SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 2
The I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Friday in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team Canada is one of eight teams still alive in the straight knock-out playoffs. 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 quarter-final schedule…
Team Canada vs Czechia—7:30 a.m.
Finland vs Slovakia—5 a.m.
Latvia vs United States—10 a.m.
Switzerland vs Sweden—12:30 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–4 games:
Red Deer Rebels at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they visit the Regina Pats. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 25 wins, 8 losses, 2 extra time losses for 53 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 13 wins, 18 losses, 6 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors. P-A has 17 wins, 17 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 21 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 44 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday when they welcome the Blades for a 7 p.m. game time at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Calgary Hitmen at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins—6:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal at Ottawa—6 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Saturday when Week 6 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, January 13th when they visit the Philadelphia Wings at 6 p.m. The broadcast on 92-9 The BULL begins at 5:45 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Rush have 1 wins, 3 losses…tied for 12th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, January 20th against the Vancouver Warriors. 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.
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National Basketball Association–6 games:
Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit Memphis at 7 p.m.)
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