SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD
Western Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Edmonton Oil Kings
(The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals is tied 2-2. Game time is 6 p.m. in Edmonton. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 5:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 6 o’clock. Game 6 is back in Saskatoon on Sunday, April 5th. Puck drop is 2 p.m. from SaskTel Centre.)
Red Deer Rebels at Prince Albert Raiders—7 p.m.
(Prince Albert leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals 3-1. Game time is 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre.)
Seattle Thunderbirds at Penticton Vees—8:05 p.m.
(Penticton leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 3-1
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On the pebbled ice:
The 2026 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow 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 finished with 10 wins, 2 losses…tied for 1st place in the round-robin, but due to tiebreakers finished third overall. On today’s playoff schedule…
Qualifications-1: Canada vs Italy—9 a.m.
Qualifications-2: Switzerland vs U-S-A—9 a.m.
Semi-finals: Sweden vs Winner of Switzerland/U-S-A—3 p.m.
Semi-finals: Scotland vs Winner of Canada/Italy–3 p.m.
The New Holland Canadian Under-20 Championships begin today and runs through tomorrow 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, 4 losses…tied for 5th in Women’s Pool A and has been eliminated from playoff contention. In the men’s side representing Saskatchewan is Ethan Robinson’s Nutana foursome and Rogan Snow’s Sutherland quartet. Robinson finished the round-robin with 2 wins, 6 losses…good for 8th in Men’s Pool A and eliminated from playoff contention. Snow finished with has 5 wins, 3 losses…good for 5th in Men’s Pool B and eliminated from playoff contention. On their schedule’s today…
women’s—Semeniuk vs Nova Scotia-1—8 a.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Battlefords North Stars at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Weyburn Red Wings at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
(Both are opening games in best-of-seven semi-finals)
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The 2026 Western Telus Cup Regionals continue today and run through Sunday, April 5th at the Cooperators Centre in Regina. 4 Western Canadian Male Under-18 Triple-A hockey teams will be participating in a round-robin tournament with the top team advancing to the Telus Cup in Peterborough, Ontario. The host and S-M-A-A-A-H-L champion Regina Pat Canadians and runner-up Moose Jaw Warriors are the only Saskatchewan teams participating. Regina has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. Moose Jaw has 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. On today’s schedule…
Winnipeg Bruins vs Thunder Bay Kings—4:30 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors vs Regina Pat Canadians—7:30 p.m.
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Women’s U-18 Triple-A Hockey Esso Cup – Western Regionals:
Battlefords Sharks at Winnipeg Ice—8 p.m.
(Opening game in best-of-three qualifier series. The winner of the series will represent the West Region at the 2026 Esso Cup in Dieppe, New Brunswick on April 19th-25th)
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal Victorie at Ottawa Charge—5 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—15 games:
American League—2 day games, 2 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox—12:10 p.m.
Inter-League—7 day games
National League—2 day games, 2 night
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National Basketball Association—9 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Memphis Grizzlies—6 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League—Week 19 begins:
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Colorado Mammoth—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday, April 11th 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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