SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Western Hockey League—2 Alberta games:
Edmonton Oil Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Medicine Hat Tigers—8:30 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders will be in the East Division “dubble” or “hub” in Regina. Games start on Friday, March 12th…but there is no official schedule released as of yet. All Blades’ games will be broadcast live on 98-COOL.)
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The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts continues today and runs through tomorrow. The Canadian Women’s Curling Championship is the first of six major curling events to be held in the curling “bubble” in Calgary. The eight-team championship round to complete round-robin action winds up today. 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. Saskatchewan finished the preliminary round with 6 wins, 4 losses…tied for 5th place. On Saskatchewan’s championship pool schedule today…
1:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Alberta
7:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Ontario
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National Hockey League–14 games:
Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators—Noon
Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets—9 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres—Noon
Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils—Noon
Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators—2 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Washington Wizards—6 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at San Antonio Spurs—7 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks—7 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Orlando Magic—7 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Brooklyn Nets—7:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Chicago Bulls at 6 p.m. at Tampa Bay.)
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