SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 31
The 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Thunder Bay, Ontario. A total of 18 teams are taking part as the field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by championship and seeding pool rounds and winding up with the playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Penny Barker foursome from Moose Jaw while one of the three wild-card teams is skipped by Chelsea Carey of Regina. The Barker quartet has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 5th place in Pool A while the Carey squad has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 5th place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
8 a.m. draw: Barker-Saskatchewan vs Carey-Wild Card 2
6 p.m. draw: Carey-Wild Card 2 vs Hill-Newfoundland
Barker-Saskatchewan vs Crawford-New Brunswick
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National Hockey League–5 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators—6:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs—6:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Swift Current Wildcats at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with Prince George at Tri-Cities. The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they visit the Regina Pats. 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 21 wins, 15 losses, 2 extra time losses for 44 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 16 wins, 19 losses, 1 extra time loss for 33 points…tied for 9th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they host the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 15 wins, 22 losses, 2 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 27 wins, 13 losses, 3 extra time losses for 57 points…good for 3rd place in the East.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Curling League—2 games at 4 p.m. at Granite Curling Club
Boys “A” Division
Bishop Mahoney vs St. Joseph
Holy Cross vs St. Joseph Girls “A”—exhibition game
Saskatoon High School Basketball League
Senior Girls Division
Marion Graham at Walter Murray—6:15 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–8 games:
Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
Miami Heat at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks—6:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets—7 p.m.
Portland Trailblazers at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when two games are scheduled. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Friday, February 11th when they visit the Vancouver Warriors at 9:30 p.m. The Rush have 2 wins, 4 losses…good for 4th place in the West Division. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, February 26th against the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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