SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
The Saskatchewan Senior Women’s and Senior Men’s Curling Championships start today and run through Thursday in Aberdeen. The Senior Women’s division involves seven teams in a round-robin plus playoffs format. The Senior Men’s event is a 12-team modified triple knock-out plus Page Playoffs format. Today’s schedule has one Senior Women’s draw at 2:30 p.m. while there are two Senior Men’s draws at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–5 games:
Regina Pats at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Winnipeg ICE—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host Winnipeg. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. 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 29 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 61 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors. P-A has 19 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…tied for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 30 wins, 18 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 4th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday against Winnipeg. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Notre Dame Hounds at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs—6:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers—6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—5 games at 6:15 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney at St. Joseph
Centennial at Aden Bowman
Walter Murray at Evan Hardy
Tommy Douglas at Marion Graham
Bedford Road at Saskatoon Christian School
Senior Boys Division—5 games at 8 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at St. Joseph
Walter Murray at Bishop Mahoney
Aden Bowman at Holy Cross
Bethlehem at Centennial
Legacy Christian Academy at Saskatoon Christian School
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National Basketball Association–8 games:
Charlotte Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic—6 p.m.
New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers—6:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets—7 p.m.
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks—7 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
Portland Trailblazers at Phoenix Suns—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Detroit Pistons at 6:30 p.m. at Toronto.)
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when 2 games are scheduled. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they visit Panther City in Fort Worth, Texas at 7:30 p.m. The Rush have 3 wins, 6 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Panther City has 2 wins, 8 losses…good for 6th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 19th against the Rochester Knighthawks. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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