SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Western Hockey League–7 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Prince Albert Raiders
(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 24 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 48 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 11 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders next home game is Friday against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Victoria Royals vs Vancouver Giants—9 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Everett Silvertips vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Spokane Chiefs vs Seattle Thunderbirds—9:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
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The World Junior Hockey Championship continues today and runs through January 5th in Halifax and Moncton. Ten teams are taking part, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by a straight knockout playoff round. On today’s four-game schedule…..
Slovakia vs Finland—10 a.m. at Moncton
Sweden vs Germany—12:30 p.m. at Halifax
Latvia vs Switzerland—3 p.m. at Moncton
Czechia vs Austria—5:30 p.m. at Halifax
(Canada is among the 10 nations taking part. They have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 3rd place in Group A. Their next game is tomorrow against Germany at 5:30 p.m. in Halifax.)
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The Circle K Classic Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament, formerly known as the Mac’s Midget Tournament, starts today and runs through Sunday in Calgary. There are 32 teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe taking part, split into eight groups of four teams each for round-robin play. Straight knockout playoffs are held after that. Among the 32 teams taking part are four from the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League…the Saskatoon Blazers, Saskatoon Contacts, Swift Current Legionnaires and Regina Pat-Canadians. On their schedules today…..
Saskatoon Contacts vs Sherwood Park, Alberta, Kings—2:15 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires vs Calgary Buffaloes—4:30 p.m.
Regina Pat-Canadians vs Yale Hockey Academy, B-C—4:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Blazers vs South Alberta Hockey Academy—8:15 p.m.
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National Hockey League–12 games:
Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets–postponed
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 5 starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host Panther City. First faceoff is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place in the West Division.
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