SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST
Western Hockey League—2 games:
Swift Current Broncos at Edmonton Oil Kings—5 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Wenatchee Wild—6 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Wednesday, March 4th when they host the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 30 wins, 25 losses, 6 extra time losses for 66 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 22 wins, 32 losses, 4 extra time losses for 48 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference.)
(The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Tuesday, March 3rd when they host Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 45 wins, 8 losses, 6 extra time losses for 96 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Martensville Chiefs at Saskatoon Quakers—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Quakers lead best-of-seven Bob Dybvig Division semi-finals 1-0)
S’toon Royals at S’toon Royals—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Westleys lead best-of-seven Bob Dybvig Division semi-finals 1-0)
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm—4 p.m.
(Capitals lead best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-finals 1-0)
Fort Knox at Assiniboia Rebels—7 p.m.
(Knox leads best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-finals 1-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Contacts at Regina Pat Canadians—1 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five quarterfinal series)
Battlefords Stars at Moose Jaw Warriors—6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five quarterfinal series)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Stars at Battlefords Sharks—2 p.m.
Swift Current Wildcats at Notre Dame Hounds—5:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Prairie Blaze vs Regina Wild—1:30 p.m. in Martensville
Lumsden Lynx at Outlook Ice Hawks—3 p.m.
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National Hockey League—6 games:
Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks—3 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks—7 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins—Noon
Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth—3 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild—4 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
Minnesota Frost at Montreal Victorie—Noon
Toronto Sceptres at Vancouver Goldeneyes—3 p.m.
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The 99th anniversary edition of the Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, March 6th in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. There are 18 teams taking part – 14 provincial and territorial champions, three wild-card qualifiers and the defending champions. The 18 teams are split into two pools of nine each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Among the 18 teams are the Mike McEwen foursome from Saskatoon in Pool B with 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd and the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina in Pool A with 0 wins, 1 loss…good for 6th. On their schedule…
Mike McEwan 4 vs Alberta (Koe) 6—5 a.m.
Kelly Knapp vs Nova Scotia (Thompson)–Noon
Mike McEwan vs Yukon Territories (Scoffin)–5 p.m.
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Major League Baseball exhibition—16 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers—12:05 p.m. in Lakeland, Florida
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National Basketball Association—11 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action on Tuesday, March 3rd when they host the New York Knicks at 6:30 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 14 of the season continues:
Vancouver Warriors at San Diego Seals—5 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until their next home game on Saturday, March 14th against the San Diego Seals. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 10 wins, 3 losses…good for 1st place. San Diego has 8 wins, 4 losses…good for 4th place.)
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