SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 2ND
Western Hockey League—6 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Regina Pats
(Puck drop is 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre P-A has 25 wins, 5 losses, 4 extra time losses for 54 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 11 wins, 18 losses, 5 extra time losses for 27 points…good for 8th place in the East.)
Swift Current Broncos at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Wenatchee Wild—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow night when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings at SaskTel Centre. Puck drop is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 20 wins, 14 losses, 3 extra time losses for 43 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 22 wins, 13 losses, 1 extra time losses for 45 points…good for 4th place in the East.)
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The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Men’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Monday, January 5th, at Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Ten nations are taking part, including Canada. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by straight knock-out playoffs. Canada has 4 wins, 0 losses for 5 points…good for 1st place in Group B. Among the players on the Canadian roster are forward and Macklin, Saskatchewan, product Cole Reschny. On today’s playoff schedule…
Relegation—Germany vs Denmark—11:30 a.m.
(Germany has 0 wins, 4 losses…good for 5th place in Pool A. Germany has three Saskatoon Blades forwards on the team – David Lewandowski, Dustin Willhoft and Elias Pul.)
Quarterfinals—Sweden vs Latvia—1 p.m.
Quarterfinals—Czechia vs Switzerland—3:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals—U-S-A vs Finland—5 p.m.
Quarterfinals—Canada vs Slovakia—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Melville Millionaires at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Winter Classic—New York Rangers at Florida Panthers—7 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks—9:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues—2 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks—9:30 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League Week 6 begins:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Halifax Thunderbirds
(Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 3 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place. Halifax has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place.)
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National Basketball Association—10 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 6:30 p.m.
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