SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 12
The 53rd anniversary of the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament, and the first B-R-I-T to be held since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, tips off today and runs through Saturday at Bedford Road Collegiate. The premier high school boys basketball tournament in Saskatchewan features 12 teams, with a guaranteed three games each. On today’s schedule…
Raymond, Alberta vs Bedford Road—2:30 p.m.
Regina-Martin vs Surrey, B-C-Elgin Park—4 p.m.
Walter Murray vs Vancouver-Collingwood—5:30 p.m.
St. Joseph vs Edmonton-St. Francis Xavier—7 p.m.
**********
The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Regina Pats. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 26 wins, 7 losses, 3 extra time losses for 55 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 19 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 40 points…good for 7th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Saturday against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they host Seattle. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 14 wins, 22 losses, 3 extra time losses for 31 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Seattle has 29 wins, 6 losses, 2 extra time losses for 60 points…good for 1st place in the Western Conference.
**********
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Flin Flon Bombers at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
**********
Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Carrot River Thunder vs Saskatoon Quakers at Rod Hamm Arena
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Silver Foxes
Regina Capitals vs Fort Knox at Fort Qu’Appelle
**********
Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Mintos vs Saskatoon Contacts—8 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
**********
National Hockey League–12 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
**********
Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division
Marion Graham at Mount Royal—6:15 p.m.
Senior Boys Division—2 games at 8 p.m.
Marion Graham at Legacy Christian Academy
Centennial at Mount Royal
Saskatoon High School Curling League—2 games at 4 p.m. at C-N:
L’Ecole Francais Girls B vs Evan Hardy Girls B
Evan Hardy Girls A vs Holy Cross Girls A
**********
National Basketball Association–6 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Charlotte Hornets–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
**********
The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 7 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Colorado Mammoth at 8 p.m. Saskatchewan has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in the West Division. Colorado has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in the West. The Rush’s next home game is Saturday, January 28th against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
**********
