SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
Western Hockey League:
Tri-City Americans at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday when they host the Victoria Royals. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts 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 27 wins, 8 losses, 4 extra time losses for 58 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they are home to Victoria. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 18 wins, 18 losses, 3 extra time losses for 39 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Victoria has 23 wins, 14 losses, 4 extra time losses for 50 points…good for 5th place in the Western Conference.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Delisle Chiefs vs Saskatoon Royals—7:15 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Mintos vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Battlefords Sharks at Prince Albert Bears—7 p.m.
Swift Current Wildcats vs Saskatoon Stars—7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
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The 54th annual BRIT, Bedford Road Invitational Tournament, for senior boys high school teams, starts today and runs through Saturday at Bedford Road Collegiate. Twelve teams are taking part in the championship and consolation side event with all teams guaranteed three games. On todays’ schedule…
Bedford Road vs Regina-Riffel—2:30 p.m.
Regina-Campbell vs Edmonton-Harry Ainlay—4 p.m.
Bethlehem vs Vancouver-St. George’s—5:30 p.m.
Holy Cross vs Langley-Christian, B-C—7 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 7 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday 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 win, 3 losses…tied for 10th place. Philadelphia has 2 wins, 3 losses…good for 8th 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–5 games:
Brooklyn Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers—1 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks—6:30 p.m.
Portlans Trailblazers at Oklahoma City Thunder—7 p.m.
New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks—7:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Utah Jazz at 8:30 p.m.)
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