SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
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, 3 losses…tied for 7th place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
10:30 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Wild Card 1 – Kaitlyn Lawes
3:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Team Canada – Kerri Einarson
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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. Saskatchewan has two silver medals and one bronze after two days of action. 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 tomorrow 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—3 games:
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off 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. P-A is idle until Friday when they visit the Blue and Gold. The Raiders have 23 wins, 28 losses, 3 extra time losses for 47 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Prince Albert’s next home game is Saturday against the Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Flin Flon Bombers at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Regina Capitals vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
Saskatoon Royals at Carrot River Thunder—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 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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