SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Red Deer Rebels
(CJWW’s broadcast starting at 7:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 17 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 34 points…tied for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 18 wins, 4 losses, 3 extra time losses for 39 points…good for 2nd place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Tuesday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
(P-A has 10 wins, 13 losses, 2 extra time losses for 22 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 8 wins, 15 losses, 2 extra time losses for 18 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against the Wheaties. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Swift Current Broncos at Winnipeg ICE—7 p.m.
Regina Pats at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Calgary Hitmen—8 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Spokane Chiefs—9:05 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Flin Flon Bombers at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Yorkton Terriers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Westleys—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Carrot River Thunder vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
Regina Capitals at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games at 8 p.m.:
Saskatoon Contacts at Tisdale Trojans
Estevan Bears at Regina Pat-Canadians
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Rebels at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League—4 games:
Kinistino Tigers at Cudworth Tricky Maroons—8 p.m.
Birch Hills Blackhawks vs Willow Cree Chiefs—8 p.m. at Beardy’s
Clavet Cougars at Dalmeny Sabres—8:30 p.m.
Allan Flames at Rosthern Wheatkings—8:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Nashville Predators at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies at Calgary Dinos—8 p.m.
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C-Okanagan Heat at the P-A-C
(Men’s match starts at 6 p.m., followed by the women’s at 8 p.m.)
Canada West University Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons at Winnipeg
(Women’s game tips-off at 6 p.m., followed by the men at 8 p.m.)
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Saskatoon High School Curling League—9 games:
Tommy Douglas Open B vs Bishop Mahoney Open B—3:30 p.m. at Nutana
Aden Bowman Open B vs Centennial-2 Open B—3:30 p.m. at Nutana
Walter Murray-1 Open B vs Walter Murray-1 Open A—3:30 p.m. at Nutana
Holy Cross Open A vs Centennial Open A—3:30 p.m. at Nutana
Walter Murray-2 Open B vs Bethlehem Open B—3:30 p.m. at Nutana
Bedford Road Open B vs Bethlehem Open A—3:30 p.m. at Nutana
St. Joseph Open B vs Centennial-1 Open B—4 p.m. at Sutherland
Holy Cross Girls A vs Bishop Mahoney Girls B—4 p.m. at Sutherland
Evan Hardy Girls A vs Evan Hardy Girls B—4 p.m. at Sutherland
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The 2022 F-I-F-A World Cup of Soccer continues today and runs through December 18th in Qatar. There are 32 nations taking part, split into eight groups of four teams each for preliminary round play, followed by straight knockout playoffs. Canada was in the tournament for just the second time in history and the first time since 1986. Canada finished Group F round-robin play with 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…good for 4th place. On today’s schedule…..
Ghana vs Uruguay–9 a.m.
South Korea vs Portugal—9 a.m.
Serbia vs Switzerland—1 p.m.
Cameroon vs Brazil—1 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–2022-23 regular-season begins with…..
Philadelphia Wings at Halifax Thunderbirds—5 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush open their regular-season tomorrow when they host the Colorado Mammoth at 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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National Basketball Association–11 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets–6:30 p.m.
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