SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST
Western Hockey League Playoffs—7 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Edmonton Oil Kings
(The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final that is tied 1-1. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 o’clock.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Red Deer Rebels
(Prince Albert leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0. Game time is 7 p.m. in Red Deer.)
Calgary Hitmen at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
(Calgary leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals 2-0)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
(The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals are tied 1-1)
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 2-0)
Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
(Kelowna leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 2-0)
Penticton Vees at Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m.
(Penticton leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 2-0)
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On the pebbled ice:
The 2026 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Saturday, April 4th in Ogden, Utah. 13 teams will be participating in round-robin play, including Canada represented by Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone. Top 6 teams will qualify for playoffs, the top 2 earning a bye to the semifinals while the bottom 4 will play a qualification game. Canada has 4 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in the round-robin. On today’s schedule…
Canada vs China—9 a.m.
Canada vs Sweden—7 p.m.
The New Holland Canadian Under-20 Championships begin today and runs through Saturday, April 4th in Sudbury, Ontario. 36 teams will be participating from across the country in both gender divisions, split up into two pools each consisting of nine teams, playing teams in their pool once. In the women’s side representing Saskatchewan is Chole Semeniuk’s Nutana foursome. Semeniuk has 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st in Women’s Pool A. In the men’s side representing Saskatchewan is Ethan Robinson’s Nutana foursome and Rogan Snow’s Sutherland quartet. Robinson has 1 win, 2 losses…good for 8th in Men’s Pool A. Snow has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd in Men’s Pool B. On their schedule’s today…
men—Snow vs Quebec-1—10 a.m.
men—Robinson vs Alberta-2—10 a.m.
women—Semeniuk vs New Brunswick-1—2 p.m.
men—Snow vs Manitoba-2—6 p.m.
men—Robinson vs Nova Scotia-1—6 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Westleys at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(The best-of-seven Championship series is tied 1-1)
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets—5:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—14 games:
American League—1 day games, 2 night
Inter-League—3 day game, 4 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies—5:07 p.m. in Toronto
National League—2 day games, 2 night
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National Basketball Association—7 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons—6 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday, April 3rd when Week 19 begins with the Las Vegas Desert Dogs visiting the Colorado Mammoth. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, April 7th when they host Colorado. Game time is 7 p.m. from SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 11 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place. Colorado has 10 wins, 5 losses…tied for 3rd place.
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