Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Humboldt Broncos at Notre Dame Hounds (2-0 Humboldt Broncos)
Melville Millionaires at Weyburn Red Wings (5-2 Weyburn Red Wings)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League pre-season:
Regina Silver Foxes vs Fort Knox—8 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle (No score reported)
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League pre-season:
Saskatoon Blazers at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m. (4-2 Battlefords Stars)
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National Hockey League pre-season—8 games:
Boston Bruins 2 Calgary Flames 1 at Beijing, China
Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens—5:30 p.m. (5-2 Florida Panthers)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators—5:30 p.m. (4-1 Toronto Maple Leafs)
Calgary Flames (split squad) at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m. (4-1 Calgary Flames)
Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m. (6-1 Carolina Hurricanes)
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers—5 p.m. (6-4 Philadelphia Flyers)
Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings—5:30 p.m. (3-2 Detroit)
St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild—6 p.m. at Des Moines, Iowa (3-2 St. Louis Blues)
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The Western Hockey League regular-season begins Friday with 8 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Swift Current Broncos. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. with play-by-play at 7. The Blades will host the Broncos in their regular-season home opener on Saturday at SaskTel Centre with a 7 p.m. first faceoff.
The Prince Albert Raiders start the regular-season on Friday when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—3 games at SaskTel Sports Centre:
Holy Cross vs St. Joseph—6 p.m. at West Turf (No score reported)
Walter Murray vs Centennial—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field (2-0 Walter Murray)
Aden Bowman vs Evan Hardy—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field (3-0 Aden Bowman)
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League—4 single matches
Bishop Mahoney at L’Ecole Francais—6:15 p.m. (No score reported)
Evan Hardy at Bethlehem—6:15 p.m. (2-1 Bethlehem)
Holy Cross at Bethlehem—7:15 p.m. (2-0 Holy Cross)
Centennial at Marion Graham—6:15 p.m. (2-1 Marion Graham)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 5 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles–5:05 p.m. (2-1 Baltimore Orioles)
Inter-League—1 night game
Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates—5:05 p.m. (2-1 Pittsburgh Pirates)
National League—1 day game, 5 night
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The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 15 of the season starts with Montreal at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Toronto Argonauts. The Green and White have 7 wins, 5 losses for 14 points…tied for 2nd place in the West Division. Toronto has 3 wins, 8 losses for 6 points…tied for 3rd place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Monday, October 8th against the Edmonton Eskimos. Game time is 4 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Friday when Week 4 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Regina Rams. Kick-off time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Dogs have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 2nd place. Regina has 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 2nd place.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 5 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Regina Thunder. Kick-off time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The broadcast starts at 6:30 p.m. on 92-9, THE BULL. The Toppers have 4 wins, 0 losses for 8 points…good for 1st place. Regina has 2 wins, 2 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place.
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