SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH
Western Hockey League Playoffs
Regina Pats at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals 3-1)
(The Saskatoon Blades are back in action tomorrow against the Edmonton Oil Kings for Game 6 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-finals with Saskatoon leading 3-2. Game time is 2 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 1:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 2 o’clock. Game 7 if necessary, is Monday, April 6th back in Edmonton at 7 p.m.)
(The Prince Albert Raiders have advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, defeating Red Deer 4-1 in the quarter-finals.)
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On the pebbled ice:
The 2026 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship concludes today 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…
Bronze Medal Game: Scotland vs U-S-A—9 a.m.
Gold Medal Game: Canada vs Sweden—2 p.m.
The New Holland Canadian Under-20 Championships conclude today 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 had 3 wins, 5 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.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Battlefords North Stars at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
(Battlefords leads the best-of-seven semi-finals 1-0)
Weyburn Red Wings at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
(Weyburn leads the best-of-seven semi-finals 1-0)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Westleys at Regina Capitals—7:30 p.m.
(The best-of-seven championship series is tied 2-2)
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The 2026 Western Telus Cup Regionals continue today and run through tomorrow 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, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place. Moose Jaw has 2 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place and have advanced to tomorrow’s final. On today’s schedule…
Moose Jaw Warriors vs Thunder Bay Kings—11 a.m.
Regina Pat Canadians vs Winnipeg Bruins—2:15 p.m.
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Women’s U-18 Triple-A Hockey Esso Cup – Western Regionals:
Battlefords Sharks at Winnipeg Ice—6 p.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-three qualifier series 1-0. 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—15 games:
Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators—11 a.m.
Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Vancouver Canucks—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers—11 a.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—1 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning—3 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
Vancouver Goldeneyes at Minnesota Frost—Noon
Seattle Torrent at New York Sirens—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—16 games
American League—3 day games, 1 night, 1 Doubleheader, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox—12:10 p.m.
Inter-League—6 day games
National League—2 day games, 2 night
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National Basketball Association—3 games
The Toronto Raptors are back in action tomorrow when they visit the Boston Celtics at 1:30 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League—Week 19 ends with 4 games:
Rochester Knighthawks at Halifax Thunderbirds—5 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Toronto Rock—6 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors at Buffalo Bandits—6 p.m.
Oshawa FireWolves at Calgary Roughnecks—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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