SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 1
Western Hockey League—3 games:
Prince Albert Raiders at Regina Pats—4 p.m.
(P-A has 11 wins, 20 losses, 3 extra time losses for 25 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 18 wins, 16 losses, 2 extra time losses for 38 points…good for 7th place. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen—2 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—3 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Tuesday when they host Calgary. 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 25 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 51 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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The World Junior Hockey Championship returns to action tomorrow and runs through Thursday in Halifax and Moncton. The 10 teams that started the tournament have been reduced to eight with quarter-final games being held tomorrow, as follows…..
Canada vs Slovakia–5:30 p.m. at Halifax
(Canada finished the preliminary round-robin with 3 wins, 1 loss for 9 points…good for 2nd place in Group A. Slovakia ended the preliminary round-robin with 2 wins, 1 overtime loss, 1 loss for 7 points…good for 3rd place in Group B.)
Sweden vs Finland—10 a.m. at Moncton
Switzerland vs Czechia—12:30 p.m. at Halifax
Germany vs United States—3 p.m. at Moncton
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The Circle K Classic Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament, formerly known as the Mac’s Midget Tournament, continues and winds up today in Calgary. The 32 teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe have been reduced to eight. Based on preliminary round-robin results, the teams are split into four divisions for straight knockout playoffs. Of the original four teams from the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League taking part, none advanced to the final day.
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National Hockey League–5 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils—2 p.m.
New York Rangers at Florida Panthers—4 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken—7 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 17 continues with 14 games:
Jacksonville at Houston Texans—Noon
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots—Noon
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions—Noon
Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants—Noon
New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles—Noon
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs—Noon
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons—Noon
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Noon
Cleveland Browns at Washington Commanders—Noon
San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders—3:05 p.m.
New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks—3:05 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers—3:25 p.m.
Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers—3:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens—7:20 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–3 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Indiana Pacers at 6 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 6 starts with Philadelphia at Las Vegas. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Friday, January 13th when they visit the Colorado Mammoth at 8 p.m. Saskatchewan has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in the West Division. The Rush’s next home game is Saturday, January 28th against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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