SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
The Canadian Football League playoffs are off until Saturday when the respective division final games are slated to be held, as follows…
East Division final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes—2 p.m.
West Division final
B-C Lions at Edmonton Elks—5:30 p.m.
(The winners meet in the 113th Grey Cup Game on Sunday, November 15th in Calgary.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday with two Hardy Cup semi-final games, as follows…..
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Regina Rams
(Kickoff from Griffiths Stadium is 2 p.m. The Dogs finished the regular-season with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…tied for 1st place. Regina had 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 3rd place.)
Manitoba Bisons vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—3 p.m. at Vancouver
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Western Hockey League—5 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Calgary Hitmen
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 6 wins, 6 losses, 3 extra-time losses for 15 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. The Hitmen have 8 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time losses for 17 points…tied for 4th place in the East.)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—7 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Prince George Cougars—8 p.m.
Medicine Hat Tigers at Portland Winterhawks—9 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs vs Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host Calgary. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 6 wins, 5 losses, 3 extra-time losses for 15 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 8 p.m.:
Saskatoon Quakers vs Carrot River Thunder at Rod Hamm Arena
Saskatoon Royals at Martensville Chiefs
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—4 games:
Saskatoon Blazers at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Contacts at Tisdale Trojans—8 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers—6:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings—9 p.m.
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The 2026 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge takes a breather today before the playoffs start tomorrow, then continuing through Saturday in Oakville, Ontario. There are six national teams taking part, including two from Canada. Team Canada-White, with Saskatoon Blades’ left winger Kain Martiniuk on the roster, finished the round-robin with 1 win, 1 loss for 3 points…good for 2nd place in Pool B. Team Canada-Red, with Saskatoon Blades’ head coach Dan Da Silva as the team’s head coach, finished round-robin play with 1 win, 1 loss for 3 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A, but wound up 2nd based on the tie-breaker formula. On tomorrow’s quarter-final schedule…
2:30 p.m.: Team Canada-Red vs Sweden
6:30 p.m.: Team Canada-White vs Finland
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball League playoffs—2 matches at 6 p.m.
Bethlehem at Holy Cross
Bishop Mahoney at Centennial
(Both matches are Girls’ Premiere Division semi-finals)
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League playoffs—2 matches at 7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School at St. Joseph
Holy Cross at Aden Bowman
(Both matches are Boys’ Premiere Division semi-finals)
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National Basketball Association—14 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Denver Nuggets–8 p.m.
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