SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH
The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 8 games. The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday, January 31st when they visit the Prince Albert Raiders. Puck drop is 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 24 wins, 19 losses, 4 extra time losses for 52 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 36 wins, 6 losses, 4 extra time losses for 76 points…good for 1st place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Sunday, February 1st against the Prince Albert Raiders. Puck drop is 4 p.m. from SaskTel Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Fort Knox at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Blazers vs Battleford Stars—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Colorado Avalanche at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
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The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday, February 1st, in Mississauga, Ontario. A total of 18 teams are taking part split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. The teams are Team Canada, three wild card foursomes and 14 provincial/territorial champions, including Jolene Campbell’s Regina quartet representing Saskatchewan, and is in Pool A. Campbell has 3 wins, 4 losses…tied for 5th place in Pool A and did not qualify for the playoff round. Draws today are at 8 a.m., 1 and 6 p.m. On Saskatchewan’s schedule…
1 p.m.: Saskatchewan vs Manitoba (Lawes)
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Saskatoon High School Curling League:
A Division
Boys: Walter Murray vs Holy Cross-2—4 p.m. at C-N Curling Club
Boys: Evan Hardy vs St. Joesphs—4 p.m. at C-N Curling Club
Girls: Bethlehem vs Holy Cross—4 p.m. at Sutherland Curling Club
B Division
Bethlehem-2 vs Aden Bowman—4 p.m. at Sutherland Curling Club
Centinnieal-2 vs Walter Murray-2—4 p.m. at Sutherland Curling Club
Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division
Bishop James Mahoney vs Bethlehem—6:15 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Regina Cougars at The P-A-C
(Women’s game tips-off at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 8 p.m.)
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National Basketball Association—8 games
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Orlando Magic at 6:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 10 begins with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush when they visit the Calgary Roughnecks at 8 p.m. The Rush have 6 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place. Calgary has 1 win, 5 losses…good for 14th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, February 14th against Vancouver. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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