SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, February 25th in Calgary. A total of 18 teams are taking part…13 provincial or territorial champions plus four wild-card teams and the defending champions as Team Canada. The teams are split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Saskatchewan is represented by the Skylar Ackerman foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They have 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule today…..
2:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Northern Ontario
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Western Hockey League:
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—6:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 1:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 2 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 41 wins, 9 losses, 5 extra time losses for 87 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 27 wins, 21 losses, 6 extra time losses for 60 points…good for 6th place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday against the Wheaties. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host Brandon. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 26 wins, 25 losses, 4 extra time losses for 56 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Regina Silver Foxes at Delisle Chiefs—3:30 p.m.
Regina Capitals vs Saskatoon Westleys—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League–2 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Estevan Bears—1:45 p.m.
Saskatoon Blazers at Notre Dame Hounds—3 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Swift Current Wildcats at Prince Albert Bears—1 p.m.
Regina Rebels at Weyburn Gold Wings—2 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Minnesota at Montreal—Noon
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National Hockey League—3 games:
New York Rangers at New York Islanders—2 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche—5 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos—2 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Best-of-three quarter-final tied 1-1)
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—6 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
(Best-of-three quarter-final tied 1-1)
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National Lacrosse League–Week 12 of the season continues and ends:
Halifax Thunderbirds at Calgary Roughnecks—6 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they play host to Halifax. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show. The Rush have 3 wins, 4 losses…good for 9th place.)
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The National Basketball Association is into its all-star break. The All-Star Game is being held today at 7 p.m. at Indianapolis. The Toronto Raptors are idle until Thursday when they host the Brooklyn Nets at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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