Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melfort Mustangs 3 at Nipawin Hawks 2
Humboldt Broncos 2 at Estevan Bruins 3
Notre Dame Hounds at Yorkton Terriers—postponed
Battlefords North Stars 1 at Kindersley Klippers 2
Flin Flon Bombers 3 at La Ronge Ice Wolves 1
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Delisle Chiefs 4 vs Saskatoon Royals 6
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—1 game:
S’toon Contacts 3 vs S’toon Blazers 5
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Weyburn Gold Wings 0 vs Saskatoon Stars 5
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I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship—2 pre-tournament games:
Latvia 1 vs Czechia 5
Finland 6 vs Slovakia 0
(Canada plays a second pre-tournament game today against Sweden at 6 p.m. in Ottawa. Canada opens the tournament-proper on Boxing Day Thursday, December 26th, at 6:30 p.m. vs Finland in Ottawa. Canada is in Pool A for the 10-country event with the top four teams from each pool advancing to the straight-knockout playoffs. Among Canada’s players are defenceman Caden Price plus forwards Brayden Yager and Berkly Catton…all of Saskatoon, forward Tanner Howe of Prince Albert and Saskatoon Blades’ defenceman Tanner Molendyk. The tournament winds up on Sunday, January 5th.)
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National Hockey League—7 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Buffalo Sabres 3
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3
St. Louis Blues 1 at Florida Panthers 2 OT
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 3
Utah Hockey Club 2 at Minnesota Wild 1
New York Rangers 3 at Dallas Stars 1
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2
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National Lacrosse League–Week 4 of the season starts:
Philadelphia Wings 15 at Las Vegas Desert Dogs 9
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action today when they visit the Rochester Knighthawks. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 5:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 6 p.m. Saskatchewan has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for first place. Rochester has 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 10th place. The Rush’s next home game is Saturday, December 28th against the Philadelphia Wings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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