SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
The 2023 Canada Winter Games continue competition today and run through Sunday 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 17 total medals…three gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals after eight days of action. Second half sports continue today and are alpine and para alpine skiing, archery, badminton, boxing, cross country and para Nordic skiing, men’s and mixed doubles curling, fencing, figure skating, women’s hockey, judo and snowboarding.
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The World Junior Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday in Fussen, Germany. Canada’s junior women’s team is skipped by Emily Deschenes of Halifax. They have 1 win, 5 losses…tied for 9th place. Canada’s junior men’s foursome is skipped by Landan Rooney of Ontario. They have 1 win, 4 losses…tied for 8th place. On their schedules today and early Monday…
Junior Women
Wednesday 2 a.m. draw – Canada vs United States
Junior Men
Noon draw – Canada vs Norway
Wednesday 7 a.m. draw – Canada vs Italy
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Western Hockey League–4 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Red Deer Rebels
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 24 wins, 29 losses, 3 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 38 wins, 15 losses, 4 extra time losses for 80 points…good for 3rd place in the East.)
Winnipeg ICE at Edmonton Oil Kings—Noon
Swift Current Broncos at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host Red Deer. 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 38 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 81 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Kindersley Klippers at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Pat-Camadians at Swift Current Legionnaires—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—16 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies—12:05 p.m. at Clearwater, Fla.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—6 games at 6:15 p.m.
Centennial at St. Joseph
Holy Cross at Bishop Mahoney
Evan Hardy at Bethlehem
Bedford Road at Tommy Douglas
Mount Royal at Saskatoon Christian School
Walter Murray at Aden Bowman
Senior Boys Division—7 games at 8 p.m.
Centennial at St. Joseph
Holy Cross at Bishop Mahoney
Mation Graham at Bethlehem
Bedford Road at Tommy Douglas
Legacy Christian Academy at E-D Feehan
Mount Royal at Saskatoon Christian School
Walter Murray at Aden Bowman
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 14 of the season starts with Buffalo at Halifax. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they visit Panther City in Fort Worth, Texas at 7 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 4 losses…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Panther City has 6 wins, 5 losses…good for 4th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 11th when they host the San Diego Seals. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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