SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Western Hockey League–10 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Edmonton Oil Kings
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 33 wins, 19 losses, 5 extra time losses for 71 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 32 wins, 22 losses, 4 extra time losses for 68 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
Vancouver Giants vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Wenatchee Wild at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit Moose Jaw. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 30 wins, 19 losses, 7 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Saskatoon’s next home game is Sunday against Edmonton. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Kindersley Klippers at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Westleys—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Opening game of best-of-seven North Division semi-final)
Assiniboia Southern Rebels vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
(Opening game of best-of-seven South Division semi-final)
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
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The 2025 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, starts today and runs through Sunday, March 9th, in Kelowna, B-C. There are 18 teams taking part, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Among the 18 teams are the Mike McEwen foursome and the Rylan Kleiter quartet, both from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They are both in Pool B. Today’s one draw goes at 8:30 p.m. The Saskatchewan teams will open their slate of games tomorrow afternoon.
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Fraser Valley Cascades—8 p.m. at Abbotsford, B-C
(Opening match of best-of-three quarter-final)
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Trinity Western Spartans—7 p.m. at The P-A-C
(Trinity Western leads the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
The Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling teams are taking part in the U Sports national championships, beginning at 8 a.m. at St. Catharines, Ontario.
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On the high school beat:
The Saskatoon City High School wrestling championships continue and wind up today at Aden Bowman. Grappling action starts at 2:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Basketball League—6 games
Bishop Mahoney at Bethlehem
St. Joseph at Centennial
Holy Cross at Aden Bowmam
(All above listings are doubleheaders with Senior Girls’ games at 6:15 p.m. and the Senior Boys’ games at 8 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—17 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays split squad vs Detroit Tigers—12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
Toronto Blue Jays split squad vs New York Yankees—5:35 p.m. at Tampa, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls–7 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 14 of the season starts with 2 games:
Georgia Swarm at Ottawa Black Bears—6 p.m.
Albany Firewolves at Rochester Knighthawks—6 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow 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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