SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts starts today and runs through Sunday, February 28th. The Canadian Women’s Curling Championship is the first of six major curling events to be held in the curling “bubble” in Calgary. This event features 18 teams, split into two pools of nine teams for preliminary round-robin play. After that, the top four teams from each pool advance to a championship pool to complete round-robin action. From there, the top three teams advance to a straight knock-out playoff. Saskatchewan is represented by the Sherry Anderson foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They have an opening draw bye tonight, but will play their first game tomorrow morning against Prince Edward Island. Today’s lone draw, with four games, begins at 7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League–4 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–11 games:
Toronto Raptors at Minnesota Timberwolves—8 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Orlando Magic—6 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers—6:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Milwaukee Bucks–7 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers—9 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Charlotte Hornets—postponed, COVID-19
Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets—postponed, COVID-19
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