SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Western Hockey League playoffs:
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Calgary Hitmen—7 p.m.
(Opening game of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
The remaining three Conference series start as follows…
Prince Albert Raiders at Medicine Hat Tigers—Saturday at 7 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final. Game 2 is Sunday at 6 p.m. in Medicine Hat with Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday, 7 p.m. both nights, at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—tomorrow at 8:05 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final)
Victoria Royals at Spokane Chiefs—Sunday at 7:05 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Westleys vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven final 3-2)
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals—5:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Utah Hockey Club—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
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The 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, April 20th, in Czechia. Ten national teams are taking part, including Canada, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play. That is followed by eight teams qualifying for straight knockout playoffs. Saskatoon product Emily Clark is on the Canadian roster. On today’s schedule…
Canada vs Finland–11 a.m.
(Opening game for the Canadians.)
Hungary vs Japan—3 a.m. Friday
Canada vs Switzerland—7 a.m. Friday
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Major League Baseball
American League—4 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox—2:10 p.m.
National League—1 day game, 1 night
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National Basketball Association—5 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Dallas Mavericks at 6:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 20 of the season starts with Vancouver at Toronto. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Sunday when they visit the Colorado Mammoth. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 1:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 2 p.m. Saskatchewan has 11 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place. Colorado has 8 wins, 8 losses…tied for 6th place. The Rush’s last regular-season game will be at home on Saturday, April 19th, against Ottawa. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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