SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
National Lacrosse League–Week 5 of the season starts with 5 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Philadelphia Wings
(Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. Philadelphia has 2 wins, 1 loss…good for 6th place.)
Albany Firewolves at Halifax Thunderbirds—5 p.m.
Rochester Knighthawks at Buffalo Bandits—5:30 p.m.
Ottawa Black Bears at Toronto Rock—6 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors at Calgary Roughnecks—8 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Regina Pats
(CJWW’s broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Blades have 18 wins, 10 losses, 4 extra time losses for 40 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 9 wins, 17 losses, 6 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 10th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. First face-off is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
(P-A has 16 wins, 11 losses, 3 extra time losses for 35 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 17 wins, 14 losses, 1 extra time loss for 35 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Monday against the Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks vs Tri-City Americans—8:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Spokane Chiefs at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
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I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship–2 games in Ottawa:
Kazakhstan vs Czechia—Noon
Latvia vs United States—2:30 p.m.
(Canada returns to action tomorrow when they play Germany at 6:30 p.m.
(Canada has 1 win, 0 losses and 1 extra time loss for 4 points…good for 1st place in Pool A. Germany has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…good for 5th place in Pool A. The tournament has 10 countries taking part with the top four teams from each pool of five teams advancing to the straight-knockout playoffs. Among Canada’s players are defenceman Caden Price plus forwards Brayden Yager and Berkly Catton…all of Saskatoon, forward Tanner Howe of Prince Albert and Saskatoon Blades’ defenceman Tanner Molendyk. Germany’s team includes Saskatoon Blades’ left winger David Lewandowski. The tournament winds up on Sunday, January 5th.)
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National Hockey League–11 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers—Noon
Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks—3 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings—3 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks—3 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks—9 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
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Spengler Cup—2 games in Davos, Swizerland:
Canada vs Straubing Tigers (Gemany)—1:15 p.m.
(Canada has 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for 1st place in Pool B. Straubing has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…good for 3rd place in Pool B. The top team in each three-team pool advances directly to the semi-finals on Monday while the other two teams meet in the quarter-final round tomorrow.)
Karpat Oulu (Finland) vs H-C Dynamo Pardubice (Czechia)—8:10 a.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal Victoire at Minnesota Frost—Noon
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National Football League–Week 17 of the season continues with 3 games:
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots—Noon
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals—3:30 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams—7:10 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–9 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 5 p.m. at Toronto.
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