SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
The 2022 F-I-F-A World Cup of Soccer in Qatar is off until Saturday and Sunday when the following match-ups take place…
Third Place Match—Saturday at 9 a.m.
Croatia vs Morocco
Championship Match—Sunday at 9 a.m.
Argentina vs France
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National Football League—Week 15 starts:
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks—7:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades playing host to the Spokane Chiefs. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 22 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 44 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Spokane has 6 wins, 20 losses, 2 extra time losses for 14 points…good for 9th place in the Western Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Saturday when they are home to Spokane. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 10 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 22 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Battlefords North Stars at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League–12 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—4 games at 6:15 p.m.
Walter Murray at Holy Cross
Mount Royal at Saskatoon Christian School
Centennial at Evan Hardy
Bishop Mahoney at St. Joseph
Senior Boys Division—4 games at 8 p.m.
Mount Royal at E-D Feehan
Evan Hardy at Holy Cross
Bishop Mahoney at Saskatoon Christian School
Bethlehem at St. Joseph
Saskatoon High School Curling League—2 games at 4 p.m. at Sutherland:
L’Ecole Francais Girls B vs Holy Cross Girls A
Evan Hardy Girls A vs Bishop Mahoney Girls B
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 3 of the 2022-23 season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, December 31st when they host Panther City. First faceoff is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…good for 4th place in the West Division.
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National Basketball Association–4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Brooklyn Nets at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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