SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-0)
(The Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow for Game 5 at SaskTel Centre beginning at 7 p.m. Saskatoon leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1. CJWW’s broadcast starts 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.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
(Both games are openers of best-of-seven semi-finals)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Quakers vs Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Best-of-seven final tied 1-1)
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The Telus Cup Western Regional Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament starts today and runs through Sunday in Winnipeg. Four teams are taking part, including the Saskatoon Blazers – champions of the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A League title – in a round-robin plus playoffs format. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Blazers vs Brandon Wheat Kings—4 p.m.
Thunder Bay Kings vs Winnipeg Wild—7:10 p.m.
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The World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, April 14th in Utica, New York. A total of 10 nations are taking part, including Canada, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Saskatoon product and winger Emily Clark is a member of Team Canada. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Finland—5 p.m.
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. There are 13 nations taking part, including Canada – represented by the Brier-champion Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland. The teams play a round-robin schedule, followed by the top six teams advancing to playoffs. Canada has 8 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place. On Canada’s schedule today…
11 a.m. – Canada vs Sweden
6 a.m. Friday – Canada vs Japan
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Major League Baseball regular-season:
American League—1 day game, 1 night
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they visit the New York Yankees at 11:05 a.m.
Inter-League—1 doubleheader
National League—2 day games
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 19 starts with 4 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Calgary Roughnecks. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Rush have 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 9th place. Calgary has 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 9th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday against Calgary. 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. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.
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National Basketball Association—5 games:
Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks—5:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets—6 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers—8 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks at 6 p.m.)
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