SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Western Hockey League—3 games:
Winnipeg ICE vs Moose Jaw Warriors—4 p.m. at Regina
Swift Current Broncos vs Brandon Wheat Kings—8 p.m. at Regina
Portland Winterhawks vs Tri-City Americans—8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they take on the arch-rival Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 8 p.m. in Regina. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts with the Sardinia Family Restaurant pre-game show at 7:30 p.m. and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blades have 2 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 5 points…tied for 2nd place. P-A has 2 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 5 points…tied for 2nd place.)
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National Hockey League–10 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings—5:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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The third of seven major events in the Calgary curling bubble starts today as the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship begins and runs through Thursday, March 25th. A total of 35, two-person teams…one female and one male…will take part. The field is split into five pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play. From there, 12 teams advance to playoffs. There are five duos that have at least one member from Saskatchewan…Nancy Martin of Saskatoon with Tyrel Grifith, Catlin Schneider of Regina with Shannon Birchard, Kirk Muyres of Regina with Laura Walker, Saskatchewan representatives Ashley Quick and Mike Armstrong of Regina, plus Chaelynne Kitz of Estevan with Kyler Kleibrink. There are five draws today…8:30 and 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. On the schedule for the Saskatchewan duos…
11:30 a.m.: Nancy Martin-Tyrel Griffith vs Prince Edward Island
11:30 a.m.: Catlin Schneider-Shannon Birchard vs Emma Miskew-Ryan Fry
8:30 p.m.: Kirk Muyres-Laura Walker vs Prince Edward Island
8:30 p.m.: Chaelynne Kitz-Kyler Kleibrink vs B-C
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Major League Baseball Exhibition–9 games:
The Toronto Blue Jays are off.
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
Orlando Magic at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns—8 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trailblazers—8 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Los Angeles Lakers—8:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host Utah at 6 p.m. at Tampa Bay.)
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