SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
Western Hockey League:
Vancouver Giants at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off on their Christmas break until Saturday, December 27th when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 17 wins, 14 losses, 3 extra time losses for 37 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 11 wins, 17 losses, 3 extra time losses for 26 points…good for 8th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they are home to the Kelowna Rockets. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 22 wins, 5 losses, 4 extra time losses for 48 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Kelowna has 16 wins, 11 losses, 4 extra time losses for 36 points…tied for 4th place in the Western Conference.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Regina Silver Foxes vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Warman Wildcats at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Yorkton Maulers at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks—9 p.m.
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The Grand Slam of Curling’s Hearing Life-Canadian Open event continues today and runs through Sunday at Merlis Belsher Place. There are 16 women’s teams and 16 men’s teams taking part. Draws today go at 8:30 a.m., Noon, 4 and 8 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 16 starts:
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks—7:15 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Senior Basketball League—9 games:
Senior Girls Division—4 games at 6:15 p.m.
Walter Murray at Aden Bowman
Holy Cross at Centennial
Marion Graham at Bedford Road
Bishop Mahoney at Bethlehem
Senior Boys Division—5 games at 8 p.m.
Walter Murray at Aden Bowman
Holy Cross at Centennial
Marion Graham at Bedford Road
Tommy Douglas at Evan Hardy
Centennial at Bethlehem
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 4 of the season starts with Vancouver at Oshawa. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host the Georgia Swarm. Faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place. Georgia has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place.
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National Basketball Association—12 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks–7 p.m.
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