SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
Western Hockey League:
Kelowna Rockets at Victoria Royals-8:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 8 wins, 6 losses, 2 extra time losses for 18 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division. Edmonton has 10 wins, 1 loss, 3 extra time losses for 23 points…good for 1st place in the Central Division. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday, November 8th against the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 9 wins, 2 losses, 3 extra time losses for 21 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. Regina has 2 wins, 10 losses, 1 extra time loss for 5 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-4 games:
Melfort Mustangs at Flin Flon Bombers-6:30 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Battlefords North Stars-7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Weyburn Red Wings-7:30 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Notre Dame Hounds-8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League-2 games:
Notre Dame Argos at Yorkton Maulers-7:30 p.m.
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Contacts-8:15 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League-9 games:
Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs-5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes-5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings-5:30 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks-8 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins-5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins-5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers-5:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators-6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars-6:30 p.m.
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The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 21 pf the season starts with Montreal at Ottawa. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they host the Edmonton Eskimos. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 12 wins, 5 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Edmonton has 8 wins, 9 losses for 16 points…good for 4th place in the West.
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The Canada West University football Conference regular-season is done and it’s on to the playoffs. The semi-finals will be held Saturday, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears
(Kick-off time is 3 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Once again, CJWW is your broadcast home for Huskies’ football. Pre-game coverage starts at 2 p.m. with the play-by-play at 3. The Dogs finished the regular-season with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place. Alberta ended up with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 3rd place.)
Manitoba Bisons at Calgary Dinos–Noon
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The Prairie Football Conference season is over and the Saskatoon Hilltops are champions for a sixth straight year. It’s on to the national playoffs…first up a national semi-final game in London against the Ontario Football Conference-champion Beefeaters. Game time is 6 p.m. with the broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL beginning at 5:30 p.m. The winner moves on to B-C to face the B-C Conference champion in the Canadian Bowl final.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Washington Nationals at Houston Astros-6:07 p.m.
(Houston leads the best-of-seven World Series 3-2)
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National Basketball Association-3 games:
The Toronto Raptors are idle.
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