SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
Western Hockey League—3 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
(CJWW’s broadcast starts at 7:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 29 wins, 8 losses, 4 extra time losses for 62 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 22 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 49 points…good for 4th place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Saturday, January 27th against the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings. P-A has 19 wins, 20 losses, 3 extra time losses for 41 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 14 wins, 24 losses, 2 extra time losses for 30 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, January 26th against the Saskatoon Blades. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Estevan Bruins at Battlefords North Stars
Nipawin Hawks at Flin Flon Bombers
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Prince Albert Timberjaks vs Carrot River Thunder—7:30 p.m. at Kinistino
S’toon Royals vs S’toon Quakers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—4 games:
Tisdale Trojans vs Swift Current Legionnaires—6 p.m. at Gull Lake
Warman Wildcats vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
Saskatoon Contacts at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Yorkton Maulers—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Rebels at Swift Current Wildcats—8 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games at 6 p.m.:
Minnesota at Ottawa
Boston at Toronto
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
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The Viterra Scotties, Provincial Women’s Curling Championship, starts tonight and runs through Sunday in Tisdale. Twelve teams are taking part, split into two pools of six each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by the top two teams from each pool advancing to Page Playoffs. The winner represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, to be held February 16th through 25th at Calgary. Today’s lone draw goes at 7:30 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division—4 games at 6:15 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Mount Royal
Walter Murray at Evan Hardy
Holy Cross at Centennial
Aden Bowman at Bethlehem
Senior Boys Division—4 games at 8 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Mount Royal
Holy Cross at Centennial
Saskatoon Christian School at Evan Hardy
Aden Bowman at Bethlehem
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 8 of the season starts with New York at Buffalo. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host 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. The Rush have 1 win, 3 losses…good for 12th place. Vancouver has 1 win, 4 losses…tied for 13th place.
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National Basketball Association–10 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
Minnesota Timberwolves at Detroit Pistons—6 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets at New York Knicks—6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers—6:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets at New Orleans Pelicans—7 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Lakers—7:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz—8 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
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