SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 21
Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Blades vs Red Deer Rebels
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-1. 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 other Eastern Conference series resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Moose Jaw Warriors at Winnipeg ICE—6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 2-2)
The Seattle Thunderbirds and Kamloops Blazers have advanced to the Western Conference final, which will start on Saturday, April 29th in Kent, Wa.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(The Battlefords lead the best-of-seven Canterra Seeds Cup final 2-0)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs—4 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders–5 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
The remaining series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets—2 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
(The Rangers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
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On the pebbled ice where three separate World Curling Championships start today and run through either April 28th or 29th in Gangneung, South Korea.
The World Senior Women’s Championship features 15 teams, split into two groups for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by the Sherry Anderson foursome from Saskatoon-Nutana. They are in the eight-team Group A. On their schedule…
Canada vs Japan—1 a.m. Saturday
The World Senior Men’s Championship features 24 teams, split into three groups of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by Howard Rajala’s quartet from Ottawa. They are in Group A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Denmark—5 a.m.
Canada vs Belgium—9 p.m.
The World Mixed Doubles Championship features 20 duos, split into two groups of 10 pairs each for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by the wife and husband couple of Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing of Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. They are in Group A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Scotland—7 p.m.
Canada vs Netherlands—3 a.m. Saturday
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees–5:05 p.m.
Inter-League—5 night games
National League—1 day game, 4 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks—6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—7:30 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
The remaining five series resume, as follows…
Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets—tomorrow at 11 a.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-0)
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers—tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
(Phoenix leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat—tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors—Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
(Sacramento leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
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National Lacrosse League–Week 21 of the season starts:
Calgary Roughnecks vs Panther City—6:30 p.m. at Fort Worth, Texas
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow when they host the Colorado Mammoth. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 6 wins, 10 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Colorado has 9 wins, 7 losses…good for 4th place in the West.)
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