The Tim Horton’s Brier…Canadian Men’s Championship, continues today in Calgary and runs through Sunday, March 14th. There are 18 teams taking part, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Once that is done, the top four teams from each pool will advance into the championship pool to complete round-robin qualifying. From there, the top three teams advance to the playoffs on Sunday, March 14th. Saskatchewan is represented by the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina/Wadena. They have 1 win, 1 loss…currently tied for 3rd place in Pool B, but 6th in the standings due to tiebreaker rules. On their schedule today…
9:30 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland
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Western Hockey League— No Games
(The East Division “Dubble” starts Friday, March 12th in Regina. The Saskatoon Blades’ first of 24 games will be on Saturday, March 13th against the Swift Current Broncos. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 3:30 p.m. with the Sardinia Family Restaurant pre-game show and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Prince Albert Raiders play their first game in the Regina hub on Friday, March 12th against the Regina Pats at 8 p.m.)
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National Hockey League–8 games:
Buffalo Sabres vs NY Islanders – 11 a.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks – 1:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes – 4 p.m.
New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins – 4 p.m.
Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers – 6 p.m.
NY Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins – 6:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators vs Dallas Stars – 7 p.m.
- Ottawa Senators vs Calgary Flame – 8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detriot Tigers – 12:05 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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The National Basketball Association is idle for its All-Star break. The All-Star Game is this evening in Atlanta at 7 p.m. the game will feature Team LeBron vs Team Durant.
The regular-season resumes Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors are off until Thursday when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 6:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay.
