SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
Western Hockey League–9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Moose Jaw Warriors
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 17 wins, 16 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 19 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 40 points…good for 4th place in the East.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
Everett Silvertips vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until New Year’s Day, Monday, when they host Brandon. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 3:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 24 wins, 8 losses, 2 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.)
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The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Friday in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team Canada is one of 10 nations taking part. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by an eight-team straight knock-out playoff. Team Canada has 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 2nd place in Pool A. Team Canada’s next game is tomorrow against Germany at 12:30 p.m. Among the players on Team Canada’s roster are Saskatoon Blades’ centre Fraser Minten plus Saskatoon product and Moose Jaw Warriors’ centre Brayden Yager. On today’s schedule…
Norway vs Switzerland—10 a.m.
Latvia vs Germany–12:30 p.m.
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The Spengler Cup, an annual international men’s hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland, continues today and runs through tomorrow. The field is down from six teams taking part to four. On today’s semi-final schedule…
Team Canada vs H-C Dynamo Pardubice (Czechia)—1:15 p.m.
Frolunda H-C (Sweden) vs H-C Davos (Switzerland)—8:10 a.m.
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The Circle-K Classic Male Under-18 Hockey Tournament continues today and runs through Monday in Calgary. There are 32 teams from around the world taking part, including the Prince Albert Mintos, Swift Current Legionnaires and Warman Wildcats from the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League. The 32 teams were divided into eight pools of four teams each for round-robin play, now it’s playoff time. On today’s schedule for the Saskatchewan teams…
Swift Current Legionnaires vs Pittsburgh Pens Elite—11 a.m.
Warman Wildcats vs Fraser Valley, B-C, Thunderbirds—11:30 a.m.
Prince Albert Mintos vs Edmonton Junior Oilers Orange—1:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets—1 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres—4 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings—9 p.m.
New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
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The Provincial Under-18 Girls and Boys Curling Championships continue and wind up today in Moose Jaw. It’s down to the semi-final and final games in both gender divisions. The Girls semi-final is at 10 a.m. and the final at 2 p.m. The Boys semi-final is at 9 a.m. and the final at 12:30 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 17 continues:
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys—7:15 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 5 of the season continues with 3 games:
New York Riptide at Toronto Rock—3 p.m.
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Calgary Roughnecks—8 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors at Colorado Mammoth—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow when they are home to the Albany Firewolves. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show. The Rush have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 8th place. Albany has 3 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place.)
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National Basketball Association–6 games:
Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons—5 p.m.
Miami Heat at Utah Jazz—4 p.m.
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors—7:30 p.m.
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