SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
Western Hockey League–5 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Swift Current Broncos
(Game time 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 31 wins, 20 losses, 7 extra time losses for 69 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 31 wins, 25 losses, 2 extra time losses for 64 points…good for 8th place in the East.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they are home to Saskatoon. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 34 wins, 20 losses, 6 extra time losses for 74 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Yorkton Terriers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games at 8 p.m.:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Westleys at Rod Hamm Arena
(Best-of-seven North Division semi-final tied 1-1)
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm
(Regina leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 2-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Regina Pat-Canadians at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
Swift Current Legionnaires at Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
(Warman leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
Saskatoon Blazers at Tisdale Trojans—8 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
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National Hockey League–5 games:
Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks—9:30 p.m.
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers—6:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
New York Sirens at Boston Fleet—6 p.m.
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The 2025 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday 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. The McEwen squad has 6 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool B. The Kleiter team has 3 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
3:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan-Kleiter vs Saskatchewan-McEwen
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—13 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates–12:05 p.m. at Bradenton, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—8 games:
The Toronto Raptors are idle until Friday when they host the Utah Jazz at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 15 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they visit the Georgia Swarm. Saskatchewan has 9 wins, 3 losses…good for 2nd place. Georgia has 7 wins, 4 losses…tied for 3rd place. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL starts at 6:15 p.m., with play-by-play at 6:30 p.m. Next home game for the Rush is Saturday, March 29th against the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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