Canadian Football League–Week 19 of the regular-season continues with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 39 vs B-C Lions 8
(The Green and White have 9 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 19 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. B-C has 8 wins, 9 losses for 16 points…good for 3rd place in the West.)
Edmonton Elks 23 at Calgary Stampeders 18
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The Prairie Football Conference playoffs are set to go today with 2 semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Edmonton Huskies
(Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers finished the regular-season with 8 wins, 0 losses for 16 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies finished with 3 wins, 5 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place.)
Calgary Colts at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
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On campus…
The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Friday when Week 7 starts. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday, October 19th when they host the Regina Rams. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place. Regina has 2 wins, 4 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 at Regina Cougars 1
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 vs Calgary Dinos 3
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 4 at Calgary Dinos 1
The Saskatchewan Huskies cross-country running teams took part in the Stewart Cup, which began yesterday at noon in Calgary.
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 2 vs Moose Jaw Warriors 0
(The Blades have 6 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 3 wins, 4 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 7th place in the East.)
Prince Albert Raiders 4 at Prince George Cougars 5
(Prince Albert has 1 win, 4 losses, 2 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Prince George has 5 wins, 2 losses, 3 extra time losses for 13 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 25th against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Red Deer Rebels 1 at Edmonton Oil Kings 5
Brandon Wheat Kings 3 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 5
Everett Silvertips 6 at Swift Current Broncos 3
Vancouver Giants 2 at Medicine Hat Tigers 5
Wenatchee Wild 3 at Victoria Royals 6
Kamloops Blazers 4 vs Tri-City Americans 5 OT
Portland Winterhawks 5 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 6
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Battlefords North Stars 3 at Humboldt Broncos 9
Yorkton Terriers 4 at Weyburn Red Wings 6
Estevan Bruins 4 at Kindersley Klippers 2
Flin Flon Bombers 1 at Melfort Mustangs 4
Melville Millionaires 5 at La Ronge Ice Wolves 0
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Fort Knox 3 at Delisle Chiefs 2 OT
Pilot Butte Storm 1 at Prince Albert Timberjaks 4
Saskatoon Royals 3 at Carrot River Thunder 4 SO
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Prince Albert Mintos 4 at Estevan Bears 2
Swift Current Legionnaires 8 at Battlefords Stars 3
Regina Pat-Canadians 4 at Tisdale Trojans 3 SO
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National Hockey League–14 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning—postponed, Hurricane Milton
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Boston Bruins 2 OT
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Calgary Flames 6
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2
Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3
New Jersey Devils 5 at Washington Capitals 3
Utah Hockey Club 6 at New York Rangers 5 OT
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5
Seattle Kraken 5 at Minnesota Wild 4 SO
New York Islanders 0 at Dallas Stars 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Colorado Avalanche 4
Anaheim Ducks 2 at San Jose Sharks 0
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The World Mixed Curling Championship is underway in Aberdeen, Scotland and runs through Saturday, October 19th. There are 38 teams taking part, split into five pools for round-robin preliminary play. Three of the groups have eight teams while the other two groups have seven. Canada is represented by the Shaun Meachem foursome from Swift Current. They have 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Group A. Sixteen of the 38 teams qualify for the straight knock-out playoffs on Friday and Saturday, October 19th. On Canada’s schedule…
5 a.m. Sunday – Canada vs Latvia
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
American League
Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Guardians 7
(Cleveland advances to meet the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.)
The National League Championship Series begins today, as follows…
New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers—6:15 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven N-L-D-S)
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