SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
The 99th anniversary edition of the Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday 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 5 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place, and the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina in Pool A with 3 wins, 3 losses…good for 4th place. On their schedules today…
Noon – Mike McEwen vs Manitoba-Calvert
5 p.m. Kelly Knapp vs Nunavut vs Newfoundland and Labrador-Gushue
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Western Hockey League–4 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs 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 23 wins, 32 losses, 4 extra time losses for 50 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference.)
Calgary Hitmen at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Kelowna Rockets—9:05 p.m.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they visit Calgary at 8 p.m. P-A has 45 wins, 9 losses, 6 extra time losses for 96 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, March 13th against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Yorkton Terriers at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games at 8 p.m.:
S’toon Royals vs S’toon Westleys at Rod Hamm Arena
(Westleys lead the best-of-seven Bob Dybvig Division semi-final 2-0)
Regina Capitals at Pilot Butte Storm
(Regina leads the best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-final 3-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Contacts at Regina Pat Canadians—7:30 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Seattle Seahawks—9 p.m.
New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks—9 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Seattle Torrent at Ottawa Charge—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball exhibition—20 games:
The Toronto Blue Jays are idle.
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World Baseball Classic:
Chinese-Taipei vs Australia—9 a.m. at Tokyo
(Canada plays their first game on Saturday against Colombia at 10 a.m. in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It’s Canada’s first game of the five-nation Pool A round-robin.)
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Saskatoon High School Senior Basketball League—9 games:
Senior Girls Division—4 games at 6:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Holy Cross
Bethlehem at St. Joseph
Bishop Mahoney at Centennial
Saskatoon Christian School at Bedford Road
Senior Boys Division—5 games at 8 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Holy Cross
Bethlehem at St. Joseph
Bishop Mahoney at Centennial
Saskatoon Christian School at Bedford Road
Walter Murray at Evan Hardy
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 15 of the season starts with one game. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until 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 6 wins, 6 losses…tied for 7th place.
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