SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 3 games, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 11 wins, 8 losses, 3 extra time losses for 25 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 12 wins, 10 losses, 3 extra time losses for 27 points…good for 5th place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Wednesday when they host Red Deer. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 7:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blades have 17 wins, 6 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs—6:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Utah Hockey Club—8 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday at Moncton, New Brunswick. There are 14 women’s teams and 14 men’s teams taking part in the preliminary round-robin plus playoffs format with all teams either provincial or territorial champions. Saskatchewan’s representatives are the Tracy Streifel foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana Club in the women’s division. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On the men’s side, Randy Bryden’s Regina quartet represents Saskatchewan. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedules today…
9 a.m. women: Saskatchewan vs Quebec
9 a.m. men: Saskatchewan vs Manitoba
5 p.m. women: Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick
5 p.m. men: Saskatchewan vs Northwest Territories
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National Football League—Week 13 continues and ends:
Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos—7:15 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 2 of the 2024-25 regular-season starts with Colorado at Las Vegas. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, December 14th when they play their regular-season home opener against the Halifax Thunderbirds at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. 92-9, THE BULL has a one-hour pre-game show beginning at 5:45 p.m. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for first place. Halifax has yet to play a game.
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National Basketball Association-4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Indiana Pacers at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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