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Saturday, November 04, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: NEVER BEEN CHRIS'D (W Network) 8:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE (TBD - Lifetime Canada) OWN SPOTLIGHT: OPRAH & NICOLE AVANT (TBD - OWN Canada) PLANET EARTH III (TBD)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRME CANADA ONE FIGHT NIGHT 16: HAGGERTY VS. ANDRADE

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 3:00pm: Predators vs. Oilers (TSN3) 4:00pm: Jets vs. Coyotes (CBC/SN) 7:00pm: Sabres vs. Leafs (City TV/SNEast) 7:00pm: Habs vs. Blues (SN1) 7:00pm: Lightning vs. Sens (CBC/SN360/SNPacific) 10:00pm: Stars vs. Canucks (SN/SN1) 10:00pm: Flames vs. Kraken

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN4) 3:00pm: Eastern Semi-Final: Ti-Cats vs. Alouettes (TSN/TSN4) 6:30pm: Eastern Semi-Final - Stamps vs. Lions

NBA BASKETBALL (SN Now) 7:00pm: Lakers vs. Magic (SN Now) 9:00pm: Bulls vs. Nuggets

CRIME BEAT: MOST WANTED (Global) 7:30pm: Recently released on bail, a middle-aged man returns to a home he's been ordered to stay away from and allegedly attacks; after a miraculous recovery, a traumatized teenage girl and her mother wonder where Harry Rajkumar is.

THOR: THE DARK WORLD (CTV) 8:00pm: Thor (Chris Hemsworth) forms an alliance with treacherous Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to save Earth and the Nine Realms from an ancient enemy that predates the universe itself.

`WOULD YOU KILL FOR ME? THE MARY BAILEY STORY (Lifetime Canada) 8:00pm: The lives of three generations of women take a turn for the worse when one of them becomes trapped in a toxic relationship with an increasingly abusive man.

A CHRISTMAS FREQUENCY (CTV Life) 8:00pm: A young radio show producer sets her recently separated boss up on live-on-air blind dates to save their dying show but accidentally falls for one of the contenders and must choose her head or her heart in time for Christmas.

THE STORY OF LOVE (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm: Ruby, an aspiring romance novelist, joins a writers retreat in Tahoe to win a book deal. However, when Woody, the outdoorsy hotel owner, shows her nature's beauty, she reevaluates her choices.

EVE OF ABDUCTION (Super Channel Fuse) 8:00pm: When a single mother becomes engaged, she receives an anonymous threat -- either break off the engagement or her daughter will be kidnapped.

LEGENDS OF VENOM (Nat Geo Wild) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): The filmmakers showcase the incredible world of cobras, from giant cannibalistic kings, bird-hunting specialists, to semi-aquatic toad hunters.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (Crave) 9:00pm: With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.

ABOUT MY FATHER (Starz Canada) 9:00pm: Encouraged by his fiancee, a man and his father spend the weekend with her wealthy and exceedingly eccentric family. The gathering soon develops into a culture clash, allowing father and son to discover the true meaning of family.

BABYLON 5: THE ROAD HOME (adult swim) 10:00pm: John Sheridan unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities. Along the way, he reunites with some familiar faces and discovers cosmic new revelations about the history, purpose and meaning of the universe.

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Fic: The One Where Jack’s a Goalie - Part One

Summary: Jack Zimmermann comes out of rehab with a new lease on life and a desperate need to reconnect with the ice. However, he’s unwilling to place himself back in the spotlight so he decides to start his career over and retrain as a goaltender. With less judgment from his peers and little chance of going pro, Jack has a chance to be himself at Samwell, possibly for the first time in his entire life.

Pairing: Zimbits, references to past hookups

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“You’re a goalie stuck in a forward’s body, Jack. I hope you never lose that spark.”

Jack remembers being fourteen and horribly offended. All he’d done was get a little excited about how the Royal Canadian Mounted Police transitioned into their modern incarnation. That’s it. He knows deep down his father meant it as a compliment but Jack knows goalies are quirky. Weird. They aren’t playmakers, they can’t be captains, they’re integral, necessary, but they aren’t stars. Jack’s supposed to be a star.

Jack says as much and his father stares him down with one brow arched playfully. 

“You’re laying on stereotypes pretty thick, bud. You’re telling me Patrick Roy wasn’t a playmaker? Sawchuck? Hell, I should call Martin and have him come down here himself. Goalies are the glue that keeps a team together, the last line of defense and the most entertaining people you’ll ever meet. Or the biggest bastards. Either way, you remind me of some of the best boys I’ve ever known.”

Bad Bob has made his point but Jack holds fast on his opinion for a long time. Through the Q, even when he’s exhausted and strung out and hating everything around him. He resents goalies on principle: they’re his natural enemy, keeping him from playing his best game. Eventually, he takes that dislike all the way to rehab.

“The professional pipeline discourages individuality in players that are marked for great things,” his therapist prompts. “You aren’t allowed to be an individual. We’ve discussed this before but I don’t think you’ve really examined why you project these judgments. Is it that goalies are ‘weird’, or is it that you resent the fact they aren’t judged as harshly as you were?”

At a Junior World Cup game, an announcer called Jack ‘a hockey-playing robot’ and the nickname stuck. It wasn’t long before scouts, news article, and people on the street he didn’t even know started calling him a ‘robot’ like it was a compliment.  

Goalies are weird. Quirky. Goalies can love history and old movies. Goalies can sing to Toto during timeouts. Goalies can be anxious. Goalies can have tantrums and yell and they don’t have to be perfect all the time. Goalies aren’t robots, they’re people.

Jack doesn’t cry during that particular session but it’s a near thing.

He comes home from therapy and starts researching how common it is to switch positions and still be a decent player. There isn’t much to work with but Jack has plenty of time and energy to spare. He isn’t planning on going pro, he just wants to play. He wants to have fun.

So, one night Bob makes him a dinner and Jack downs half a steak half before saying, “I think I want to be a goalie.”

Bob Zimmermann cuts an impressive figure, even sporting his ‘Check the Cook’ apron. He’s a little older, little grayer, more than a few of the lines around his eyes are Jack’s fault, but for all of Jack’s internalized fears of failure, perpetuated largely by growing up in the shadow of a legend, the man has always been a dedicated father. Jack’s overdose only proved it.

“You want to be a goalie?” Bob asks from across the kitchen, waving his spatula to mime what Jack thinks is supposed to be a mitt. “Goalie-goalie?”

“I think I’d like to play hockey again. Reset and start over. I can do that as a goalie. No pressure to be…well, me.”

His father contemplates him for a moment before grabbing an avocado from the bowl near the coffee machine and chucking it at Jack’s head; he barely dodges it when his mother yells, “Jesus, Bob!”

“I’m not a goalie yet,” Jack shouts, turning around to look at the dented avocado resting on the floor.

“Clearly,” Bob sighs and, to his credit, apologizes for throwing the fruit before asking, “You still want to learn to be a goalie?”

“If I say yes will you throw an orange at me?”

Jack fights the urge to retreat to his room when his father pulls out the chair beside him and sets a notepad down beside Jack’s half-finished plate, ‘To Do’ scrawled messily at the top, and directly below that, ‘new goalie pads’

“No, I was thinking about shooting some pucks at you, which might actually be worse. Let’s start with this.”

Like most things, it takes time. Jack starts developing a different set of muscles, does the same training exercises his pint-sized pee-wee goalies practice religiously. For months the Zimmermann’s entertain a steady stream of hockey legends bribed with beer and good company to help Jack practice his puck-stopping skills.

Never let it be said that Jack Zimmermann half asses anything.

He goes to therapy. Keeps a journal. Does breathing exercises and forces himself to be honest about the things he enjoys. When he wants to make a joke, he jokes. He chirps. With no chance of going pro, there’s no pressure to hide. Well, less pressure. He doesn’t want to accidentally out Kent, but if a cute boy smiles at him, he’s smiling right back.

Jack’s goalie pads might as well be a suit of armor. His pee-wee kids are in awe. His beer-league teammates are terrified. Eventually, his skill sets overlap and he’s not just a big fish in a small pond, he’s a shark; going crazy sitting around all day doing nothing but read and train. He needs something bigger, a challenge.

(His mother says he needs a boyfriend, but that’s debatable.)

When Jack decides he wants to go to school, Alicia’s alma mater of Samwell is a foregone conclusion. However, like most things regarding Jack, his reputation precedes him. When he goes to meet with the Dean regarding his slightly unorthodox admission, they find the head coach of the men’s hockey team has been invited to meet them as well.

“Jack’s not here to play hockey,” Bob says immediately, in lieu of a proper greeting, already tense. “He’s here to be a student.”

“Maybe not ‘normal’,” Jack amends, leaning against his mother’s side. She giggles behind her hand but composes herself quickly.

Hall, the newly appointed Men’s Hockey coach launches into his proposal emphatically, talking about the school’s repeated playoff berths and building the entire program around Jack. Bob is red-faced and looks like he’s about to flip a desk but Jack reaches over to rest a hand on his father’s arm to steady him.

“It’s okay. I think I’d like to do it,” Jack’s parents both turn to him in surprise. “Under one condition.”

“Anything you need,” Hall says quickly, unable to hide his excitement.

“I want to be brought in as a goalie.”

Hall’s smile falters.

“What?”

“I’m not a forward, anymore. I can understand if you aren’t looking for a —”

“No! No, um, we only have one goalie right now, I’m sure we can bring you in under Johnson until we see how you perform.”

A tentative verbal agreement is struck, hands are shaken, and Jack’s brimming with excitement he knows he can’t share just yet.

“Are you sure this is what you want?” His mother asks when they clear reception, wary of listening ears. “This wasn’t the plan, you don’t have to play if you don’t absolutely want to.”

Jack almost doesn’t answer, distracted by a flier tacked to a student notice board announcing an end of semester bonfire. He doesn’t miss the pride flag stamped in the corner and neither do his parents.

“One in four, maybe more,” Alicia teases softly, not for the first time since they’ve arrived.

“I know,” Jack glosses. “I still love hockey, if I’m terrible at it, no harm no foul.”

His father is less certain, a frown tugging at his lips as he guides them both toward the door.

“This is a Division 1 school, Jack. A degree is one thing, being a full-time college athlete is another. You’ll have eyes on you again.” Bob nods to the flier. “I just want to be sure you aren’t overextending yourself before you’ve even started.”

There are kids playing ultimate frisbee on the quad; beyond them, Jack can see a group of runners disappearing behind the science building. The sun is shining, the trees are in full bloom, and Jack desperately wants to be a part of something normal.

“If it’s too much, I’ll quit,” Jack promises, keeping stride with his parents as they head to the rental car. “Can’t hurt to try.”

(Two Years Later)

Johnson slaps Jack’s ass and says, “Look out, your timeline’s about to jack-knife.”

“You say that every week,” Jack settles into the crease and wiggles his hips, ready for the new frogs to show their stuff. “Still don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about, bud.”

There’s a hell of a freshman class this year, a lot of potential, a lot of risk, and the A on Jack’s sweater means he gets a chance to help mold the team into something great. He’s excited. He’s nervous.

“Don’t need to be the best,”Jack whispers to himself, watching Holster razz a small winger. “Only good and kind.”

The first issue of the season presents almost immediately. The short frog can’t take a check and goes down so hard it’s painful to watch. Jack doesn’t leave the net, lets Johnson investigate since he’s closer, but he watches like a hawk, trying to figure out what the issue is without engaging.

Hall said the kid used to be a figure skater, so clearly he isn’t used to contact, but he’s made it this far so he has promise. Everyone has promise and Jack feels a weird camaraderie: change is hard, he should know. 

Eventually, they slide the kid to Jack’s side of the rink and Jack finds himself staring down a set of bright brown eyes reddened by shame. 

“Bittle. C’mere.”

“Jack, right?” His accent catches Jack off guard in the best way. 

“So I’m told. Stand still,” Jack kicks off a little and slides into Bittle’s space at a glacial pace, slow enough Bittle has time to back up a few inches.

“What are you doing?”

“Checking you. You know ‘bunny slopes’, eh?” Jack realizes he needs to explain himself. He’s thinking about kids learning to ski on beginner courses and hooks his stick around Bittle’s leg to drag him forward so he bumps against Jack’s pads. “Bunny checks. Lapin check.”

“Are you making fun of me?” Bittle pushes back and frowns, hurt. “I know it’s stupid —”

“No, non,” Jack pushes his mask up and turns to set his stick up on the net. “Checking is hard, you need to start small.”

“Wait,” Bittle’s expression changes from wounded to confused. “You’re actually trying to help?”

From across the rink, Jack can see Murray watching them both with the same cautious optimism he showed after they awarded Jack the A. 

“Hall said you used to figure skate,” Jack says, nudging Bittle’s skate with his stick. “It’s hard adjusting to a different playing style, don’t let it get you down.”

“I played hockey in high school,” Bittle defends lamely, letting Jack maneuver him toward the bench.

“So did I,” Jack jokes, though Bittle doesn’t seem to find the same humor.

“Zimmermann! Give us back the frog!”

“Take it easy,” Jack orders, patting Bittle’s helmet awkwardly. “Keep your head up.”

Bittle offers a wary ‘thanks’ and heads back to the frog huddle while Shitty whips around to steal Jack’s water bottle.

“Think you spooked him trying to be all maternal. Trying to make that frog your new pet project? Gonna fix him up nice and pretty for the ball? Rescue him from a tower?”

“Maybe. Stop mixing metaphors. No one that fast should seize up so quick.”  

“Well someone needs to do something or he’s going to get bust down real fucking fast —” Shitty stops and gives Jack a hairy eye. “You got the look, brah. Crazy eyes. It’s too early in the season for that thousand-yard-stare.”

Jack smacks Shitty with his stick, mind already a million miles away. He needs to make a few calls, confer with his father, but he thinks he can sort Bittle out in a few weeks with some dedicated attention. He tells Hall and Murray as much.

“You’ve got more experience than anyone else on this team, if you think you can help, by all means,” Murray tells him, giving the program’s blessing.

It takes Jack half a day to plan out a schedule, a timeline of exercises before he realizes he hasn’t actually spoken to Bittle about the extra practices. Or anything at all beyond their initial interaction.

“Bro, you went crazy internal,” Ransom points out at dinner that evening. “Your psychology notes are a mess, looked like you were comparing stats.”

“I was…busy,” Jack defends, casually sliding a hand over his ‘notes’.

“Jackabelle, here,” Shitty slaps his tray down beside Jack and shakes him with a one-armed hug. “Is going to fix whatever’s fucking with Bittle. Operation: S.O.B.: Save-Our-Bittle.”

“Ha,” Jack scribbles a reminder to talk to Bittle in the morning. “Like Arrested Development.”

That night, Jack lies awake listening to the boys roughhouse upstairs, trying to figure out how he’ll broach the subject of extra training. 

He can fix this. He can fix Bittle.

The next morning at team breakfast, Bittle settles in across from Jack, a little to the left of Jack’s empty coffee cup. His plate is loaded with breakfast potatoes, Texas toast, and a few scant pieces of turkey bacon. It’s unbalanced for a preseason meal, but nothing that can’t be remedied so Jack rolls two hard boiled eggs from his plate onto Bittle’s; the frog will need the energy if they’re going to train together.

“Bittle.”

The kid blinks up, surprised.

“You need to eat more protein.”

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Year in Review: Top 10 NHL stories of 2018

Any discussion of the top story in hockey in 2018 begins and ends with the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. Nothing even came close. So, we’ve chosen to devote one year-end piece to Humboldt, which ran on TheHockeyNews.com yesterday, and another to the top 10 NHL stories we’ll remember long after the calendar flips to 2019.

Here they are:

1. The redemption of Alex Ovechkin: From the time he started 2018 with three goals in his first two games, Ovechkin was on a mission this year. Actually, it was a dual mission to reassert his relevance among the best players in the game and prove his Washington Capitals were indeed a championship team and not a perennial also-ran. Both boxes were checked off with gusto. In terms of offense, Ovechkin was a one-man wrecking crew in 2018, leading the NHL with 15 playoff goals en route to winning the Conn Smythe Trophy. Nobody in the history of the Stanley Cup embraced the experience more than Ovechkin, but he also came back hungrier and more at ease with the burden of winning behind him. Now, suddenly, the biggest question surrounding Ovechkin is whether or not he’ll challenge Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goals record. With four games remaining in 2018, Ovechkin had 69 goals in 99 games, including playoffs.

2. Johnny T.O.: The Toronto Maple Leafs landed the biggest free agent in NHL history July 1 and John Tavares fulfilled a childhood dream, becoming the only Toronto-born player to jump to The Center of the Hockey Universe™ in anything resembling his prime. The moved changed everything, instantly making the Leafs a serious contender for the Stanley Cup and completed a forward contingent that is without peer in the NHL in terms of depth of talent. Once the puck dropped, he and Mitch Marner meshed brilliantly and with four games remaining in 2018, Tavares was on pace for a career-high 54 goals.

3. Vegas Strong: Continuing on their mind-boggling final three months of 2017, the Vegas Golden Knights never let up. Not only did they become the most successful expansion team in the history of professional sports, they made a run to the Stanley Cup final before running out of gas after winning Game 1. They almost singlehandedly drove the price for an expansion franchise up to $650 million and provided a template for success that will be almost impossible to match. And after starting the 2017-18 season by crashing back to earth, the Golden Knights finished the year in firm possession of a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

4. Goodbye to the Sedins: After a combined 34 seasons, 2,636 games and 2,111 points Henrik and Daniel Sedin took their last shifts with the Vancouver Canucks, leaving behind a legacy of excellence and integrity that will likely land them together in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Both intensely proud and competitive, the Sedins were not content to continue on as secondary players, otherwise they would have been back for more. But after recording a very respectable 55 (Daniel) and 50 (Henrik) points, they decided it was time to leave the game on their terms. They even handled their diminished roles and spots in the Canucks lineup with their typical class and level-headedness. “We understand, we know what’s going on,” Daniel told The Hockey News in 2018. “We’re not stupid hockey players.”

5. I’ll take it from here: And just as two Swedish legends in Vancouver were prepared to pass the torch, one of their countrymen was there to willingly take it from them. After setting the record in the Swedish League for scoring by a junior-aged player, Elias Pettersson went on to lead the league in playoff scoring and his Vaxjo team to the championship. Despite missing six games with a concussion, Pettersson established himself as the favorite for the Calder Trophy and distanced himself from the rest of the field with every passing game. His eye-popping skills and the maturity of his game have accelerated the Canucks’ rebuild and had them competing for a playoff spot in the Western Conference when they were expected to be a serious contender in the Jack Hughes Sweepstakes.

6. Capital Punishment: The Ottawa Senators were in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2018. It’s hard to believe that any organization could have had a more extensive string of ham-handed public relations disasters than the Senators endured. Not all, but almost all of them started at the top with owner Eugene Melnyk. A suspected case of cyber bullying between the girlfriend of Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson’s wife led to both of them being traded. Crowds at the Canadian Tire Centre were terrible in 2018 and there was a constant pall of negativity surrounding the franchise. And just for good measure, the year ended with former assistant GM Randy Lee pleading guilty to harassment stemming from an incident at the scouting combine and a combined $1.7 billion in lawsuits and countersuits between Melnyk and his business partner over their failed bid to build a downtown arena. And that interview with Sens defenseman Mark Borowiecki prior to the season. Woof.

7. Here comes No. 32: What was undoubtedly the longest gestation period for an expansion franchise finally came to an end when Seattle was granted admission into the Original 32. The NHL and Seattle had been doing a ritualistic mating dance for years, one that was always held up by the inability to find a suitable place for the team to play. Once Seattle’s city council gave approval for $700 million in renovations to the Key Centre to accommodate big-league hockey, approval from the board of governors came in the form of a $650-million rubber stamp. The NHL wisely placed Seattle’s debut to the 2021-22 season, largely because it, like everyone else, knows there will be a lockout the season before.

8. Coaches on the firing line: In the space of 44 days in November and December, five NHL coaches were given their walking papers – John Stevens in Los Angeles, Joel Quenneville in Chicago, Mike Yeo in St. Louis, Todd McLellan in Edmonton and Dave Hakstol in Philadelphia. In addition to that, Doug Weight was fired by the New York Islanders and Glen Gulutzan was let go by the Calgary Flames after the season. Barry Trotz left the Capitals after winning the Stanley Cup and replaced Weight and Bill Peters took his coaching talents to Calgary to replace Gulutzen. Ken Hitchcock announced his “retirement” after failing to lead the Dallas Stars to the playoffs.

9. Terrible Tom Wilson: There was not a more polarizing player in the world than Tom Wilson in 2018. When he wasn’t scaring the daylights out opponents with his scoring ability and physical impact, Wilson was suspended and gaining enemies around the league. His hits on Zach Aston-Reese in last year’s playoffs and Oskar Sundqvist in the pre-season placed him firmly in the Raffi Torres predatory headhunter category. The latter earned him a 20-game suspension that was reduced to 14 on appeal to the NHL-NHL Players’ Association independent arbitrator. Despite constant contact with the NHL Department of Player Safety and a publicly stated intention to toe the line, Wilson still crosses it. And it’s all amplified by the fact that he’s so damn good, scoring 10 goals and 17 points in his first 15 games back from the suspension. He’s almost singlehandedly stoked the rivalry between the Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins.

10. An Avalanche of offense: At a time when super lines in the NHL are all the rage, none was better than the trio of Nathan MacKinnon between Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen in 2018. With four games remaining in 2018, the three players had combined for 71 even-strength goals in 2018, with Rantanen and MacKinnon vying to become the first two teammates to finish 1-2 in NHL scoring since Marty St-Louis and Steven Stamkos in 2012-13.

Tags: calgary flames, chicago blackhawks, colorado avalanche, dallas stars, edmonton oilers, expansion, new york islanders, ottawa senators, philadelphia flyers, seattle, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, vegas golden knights, washington capitals

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About the Author

Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell, The Hockey News’ senior writer, is in his second tour with the brand after an eight-year stint as a beat reporter for the Maple Leafs for the Toronto Star. The Sudbury native once tried out for the Ontario League’s Wolves as a 30-year-old. Needless to say, it didn’t work out.

Source: https://bloghyped.com/year-in-review-top-10-nhl-stories-of-2018/

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<p>Week 11 the fight for playoff survival begins</p>

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Young Leafs lead the pack in TSN Hockey's U-24 Core Four ranking

Leafs' Matthews out again vs. Devils

Must See: Brawl erupts between Flames and Wings

Ice Chips: Price's return date 'undetermined'

McLellan: Cammalleri knows where the net is

Borowiecki thankful for 'personal health' break

Hamonic: Mantha's young, he will learn there is a code

Sens counting on Duchene and Ryan to become dynamic duo

Watch TSN Hockey's Core Four Facebook Live at 1:15pm et/10:15am pt.

Anisimov's hat trick leads 'Hawks over NYR

WHL G Ferguson enjoying the ride with VGK

Ritchie, Manson lead Ducks past slumping Bruins

Matthews returns to Leafs' practice

TSN Original: The Shift

Kings' Carter expected to return in February

Patrick hoping for hometown return from latest injury setback

Ryan pleased with where he's at; excited to build chemistry with Duchene

Leafs shuffle lines as Matthews returns to clinic

Statistically Speaking: McDavid worth extra attention

CFL

Stamps in a sour mood ahead of West Final

Ray fulfilling Trestman's pre-season faith in him

Saskatchewan or Toronto will win if...

Ruffles Crunch Time: Ray eyeing another Grey Cup

Position the four remaining QB's

Argos LB Ball unsure of status for East Final

Ray knows how precious playoff opportunities are

LaPolice to remain with Bombers through 2018

W5 Preview: Ex-CFLer offers forgiveness after acquittal

No clear favorite between league-leading Stamps, surging Eskimos

CFL Wired: WSF - Gable lights up the Bombers

CFL Wired: ESF - Riders roll over Redblacks to progress to East Final

Tough decisions ahead for Redblacks after lopsided loss in East semi

Harris says he'd like to return to Ottawa

Huddle Up: What would be the most intriguing Grey Cup matchup?

Lemon: Argos' D-line planning to attack Glenn on Sunday

Nichols confirms he played with a broken finger

Medlock weighing all his options after Bombers loss

Gable and Glenn power Eskimos and Riders to victory

Reilly, Gable lead Eskimos over Bombers to reach Western Final

NFL

Schultz's Week 11 picks: Chargers pass rush too much for Bills

Streaking Steelers, Titans look to make statement on TSN

Elliott to serve Whole suspension after withdrawing appeal

Packers' Rodgers takes simulated snaps

Dak: Cowboys-Eagles rivalry means more

The fight for playoff survival begins Week 11

Palmer agrees with McDermott's decision to bench Taylor

McAdoo: Players 'brutally honest' during team meeting

Chargers optimistic about Rivers after practice

Lions' Lang practising fully after concussion

Bills to start QB Peterman vs. Chargers

Game of Throws: Rams, Saints turning heads as NFC playoff race heats

Report: QB Gabbert to start for Cardinals

Ravens TE Watson returns from torn Achilles

Statistically Speaking: Crowder, Burkhead among value plays

Report: Rivers (concussion) making progress

Vikings sticking with QB Keenum vs. Rams

Sanders: Giants 'gotta clean house'

Playoff projections for every NFL contender

Papa John's apologizes for criticizing NFL protests

NBA

Raptors' offence stays hot in win over Pelicans

Embiid's career-high 46 leads 76ers past Lakers

Bucks block 16 shots in win over Pistons

Pacers build big lead, hold on to beat Grizzlies

Cavs continue dominance of Hornets

Hawks rout Kings by team-record 46 points

Hardaway scores late to lift Knicks over Jazz

Lillard has 26 points to lead Blazers over Magic

Raps' Wright injures shoulder vs. Pelicans

Westbrook, Thunder top Bulls for 3rd straight win

Towns leads Wolves over Spurs

Wall, Beal help Wizards top Heat

Dedmon, hot-shooting Hawks beat Kings

Towns wants NBA to allow medical marijuana

Rockets' Paul (knee) expected to return vs. Suns

DeRozan, Raptors come up big to snap Rockets' win streak

Irving returns as Celtics win 13th straight

Aldridge leads Spurs to milestone win for Popovich

Kanter to LeBron: You're not the king of New York, Porzingis is

Powell (hip) out against Rockets

MLB

Manfred: Montreal won't see MLB team without new stadium

Finding the right fit for Stanton

M's acquire intl. pool money ahead of Ohtani posting

Girardi thought Yankees clubhouse dynamic was 'good'

Report: MLBPA sets Monday posting deadline

Shohei Ohtani: The next Babe Ruth?

Scherzer will have 'low key' celebration for Cy Young win

Kluber says his 2nd Cy Young is 'unique'

Kluber, Scherzer win Cy Young awards

GM Meetings Day 3: Atkins mum on Cain, feels good about work accomplished

Shohei Ohtani: The next Babe Ruth?

Kluber says his 2nd Cy Young is 'unique'

Power hitters aplenty in this year's MVP race

Pirates: MLB to discipline scout Gayo

A's trade Healy to Mariners for Pagan, minor leaguer

Would Cain be a good match with the Blue Jays?

Crasnick: Blue Jays doing their due diligence on Cain

Jeter hasn't spoken to Stanton about trade

Mets hire DiSarcina, Eiland, Amaro Jr as coaches

Steinbrenner: Replacing Girardi was long discussed

Soccer

IMFC exercise options for 6; Oyongo opts for Europe

Report: Pogba, Zlatan could return vs. Newcastle

Bradley: We won't be thrown off by absence of Altidore, Giovinco

Altidore's appeal denied; will miss first leg

Tottenham adjusting to status change in North London

Peru beats New Zealand for final World Cup berth

Giovinco both contrite and defiant over suspension

Azzurri fires Ventura after missing World Cup

Report: Dempsey, Sounders agree to one-year deal

Australia dumps Honduras to reach World Cup

Denmark qualifies for WC with rout of Ireland

McKennie scores in debut as US ties Portugal

England, Brazil close out year with draw in friendly

Germany leaves it late to draw with France

Lukaku gives Belgium win over Japan in friendly

Argentina misses Messi in friendly loss to Nigeria

Aguero faints in dressing room, taken to hospital

Ramos scores twice as Spain draws with Russia

TFC looking to rekindle past success against Crew in East Final

Italy's decline can be traced to Serie A's problems

NCAA

UCLA basketball players suspended indefinitely

Bielema's future in question after Long's firing at Arkansas

Trump exhorts UCLA trio to thank Xi for release

Alabama vulnerable on defence

What could shake up the top four?

USC keeps it spot at No. 11

Georgia falls to No. 7

Alabama new No. 1 in playoff rankings, Clemson No. 2

Allen's career-high 37 leads No. 1 Duke past No. 2 Michigan State

Mykhailiuk leads No. 4 Kansas past No. 7 Kentucky

No. 5 Villanova sets blocks mark in rout of Nicholls

No. 17 Gonzaga pounds Howard

No. 19 Purdue controls paint to beat Marquette

Ball, two other UCLA players return to U.S. from China

Finebaum: Gruden is the 'hot name' for Vols coaching position

Mayfield 'running away' with Heisman race

Vegas responds to Auburn upset

Late TD lifts No. 1 Alabama over No. 18 Mississippi State

No. 7 Miami routs No. 3 Notre Dame

Guice stars as LSU rolls over Arkansas

UFC

UFC's Werdum, Covington have bizarre altercation

Shevchenko doesn't rule out Rousey comeback

Alvarez: Murphy retired after The Ultimate Fighter loss

Ex-WWE champion Swagger signs with Bellator

UFC Notebook: Poirier continues success at lightweight

Bisping replaces Silva in UFC Shanghai main event

Holloway/Aldo to main event UFC 218

McGregor shoves referee in Dublin

Silva out of UFC Shanghai after violation

GSP still undecided who will be his next opponent

UFC Notebook: GSP cements status as all-time great

MMA champ Lee in Hawaii car Incident

St-Pierre defeats Bisping in middleweight title bout

GSP's performance was unbelievable

Dillashaw has nothing but respect for opponent in win

Bisping on St-Pierre: 'He's a legend'

Is GSP's next opponent McGregor?

Must See: Curse-happy Dana White goes off on naysayers

the Essentials of grappling

White on pay-per-view: 'We're gonna do a million buys'

Tennis

Federer beats Cilic again, this time at ATP Finals

Dimitrov reaches semifinals at ATP Finals

Sock beats Cilic in straight sets at ATP Finals

Nadal withdraws from ATP Finals

Federer beats Sock at opener of ATP Finals

US defeats Belarus to win Fed Cup

Chung beats Rublev to win Next Gen Finals

Dokic says father physically, verbally, emotionally abused her

Shapovalov eliminated from Next Gen Finals after loss to Rublev

US and Belarus tied after day one of Fed Cup final

Top US man Jack Sock's tennis season ends on high in London

Murray sure he'll be ready for tour in 2018

Azarenka says custody dispute keeps her out of Fed Cup final

Sock beats Krajinovic to win Paris Masters

Goerges tops Vandeweghe to win WTA Elite Trophy

Isner beats del Potro to reach Paris semis

Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters (knee)

Canada's Marino ready for return to tennis

Nadal wins in Paris, will end year as No. 1

Vandeweghe, Barty, Sevastova advance to semifinals

Hockey Canada

Canada falls to Finland at Karjala Cup

Quest for Gold: A trick for Tavares

U.S. beats Canada in Four Nations Cup final

Former rivals Ouellette and Chu announce birth of daughter

Lacasse, Poulin lead Canada over Finland at Four Nations Cup

Sweden downs Canada at Karjala Cup

Canada opens Karjala Cup with win

U.S. takes down Canada at Four Nations

Canada routs Sweden at Four Nations Cup

Spooner calls Olympic funding 'amazing'

World Junior selection process ramps up

Canada continues search for hockey talent ahead of Olympics

Canada unveils 2018 hockey jerseys

TeamSnap partners with Hockey Canada

Spooner scores twice as Canada beats U.S.

Scrivens, Lee on Canada's pre-Olympic roster

Labonte sees great development in Canadian goalies

Canada's women's team falls to U.S. in pre-Olympic matchup

Bonhomme: Coyne, Decker and Knight overpower Team Canada

Davidson discusses challenges of assembling Olympic roster

World Juniors

World Junior selection process ramps up

Quest for Gold: A trick for Tavares

Charging into Buffalo: Canada's projected roster for the 2018 WJC

Canada wraps up Summer Showcase with loss to USA

Ducharme pleased with Canada win over Sweden

Canadian goalie duo ready for big stage

Canadian goalies can handle the pressure: 'Don't let it consume you'

Can DiPietro unseat Hart as Canada's starter?

Canada earns comeback win over Finland at Summer Showcase

Canada splits scrimmages against USA

Can Makar develop into the Canadian Erik Karlsson?

Curling

Gushue tops Mouat to remain undefeated

Gushue tops McEwen in extra end to start Grand Slam National

Bottcher beats Howard to maintain last spot in Roar of the Rings

McCarville headed to Roar of the Rings after pre-trials victory

WCT Recap: Koe borders Edin to triumph in Penticton

Tournament of Hearts to return to Nova Scotia

Gushue, Jones capture Experts name

WCT Recap: Edin defends at Champery, Roth surprises at Canad Inns

WCT Recap: Carruthers defends title at Canad Inns

Canada takes silver at mixed curling worlds

Brier to be held in Brandon in 2019

Mourning the death of Ray Turnbull

WCT/CCT Recap: Gushue, Homan just keep on winning

WCT/CCT Recap: World champions Gushue, Homan victorious

Canada to face Brazil for men's worlds curling berth

WCT Recap: Gunnlaugson, Tippin, Englot pick up wins

WCT Recap: Jacobs, Sinclair take home Shorty Jenkins

Curling worlds to stay in Canada until 2020

Gushue downs Walstad to assert Tour Challenge

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Friday, August 04, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: EVA THE OWLET (Apple TV+) WITNESS TO MURDER (A&E Canada) 9:00pm WOMEN ON DEATH ROW (A&E Canada) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION (CBS Feed)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART MAMBA’S DIAMOND WNBA: ATLANTA DREAM AT PHOENIX MERCURY

CBC GEM CHATEAU DIY (Season 6) HEY DUGGEE (Season 2)

CRAVE TV 65 BLIZZARD THE CHI (Season 6, Episode 1 *Season 6 Premiere) THE DISHWASHER EAST HARBOUR HEROES (Season 1) GOOD MORNING CHUCK (Season 1) THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN MONKEY BEACH NATURAL BORN KILLERS ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST PACO RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS SIMULANT SUPERBAD

DISNEY + STAR BULL SHARK BANDITS BULL SHARK VS. HAMMERHEAD THE RANDALL SCANDAL: LOVE, LOATHING, AND VANDERPUMP RETURN OF THE WHITE SHARK SAVED FROM A SHARK SHARK EAT SHARK

NETFLIX CANADA THE BIG NAILED IT BAKING CHALLENGE FATAL SEDUCTION (Volume 2)

ESPN THE OCHO!!!!! (TSN2) 1:00am: Stern Heads-Up Pinball Invitational 1:30am: USA Mullet Championships 2:00am: 2023 ACL Pro Shootout Championship 3:00am: Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship 4:00am: Marble Runs 4:30am: Financial Modeling World Championships 5:00am: 2023 Table Hockey World Championships 5:30am: Death Diving 6:00am: Teqball 6:30am: Auctioneer's Championship 7:00am: Microsoft Excel eSports: Elimination Race 7:30am: Truck and Tractor Pulling 8:00am: One Wheel World Championship 8:30 am: Arm Wrestling Reborn 9:00am: Extreme Axe & Knife Games 10:00am: Omegaball Women's Invitational 11:00am: Bullshooter 12:00pm: Omegaball Men's Invitational 1:00pm: Professional Cuesports League 2:00pm: Kickball Championship 3:00pm: The Ocho Show 4:00pm: 2023 Wiffleball All-Stars 5:00pm: Major League Table Tennis 6:00pm: Slippery Stairs 7:00pm: ACL World Championships 9:00pm: Viii Sports 10:00pm: Pillow Fighting Championship 11:00pm: 2023 FootGolf World Cup 11:30pm: Stein Holding Competition 12:00am: 2023 Corgi Races 12:30am: World Dog Surfing Championship 1:00am: Dodgeball All-Star Showcase 2:00am: 2023 Table Hockey World Championships 2:30am: Truck and Tractor Pulling

HLINKA GRETZKY CUP (TSN4) 1:00pm: Semifinal: Canada vs. United States (TSN5) 1:00pm: Semifinal: Czechia vs. Finland

MLB BASEBALL (SN1) 2:00pm: Atlanta vs. Cubs (SN) 7:00pm: Jays vs. Red Sox (SN Now) 7:00pm: Mets vs. Orioles (TSN3/TSN5) 8:00pm: Rays vs. Astros (SN1) 9:30pm: Dodgers vs. Padres

CEBL BASKETBALL (TSN5) 7:00pm: East Play-In - Brampton Honey Badgers vs. Scarborough Shooting Stars (TSN5) 9:00pm: West Play-In - Edmonton Stingers vs. Winnipeg Sea Bears

LEAGUES CUP SOCCER (TSN3) 8:30pm: Round of 32: Chicago vs Club America (TSN3) 10:30pm: Round of 32: Monterey vs. Portland

LEGENDS VS. MODERN ICONS (Cottage Life) 8:00pm: The competition kicks off with a cage match between the Colosseum, the ancient world's top arena, and Wembley Stadium, the most expensive football venue ever built; a look at their architectural features and which one offers the best fan experience.

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN4) 9:00pm: Argos vs. Stamps

GIANT POP-UP CONSTRUCTIONS (Cottage Life) 9:00pm/10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Workers gather in India to build a railway underpass in just five hours; they battle stifling heat and deadly obstacles to reconnect the tracks and ensure they're safe before the first scheduled train roars through.

STIMULANT (Crave) 9:00pm: A humanoid A.I.'s attempt at winning a grieving widow's heart puts it in the path of a government agent trying to stop the rise of machine consciousness.

NATURAL BORN KILLERS: DIRECTOR'S CUT (Starz Canada) 9:00pm: Two young lovers (Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis) embark on a blood-drenched killing spree that quickly propels them to celebrity status.

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This Video Not Available in Your Country: Friday Canadian Lineup (Times Eastern):

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: CURSES! (Apple TV+) THE ENFIELD POLTERGEIST (Apple TV+) SOUTH PARK: JOINING THE PANDERVERSE (Paramount +) CHRISTMAS BY DESIGN (W Network) 9:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? MASTERS OF ILLUSION (CW Feed) PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (CW Feed) WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (CW Feed)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA IOSI, EL ESPIA ARREPENTIDO (Season 2) THE YELLOW DUCK KAMSI MENINO, MENINA, CONFISSAO ASPIRANTS (Seasons: 1-2)

CBC GEM BLOODTHIRSTY GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING: SKATE CANADA INTERNATIONAL JAMIE: EASY MEALS FOR EVERY DAY

CRAVE TV GODFATHER OF HARLEM (Season 1-2) RUN THIS TOWN SCOOBY-DOO! AND THE LEGEND OF THE VAMPIRE SCOOBY-DOO! IN WHERE’S MY MUMMY

DISNEY + STAR LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS: CODE RED TRAP JAZZ

NETFLIX CANADA PAIN HUSTLERS SISTER DEATH TORE YELLOW DOOR: 90S LO-FI FILM CLUB

MEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP (TSN4) 3:00pm: Bronze Final - Argentina vs. England

NHL HOCKEY (SN1) 7:00pm: Sabres vs. Devils (SN1) 10:00pm: Blues vs. Canucks

NBA BASKETBALL (SN Now) 7:30pm: Heat vs. Celtics (TSN4/TSN5) 8:00pm: Raptors vs. Bulls (SN Now) 10:00pm: Warriors vs. Kings

MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE (Super Channel Heart & Home) 7:30pm: Elyse, a rich heiress, meets Rob, a bullied lawyer, and the two fall in love during a costume ball. When he learns his firm's owner plans to steal Elyse's fortune, Rob has to find the courage to stand up to his intimidating boss.

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 8:00pm: World Series: Diamondbacks vs. Rangers - Game #1

MARKETPLACE (CBC) 8:00pm: Investigating the sustainability claims of some of fashion's biggest brands and revealing why some clothing is far from the "green" solution that has been sold.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF JERSEY (Slice) 8:00pm: Fake Orgasm Addicts

PLANET WONDER (CBC) 8:30pm: Exploring how climate change is affecting the intensity of snow storms, flood risks and drinking water availability.

FRIDAY NIGHT THUNDER (APTN) 8:30pm: Derek Miller revisits his past in a tearful meeting with the mother of his childhood best friend, Ricky, who died tragically in a motocross accident when they were teenagers.

CFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN3) 9:00pm: Blue Bombers vs. Stamps

THE FIFTH ESTATE (CBC) 9:00pm: An icon's claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and an investigation that included genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts.

TRANSPLANT (CTV) 9:00pm: Decisions are made about the future of the emergency department.

HOOKING UP (Crave) 9:00pm: A cynical writer and a hopeless romantic hit the road for a cross-country trip.

W5 (CTV) 10:00pm: The War Heroes; The Sound of Learning: A would-be bank robber explodes and remains unidentified for decades.

CRIME BEAT (Global) 10:00pm: In an Instant: The Neville-Lake Tragedy: Neville-Lakes' three children were killed by a drunk driver, Marco Muzzo, in a crash in Vaughan back in 2015; the driver, the son of a wealthy family, was sentenced to ten years in jail but is now out on parole while the mother is left grieving.

SCAVENGERS REIGN (adult swim) 12:00am/12:30am (SERIES PREMIERE) Crash survivors Sam and Ursula use their technological know-how to attempt to locate their missing ship. In Episode Two, Levi and Azi scramble to find shelter; Kamen joins a pack of psychic creatures.

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Saturday, October 05, 2019 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: OVER THE MOON IN LOVE (W Network) 9:00pm FREAKSHOW CAKES (Food Network Canada) 9:00pm GARY GULMAN: THE GREAT DEPRESH (HBO Canada) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS (PBS Feed) ABDUCTED: THE MARY STAUFFER STORY (Premiering on October 13 on Lifetime Canada at 8:00pm) AMANDA TO THE RESCUE (TBD - Animal Planet Canada) CRIKEY! IT'S THE IRWINS (TBD - Animal Planet Canada) PIT BULLS & PAROLEES (TBD - Animal Planet Canada) GHOST ADVENTURES: SERIAL KILLER SPIRITS (TBD - DTour) READY TO LOVE (TBD - OWN Canada) MURDER FOR HIRE (TBD)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME/CRAVE/NETFLIX CANADA/CBC GEM:

AMAZON PRIME BEST OF ENEMIES

NETFLIX CANADA DESPICABLE ME 3 LEGEND QUEST: MASTERS OF MYTH CFL FOOTBALL (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 4:00pm: Stamps at Alouettes (TSN/TSN3/TSN4) 7:00pm: Bombers at Riders   (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 10:00pm: Argos at Lions

NHL HOCKEY (CBC/SN) 7:00pm: Habs at Leafs (City) 7:00pm: Rangers at Sens (TSN5) 7:00pm: Sens at Habs (CBC/SNPacific) 10:00pm: Canucks at Flames (SN) 10:00pm: Kings at Oilers

W5 (CTV) 7:00pm: Amateur sleuths investigate cold cases to bring closure to families, but it is not without controversy; a look at how two musicians are inspiring ordinary Canadians to get out and sing.

IT’S A DATE (BET Canada) 7:30pm: The owner of a dating service falls in love with one of her clients, leaving her to choose between remaining professional or following her heart.

PRECIOUS THINGS (CTV) 8:00pm: Two lifelong friends fall for the same boy.

COUNTRY CRUSH (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm:  Charlie, a good-hearted country boy, and Nancy, an aspiring singer, begin a new relationship. Nancy's budding career and interference by her producer cause Charlie to question the relationship.

POP LIFE (CTV News Network) 8:30pm: Shania Twain opens up about going back to Las Vegas and her crippling battle with stage fright.

GLASS (Crave) 9:00pm: David Dunn looks to deliver vigilante justice to the Beast -- the madman who has superhuman strength and 23 personalities. Their epic showdown leads them to the mysterious Elijah Price, the criminal mastermind who holds critical secrets for both men.

IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm:  Top athletes, including Michael Jordan, Pelé, Jerry Rice and Wayne Gretzky, explore the importance of nature versus nurture in determining athletic ability.

THE PASSIONATE EYE (CBC News) 10:00pm: The owner of a dating service falls in love with one of her clients, leaving her to choose between remaining professional or following her heart.