SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Prince Albert Raiders at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 2-1. There will be a Game 5 on Friday in Prince Albert. First face-off at the Art Hauser Centre is 7 p.m. The series winner will face the Everett Silvertips in the Ed Chynoweth Cup final.)
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The 2026 I-I-H-F World Men’s Under-18 Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Saturday in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia. Today is the start of the playoff round with all 10 competing nations in action. Canada finished the preliminary round with 3 wins, 1 loss for 9 points…good 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. On today’s schedule…
Quarter-final round—4 games
Canada vs Sweden—6 a.m.
Czechia vs Finland—4 a.m.
United States vs Latvia—8 a.m.
Slovakia vs Denmark—10 a.m.
Relegation round
Germany vs Norway—2 a.m.
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—3 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers—5:30 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-2. The series winner meets the Carolina Hurricanes in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final.)
Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
The remaining three series resume, as follows…
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2. The series winner faces the Colorado Avalanche in a best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final.)
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Anaheim leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins—Friday at 5:30 p.m.
(Buffalo leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-2)
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On the pebbled ice:
The World Senior Men’s Championship continues today and runs through Saturday 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. They have 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place. Canada’s next game is, as follows…
4 a.m. tomorrow – Canada vs Ireland
The World Senior Women’s Championship continues today and runs through Saturday 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 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool A. Their next game is, as follows…
Noon tomorrow – Canada vs Slovenia
The World Mixed Doubles Championship continues today and runs through Saturday 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 6 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in Pool B. Their next game is as follows…
2 a.m. tomorrow – Canada vs Czechia
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 day games, 2 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox–1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—1 night game
National League—2 day games, 5 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:
Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons—5 p.m.
(Orlando leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
The remaining three series resume tomorrow, as follows…
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks—5 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-2)
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-2)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—7:30 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs have, both, advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals against as yet undetermined opponents.
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