SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 12
U Sports University Cup Men’s Hockey Championship in Halifax-2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Western Ontario Mustangs-11 a.m.
Saint Mary’s Huskies vs Guelph Gryphons-4 p.m.
(These are the first two of four quarter-final games. The other two will be played tomorrow. The semi-finals are Saturday and the final on Sunday.)
(results at www.usports.ca)
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs-2 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors vs Saskatoon Contacts-8:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-0)
Regina Pat-Canadians at Tisdale Trojans-7:30 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five semi-final 1-0)
(results at www.smaaahl.com)
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National Hockey League-10 games:
Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs-5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens-5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Calgary Flames-7 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Arizona Coyotes-8 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning-5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils-5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals-5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets-5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild-6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars-6:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Winnipeg ICE. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 5:30 p.m. with the play-by-play at 6:30 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 34 wins, 24 losses, 5 extra time losses for 73 points…good for 4th place in the East Division. Winnipeg has 38 wins, 24 losses, 1 extra time loss for 77 points…good for 2nd place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. The Raiders have 36 wins, 18 losses, 10 extra time losses for 82 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. Moose Jaw has 14 wins, 44 losses, 4 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 6th place in the East.
(results at www.whl.ca)
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Major League Baseball Pre-season-14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates-11:05 a.m. at Bradenton, Fl.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Team Canada Juniors-11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fl.
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National Basketball Association–5 games:
The Toronto Raptors are off.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when 3 games are scheduled, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Calgary Roughnecks. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6:30 p.m. with pre-game coverage and the play-by-play at 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan has 7 wins, 3 losses…good for 1st place in the West Division. Calgary has 5 wins, 5 losses…tied for 3rd place in the West. The next Rush home game is Friday, March 20th against Georgia. Game time is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
(results at www.nll.com)
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