SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 27
The Canadian Under-21 Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Both the Women’s and Men’s field consist of 18 teams, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. In the women’s division, Saskatchewan is represented by the Elizabeth Kessel foursome from Regina. They have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 6th place in Pool B. They are not scheduled to play today. On the men’s side, Saskatchewan has two teams taking part. One is skipped by Logan Ede of Martensville. They have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 6th place in Pool B. The second Saskatchewan quartet is skipped by Matthew Drewitz of Saskatoon-Nutana. They have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 6th place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
7 a.m. – Saskatchewan-Ede vs Ontario #2
Saskatchewan-Drewitz vs Quebec #1
5 p.m. – Saskatchewan-Ede vs Saskatchewan-Drewitz
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National Hockey League—6 games:
Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Royals—7:30 p.m.
(The Quakers lead the best-of-seven North Division final 3-2)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Pat-Canadians vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
(Best-of-five final tied 1-1)
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The Western Hockey League regular-season is over with the Ed Chynoweth Cup Playoffs set to start on Friday.
The Saskatoon Blades will face the Regina Pats with Game 1 of a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series on Friday at 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 finished the regular season with 48 wins, 15 losses, 5 extra time losses for 101 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina ended up with 34 wins, 30 losses, 4 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 6th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders did not qualify for the post-season. They finished the regular-season with 28 wins, 37 losses, 3 extra time losses for 59 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
The remaining opening round match-ups start Friday, as follows…
Eastern Conference quarter-finals, all opening games
Medicine Hat Tigers at Winnipeg ICE—6:05 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Western Conference quarter-finals, all opening games
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
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Major League Baseball—12 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies–11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—8 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Miami Heat at 5:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 18 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the Vancouver Warriors. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 5 wins, 8 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Vancouver has 4 wins, 10 losses…good for 7th place in the West.
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