SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Kamloops, B-C. The 18-team field of provincial and territorial champions plus defending champion Kerry Einarson and three wild-card teams is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play followed by championship and ranking pool play and Page Playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Robin Silvernagle foursome from North Battleford. They have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 6th place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
3:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Quebec
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The 2023 Canada Winter Games continue competition today and run through Wednesday, March 5th in Prince Edward Island. The Games feature 20 sports and about 3,600 athletes from all 13 of Canada’s provinces and territories. Saskatchewan has 317 participants, including 217 athletes, from 60 different communities in the province. First half sports, continuing today through Saturday, are biathlon, women’s curling, freestyle skiing, artistic gymnastics, trampoline, men’s hockey, karate, ringette, long track speed-skating, short track speed-skating, squash table tennis and wheelchair basketball.
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The 2023 Saskatchewan Winter Games continue today and run through Saturday in Regina and area with over 1,700 participants and over 1,000 volunteers taking part from across the province. First half sports continue today through Wednesday and include alpine skiing, artistic swimming, biathlon, badminton, Special Olympics bowling, women’s and men’s and mixed doubles curling, gymnastics, speed skating, table tennis and weightlifting.
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Western Hockey League—9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders at Brandon Wheat Kings—2:30 p.m.
(P-A has 22 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 47 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 22 wins, 24 losses, 7 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 10th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday against the Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Regina Pats—2 p.m.
Winnipeg ICE at Swift Current Broncos—4 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—3 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Edmonton Oil Kings—3 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Prince George Cougars—4 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Kelowna Rockets—4:05 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs vs Vancouver Giants—4 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Seattle Thunderbirds at Victoria Royals—4:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they host the 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 37 wins, 13 losses, 4 extra time losses for 78 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Kindersley Klippers at Humboldt Broncos—3 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Notre Dame Hounds—5 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Regina Capitals at Delisle Chiefs—3:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Warman Wildcats at Prince Albert Mintos—1:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—6 games:
Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins—Noon
Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames—3 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers—Noon
Seattle Kraken at San Jose Sharks—3 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
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The National Basketball Association is off for the All-Star break. The regular season resumes Thursday with 9 games, including the Toronto Raptors at home to the New Orleans Pelicans at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 13 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the Vancouver Warriors. First faceoff is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 5 wins, 3 losses…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Vancouver has 1 win, 9 losses…good for 7th place in the West
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