SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 14
The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship starts today and runs through Sunday at Merlis Belsher Place. Eight teams are taking part, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies. Quarter-final games are played over the first two days with today’s schedule as follows…
St. Francois Xavier X-Women vs Waterloo Warriors—1 p.m.
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Concordia Stingers—7 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to Moose Jaw Warriors. 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 46 wins, 12 losses, 5 extra time losses for 97 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 41 wins, 19 losses, 3 extra time losses for 85 points…good for 3rd place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they visit the Regina Pats. P-A has 30 wins, 28 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…tied for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 21 wins, 36 losses, 6 extra time losses for 48 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against Regina. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Pat-Canadians at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:15 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five semi-final 1-0)
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers—5:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—13 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins–11:05 a.m. at Fort Myers, Fla.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 16 of the season starts with three games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the New York Riptide. The Rush have 4 wins, 6 losses…tied for 11th place. New York has 6 wins, 7 losses…good for 8th place. First face-off is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 6 to 7 p.m. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics—5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks—6 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Houston Rockets—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls—6 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder—8 p.m.
New York Knicks at Portland Trailblazers—8 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Orlando Magic at 5:30 p.m.)
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