SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 7
Western Hockey League–10 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Prince Albert Raiders
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 31 wins, 21 losses, 7 extra time losses for 69 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 34 wins, 20 losses, 6 extra time losses for 74 points…good for 2nd place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Saturday against the Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Regina Pats at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Swift Current Broncos at Calgary Hitmen—8 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—8 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Victoria Royals—9:05 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Wenatchee Wild—9 p.m.
Everett Silvertips vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Seattle Thunderbirds at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melville Millionaires at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
S’toon Westleys vs S’toon Quakers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(The Westleys lead the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 2-1)
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(Best-of-seven South Division semi-final tied 2-2)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Blazers—7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
Prince Albert Mintos at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League–6 games:
Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Ottawa Charge at Minnesota Frost—6 p.m.
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On the pebbled ice…
The 2025 Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Kelowna, B-C. The 18-team field has been whittled down to six for playoffs. The Mike McEwen foursome from Saskatoon-Nutana finished preliminary round-robin play with 7 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in Pool B. The Rylan Kleiter quartet from Saskatoon-Nutana finished with 3 wins, 5 losses…good for 7th place in Pool B. On today’s schedule…
2:30 p.m. Page 1-2 qualifier games: Saskatchewan-Mike McEwen vs Manitoba-Matt Dunstone
Alberta-Brad Jacobs vs Team Canada-Brad Gushue
8:30 p.m. Page 3-4 qualifier game: Manitoba-Reid Carruthers vs Nova Scotia-Owen Purcell
The 2025 Provincial Mixed Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Melville. A total of nine teams are taking part in the modified triple knock-out plus Page Playoff format. There are draws today at 9 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Opening game of best-of-three Conference final)
Canada West University Women’s Volleyball Conference
Semi-final match: Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—6 p.m. at Edmonton
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference
Semi-final match: Saskatchewan Huskies at Winnipeg Wesmen—5 p.m.
The U Sports track and field championships continue today and run through Saturday in Windsor, Ontario. There are several athletes from the U of S Huskies track and field teams taking part.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League Playoffs:
Premiere Girls Division—4 quarter-final games at 6 p.m.
Evan Hardy at Walter Murray
Bishop Mahoney at Holy Cross
Bethlehem at Centennial
Aden Bowman at St. Joseph
Premiere Boys Division—4 quarter-final games at 8 p.m.
Marion Graham at Holy Cross
Aden Bowman at Walter Murray
Bishop Mahoney at St. Joseph
Centennial at Bethlehem
Championship Girls Division
Marion Graham at Bedford Road—6 p.m.
Championship Boys Division
Tommy Douglas at Bedford Road—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—16 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees–5:35 p.m. at Tampa, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—8 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Utah Jazz–6:30 p.m. at Toronto
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National Lacrosse League–Week 15 of the season starts with 3 games:
Toronto Rock at Halifax Thunderbirds—5:30 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors at San Diego Seals—9:30 p.m.
Rochester Knighthawks at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—9:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow 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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