SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 22
Western Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Brandon Wheat Kings–4 p.m. at 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 4 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 9 points…good for 1st place. Brandon has 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 4th place.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Swift Current Broncos–4 p.m. at Regina
(P-A has 2 wins, 1 loss, 2 extra time losses for 6 points…good for 5th place. Swift Current has 0 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…good for 7th place.)
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National Hockey League–10 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild—5:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
(results at www.nhl.com or on the wire)
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The third of seven major events in the Calgary curling bubble continues today as the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship runs through Thursday. A total of 35, two-person teams…one female and one male…are taking 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. Here’s how they are faring…
Nancy Martin of Saskatoon with Tyrel Grifith have 4 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool C.
Kirk Muyres of Regina with Laura Walker have 4 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool C.
Chaelynne Kitz of Estevan with Kyler Kleibrink have 2 wins, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in Pool C.
Catlin Schneider of Regina with Shannon Birchard have 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in Pool D.
Saskatchewan representatives Ashley Quick and Mike Armstrong of Regina have 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 6th place in Pool E.
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.: Kirk Muyres-Laura Walker vs Brianne Meilleur-Marc Nichols
2:30 p.m.: Nancy Martin-Tyrel Griffith vs B-C
2:30 p.m.: Catlin Schneider-Shannon Birchard vs Nova Scotia
2:30 p.m.: Ashley Quick-Mike Armstrong vs Danielle Schmiemann-John Morris
8:30 p.m.: Chaelynne Kitz-Kyler Kleibrink vs Selena Njegovan-Reid Carruthers
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Major League Baseball Exhibition–14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers–4:37 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—8 games:
Toronto Raptors at Houston Rockets—7 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Cleveland Cavaliers—5:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves—6 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at San Antonio Spurs—6:30 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks—7 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Clippers—8 p.m.
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