SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 1
On the pebbled ice:
The World Men’s Curling Championship starts today and runs through Sunday, April 9th in Ottawa. Thirteen national champions are taking part in the preliminary round-robin, plus playoffs format, including Canada represented by the Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland. On their schedule today…..
Noon – Canada vs Switzerland
5 p.m. – Canada vs Italy
The Canadian Under-21 Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow 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 2 wins, 5 losses…good for 8th place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
7 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Northern Ontario #1
On the men’s side, Saskatchewan had two teams taking part. One skipped by Logan Ede of Martensville, which finished the round-robin with 3 wins, 5 losses…tied for 5th place in Pool B. The second Saskatchewan quartet is skipped by Matthew Drewitz of Saskatoon-Nutana, which finished with 3 wins, 5 losses…tied for 5th place in Pool B. Both missed the playoffs which start at Noon today.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 18 of the season continues with 3 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs 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.)
Buffalo Bandits at Toronto Rock—5 p.m.
Albany Firewolves vs Panther City—6 p.m. at Fort Worth, Texas
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Western Hockey League Playoffs—7 games:
Medicine Hat Tigers at Winnipeg ICE—5:05 p.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—7 p.m.
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Tri-City Americans at Prince George Cougars—7 p.m.
(Tri-Cities leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—7:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
(Kamloops leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
(The eighth and final opening round series resumes tomorrow with the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Regina Pats. Regina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 63:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 4 p.m.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Flin Flon Bombers at Humboldt Broncos
(Flin Flon leads the best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)
Melfort Mustangs at Battlefords North Stars
(The Battlefords leads the best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Quakers at Pilot Butte Storm—7:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven final)
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National Hockey League—13 games:
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators—11 a.m.
Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins—1 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball–regular-season opens:
Inter-League—3 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at St. Louis Cardinals–12:15 p.m.
American League—5 day games, 1 night
National League—4 day games, 2 night
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National Basketball Association—2 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Charlotte Hornets at 11 a.m.
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