SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 17
The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 3 games, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 36 wins, 23 losses, 6 extra time losses for 77 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 14 wins, 43 losses, 8 extra time losses for 36 points…good for 11th place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Blades have 36 wins, 22 losses, 7 extra time losses for 77 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 36 wins, 22 losses, 7 extra time losses for 77 points…tied for 2nd place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Friday against Prince Albert. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Fort Knox at Regina Capitals—7:30 p.m.
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven South Division final 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Swift Current Legionnaires at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Swift Current leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Saskatoon Stars at Swift Current Wildcats—7:15 p.m.
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
Battlefords Sharks at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
(Notre Dame leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
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National Hockey League–5 games:
Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
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On the pebbled ice…
The World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in South Korea. A total of 13 different national champions are taking part in the round-robin plus six-team straight knockout playoffs format, including Rachel Homan’s Ottawa foursome representing Canada. They have 3 wins, 1 loss…good for 3rd place. On their schedule today…
6 p.m. – Canada vs United States
4 a.m. Tuesday – Canada vs Turkey
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship continurs today and runs through Friday in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. A total of 32 duos are taking part, split into four pools of eight couples each for round-robin preliminary play, followed by 12 teams in the playoffs with the four pool winners advancing directly to the quarter-final round. Among the 32 duos are the Saskatchewan champions Christie Gamble and Matthew Lang from Langenburg in Pool A. They have 0 wins, 2 losses…tied for 7th place. Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock from Martensville are in Pool B. They have 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place. Plus, Laura Walker of Edmonton and Kirk Muyres of Humboldt are in Pool C. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. Draws today go at 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m., as well as 7 a.m. tomorrow.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—15 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays (split squad) vs Philadelphia Phillies—11:05 a.m. at Clearwater, Fla.
Toronto Blue Jays (split squad) vs New York Yankees–11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—10 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Phoenix Suns–8 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, March 29th when they host the Colorado Mammoth. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 10 wins, 4 losses…good for 2nd place.
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