SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 8
The Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Lethbridge. There are 18 teams taking part, 14 provincial and territorial champions plus the defending champion and three wild-card squads. The field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs where the top three teams from each pool advance to qualify. Among the 18 teams are foursomes skipped by Saskatchewan champion Colton Flasch of Saskatoon-Nutana and wild card entrant Matt Dunstone of Regina. Both are in Pool A. The Flasch foursome has 2 wins, 2 losses…good for 4th place in Pool A. The Dunstone quartet has 5 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
2:30 p.m.: Saskatchewan-Flasch vs Ontario-Howard
Wild Card 2-Dunstone vs Prince Edward Island-Smith
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Western Hockey League–3 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Lethbridge Hurricanes
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 21 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 45 points…good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 23 wins, 25 losses, 3 extra time losses for 49 points…good for 7th place in the East.)
Calgary Hitmen at Winnipeg ICE—7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host Lethbridge. 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 30 wins, 18 losses, 4 extra time losses for 64 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Weyburn Red Wings at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Pilot Butte Storm vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 2-0)
Regina Silver Foxes vs Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(The Capitals lead the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Seattle Kraken at Toronto Maple Leafs—6:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatoon Senior Girls High School Basketball League—2 games at 6:15 p.m.:
Aden Bowman at Holy Cross
St. Joseph at Centennial
Saskatoon Senior Boys High School Basketball League:
Bishop Mahoney at Aden Bowman—8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–6 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Charlotte Hornets—6 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Orlando Magic—6 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis Grizzlies—6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the San Antonio Spurs at 7:30 p.m.)
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when 3 games are scheduled, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the San Diego Seals at 9 p.m. The Rush have 3 wins, 7 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. San Diego has 7 wins, 2 losses…good for 1st 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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