On the pebbled ice:
The Saskatchewan Senior Women’s and Senior Men’s Curling Championships continue today and wrap up today in Aberdeen. The Senior Women’s division involves seven teams in a round-robin plus playoffs format. The Senior Men’s event is a 12-team modified triple knock-out plus Page Playoffs format. On the women’s schedule today…the semi final starts at 9 a.m. followed by the final at 1 o’clock. On the men’s schedule…the semi final starts at 9 a.m. followed by the final at 1 o’clock.
The Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues and runs through Sunday, March 13th in Lethbridge. There are 18 teams taking part, 14 provincial and territorial champions plus the defending champion and three wild-card squads. The field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Among the 18 teams are foursomes skipped by Saskatchewan champion Colton Flasch of Saskatoon-Nutana and wild card entrant Matt Dunstone of Regina. Both are in Pool A. On today’s schedule…
Wild Card #2 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) vs Yukon – 2:30 p.m.
Saskatchewan (Flasch) vs PEI – 2:30 p.m.
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Western Hockey League – 2 games:
Kelowna Rockets at Vancouver Giants – 6 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Seattle Thunderbirds – 7:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League – 1 game at 4:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Norte Dame Hounds
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs – 2 games:
S’toon Westleys vs Carrot River Thunder – 7:30 p.m.
(Westleys lead best-of-seven North Division semi-final 1-0)
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Royals – 7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Quakers lead the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Female Triple A Under 18 Hockey League – 2 games:
Swift Current Wildcats vs Battlefords Sharks – 1:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Stars vs Prince Albert Northern Bears – 6:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League – 8 games:
Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres – 12 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils – 12 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild – 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks – 6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets – 6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Carolina Hurricanes – 6 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights – 7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks – 7 p.m.
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National Basketball Association – 8 games including:
Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers – 6 p.m.