SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
National Lacrosse League–Week 11 of the season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Rush at Calgary Roughnecks–8 p.m.
(Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 2 losses…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Calgary has 4 wins, 3 losses…tied for 3rd place in the West. The Rush’s next home game is Saturday, February 25th against the Vancouver Warriors. First faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Toronto Rock at Georgia Swarm—6:30 p.m.
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Western Hockey League—9 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Kamloops Blazers
(CJWW’s broadcast starts at 8:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 9 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 33 wins, 12 losses, 4 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Kamloops has 31 wins, 10 losses, 6 extra time losses for 68 points…good for 2nd place in the Western Conference. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday, February 24th against the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
(P-A has 19 wins, 27 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 23 wins, 21 losses, 3 extra time losses for 49 points…good for 9th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday when they host Swift Current. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Edmonton Oil Kings at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels vs Seattle Thunderbirds—9:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Prince George Cougars at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Melfort Mustangs at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Kindersley Klippers—7:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Blazers at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
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Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League—2 playoff games at 8:30 p.m.:
Hanley Huskies at Birch Hills Blackhawks
Allan Flames at Kinistino Tigers
(Both best-of-three quarter-finals are tied 1-1)
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—8 p.m. at Calgary
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos at the P-A-C
(Women’s match starts at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s at 8 p.m.)
Canada West University Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Fraser Valley Cascades at Abbotsford, B-C
(Women’s game tips-off at 8 p.m., followed by the men at 10 p.m.)
The Saskatchewan Huskies’ women’s and men’s track and field teams are taking part in the Panda Open meet, starting today and running through tomorrow in Edmonton.
The Saskatchewan Huskies women’s and men’s wrestling teams are taking part in the Canada West Championships, starting today and running through tomorrow in Edmonton.
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The Canadian Under-18 Girls and Boys Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Timmins, Ontario. There are 21 teams taking part in both the Girls and Boys Divisions. Both fields were split into three pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Among the 21 Girls’ teams are Saskatchewan foursomes skipped by Cara Kesslering of Saskatoon-Sutherland and Savanna Taylor of Saskatoon-Nutana. Both teams were in Pool C with Taylor finishing with 3 wins, 3 losses…good for 5th place while Kesslering had 1 win, 5 losses…good for 7th place. Both are in the ranking pool and are off today.
On the boys side, Saskatchewan quartets are skipped by Dylan Derksen of Martensville and Rogan Snow of Saskatoon-Sutherland. Both teams were in Pool C with Snow finishing with 3 wins, 3 losses…good for 4th place while Derksen had 1 win, 5 losses…tied for 6th place. Snow qualified for the playoff round, but has dropped to the consolation side. Derksen is in the ranking pool and plays Quebec Number 2 at 3:30 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–11 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
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