SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 2ND
The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 5 games with the Saskatoon Blades 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 return to action tomorrow 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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National Hockey League—6 games:
Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs—6:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators—1 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 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 2 wins, 1 loss…good for 3rd and the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina in Pool A with 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 5th. On their schedule…
Kelly Knapp vs Quebec (Menard)–7 a.m.
Mike McEwan vs Northern Ontario (MacEwan)–Noon
Kelly Knapp vs Prince Edward Island (Smith)–5 p.m.
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Major League Baseball exhibition—11 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox—12:05 p.m. in Dunedin, Florida
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the New York Knicks at 6:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action on Friday, March 8th with one game to begin Week 15. 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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