SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025
Western Hockey League–5 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Prince Albert Raiders
(Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 3:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Blades have 20 wins, 10 losses, 4 extra time losses for 44 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 17 wins, 12 losses, 3 extra time losses for 37 points…good for 7th place in the East. P-A’s next home game is Saturday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Regina Pats—4 p.m.
Swift Current Broncos at Brandon Wheat Kings—2 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Edmonton Oil Kings—3 p.m.
Victoria Royals vs Vancouver Giants—4 p.m. at Langley, B-C
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Yorkton Terriers at Melville Millionaires—2 p.m.
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The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship returns to action with 4 quarter-final games in Ottawa, as follows…
Canada vs Czechia—6:30 p.m.
(Canada finished preliminary round play with 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 3rd place in Pool A. Czechia had 3 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 9 points…good for 2nd place in Pool A. 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.)
Sweden vs Latvia—11 a.m.
United States vs Switzerland—1:30 p.m.
Finland vs Slovakia—4 p.m.
Relegation game: Germany vs Kazakhstan–10 a.m.
(Germany’s roster includes Saskatoon Blades’ left winger David Lewandowski. The tournament winds up on Sunday.)
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National Hockey League:
New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings—5 p.m.
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The 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials continue today and run through Saturday in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Sixteen female and male couples are split into two pools of eight duos each for preliminary round-robin play with the top three teams from each pool advancing to the six-team playoffs before determining the winner who will represent Canada at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Championship in late April through early May. Among the 16 pairs are Kirk Muyres of Humboldt and partner Laura Walker of Edmonton, Nancy Martin of Wakaw and Steve Laycock of Saskatoon plus Rylan Kleiter of Saskatoon and partner Brittany Trann of Calgary. Muyres and Walker have 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in Pool A. Kleiter and Trann have 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in Pool A. Martin and Laycock have 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 6th place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
11:30 a.m.: Walker/Muyres vs Zheng/Pietrangelo, Niagara Falls
Martin/Laycock vs Gionest/Desjardins
Trann/Kleiter vs Homan/Bottcher, Edmonton
6:30 p.m.: Martin/Laycock vs Homan/Bottcher, Edmonton
Trann/Kleiter vs Gionest/Desjardins
Walker/Muyres vs Jones/Laing, Barrie, Ontario
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Saturday when Week 6 of the season stats and ends with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle 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–8 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets—6:30 p.m. at Toronto
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