SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
Western Hockey League–3 games:
Saskatoon Blades at 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 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 36 wins, 22 losses, 7 extra time losses for 77 points…tied for 5th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Friday against Prince Albert. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen—7 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they visit Saskatoon. P-A has 37 wins, 23 losses, 6 extra time losses for 80 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A’s next home game is Saturday against the Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Capitals vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven South Division final 2-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Swift Current Legionnaires-7:30 p.m.
(Swift Current leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
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National Hockey League–2 games:
Colorado Avalanche at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild—7:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
New York Sirens at Toronto Sceptres—5 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 6 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place. On their schedule today…
6 p.m. – Canada vs Switzerland
4 a.m. Thursday – Canada vs Japan
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, 5 losses…tied for 7th place. Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock from Martensville are in Pool B. They have 3 wins, 2 losses…tied for 2nd place. Plus, Laura Walker of Edmonton and Kirk Muyres of Humboldt are in Pool C. They have 5 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place. Draws today go at 7 and 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—1 regular-season game and 12 exhibition games:
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs—4:10 a.m. (regular-season)
(The Toronto Blue Jays return to exhibition play tomorrow against the Tampa Bay Rays at 11:07 a.m. at Dunedin, Fla.)
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Golden State Warriors at 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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