The Tim Horton’s Canadian Olympic Curling Trials start today and run through Sunday, November 28th at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. Nine women’s teams and nine men’s teams from across the country are taking part in respective preliminary round-robin plus Page Playoff formats. The eventual winners will represent Canada in four-person team curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in February. Among the nine men’s teams taking part is the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina. On today’s schedule…
2 p.m. women’s draw:
7 p.m. men’s draw:
Matt Dunstone, Regina vs Mike McEwen, Winnipeg
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Canadian Football League–Week 16 continues and ends with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—3 p.m.
(The Riders have 9 wins, 4 losses for 18 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Hamilton has 7 wins, 6 losses for 14 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division. The Green and White’s next home game is Sunday, November 28th when they host the Calgary Stampeders in the Western semi-final. Kick-off time is 3:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders—6 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference-champion Saskatoon Hilltops are playing in today’s Canadian Junior Football League national semi-final game, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops at Langley Rams—4 p.m.
(CJWW has pre-game show coverage beginning at 3:45 p.m. and the post-game show during the first intermission of the Saskatoon Blades’ game)
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On campus:
Canada West University Football Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons
(This is the Hardy Cup final. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium)
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Calgary Dinos—7 p.m.
Seven women and six men from the Saskatchewan Huskies’ cross-country running team are taking part in the U Sports Cross-Country Championships today in Quebec City.
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Swift Current Broncos
(Game time is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 11 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 23 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 5 wins, 9 losses, 3 extra time losses for 13 points… good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The Blades’ next home game is Friday, December 10th against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
(P-A has 6 wins, 10 losses, 1 extra time losses for 13 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 13 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time losses for 27 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against the Moose Jaw Warriors. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Regina Pats at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Winnipeg ICE at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Vancouver Giants—9 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Spokane Chiefs at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Kindersley Klippers at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Yorkton Terriers—7:30 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—4 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Saskatoon Westleys vs Fort Knox at Fort Qu’Appelle
Carrot River Thunder vs Delisle Chiefs at Dodsland
Prince Albert Titans at Assiniboia Southern Rebels
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Silver Foxes
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—5 games:
Yorkton Maulers at Moose Jaw Warriors—1:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos at Notre Dame Hounds—7 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Blazers at Tisdale Trojans—7:30 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires at Warman Wildcats—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Swift Current Wildcats vs Saskatoon Stars—2 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Battlefords Sharks at Weyburn Gold Wings—7:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Bears at Regina Rebels—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings—3 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning—3 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers—9 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Arizona Coyotes—7 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators—postponed, COVID-19
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On the high school volleyball beat:
The following Provincial Championships continue and winds up today…
1-A Girls at Loreburn and Davidson
2-A Girls at Naicam and St. Brieux
3-A Girls at Shellbrook
4-A Girls at Moosomin
5-A Girls at Swift Current
5-A Boys at Centennial Collegiate and St. Joseph High School in Saskatoon.
The following Regional Championships continue and wrap up today…
1-A Boys at Rouleau, Glaslyn and Fox Valley
2-A Boys at Meath Park, Moose Jaw and Sturgis
3-A Boys at Kipling, Osler and Unity
4-A Boys at Saskatoon-E-D Feehan, Melfort and Moose Jaw-Peacock
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National Basketball Association–9 games:
Houston Rockets at New York Knicks—4 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Miami Heat at Washington Wizards—6 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks—7 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Golden State Warriors at 6:30 p.m.)
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