SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Western Hockey League–4 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Edmonton Oil Kings
(Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 3:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Blades have 30 wins, 20 losses, 7 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 33 wins, 22 losses, 4 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Kelowna Rockets at Calgary Hitmen—3 p.m.
Wenatchee Wild vs Vancouver Giants—6 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Tri-City Americans vs Seattle Thunderbirds—7:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Tuesday when they entertain the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 33 wins, 20 losses, 6 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 15 wins, 37 losses, 7 extra time losses for 37 points…good for 10th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Kindersley Klippers at La Ronge Ice Wolves—2 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Saskatoon Royals at Delisle Chiefs—6:30 p.m.
(Delisle leads the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 1-0)
S’toon Westleys vs S’toon Quakers—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Quakers lead the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 1-0)
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm—6 p.m.
(Pilot Butte leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 1-0)
Fort Knox at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—7:30 p.m.
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Estevan Bears at Moose Jaw Warriors—1:30 p.m.
Warman Wildcats at Swift Current Legionnaires—5:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:15 p.m.
(All are opening games of best-of-five quarter-final series)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games at 2 p.m.:
Prince Albert Bears at Notre Dame Hounds
Swift Current Wildcats at Battlefords Sharks
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National Hockey League–6 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins—Noon
Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes—4 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild—2:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights—7 p.m.
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The 2025 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues 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. The McEwen squad has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool B. The Kleiter team has 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 6th place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
10:30 a.m. – Saskatchewan-McEwen vs Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan-Kleiter vs Prince Edward Island
8:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan-McEwen vs Ontario
The 2025 Masters Women’s and Men’s Provincial Curling Championships continue and wind up today in Moose Jaw. The 60-and-over women’s competition is down to the championship final, as follows…
9 a.m. – Sherry Anderson, Lakeland vs Cathy Inglis, Yorkton
On the 60-and-over men’s side has three teams still in contention for the title, with games today as follows…
9 a.m. semi-final – Murray Sunderland, St. Front vs Gord Bell, Regina
2 p.m. final – Brian Humble, Saskatoon-Sutherland vs winner of Sunderland/Bell
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—6 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Best-of-three semi-final tied 1-1)
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Fraser Valley Cascades—3 p.m. at Abbotsford, B-C
(Best-of-three quarter-final tied 1-1)
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—16 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies—12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—9 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic–5 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 15 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they visit the Georgia Swarm. Saskatchewan has 9 wins, 3 losses…good for 2nd place. Georgia has 7 wins, 4 losses…tied for 3rd place. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL starts at 6:15 p.m., with play-by-play at 6:30 p.m. Next home game for the Rush is Saturday, March 29th against the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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