SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST
Western Hockey League Playoffs—7 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Edmonton Oil Kings
(Saskatoon leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1 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 3-0. Game time is 7 p.m. in Red Deer.)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals 2-1)
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 3-0)
Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
(Kelowna leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 3-0)
Penticton Vees at Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m.
(Penticton leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 3-0)
Prince George Cougars at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
(Prince George leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 3-0)
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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 6 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in the round-robin. On today’s schedule…
Canada vs Switzerland—9 a.m.
Canada vs Czechia—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, 1 loss…good for 5st 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, 4 losses…tied for 8th in Men’s Pool A. Snow has 4 wins, 2 loss…tied for 4th in Men’s Pool B. On their schedule’s today…
women—Semeniuk vs Alberta-1—9 a.m.
men—Robinson vs Northern Ontario-1—2 p.m.
men—Snow vs Prince Edward Island-1—2 p.m.
women—Semeniuk vs British Columbia-2—6 p.m.
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National Hockey League—3 games:
Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche—6:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings—7 p.m.
Anahein Ducks at San Jose Sharks—7 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—3 games:
Vancouver Goldeneyes at Montreal Victoire—6 p.m.
Toronto Sceptres at Ottawa Charge—8:30 p.m.
Minnesota Frost at New York Sirens—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—15 games:
American League—4 day games
Inter-League—6 day game, 1 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies—11:07 a.m. in Toronto
National League—4 day games
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National Basketball Association—9 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Sacramento Kings—6 p.m. in Toronto
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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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