SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 3RD 

Western Hockey League—11 games: 

Saskatoon Blades vs Brandon Wheat Kings 

(Puck drop 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 20 wins, 14 losses, 3 extra time losses for 43 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 22 wins, 13 losses, 1 extra time losses for 45 points…good for 4th place in the East.) 

Prince Albert Raiders at Regina Pats 

(Puck drop is 6 p.m. P-A has 266wins, 5 losses, 4 extra time losses for 56 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 11 wins, 19 losses, 5 extra time losses for 27 points…good for 8th place in the East.) 

Medicine Hat Tigers at Moose Jaw Warriors—6 p.m. 

Tri-City Americans at Victoria Royals—6:05 p.m. 

Seattle Thunderbirds at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m. 

Lethbridge Hurricanes at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m. 

Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m. 

Vancouver Giants at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m. 

Calgary Hitmen at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m. 

Wenatchee Wild at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m. 

Penticton Vees at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m. 

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The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Men’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Monday, January 5th, at Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Ten nations are taking part, including Canada. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by straight knock-out playoffs. Canada finished the round-robin with 4 wins, 0 losses for 5 points…good for 1st place in Group B. Among the players on the Canadian roster are forward and Macklin, Saskatchewan, product Cole Reschny. Tomorrow’s playoff schedule, as follows… 

Semifinals–Sweden vs Finland—3:30 p.m. 

Semifinals–Canada vs Czechia—7:30 p.m. 

(Germany finished the round robin with 0 wins, 4 losses…good for 5th place in Pool A but won their relegation match against Denmark 8-4. Germany has three Saskatoon Blades forwards on the team – David Lewandowski, Dustin Willhoft and Elias Pul.) 

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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games: 

Weyburn Red Wings at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m. 

Flin Flon Bombers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m. 

Yorkton Terriers at Warman Wolverines—7:30 p.m. 

Nipawin Hawks at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m. 

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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games: 

Saskatoon Royals vs Assiniboia Rebels—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena 

Regina Silver Foxes at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m. 

Fort Knox at Pilot Butte Storm—7:45 p.m. 

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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games: 

Yorkton Maulers at Moose Jaw Warriors—12:30 p.m. 

Swift Current Legionnaires at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m. 

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Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League—3 games: 

Saskatoon Prairie Blazes at Western Prairie Klippers—6:45 p.m. in Kindersley 

Southwest C-M-X Impact at Outlook Ice Hawks—3 p.m. 

Polar Ice at Lumsden Taylor Toyota Lynx—7 p.m. 

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National Hockey League—13 games: 

Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers—2:30 p.m. 

Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues—3 p.m. 

Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m. 

Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders—6 p.m. 

Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames—6 p.m. 

Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m. 

Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings—11 a.m. 

Utah Mammoth at New Jersey Devils—2 p.m. 

Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets—2 p.m. 

Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks—3 p.m. 

Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals—6 p.m. 

Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m. 

Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m. 

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National Football League—Week 18 begins with 2 games: 

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers—3:30 p.m. 

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers—7 p.m. 

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National Lacrosse League Week 6 continues with 4 games:  

Ottawa Black Bears at Oshawa FireWolves—6 p.m. 

Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Buffalo Bandits—6 p.m. 

Rochester Knighthawks at Colorado Mammoth—8 p.m. 

Calgary Roughnecks at San Diego Seals—9 p.m. 

(The Saskatchewan Rush returns to action on Friday, January 9th when they visit 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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National Basketball Association—8 games: 

Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m. in Toronto  

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