SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 3
The 2023 Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, starts today and runs through Sunday, March 12th in London, Ontario. There are 18 teams taking part, consisting of 14 provincial and territorial titleists, three wild card teams and the defending champion Brad Gushue foursome. The field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. The top three teams advance to the playoffs. Saskatchewan will be represented by the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina. They are in Pool A. They have a bye in today’s lone draw at 6 p.m.
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The 2023 Canada Winter Games continue competition today and run through Sunday in Prince Edward Island. The Games feature 20 sports and about 3,600 athletes from all 13 of Canada’s provinces and territories. Saskatchewan has 317 participants, including 217 athletes, from 60 different communities in the province. Saskatchewan has 19 total medals…three gold, seven silver and nine bronze medals after 13 days of action. Second half sports continue today and are alpine and para alpine skiing, archery, badminton, boxing, cross country and para Nordic skiing, men’s and mixed doubles curling, fencing, figure skating, women’s hockey, judo and snowboarding.
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Western Hockey League–10 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Moose Jaw Warriors
(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 39 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 83 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 35 wins, 21 losses, 3 extra time losses for 73 points…good for 4th place in the East.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Lethbridge Hurricanes
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 25 wins, 29 losses, 3 extra time losses for 53 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 31 wins, 21 losses, 6 extra time losses for 68 points…good for 5th place in the East.)
Winnipeg ICE at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Red Deer Rebels at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers—9 p.m.
Victoria Royals vs Vancouver Giants—9:30 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Spokane Chiefs at Prince George Cougars—9 p.m.
Seattle Thunderbirds vs Tri-City Americans—9:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—9:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Yorkton Terriers at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
Nipawin Hawks at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Capitals vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
(Opening game of best-of-seven South Division semi-final)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors vs Saskatoon Contacts—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Warman Wildcats at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:45 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds vs Saskatoon Blazers—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(All are opening games of best-of-five quarter-finals)
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Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League Playoffs:
Kinistino Tigers at Birch Hills Blackhawks—8:30 p.m.
(Birch Hills leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Arizona Coyotes—8:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—8 p.m. at Edmonton
(Opening match of best-of-three semi-final)
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The City High School Wrestling Championships continue and wind up today at Aden Bowman. The matches begin today at 2:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—16 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays—12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—10 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Washington Wizards at 4 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 14 of the season starts:
Buffalo Bandits at Halifax Thunderbirds—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tomorrow when they visit Panther City in Fort Worth, Texas at 7 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 4 losses…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Panther City has 6 wins, 5 losses…good for 4th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 11th when they host the San Diego Seals. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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