SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Western Hockey League–3 games:
Medicine Hat Tigers at Edmonton Oil Kings—7 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Wenatchee Wild—6 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Portland Winterhawks—6 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Tuesday when they welcome the Lethbridge Hurricanes to SaskTel Centre. Game time is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 30 wins, 18 losses, 7 extra time losses for 67 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 35 wins, 19 losses, 3 extra time losses for 73 points…good for 4th place in the East.
Prince Albert Raiders are off until Wednesday when they host Lethbridge. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 33 wins, 19 losses, 4 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Nipawin Hawks at Notre Dame Hounds—4:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Quakers at Carrot River Thunder—7:30 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-three North Division Survivor Series 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—6 games:
Saskatoon Blazers at Yorkton Maulers—2 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Regina Pat-Canadians—3:45 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires at Prince Albert Mintos—1:30 p.m.
Warman Wildcats at Battlefords Stars—2 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Tisdale Trojans—2 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Estevan Bears—2 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Notre Dame Hounds at Prince Albert Bears—1:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Stars at Weyburn Gold Wings—2 p.m.
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National Hockey League–10 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals—Noon
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins—2:30 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Utah Hockey Club—7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators—5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
Toronto Sceptres at Minnesota Frost—12:30 p.m.
Boston Fleet at New York Sirens—3 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Trinity Western Spartans—3 p.m. at The P-A-C
(Best-of-three play-in series tied 1-1)
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On the pebbled ice…
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues and wraps up today in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Three teams remain in contention. On today’s schedule…
Noon: Semi-Final: Nova Scotia vs Manitoba
6 p.m.: Final: Team Canada vs Nova Scotia/Manitoba
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 14 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they entertain the Buffalo Bandits. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 9 wins, 2 losses…good for 2nd place. Buffalo has 8 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—16 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox–12:05 p.m. at Fort Myers, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Phoenix Suns–5 p.m. at Toronto
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