SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 18
Western Hockey League playoffs—3 games:
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Calgary Hitmen—7 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 2-2)
Spokane Chiefs at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
(Victoria leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-1)
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 2-2)
The Medicine Hat Tigers have advanced to the Eastern Conference final.
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The National Hockey League regular-season is finished with the Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin tomorrow. Following are the opening games for each of the eight Conference quarter-final series…
Western Conference
St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets—tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights—Sunday at 8 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings—Monday at 8 p.m.
(All are opening games of best-of-seven series)
Eastern Conference
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs—Sunday at 5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes—Sunday at 1 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals—Monday at 5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
(All are opening games of best-of-seven series)
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The 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Women’s Hockey Championship is off today, running through Sunday in Czechia. On tomorrow’s schedule…
Fifth Place Game: Switzerland vs Sweden–3 a.m.
Semi-Final: United States vs Czechia–7 a.m.
Semi-Final: Canada vs Finland–11 a.m.
(Saskatoon product Emily Clark is on the Canadian roster.)
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The 2025 Tony Cote First Nations Winter Games start today and run through Thursday at various venues in Saskatoon. Hosted by the Peter Ballantyne First Nation and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, the multi-sport event includes competition in badminton, basketball, curling, volleyball, table tennis and hockey. Young athletes from all 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan are expected to take part. The Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Nations takes place today between 5 and 10 p.m. at Prairieland Park.
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Major League Baseball
American League—4 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners–5:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—7 night games
National League—1 day game, 3 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament
Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks—5 p.m.
(Winner gets the eighth seed, while the loser is eliminated.)
Western Conference Play-In Tournament
Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies—7:30 p.m.
(Winner gets the eighth seed, while the loser is eliminated.)
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National Lacrosse League–Week 21 of the season starts with 3 games:
Halifax Thunderbirds at Toronto Rock—5 p.m.
Calgary Roughnecks at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—8:30 p.m.
Albany Firewolves at San Diego Seals—8:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow when they host the Ottawa Black Bears. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 12 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place. Ottawa has 8 wins, 9 losses…tied for 7th place.)
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