SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 18
Western Hockey League–3 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Moose Jaw Warriors
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 36 wins, 23 losses, 6 extra time losses for 77 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 14 wins, 43 losses, 8 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 11th place in the East.)
Swift Current Broncos at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Blades have 36 wins, 22 losses, 7 extra time losses for 77 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 36 wins, 22 losses, 7 extra time losses for 77 points…tied for 2nd place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Friday against Prince Albert. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Blazers vs Regina Pat-Canadians—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Saskatoon Stars vs Swift Current Wildcats—7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Best-of-three semi-final tied 1-1)
Notre Dame Hounds at Battlefords Sharks—8 p.m.
(Best-of-three semi-final tied 1-1)
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National Hockey League–9 games:
Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal Victoire at Boston Fleet—5 p.m.
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On the pebbled ice…
The World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in South Korea. A total of 13 different national champions are taking part in the round-robin plus six-team straight knockout playoffs format, including Rachel Homan’s Ottawa foursome representing Canada. They have 5 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place. On their schedule today…
6 p.m. – Canada vs South Korea
4 a.m. Wednesday – Canada vs Norway
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship continurs today and runs through Friday in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. A total of 32 duos are taking part, split into four pools of eight couples each for round-robin preliminary play, followed by 12 teams in the playoffs with the four pool winners advancing directly to the quarter-final round. Among the 32 duos are the Saskatchewan champions Christie Gamble and Matthew Lang from Langenburg in Pool A. They have 0 wins, 3 losses…tied for 7th place. Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock from Martensville are in Pool B. They have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 4th place. Plus, Laura Walker of Edmonton and Kirk Muyres of Humboldt are in Pool C. They have 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place. Draws today go at 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m., as well as 7 a.m. tomorrow.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—12 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles—4:05 p.m. at Sarasota, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors are idle until Thursday when they visit the Golden State Warriors at 8 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, March 29th when they host the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 10 wins, 4 losses…good for 2nd place.
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