SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 23
Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Penticton Vees at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference final)
The other Conference final starts tomorrow, as follows…
Prince Albert Raiders vs Medicine Hat Tigers
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference final)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Flin Flon Bombers at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
(Flin Flon leads the best-of-seven Championship series 3-0)
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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 1 win, 1 loss for 3 points…tied for 2nd 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. Saturday – Canada vs Norway
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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. There are six teams taking part in the round-robin, plus playoffs format, including the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League champion Regina Pat-Canadians. They have 3 wins, 0 losses for 9 points…good for 1st place. On their schedule today…
9 a.m. – Regina Pat-Canadians vs Levis, Quebec, Chevaliers
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—3 games:
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators—5:30 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
The remaining five series resume, as follows…
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—Saturday at 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)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 night game
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they host the Cleveland Guardians at 5:07 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—2 day games, 2 night
National League—4 day games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors—6 p.m.
(Cleveland leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
The remaining five series continue, as follows…
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets—tomorrow at 6 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers—tomorrow at 8:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Detroit Pistons at Orlando Magic—Saturday at 11 a.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns—Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs open tomorrow and Saturday, as follows…
Saskatchewan Rush vs Toronto Rock–Saturday
(First faceoff is 7 p.m. Saturday 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.)
Halifax Thunderbirds at Vancouver Warriors—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Buffalo Bandits at Georgia Swarm—Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Colorado Mammoth—Saturday at 7 p.m.
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