SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
The Canadian Football League playoffs are idle 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 off 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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National Football League Regular-Season—Week 9 of the season starts:
Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens—7:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Calgary Hitmen. 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 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 9 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 19 points…tied for 4th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Saturday when they visit the Red Deer Rebels at 7 p.m. P-A has 6 wins, 7 losses, 3 extra-time losses for 15 points…tied for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, November 13th against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
S’toon Westleys vs S’toon Royals—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Assiniboia Southern Rebels vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Utah Mammoth at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
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The 2026 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge continues today and runs 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 today’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
Valour Academy at Evan Hardy—6 p.m.
(Girls’ Championship Division final)
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League playoffs
Tommy Douglas vs Bishop Mahoney—8 p.m. at Evan Hardy
(Boys’ Championship Division final)
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National Basketball Association—2 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 p.m.
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