SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 5

The 2026 Bunge Prairie Pinnacle Women’s and SaskTel Tankard Men’s curling championships start today and run through Sunday in Melville. Both women’s and men’s divisions have nine teams, taking part in a round-robin plus Page Playoffs format. The women’s champion represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, January 23^rd to February 1^st, at Mississauga, Ontario. The men’s winner represents Saskatchewan at the Montana’s Brier, February 27^th through March 8^th, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Draws today are 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. for the women and just 2 p.m. for the men.

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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 1 game on the schedule. The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings. Puck drop 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 21 wins, 14 losses, 3 extra time losses for 45 points…tied for 4^th place in the Eastern Conference.

The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they are home to the Swift Current Broncos. Puck drop at 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 27 wins, 5 losses, 4 extra time losses for 58 points…good for 2^nd place in the Eastern Conference.

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The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Men’s Hockey Championship continues and concludes today in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. On today’s schedule…

Bronze Medal Game—Canada vs Finland—3:30 p.m.

Gold Medal Game—Sweden vs Czechia—7:30 p.m.

Among the players on the Canadian roster are forward and Macklin, Saskatchewan, product Cole Reschny.

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National Hockey League—5 games:

Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators—6:30 p.m.

Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames—8:30 p.m.

Utah Mammoth at New York Rangers—6 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.

Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.

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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 7 begins with 5 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Game time is 9:30 p.m. The Rush have 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place. Las Vegas has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, January 17th against the Oshawa FireWolves. Faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.

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National Basketball Association—8 games, including:

Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m. at Toronto

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