SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MARCH 9TH
The Western Hockey League is idle tonight, returning to action tomorrow with 4 games. The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday, March 13th when they host the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 32 wins, 25 losses, 6 extra time losses for 70 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 13 wins, 42 losses, 8 extra time losses for 34 points…good for 11th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are also idle until Friday, March 13th when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. P-A has 47 wins, 10 losses, 6 extra time losses for 100 points…good for 1st in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 22 wins, 34 losses, 7 extra time losses…good for 9th in the East. The Raiders next home game is Tuesday, March 17th when they host the Regina Pats with puck drop at 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Swift Current Wildcats at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
(The best-of-three quarter-final series is tied 1-1)
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets—2 p.m.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball exhibition—14 games
The Toronto Blue Jays are off and return to action tomorrow against the Atlanta Braves at 11:07 a.m. in Dunedin, Florida.
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World Baseball Classic—7 games:
South Korea 7 vs Australia 2
Dominican Republic vs Israel—10 a.m. at Miami
Colombia vs Panama—10 a.m. at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Brazil vs Great Britian—11 a.m. at Houston
Cuba vs Puerto Rico—5 p.m. at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Venezuela vs Nicaragua—5 p.m. at Miami
Mexico vs United States—6 p.m. at Houston
Czechia vs Japan—4 a.m. at Tokyo tomorrow morning
Canada vs Puerto Rico—5 p.m. at San Juan, Puerto Rico tomorrow afternoon
(Canada has 1 win, 1 loss…good for 4th place in the five-team Pool A.)
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National Basketball Association—5 games
The Toronto Raptors are off until tomorrow when they visit the Houston Rockets at 6 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday, March 13th when Week 16 begins with 3 games. 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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