SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
The Canadian Football League playoffs are off until Saturday when the 2 division final games are slated to be held, as follows…
East Division final
Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts—2 p.m.
West Division final
B-C Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—5:30 p.m.
(The winners advance to play in the 110th Grey Cup Game on Sunday, November 19th at Hamilton.)
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The Canadian Junior Football League’s national playoffs are idle until Saturday when the Canadian Bowl is held with the following match-up…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Westshore Rebels—4 p.m. at Victoria, B-C
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National Football League—Week 10 starts:
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears—7:15 p.m.
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Western Hockey League:
Brandon Wheat Kings at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Swift Current Broncos. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 12 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 24 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 9 wins, 8 losses, 1 extra time loss for 19 points…good for 7th place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday, November 17th against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they go to the Spokane Chiefs. P-A has 10 wins, 8 losses, 1 extra time loss for 21 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Spokane has 6 wins, 6 losses, 2 extra time losses for 14 points…good for 10th place in the Western Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday, November 25th against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Contacts at Regina Pat-Canadians—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets—6:30 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
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The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship continues today and runs through Saturday in Swift Current. There are 14 teams taking part, split into two pools of seven each for preliminary round-robin play…followed by championship and seeding pool play and winding up with the playoff round. Saskatchewan is represented by the Shaun Meachem foursome from Swift Current. They have 5 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in the Championship Pool. On their schedule today…
12:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick
7:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Alberta
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National Basketball Association–2 games:
Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic—8:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors are off until Saturday when they visit the Boston Celtics at 6 p.m.)
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