SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21
National Hockey League–7 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars—8:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks–9 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Regina Silver Foxes at Pilot Butte Storm—8 p.m.
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World Junior Hockey Championship—2 pre-tournament games at Moncton:
Canada vs Slovakia—5:30 p.m.
United States vs Sweden—1:30 p.m.
(The tournament-proper starts on Boxing Day, December 26th, with 4 games, including Canada against Czechia at 5:30 p.m. in Halifax.)
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The Western Hockey League is off for the Christmas break until Tuesday when 7 games are scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 24 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 48 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 11 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders next home game is Friday, December 30th against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday, December 30th, when Week 5 starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, December 31st when they host Panther City. First faceoff is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place in the West Division.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division
Aden Bowman at Marion Graham—6:15 p.m.
Senior Boys Division—2 games
Tommy Douglas at Saskatoon Christian School—6 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Marion Graham—8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–11 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks–6:30 p.m.
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