SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 2
The Western Hockey League playoffs are off, likely, until Friday, May 9th when the Ed Chynoweth Cup league final starts, as follows…
Spokane Chiefs at Medicine Hat Tigers
(Opening game of best-of-seven championship final)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The remaining series continue tomorrow, as follows…
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers have all advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-final round. The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the Western Conference semi-final round.
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The 2025 I-I-H-F Under-18 Men’s World Hockey Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Frisco and Allen, Texas. On today’s semi-final schedule…
2 p.m. – Canada vs Slovakia
(Among the Canadian team members is Macklin product and Victoria centre Cole Reschny and Prince Albert Raiders’ defenceman Daxon Rudolph.)
6 p.m. – United States vs Sweden
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The World Mixed Doubles, World Senior Women’s and World Senior Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The World Mixed Doubles Championship has reduced the field of 20 duos to six for playoffs. That includes Canada’s entry of the husband and wife team of Brent Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman of Chestermere, Alberta. They finished preliminary play with 7 wins, 2 losses…good for 3rd place in Pool A. On today’s schedule…
7 a.m. quarter-finals – Estonia 7, Canada 5
Scotland 7, United States 5
3 p.m. semi-finals – Italy vs Estonia
Australia vs Scotland
The World Senior Women’s Championship has reduced the field of 16 teams to eight for playoffs. That includes Canada’s entry, skipped by Atina Ford Johnston of Alberta. They finished preliminary play with 5 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in the five-team Pool A. On today’s schedule…
6 a.m. quarter-finals – Canada 9, United States 5
Scotland 12, Denmark 2
Japan 6, Switzerland 3
Ireland 8, Finland 3
4:30 p.m. semi-finals – Canada vs Ireland
Scotland vs Japan
The World Senior Men’s Championship has reduced the field of 31 teams to eight for playoffs. That includes Canada’s entry, skipped by Randy Bryden of Regina. They finished preliminary play with 6 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in the seven-team Pool A. On today’s schedule…
10 a.m. quarter-finals – Canada vs Germany
Czechia vs Finland
Switzerland vs Scotland
Norway vs United States
4:30 p.m. semi-finals –
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Major League Baseball:
American League—7 night games, incluidng
Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians–5:07 p.m.
Inter-League—1 night game
National League—7 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors—7 p.m.
(Golden State leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The remaining series continue tomorrow, as follows…
Los Angeles Clippers at Denver Nuggets—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers have all advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves have advanced to the Western Conference quarter-semi-final round.
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National Lacrosse League playoffs:
Vancouver Warriors at Buffalo Bandits—5:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
The other semi-final series starts, as follows…
Saskatchewan Rush at Halifax Thunderbirds—tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
(The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL starts at 4:15 p.m. with play-by-play at 4:30 p.m. This is the opening game of the best-of-three semi-final. Game 2 will be held Saturday, May 10th at 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. A third and deciding game will be held on Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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