SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 1
National Lacrosse League–Week 14 continues and ends with 3 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits
(Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 9 wins, 2 losses…good for 2nd place. Buffalo has 8 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place.)
Calgary Roughnecks at Colorado Mammoths—8 p.m.
Halifax Thunderbirds at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—9 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–10 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Moose Jaw Warriors
(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. Moose Jaw has 11 wins, 41 losses, 7 extra time losses for 29 points…good for 11th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is tomorrow against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
(P-A has 33 wins, 20 losses, 5 extra time losses for 71 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 30 wins, 25 losses, 2 extra time losses for 62 points…good for 8th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Tuesday when they entertain the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Regina Pats—6 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Humboldt Broncos at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Delisle Chiefs vs Saskatoon Royals—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Opening game of best-of-seven North Division semi-final)
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven South Division semi-final)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Prince Albert Bears at Notre Dame Hounds—6:30 p.m.
Swift Current Wildcats at Battlefords Sharks—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Calgary Flames at Florida Panthers—2 p.m.
Nashville Predators at New York Islanders—11:30 a.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals—11:30 a.m.
Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins—2 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Seahawks—9 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Utah Hockey Club—8 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Boston Fleet at Montreal Victoire—1 p.m.
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The 2025 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today 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. On their schedules today…
3:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan-McEwen vs Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan-Kleiter vs Nova Scotia
The 2025 Masters Women’s and Men’s Provincial Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Moose Jaw. The women’s competition has six teams playing a round-robin plus three-team straight knock-out format. The final round-robin draw goes at 9 a.m. with the semi-final game at 2 p.m. The men’s competition has 10 teams, split into two pools of five teams each, for round-robin play plus a four-team Page Playoff. The final round-robin draw goes at 9 a.m. with the 1-2 and 3-4 Page Playoff games at 2 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(U-B-C leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
Canada West University Women’s Basketball Conference Playoffs—sudden-death semi-final
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Fraser Valley Cascades—7 p.m. at The P-A-C
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Fraser Valley Cascades—6 p.m. at Abbotsford, B-C
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Trinity Western Spartans—3 p.m. at The P-A-C
(Best-of-three quarter-final tied 1-1)
The Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling teams are taking part in the U Sports national championships, resuming at 8 a.m. and concluding today at St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—16 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays split squad vs Atlanta Braves—12:05 p.m. at North Port, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Orlando Magic at 5 p.m.
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