SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, February 25th in Calgary. A total of 18 teams are taking part…13 provincial or territorial champions plus four wild-card teams and the defending champions as Team Canada. The teams are split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Saskatchewan is represented by the Skylar Ackerman foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule today…..
7 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Manitoba
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Western Hockey League—10 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Medicine Hat Tigers
(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 40 wins, 9 losses, 5 extra time losses for 85 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Medicine Hat has 32 wins, 17 losses, 5 extra time losses for 69 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
(P-A has 25 wins, 25 losses, 4 extra time losses for 54 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 24 wins, 24 losses, 4 extra time losses for 52 points…good for 8th place in the East. P-A’s next home game is Thursday against Brandon. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Regina Pats at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs–8:05 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Kindersley Klippers at Humboldt Broncos—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Saskatoon Westleys at Delisle Chiefs—7:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Timberjaks at Carrot River Thunder—7:30 p.m.
Assiniboia Southern Rebels vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
Pilot Butte Storm vs Saskatoon Royals—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Saskatoon Quakers at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—4 games:
Warman Wildcats at Prince Albert Mintos—1:30 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Estevan Bears—2 p.m.
Saskatoon Blazers at Notre Dame Hounds—7 p.m.
Yorkton Maulers at Tisdale Trojans—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Saskatoon Stars at Notre Dame Hounds—1 p.m.
Regina Rebels at Weyburn Gold Wings—2 p.m.
Swift Current Wildcats at Prince Albert Bears—7 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
Minnesota at Ottawa—1 p.m.
New York at Boston—3 p.m.
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National Hockey League—13 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars—2 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks—2 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames—3 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins—11:30 a.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild—4 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—4 p.m.
Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues—4 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils—7 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden Knights—9:30 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos—3 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons at Winnipeg
(Men’s match starts at 5 p.m., followed by the women’s match at 6:45 p.m.)
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National Lacrosse League–Week 12 of the season continues:
Colorado Mammoth at Albany Firewolves—6 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, February 24th when they play host to the Halifax Thunderbirds. 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 3 wins, 4 losses…good for 9th place.)
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The National Basketball Association is into its all-star break. The All-Star Game is being held tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Indianapolis. The Toronto Raptors are idle until Thursday when they host the Brooklyn Nets at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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