SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 8
The 2026 Bunge Prairie Pinnacle Women’s and SaskTel Tankard Men’s curling championships continue 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 23rd to February 1st, at Mississauga, Ontario. The men’s winner represents Saskatchewan at the Montana’s Brier, February 27th through March 8th, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Draws today are 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the women, Noon and 8 p.m. for the men.
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The 56th anniversary of B-R-I-T, the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament, starts today and runs through Saturday at Bedford Road Collegiate. A dozen teams are taking part in the straight knock-out, plus consolation format. All teams are guaranteed three games. On today’s schedule…
12:30 p.m. – Girls showcase game – Bedford Road vs Marion Graham
2:30 p.m. – Bedford Road vs Winnipeg-Dakota
4 p.m. – Regina-Martin vs Winnipeg-Maples
5:30 p.m. – Holy Cross vs Vancouver-Carson Graham
7 p.m. – St. Joseph vs Vancouver-Collingwood
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Edmonton Oil Kings. 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 21 wins, 14 losses, 3 extra time losses for 45 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 27 wins, 7 losses, 4 extra time losses for 58 points…tied for 2nd place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until tomorrow when they are home to the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 27 wins, 5 losses, 4 extra time losses for 58 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 9 wins, 27 losses, 2 extra time losses for 20 points…good for 11th place in the East.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Melville Millionaires at Kindersley Klippers
Weyburn Red Wings at Battlefords North Stars
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Carrot River Thunder vs Saskatoon Royals—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knight—9 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Curling League
Girls A Division
Holy Cross vs Evan Hardy—4 p.m. at C-N Curling Club
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National Basketball Association–4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Boston Celtics at 6 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow 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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