SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
The U Sports national football final, the Vanier Cup, will be held Saturday, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Montreal Carabins—1 p.m. at Regina
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National Football League—Week 12 starts:
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans—7:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 13 wins, 8 losses, 2 extra time losses for 28 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 8 wins, 11 losses, 1 extra time loss for 17 points…tied for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they are home to the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 15 wins, 1 loss, 4 extra time losses for 34 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 10 wins, 9 losses, 1 extra time loss for 21 points…tied for 7th place in the East.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Regina Silver Foxes vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Prince Albert Mintos vs Saskatoon Contacts at Merlis Belsher Place
Swift Current Legionnaires vs Saskatoon Blazers at Rod Hamm Arena
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning—6:30 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks—7 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth—8 p.m.
New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks—9 p.m.
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The Canadian Curling Club Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Winnipeg. The event features 14 women’s and 14 men’s teams. The respective fields are split into two pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by modified double-knockout playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Patricia Bibby quartet from Prince Albert in the women’s division and by the Dean Grindheim foursome of the Saskatoon-Sutherland club on the men’s side. The Bibby squad has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool B. The Grindheim team has 1 win, 1 loss…good for 4th place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
8:30 a.m. men: Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland
12:30 p.m. women: Saskatchewan vs Yukon
4:30 p.m. men: Saskatchewan vs Ontario
8 p.m. women: Saskatchewan vs Prince Edward Island
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Washington Wizards at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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