SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
The U Sports football playoffs are idle until Saturday when the Vanier Cup championship game is held in London, Ontario, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Laval Rouge et Or—12:15 p.m.
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Western Hockey League—7 games:
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Winnipeg ICE—7:05 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—9:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—9:05 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 starting at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 15 wins, 4 losses, 0 extra time losses for 30 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they visit the Calgary Hitmen. P-A has 8 wins, 12 losses, 2 extra time losses for 18 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 11 wins, 5 losses, 3 extra time losses for 25 points…tied for 5th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday, December 7th against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Kindersley Klippers at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Saskatoon Quakers at Delisle Chiefs—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Regina Pat-Canadians at Yorkton Maulers—7:30 p.m.
Warman Wildcats vs Saskatoon Blazers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Saskatoon Contacts at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Swift Current Wildcats—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche—9 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals—6:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
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The 2022 F-I-F-A World Cup of Soccer continues today and runs through December 18th in Qatar. There are 32 nations taking part, split into eight groups of four teams each for preliminary round play, followed by straight knockout playoffs. Canada is in the tournament for just the second time in history and the first time since 1986. They are in Group F. Canada’s first match is today, as follows…..
Canada vs Belgium–1 p.m.
Elsewhere on today’s schedule…..
Spain vs Costa Rica—10 a.m.
Switzerland vs Cameroon—4 a.m. Thursday
Uruguay vs South Korea—7 a.m. Thursday
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National Basketball Association–12 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets–6:30 p.m. at Toronto.
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