SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH
National Lacrosse League—Week 18 continues with 4 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits
(Game time is 7 p.m. from SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 11 wins, 4 losses…tied for 1st place. Buffalo has 8 wins, 6 losses…good for 6th place.)
Georgia Swarm at Ottawa Black Bears—6 p.m.
Rochester Knighthawks at Oshawa FireWolves—6 p.m.
Calgary Roughnecks at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—9 p.m.
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Western Hockey League Playoffs—6 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Red Deer Rebels
(Prince Albert leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A finished the regular season with 52 wins, 10 losses, 6 extra time losses for 110 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer finished with 26 wins, 36 losses, 6 extra time losses for 58 points…good for 8th place in the East.)
Regina Pats at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0.)
Spokane Chiefs at Prince George Cougars—7 p.m.
(Prince George leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0.)
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—7:05 p.m.
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0.)
Kamloops Blazers at Kelowna Rockets—7:05 p.m.
(Kelowna leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0.)
Seattle Thunderbirds at Penticton Vees—8:05 p.m.
(Penticton leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0.)
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow with Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the Edmonton Oil Kings with Saskatoon leading 1-0. Game time is 2 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 1:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 2 o’clock. The Bridge City Bunch finished the regular season with 34 wins, 27 losses, 7 extra time losses for 73 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. E-O-K finished the regular season with 45 wins, 18 losses, 5 extra time losses for 95 points…good for 3rd place in the East.)
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The 2026 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Saturday, April 4th in Ogden, Utah. 13 teams will be participating in round-robin play, including Canada represented by Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone. Top 6 teams will qualify for playoffs, the top 2 earning a bye to the semifinals while the bottom 4 will play a qualification game. Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in the round-robin. On today’s schedule…
Canada vs Scotland—2 p.m.
The New Holland Canadian Under-20 Championships begin today and runs through Saturday, April 4th in Sudbury, Ontario. 36 teams will be participating from across the country in both gender divisions, split up into two pools each consisting of nine teams, playing teams in their pool once. In the women’s side representing Saskatchewan is Chole Semeniuk’s Nutana foursome. In the men’s side representing Saskatchewan is Ethan Robinson’s Nutana foursome and Rogan Snow’s Sutherland quartet. On their schedule’s today…
men–Snow vs Newfoundland-1—2 p.m.
women–Semeniuk vs Northern Ontario-1—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Weyburn Red Wings at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
(The best-of-seven quarter-final is tied 2-2)
Melville Millionaires at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
(The best-of-seven quarter-final is tied 2-2)
Melfort Mustangs at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
(Battlefords leads the best-of-seven quarter-final 3-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Regina Pat Canadians—12:30 p.m.
(The best-of-five Championship series is tied 2-2)
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Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Wild at Outlook Ice Hawks—6 p.m.
(Outlook leads the best-of-three Championship series 1-0)
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning—11 a.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers—1:30 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche—5 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New York Islanders—11 a.m.
Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins—3 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins—3 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes—3 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets—3 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Buffalo Sabres—3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Los Angeles Kings—7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights—8:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
New York Sirens at Montreal Victoire—Noon
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Major League Baseball—8 games:
American League—3 day games, 1 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs The Athletics—1:07 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—6 day games, 1 night
National League—3 day games, 1 night
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HOOPLA 2026, the various provincial school size high school basketball championship tournaments, concludes today in Moose Jaw. A total of 48 teams will take part in five different school size draws. On today’s schedule…
5-A Consolation Finals at 9 a.m.
Boys: Prince Albert-St. Mary vs Regina-LeBoldus
Girls: Regina-Winston Knoll vs Swift Current
1-A Girls Third/Finals
Porcupine Plain vs Sturgis—3 p.m.
Kenaston vs Norquay—7 p.m.
2-A Girls Third/Finals
Langham vs Foam Lake—1 p.m.
Preeceville vs Hepburn—7 p.m.
3-A Girls Third/Finals
St. Brieux vs Indian Head—11 a.m.
Regina Christian School vs Wynyard—3 p.m.
4-A Girls Third/Finals
Moose Jaw-Central vs Melville—11 a.m.
Meadow Lake vs Harvest City—5 p.m.
5-A Girls Third/Finals
Saskatoon-Holy Cross vs Regina-Miller—1 p.m.
Regina-LeBoldus vs Saskatoon-Walter Murray—5 p.m.
1-A Boys Third/Finals
Stoughton vs Eston—11 a.m.
Hafford vs Porcupine Plain—5 p.m.
2-A Boys Third/Finals
Davidson vs Waldheim—3 p.m.
Preeceville vs St. Brieux—5 p.m.
3-A Boys Third/Finals
Watrous vs Canora—1 p.m.
Regina Chirstian School vs L-C-B-I—7 p.m.
4-A Boys Third/Finals
Humboldt vs North Battleford-JP—1 p.m.
Moose Jaw-Central vs Harvest City—3 p.m.
5-A Boys Third/Finals
Regina-Miller vs Regina-Sheldon Williams—11 a.m.
Saskatoon-Holy Cross vs Prince Albert-Carlton—7 p.m.
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National Basketball Association—6 games
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Orlando Magic at 4 p.m.
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