SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
Western Hockey League–4 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Vancouver Giants
(Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 3rd place in the East Division. Vancouver has 4 wins, 4 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…good for 2nd place in the B-C Division.)
Edmonton Oil Kings at Moose Jaw Warriors-7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Swift Current Broncos-7 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Victoria Royals-8:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they host the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 5 wins, 0 losses, 2 extra time losses for 12 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. Lethbridge has 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 4th place in the Central Division.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-4 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Battlefords North Stars at Melfort Mustangs
Estevan Bruins at Melville Millionaires
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Weyburn Red Wings
Notre Dame Hounds at Yorkton Terriers
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League-2 games:
Prince Albert Mintos vs Saskatoon Blazers-7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Swift Current Legionnaires at Notre Dame Argos-8 p.m.
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National Hockey League-3 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres-5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks-8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers-5:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Junior-Varsity Football League-2 games at 4:15 p.m.
Mount Royal at Walter Murray
Aden Bowman at Tommy Douglas
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League-3 matches at 4:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Centennial at Weaver Park
St. Joseph vs Walter Murray at Umea Park East
Evan Hardy vs Holy Cross at Lakewood Park
Saskatoon High School Volleyball League
Girls Division
Marion Graham and Bethlehem at Tommy Douglas
(Round-robin, triple-header matches go at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
Boys Division
Bethlehem at Walter Murray-6:15 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Evan Hardy-6:15 p.m.
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The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the Calgary Stampeders. Game time is 7:30 p.m. on T-S-N. The Green and White have 10 wins, 4 losses for 20 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Calgary has 9 wins, 5 losses for 18 points…tied for 2nd place in the West. The Riders final regular-season home game isn’t until the final week of the campaign…Saturday, November 2nd against the Edmonton Eskimos. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 9 of the season starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops welcoming the Edmonton Wildcats. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. with play-by-play at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. The Wildcats have 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…good for 4th place.
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The Canada West University football Conference is into its bye week with Week 7 of the season starting and ending on Saturday, October 19th with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the U-B-C Thunderbirds in Vancouver. Once again, CJWW is your broadcast home for Huskies’ football. Pre-game coverage starts at 3 p.m. with the play-by-play at 4. The Dogs have 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. U-B-C has 1 win, 5 losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place. The Huskies’ next home game is the final game of the regular season on Saturday, October 26th against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
National League-2 games
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves-3:02 p.m.
(Best-of-five Division Series tied 2-2)
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers-6:37 p.m.
(Best-of-five Division Series tied 2-2)
American League tomorrow
Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros-5:07 p.m.
(Best-of-five Division Series tied 2-2. The series winner meets the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven A-L Championship Series.)
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