SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH
National Lacrosse League–Week 14 of the season continues with 5 games:
Saskatchewan Rush at Rochester Knighthawks—6 p.m.
(The Rush have 10 wins, 2 losses…good for 1st place. Rochester has 4 wins, 5 losses…good for 9th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 14th against the San Diego Seals. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Oshawa FireWolves at Ottawa Black Bears—6 p.m.
Buffalo Bandits at Toronto Rock—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at Georgia Swarm—6:30 p.m.
Halifax Thunderbirds at Calgary Roughnecks—8 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–11 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Regina Pats
(Game time is 6 p.m. with CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 5:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 30 wins, 24 losses, 6 extra time losses for 66 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 22 wins, 28 losses, 7 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 7th place in the Western Conference.)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Prince George Cougars
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 44 wins, 8 losses, 6 extra time losses for 94 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Prince George has 36 wins, 21 losses, 2 extra time losses for 74 points…good for 3rd place in the Western Conference.)
Penticton Vees at Moose Jaw Warriors—6 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks at Victoria Royals—6:05 p.m.
Swift Current Broncos at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Medicine Hat Tigers—8 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Wenatchee Wild—8 p.m.
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—8 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. in Kent, Wash.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Melville Millionaires at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Flin Flon Bombers—7:30 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Warman Wolverines—7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Capitals—4:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-final)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Blazers vs Warman Wildcats—7:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five quarterfinal series)
Estevan Bruins at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five quarterfinal series)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Swift Current Wildcats at Notre Dame Hounds—Noon
Regina Rebels at Battlefords Sharks—5 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League—2 games:
Saskatoon Prairie Blaze at Outlook Ice Hawks—7 p.m.
Lumsden Lynx at Western Prairie Klippers—8 p.m. in Kindersley
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National Hockey League—13 games:
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks—3 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers—11:30 a.m.
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers—2 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues—4 p.m.
New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Boston Fleet at Ottawa Charge—1 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—9 p.m. at Vancouver
(Saskatchewan leads the best-of-three series1-0)
Members of the Saskatchewan Huskies women’s and men’s wrestling teams are taking part in the U Sports Championships, continuing today in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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The 99th anniversary edition of the Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, March 6th in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. There are 18 teams taking part – 14 provincial and territorial champions, three wild-card qualifiers and the defending champions. The 18 teams are split into two pools of nine each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Among the 18 teams are the Mike McEwen foursome from Saskatoon in Pool B and the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina in Pool A. On their schedule…
Mike McEwan vs Northwest Territories—Noon
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Major League Baseball exhibition—16 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays split squad vs New York Yankees—12:05 p.m. in Tampa, Florida
Toronto Blue Jays split squad vs Philadelphia Phillies—12:05 p.m. in Dunedin, Florida
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National Basketball Association—5 games:
Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards—6 p.m.
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