Western Hockey League–10 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 4 vs Edmonton Oil Kings 5
(P-A has 33 wins, 20 losses, 5 extra time losses for 71 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 33 wins, 22 losses, 4 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Moose Jaw Warriors 2 at Swift Current Broncos 3 OT
Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 at Brandon Wheat Kings 4 SO
Medicine Hat Tigers 2 at Regina Pats 0
Calgary Hitmen 1 at Red Deer Rebels 2
Kamloops Blazers 2 at Prince George Cougars 4
Portland Winterhawks 5 at Victoria Royals 6 OT
Vancouver Giants 2 vs Tri-City Americans 3 OT
Wenatchee Wild 1 at Spokane Chiefs 5
Seattle Thunderbirds 1 at Everett Silvertips 2
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action today when they visit Moose Jaw. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 30 wins, 19 losses, 7 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Saskatoon’s next home game is Sunday against Edmonton. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Kindersley Klippers 2 at Nipawin Hawks 5
Humboldt Broncos 5 at Yorkton Terriers 3
Melville Millionaires 5 at Weyburn Red Wings 2
Estevan Bruins 5 at Battlefords North Stars 7
Flin Flon Bombers 0 at Melfort Mustangs 5
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
S’toon Quakers 4 vs S’toon Westleys 0
(Opening game of best-of-seven North Division semi-final)
Assiniboia Southern Rebels 1 vs Fort Knox 6
(Opening game of best-of-seven South Division semi-final)
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Rangers 2
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 6
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5
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The 2025 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, started yesterday and runs through Sunday, March 9th, in Kelowna, B-C. There are 18 teams taking part, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Among the 18 teams are the Mike McEwen foursome and the Rylan Kleiter quartet, both from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They are both in Pool B. Today’s one draw goes at 8:30 p.m. The Saskatchewan teams will open their slate of games this afternoon.
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies 4 vs U-B-C Thunderbirds 5 OT
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Fraser Valley Cascades 1
(Opening match of best-of-three quarter-final)
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Trinity Western Spartans 2
(The best-of-three quarter-final is tied 1-1)
The Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling teams took part in the U Sports national championships, beginning at 8 a.m. at St. Catharines, Ontario.
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On the high school beat:
The Saskatoon City High School wrestling championships continue and wound up yesterday at Aden Bowman.
Boys
Saskatoon High School Basketball League—6 games
Bishop Mahoney 57 at Bethlehem 64
St. Joseph 76 at Centennial 54
Holy Cross 100 at Aden Bowman 66
Girls
Saskatoon High School Basketball League—6 games
Bishop Mahoney 52 at Bethlehem 65
St. Joseph 55 at Centennial 61
Holy Cross 52 at Aden Bowman 36
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—17 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays split squad 10 vs Detroit Tigers 7
Toronto Blue Jays split squad 3 vs New York Yankees 6
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors 115 at Chicago Bulls 125
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