SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH
National Lacrosse League playoffs—3 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Toronto Rock
(First faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush finished their regular-season with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses…good for 3rd place. Toronto finished with 11 wins, 7 losses…good for 6th place.)
Buffalo Bandits at Georgia Swarm—5:30 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Colorado Mammoth—7 p.m.
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Western Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Medicine Hat Tigers
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 1-0)
Penticton Vees at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference final 1-0)
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The 2026 I-I-H-F World Men’s Under-18 Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Saturday, May 2nd in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia. The 10 competing nations are split into two pools of five teams each for round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Canada is in Pool A. Canada has 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 1st place in Group A. Among the players on the Canadian team are Saskatoon product and Red Deer Rebels’ forward Beckett Hamilton along with Saskatoon Blades’ right winger Zach Olsen. Their next game is…
6 a.m. Monday – Canada vs Finland
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The Telus Cup National Men’s Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Peterborough, Ontario. The six-team field has been reduced to four teams for playoffs, following the completion of round-robin preliminaries. The Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League champion Regina Pat-Canadians are still alive after they finished round-robin play with 4 wins, 0 losses, 1 overtime loss for 13 points…good for 1st place. On today’s semi-final schedule…
Noon – Regina Pat-Canadians vs Halifax, Nova Scotia, Macs
4 p.m. – Chevaliers, Quebec, de Levis vs Okanagan, B.C., Rockets
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—3 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators—1 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-0)
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—3:30 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-0)
The remaining five series resume, as follows…
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins—tomorrow at Noon
(Buffalo leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings—tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-0)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Montreal leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Anaheim leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth—Monday at 10 a.m.
(Utah leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—4 games to finish the regular-season:
New York Sirens at Boston Fleet—Noon
Toronto Sceptres at Ottawa Charge–Noon
Minnesota Frost at Vancouver Goldeneyes—5 p.m.
Montreal Victoire at Seattle Torrent—8 p.m.
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On the pebbled ice:
The World Senior Men’s Championship continues today and runs through Saturday, May 2nd in Geneva, Switzerland. A total of 34 teams are taking part, including Canada. The 34 teams are split into six pools for preliminary qualifying play, followed by the top 12 teams advancing to the playoffs. Canada is in Pool A and is represented by the Bruce Korte foursome from Saskatoon-Nutana. Their first game is, as follows…
Midnight – Canada vs Nigeria.
The World Senior Women’s Championship starts today and runs through Saturday, May 2nd in Geneva, Switzerland. A total of 23 teams are taking part, including Canada. The 23 teams are split into four pools for preliminary qualifying play, followed by the top eight teams advancing to playoffs. Canada is represented by the Sherry Middaugh quartet from Barrie, Ontario. They have 1 win, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool A. Their next game is, as follows…
8 a.m. Monday – Canada vs Finland
The World Mixed Doubles Championship starts today and runs through Saturday, May 2nd in Geneva, Switzerland. A total of 20 duos are taking part, including Canada. The 20 duos are split into two pools of 10 pairs each for preliminary qualifying play, followed by the top six duos advancing to playoffs. Canada is represented by Kadriana and Colton Lott from Gimli, Manitoba. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool B. Their next game is as follows…
2 a.m. tomorrow – Canada vs Finland
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Major League Baseball:
American League—3 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians–1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—2 day games, 1 night
National League—2 day games, 4 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—4 games:
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic—11 a.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns—1:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks—4 p.m.
(Atlanta leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—6:30 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
The remaining four series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors—11 a.m.
(Cleveland leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers—1:30 p.m.
(San Antonio leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets—7:30 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-0)
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