SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 15
Western Hockey League–10 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs 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.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
(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.)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Edmonton Oil Kings—7 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers vs Vancouver Giants—8 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Prince George Cougars at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Flin Flon Bombers at Humboldt Broncos—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Blazers at Tisdale Trojans—4:30 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-five semi-final 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Battlefords Sharks at Regina Rebels—7 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
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The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday at Merlis Belsher Place. Eight teams are taking part, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies. Quarter-final games continue to be played today, as follows…
Montreal Carabins vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—1 p.m.
Toronto Varsity Blues vs New Brunswick Reds—7 p.m.
(Saskatchewan will play St. Francis Xavier tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. in a consolation semi-final)
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On the pebbled ice:
The Provincial Senior Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Martensville. Eight teams are taking part, split into two pools of four teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Today’s draws go at 1 and 6 p.m.
The Provincial Senior Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Melfort. Twelve teams are taking part, split into two pools of six teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Today’s draws go at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—15 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers–11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 16 of the season starts with three games:
Panther City at Halifax Thunderbirds—4:30 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Calgary Roughnecks—7 p.m.
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Vancouver Warriors—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow when they host the New York Riptide. 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. The Rush have 4 wins, 6 losses…tied for 11th place. New York has 6 wins, 7 losses…good for 8th place.)
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Orlando Magic–5:30 p.m.
Phoenix Suns at Charlotte Hornets—5 p.m.
Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans—6 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs—6:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Utah Jazz—7:30 p.m.
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