SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Western Hockey League—8 games:
Regina Pats at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Calgary Hitmen—8 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit Medicine Hat. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 7:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blades have 14 wins, 6 losses, 2 extra time losses for 30 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Saskatoon’s next home game is Friday, November 29th against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 8 wins, 8 losses, 3 extra time losses for 19 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melville Millionaires at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Kindersley Klippers—7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Delisle Chiefs at Prince Albert Timberjaks—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Royals at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Pandas—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—8 p.m. at Edmonton
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—6 p.m. at The P-A-C
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The 2024 Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Barrie, Ontario. There are 14 women’s teams and 14 men’s teams taking part from all provinces and territories, including Saskatchewan. The teams in each gender division are split into two pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play. That is followed by the top eight teams advancing to the modified double knock-out playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Samantha Yachiw foursome from the Saskatoon-Sutherland club on the women’s side. They have 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place in Pool A. On the men’s side, Saskatchewan is represented by the Aaron Shutra quartet from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They finished preliminary play with 3 wins, 3 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
9 a.m. women: Saskatchewan vs Northwest Territories
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The Saskatchewan Rush start their fourth and final weekend of training camp with a workout session open to the public, starting at 3:45 p.m. at the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre. Saturday’s session is closed to the public. The Rush will open the 2024-25 National Lacrosse League regular-season on Saturday, November 30th, visiting the Albany Firewolves at 6 p.m. Saskatchewan’s first home game will be Saturday, December 14th against the Halifax Thunderbirds at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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National Basketball Association–8 games:
The Toronto Raptors are off until Sunday when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m.
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