SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
The Canadian Under-21 Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Both the Women’s and Men’s field consist of 18 teams, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. In the women’s division, Saskatchewan is represented by the Elizabeth Kessel foursome from Regina. They have 1 wins, 2 losses…tied for 6th place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
Noon – Saskatchewan vs Alberta #2
On the men’s side, Saskatchewan has two teams taking part. One is skipped by Logan Ede of Martensville. They have 0 wins, 4 losses…tied for 8th place in Pool B. The second Saskatchewan quartet is skipped by Matthew Drewitz of Saskatoon-Nutana. They have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 5th place in Pool B. On their schedules today…
7 a.m. – Saskatchewan-Ede vs New Brunswick #1
Saskatchewan-Drewitz vs Nova Scotia #1
5 p.m. – Saskatchewan-Drewitz vs New Brunswick #2
Saskatchewan-Ede vs B-C #1
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National Hockey League—3 games:
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
New York Islanders at Washington Capitals—5:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Blazers at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five final 2-1)
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The Western Hockey League is off until Friday when the Ed Chynoweth Cup Playoffs get going. The Saskatoon Blades will face the Regina Pats with Game 1 of a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series on Friday at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch finished the regular season with 48 wins, 15 losses, 5 extra time losses for 101 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Regina ended up with 34 wins, 30 losses, 4 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 6th place in the East.
The remaining opening round match-ups start Friday, as follows…
Eastern Conference quarter-finals, all opening games of best-of-seven series…
Medicine Hat Tigers at Winnipeg ICE—6:05 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Western Conference quarter-finals, all opening games of best-of-seven series…
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
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Major League Baseball is idle today so that teams can travel and transition from exhibition to regular-season games, which start tomorrow. There are 15 games scheduled for Opening Day, including…
Toronto Blue Jays at St. Louis Cardinals—2:10 p.m.
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National Basketball Association—10 games:
The Toronto Raptors are off until Friday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers at 5 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 18 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the Vancouver Warriors. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 5 wins, 8 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Vancouver has 4 wins, 10 losses…good for 7th place in the West.
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