SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 22ND
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2025 C-F-L season continues today with one more training camp practice today and one final walk-thru tomorrow in Saskatoon at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus, with practice today beginning at 8:30. The Green and White will play their first pre-season game on Saturday, May 24th at 2 p.m. in Winnipeg before the Blue Bombers visit the Riders on Friday, May 30th at 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Saskatchewan’s regular-season opener will be on Thursday, June 5th against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Game time is 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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The 2025 Memorial Cup begins tomorrow night in Rimouski, Quebec and runs through Sunday, June 1st, with 4 different C-H-L teams competing. The Medicine Hat Tigers are the W-H-L representatives. Each team will play 3 round-robin games with the top ranked team receiving a bye into the championship team. A tie-breaker game will be played if needed, otherwise the second and third ranked team will play the semi-final. On the schedule for tomorrow…
Medicine Hat Tigers vs Rimouski, Quebec, Océanic (Host)—5 p.m.
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 1-0)
The Western Conference Final series continue tomorrow, as follows:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals 1-0)
The Eastern Conference Final series continue tomorrow, as follows:
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Finals, with Saskatoon product Emily Clark suiting up with the Ottawa Charge:
Minnesota Frost at Ottawa Charge—5 p.m.
(Ottawa leads the best-of-five finals 1-0)
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championships continue today with the tournament running through Sunday, May 25th in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Sixteen national teams are taking part, split into two groups of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Canada is one of the 16 nations taking part and are in Group A. Canada finished first in Group A with 6 wins, 0 losses, 1 shootout loss for 19 points. The tournament continues with the quarterfinals, as follows…
12:20 p.m. – Canada vs Denmark at Herning
8:20 a.m. – United States vs Finland at Stockholm
8:20 a.m. – Switzerland vs Austria at Herning
12:20 p.m. – Sweden vs Czechia at Stockholm
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 day games, 1 night game
Inter-League—1 day games, including,
Toronto Blue Jays vs San Diego Padres—11:07 a.m. at Toronto
National League—3 day games
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Bob Stayner Women’s Division—3 games at 6:45 p.m.
Saskatoon Stealth vs Saskatoon Tigers at Glenn Reeve #3
Saskatoon U17A Selects Blue vs Melfort U19A Spirit at Glenn Reeve #4
Saskatoon U17A Selects Red vs Twin City U17A Angels at Glenn Reeve #5
Cal Galambos Women’s Division—3 games at 6:45 p.m.
Saskatoon U19B Titans Selects vs Saskatoon Sabres at Glenn Reeve #6
Saskatoon Grand Aces vs Saskatoon Brewers at Glenn Reeve #7
Saskatoon Prairie Heat vs Saskatoon Sr. Eclipse at Glenn Reeve #8
Vic Loewen Women’s Division—2 games at 6:45 p.m.
Saskatoon U19B Titans Selects vs Saskatoon Sabres at Glenn Reeve #6
Saskatoon Grand Aces vs Saskatoon Brewers at Glenn Reeve #7
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—4 games
Saskatoon U20 Fury Selects vs Saskatoon Tint Centre Cubs—6:45 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Prince Albert U17 Astros vs Saskatoon Schaan Merchants—6:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Browntown vs Prince Albert U17 Astros—8:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Hanley Merchants vs Saskatoon U20 Longhorn Selects—8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League:
B Division—4 games at 6:30 p.m.
Tigers vs Angels at Leakos
Expos vs Hanley Sox at Stonebridge North
Cannons vs Cardinals at Stonebridge South
Reds vs Rhinos at Diefenbaker Park
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—2 games:
Edmonton Stingers at Saskatchewan Rattlers—7:30 p.m.
(Saskatchewan has 0 wins, 1 loss…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. Edmonton has 0 wins, 2 losses…good for 5th place in the West.)
Niagara River Lions at Vancouver Bandits—8 p.m.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder—6:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Final 1-0)
The Eastern Conference Final resumes tomorrow, as follows:
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final 1-0)
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs return to action Saturday, May 24th, as follows:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits—2:30 p.m. at Buffalo
(The best-of-three final is tied 1-1)
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