SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 27
Western Hockey League playoffs:
Portland Winterhawks at Spokane Chiefs—6:05 p.m.
(Spokane leads the best-of-seven Western Conference final 1-0)
The remaining series resumes Tuesday, as follows…
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 2-0)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Weyburn Red Wings at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
(Melfort leads the best-of-seven final 3-1)
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The 2025 Telus Cup National Under-18 Men’s Hockey Championship continues and winds up today in Chilliwack, B-C. On today’s schedule…
Noon Third Place/Bronze Medal Game – Moncton, New Brunswick, Flyers vs Elgin-Middlesex, Ontario, Canucks
4 p.m. Championship/Gold Medal Game – Regina Pat-Canadians vs Chevaliers de Levis, Quebec
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—4 games:
Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues—11 a.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens—4:30 p.m.
(Washington leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers—7:30 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils—1:30 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
The remaining series continue, as follows…
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs—Tuesday at 5 p.m.
(Toronto leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights—Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
New York Sirens at Minnesota Frost—Noon
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The 2025 I-I-H-F Under-18 Men’s World Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Saturday in Frisco and Allen, Texas. Ten national teams, including Canada, are taking part. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Among the Canadian team members is Macklin product and Victoria centre Cole Reschny and Prince Albert Raiders’ defenceman Daxon Rudolph. Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 2nd place in Pool A. On Canada’s schedule today…
3 p.m. – Canada vs Finland
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The World Mixed Doubles, World Senior Women’s and World Senior Men’s Curling Championships start today and run through Saturday, May 3rd in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The World Mixed Doubles Championship has a field of 20 duos, split into two pools of 10 couples each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Canada’s entry of the husband and wife team of Brent Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman of Chestermere, Alberta, has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
11 a.m. – Canada vs Sweden
The World Senior Women’s Championship has a field of 16 teams, split into three pools – two of five teams and one of six teams, for preliminary round-robin play – followed by playoffs, Canada’s entry is skipped by Atina Ford Johnston of Alberta and has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in the five-team Pool A. On their schedule today…
5 a.m. – Canada 6, Japan 4
The World Senior Men’s Championship has a field of 31 teams, split into five pools – four of six teams and one of seven teams, for preliminary round-robin play – followed by playoffs. Canada’s entry is skipped by Randy Bryden of Regina and has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in the seven-team Pool A. On their schedule today…
5 p.m. – Canada vs Portugal
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 day games, 1 doubleheader, including
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees—doubleheader starts at 11:35 a.m.
Inter-League—3 day games
National League—5 day games, 1 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—4 games:
New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons—11 a.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves—1:30 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks—7:30 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
The remaining series continue, as follows…
Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat—tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
(Cleveland leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-0)
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Golden State leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Los Angeles Clippers at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
The Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the Western Conference quarter-semi-final round.
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs are idle until the semi-finals begin. The match-ups will have the Saskatchewan Rush take on the Halifax Thunderbirds while the Buffalo Bandits meet the Vancouver Warriors. Dates and times for the series have yet to be announced.
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