SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 19 of the season begins with two games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Monday, October 12th when they visit the Montreal Alouettes. Kickoff time is 11 a.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 7 losses for 16 points…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Montreal has 12 wins, 3 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 17th against Montreal. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 1 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when the playoffs begin with two semi-final matches, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Edmonton Wildcats. Kickoff time at S-M-F Field is 1 p.m. The Toppers finished the regular season with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. Edmonton had 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Friday, October 16th when Week 6 begins with Alberta visiting Regina. The Saskatchewan Huskies are idle until Saturday, October 17th when they host the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…good for 1st place. Manitoba has 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd place.
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Western Hockey League—2 games:
Swift Current Broncos at Penticton Vees—7:35 p.m.
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Vancouver Giants—8 p.m. at Langley, B-C
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. First face-off at SaskTel Centre is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra-time loss for 5 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time loss for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they visit the Regina Pats. P-A has 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra-time losses for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time losses for 5 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 16th against Moose Jaw. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken—7:40 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Girls’ Soccer League—3 matches
Holy Cross vs Aden Bowman—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
St. Joseph vs Centennial—6 p.m. at Cherry Turf
Bishop Mahoney vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League—11 matches
Marion Graham and Bishop Mahoney at Bedford Road
Saskatoon Christian School and St. Joseph at Holy Cross
Walter Murray and Evan Hardy at Centennial
(In the both above three listings, three-team, round-robin matches start at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
E-D Feehan at Tommy Douglas—6:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Bethlehem—6:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs—2 games:
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves—4 p.m.
(The best-of-five National League Division Series is tied 1-1)
Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres—7:30 p.m.
(Milwaukee leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 2-0)
The remaining two divisional series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox—2 p.m.
(Chicago leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 2-0)
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees—6 p.m.
(Tampa Bay leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 2-0)
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