Western Hockey League–10 games:
Saskatoon Blades 6 vs Calgary Hitmen 3
( The Blades have 28 wins, 17 losses, 6 extra time losses for 62 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 33 wins, 14 losses, 5 extra time losses for 71 points…good for 3rd place in the East.)
Prince Albert Raiders 6 vs Swift Current Broncos 1
(P-A has 29 wins, 18 losses, 4 extra time losses for 62 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 27 wins, 22 losses, 2 extra time losses for 56 points…good for 8th place in the East.)
Brandon Wheat Kings 6 at Moose Jaw Warriors 3
Regina Pats 5 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 OT
Edmonton Oil Kings 1 at Red Deer Rebels 3
Kelowna Rockets 1 at Kamloops Blazers 3
Vancouver Giants 2 at Victoria Royals 5
Everett Silvertips 3 at Prince George Cougars 1
Spokane Chiefs 4 vs Tri-City Americans 5
Portland Winterhawks 6 at Wenatchee Wild 5 OT
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Weyburn Red Wings 1 at Nipawin Hawks 0
Kindersley Klippers 3 at Melville Millionaires 4 SO
Yorkton Terriers 10 at Estevan Bruins 4
Humboldt Broncos 1 at Battlefords North Stars 5
Notre Dame Hounds 1 at Flin Flon Bombers 5
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Delisle Chiefs 2 at Carrot River Thunder 3
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Yorkton Maulers 2 at Swift Current Legionnaires 9
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The Four Nations Hockey Faceoff, best-on-best men’s tournament, returns to action today with 2 games, as follows…
Canada vs United States–7 p.m. at Montreal
(Canada has 0 wins, 1 extra time win, 0 extra time losses, 0 losses for 2 points…good for 2nd place. The U-S has 1 win, 0 extra time wins, 0 extra time losses, 0 losses for 3 points…good for 1st place.)
Finland vs Sweden—Noon at Montreal
(The top two teams out of the four-team round-robin will meet in the final, of the first best-on-best male international event since 2016, on Thursday in Boston. The National Hockey League is idle until Saturday, February 22nd as a result.)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Boston Fleet 1 at Toronto Sceptres 3
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National Lacrosse League–Week 12 of the season starts with 3 games:
Saskatchewan Rush 16 at Calgary Roughnecks 13
(Saskatchewan has 7 wins, 2 losses…good for 2nd place. Calgary has 5 wins, 4 losses…good for 3rd place. The Rush’s next home game is tomorrow against the Rochester Knighthawks. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Buffalo Bandits 13 at Toronto Rock 12
Vancouver Warriors 12 at Las Vegas Desert Dogs 8
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The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, started yesterday and runs through Sunday, February 23rd, at Thunder Bay, Ontario. A total of 18 teams are taking part, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. The top three teams from both pools advance to the playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Nancy Martin foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana curling club. On their schedule today…
6 p.m. – Saskatchewan 10 vs Northern Ontario 6
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs Manitoba Bisons 5
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs Manitoba Bisons 1
Canada West University Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 64 at Brandon Bobcats 74
Women- Saskatchewan Huskies 116 at Brandon Bobcats 40
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 0 vs Trinity Western Spartans 3
Women- Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs Trinity Western Spartans 3
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The National Basketball Association is off for its All-Star break. The two special games will be played tomorrow evening in San Francisco. Regular-season play resumes Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors are idle until Friday, February 21st when they host the Miami Heat at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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