SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 27
Western Hockey League—5 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Prince Albert Raiders
(First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 15 wins, 13 losses, 1 extra time loss for 31 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 12 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 26 points…tied for 8th place in the East. The Blades’ next home game is tomorrow against the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Winnipeg ICE at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Vancouver Giants—9 p.m.
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World Junior Hockey Championship—4 games:
Austria vs Finland—1 p.m. at Edmonton
Russia vs Switzerland—3:30 p.m. at Red Deer
Germany vs Czechia—6 p.m. at Edmonton
Sweden vs Slovakia—8:30 p.m. at Red Deer
(Team Canada returns to action tomorrow when they take on Austria at 6 p.m. in Edmonton. The Canadians have 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A.)
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National Football League—Week 16 ends:
Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints—7:15 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Houston Rockets at Charlotte Hornets—6 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks—6:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Phoenix Suns—8 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Clippers—9:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Philadelphia 76ers at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.)
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The National Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 4 games scheduled.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Thursday when Halifax visits Calgary. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Friday when they host the San Diego Seals. Game time is 8:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in the West Division. San Diego has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in the West.
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