SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 8
The World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Ottawa. The field of 13 national champions have been pared down to six for the playoffs. Canada, represented by the Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland, finished the round-robin with 9 wins, 3 losses…tied for 4th place. On today’s schedule…..
Qualification games at Noon
Canada vs Sweden
Norway vs Italy
Semi-finals at 5 p.m.
Switzerland vs Canada/Sweden/Norway/Italy
Scotland vs Canada/Sweden/Norway/Italy
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Western Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Regina Pats
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-2. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. If a Game 7 is necessary, it’ll be played Monday. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—7 p.m.
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
The only other first round series still going returns to action tomorrow, as follows…
Tri-City Americans at Prince George Cougars—7 p.m.
(Tri-Cities leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The Winnipeg ICE, Red Deer Rebels and Moose Jaw Warriors have advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-final round while the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kamloops Blazers are into the Western Conference semi-final round.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Quakers at Pilot Butte Storm—2:30 p.m.
(Pilot Butte leads the best-of-seven final 3-1)
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The 2023 Male Under-18 Triple-A West Regional Championship Tournament continues today and runs through tomorrow in Warman. Four teams are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format. On today’s schedule…
Thunder Bay Kings vs Winnipeg Wild—Noon
Saskatoon Blazers vs Warman Wildcats—3 p.m.
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National Hockey League–16 games:
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks—2 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres—10:30 a.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings—11 a.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars—1:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes—3:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 19 of the season begins and ends with 5 games:
Saskatchewan Rush at Georgia Swarm–5 p.m.
(The Rush have 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Georgia has 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 6th place in the East Division. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 15th against Halifax. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Albany Firewolves at Rochester Knighthawks—5 p.m.
Panther City at Calgary Roughnecks—7 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors at Colorado Mammoth—7 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball–regular-season:
American League—3 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels—7:07 p.m.
Inter-League—2 day games, 1 night
National League—2 day games, 4 night
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National Basketball Association–3 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Milwaukee Bucks at 11 a.m. in Toronto.
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