SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 3
The 99th anniversary edition of the Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. There are 18 teams taking part – 14 provincial and territorial champions, three wild-card qualifiers and the defending champions. The 18 teams are split into two pools of nine each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Among the 18 teams are the Mike McEwen foursome from Saskatoon in Pool B with 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 3rd place, and the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina in Pool A with 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 7th place. On their schedules today…
Noon – Kelly Knapp vs Nunavut
5 p.m. – Mike McEwen vs B-C
7 a.m. Wednesday – Kelly Knapp vs Newfoundland and Labrador
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Western Hockey League–5 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Red Deer Rebels
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 45 wins, 8 losses, 6 extra time losses for 96 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 22 wins, 32 losses, 4 extra time losses for 48 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference.)
Calgary Hitmen at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 30 wins, 25 losses, 6 extra time losses for 66 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Warman Wolverines at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
(results at www.sjhl.ca)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Saskatoon Quakers at Martensville Chiefs—8:15 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Bob Dybvig Division semi-final tied 1-1)
Assiniboia Southern Rebels vs Fort Knox at Fort Qu’Appelle—7:30 p.m.
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-final 2-0)
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-final 2-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Regina Pat Canadians vs Saskatoon Contacts—8:15 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
Saskatoon Blazers at Warman Wildcats—8:15 p.m.
(The Blazers leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
Swift Current Legionnaires at Estevan Bears—7:30 p.m.
(Swift Current leads the best-of-five quarter-final 1-0)
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks—9 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild—8:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal Victoire at Toronto Sceptres—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball exhibition—20 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Team Canada—12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Florida
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 15 of the season starts with one game. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, March 14th against the San Diego Seals. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 10 wins, 3 losses…good for 1st place. San Diego has 6 wins, 6 losses…tied for 7th place.
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