Tanner Howe of Prince Albert and Saskatoon Blades’ defenceman Tanner Molendyk. Germany’s team includes Saskatoon Blades’ left winger David Lewandowski.)
Switzerland vs Sweden—11 a.m.
United States vs Finland—1:30 p.m.
Czechia vs Slovakia—4 p.m.
(The tournament winds up on Sunday, January 5th.)
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National Hockey League–9 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks—3 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning—4 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues—2 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings—4 p.m.
New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins—4:30 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights—7 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
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Spengler Cup—2 quarter-final games in Davos, Swizerland:
Straubing Tigers (Gemany) vs H-C Dynamo Pardubice (Czechia)—8:10 a.m.
Karpat Oulu (Finland) vs H-C Davos—1:15 p.m.
(The winners will play Canada and H-C Fribourg Gotteron in the semi-finals tomorrow. Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place in Pool B.)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Ottawa Charge at New York Sirens—Noon
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National Football League–Week 17 of the season continues with 9 games:
Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants—Noon
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills—Noon
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles—Noon
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Noon
Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints—Noon
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars—Noon
Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns—3:05 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings—3:25 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders—7:20 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 5 of the season continues and ends:
Georgia Swarm at Colorado Mammoth—3 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, January 11th when they host the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place. Las Vegas has 0 wins, 4 losses…tied for 13th place.)
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National Basketball Association–6 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks–5 p.m. at Toronto
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