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# Saturday FTB: Women's Hockey Schedule
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/saturday-ftb-womens-hockey-schedule/
- Published: 2023-04-15T10:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-16T11:46:18.000Z
- Description: The NHL regular season is over and the playoff matches are set. Before we get to that, though, the Women's World Championship finishes this weekend.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: From The Branches

The women's semifinals are today, and your schedule is: 

| GAME      | DATE               | TIME         | TEAMS      | TV                   |
| --------- | ------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | -------------------- |
| SF 1      | Saturday, April 15 | 12:00 pm EDT | USA vs CZE | TSN 4, RDS, NHLN     |
| SF 2      | Saturday, April 15 | 4:00 pm EDT  | CAN vs SUI | TSN 4, RDS, NHLN     |
| 5th Place | Sunday, April 16   | 10:00 am EDT |            | TSN 4                |
| Bronze    | Sunday, April 16   | 3:00 pm EDT  |            | TSN 4, RDS 2, NHLN   |
| Gold      | Sunday, April 16   | 7:00 pm EDT  |            | TSN 1/3/4, RDS, NHLN |

Tomorrow night is the gold medal game, so make sure you're ready to watch a great game.

The last two NHL games were played last night, with no changes to the races in the east, but a bit of amusement as the Buffalo Sabres pounded the Blue Jackets down into 31 place. The torch has been passed.

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In the west, the Avalanche went for the dramatic finish to a season that started very badly for them: 

> A Nathan MacKinnon hat trick — the last one his 42nd of the year with 1:42 remaining in regulation — wins COL the Central. So…  
> WEST  
> LV/WIN  
> EDM/LA  
> COL/SEA  
> DAL/MIN
> 
> — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) [April 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1647065728036773888?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> [#StanleyCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) playoffs Round 1 schedule, Eastern Conference: [pic.twitter.com/1sGbQml8Kp](https://t.co/1sGbQml8Kp?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Frank Seravalli (@frank\_seravalli) [April 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/frank%5Fseravalli/status/1647067211033346051?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> [#StanleyCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) playoffs Round 1 schedule, Western Conference: [pic.twitter.com/XmHCa5J6je](https://t.co/XmHCa5J6je?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Frank Seravalli (@frank\_seravalli) [April 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/frank%5Fseravalli/status/1647067503028326401?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Yesterday was the first off day for a lot of teams, and the firings came fast and hard: 

- Pittsburgh, now under new ownership, fired Brian Burke, Ron Hextall and Chris Pryor
- Washington are parting ways with coach Peter Lavioulette who was on an expiring contract
- Dallas Eakins is gone from the Ducks on an expiring contract
- St. Louis fired their assistant coaches Craig MacTavish and Mike Van Ryn, but not their coach

There were a lot of really interesting quotes from the Flames locker cleanout. 

One of the most positive players said this: 

> Big Z needs a bottle of Vodka to talk about the last 9 months 😅[pic.twitter.com/7nmOdtUiof](https://t.co/7nmOdtUiof?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — FlamesNation (@FlamesNation) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/FlamesNation/status/1646945847039643651?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Huberdeau: "Me and Darryl will figure it out and adjust some things."  
>  
> Also mentioned playing his off-wing for a long part of the season.[#Flames](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/salimvalji/status/1646921428107943937?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> [#Flames](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) forward Mikael Backlund was asked about re-signing this summer.  
>  
> “I’m 34 years old. I want to win the Stanley Cup. I don’t know this summer what’s going to happen, if they offer me anything."  
>  
> He suggested he’d like to see how things play out this summer.
> 
> — Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg/status/1646917117126537216?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Weegar: "It was a huge change for me, coming from Florida here…it was a difficult change, for sure."
> 
> — Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/salimvalji/status/1646918044965539840?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

In other news from teams that are done: 

> Garrioch believes DeBrincat 'has no inclination of signing' in Ottawa, could be moved at draft   
>  
> WATCH: [https://t.co/hKqV10LFB7](https://t.co/hKqV10LFB7?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/ZmxUb8KGL9](https://t.co/ZmxUb8KGL9?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — TSN (@TSN\_Sports) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FSports/status/1646935478317228036?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Marlies finish up at home this weekend against last-place Belleville: 

> Come on down to [@CocaColaClsm](https://twitter.com/CocaColaClsm?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) this weekend as we close out the regular season at 🏡 with 2 straight against the Senators 👊  
>  
> There's only a limited number of tickets remaining, grab yours NOW ‼️
> 
> — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/1646981655989559297?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

They have clinched first place and will await their semifinal opponent in a week or so from now as Laval and Utica play off first.

> Logan Shaw of the [@TorontoMarlies](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) has been voted the winner of the AHL's 2022-23 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award for sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. [#AHLAwards](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AHLAwards?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
>  
> 📝: [https://t.co/LKvG0y9GEO](https://t.co/LKvG0y9GEO?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/JUbbZWBa3S](https://t.co/JUbbZWBa3S?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — AHL Communications (@AHLPR) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/AHLPR/status/1646952209287086080?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Hockey Canada announced their coaches for the Men's world: 

> André Tourigny will lead 🇨🇦 at [#IIHFWorlds](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IIHFWorlds?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), alongside assistants D.J. Smith, Alex Tanguay and Troy Ryan.  
>  
> André Tourigny dirigera le 🇨🇦 au [#MondialIIHF](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MondialIIHF?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), aux côtés des adjoints D.J. Smith, Alex Tanguay et Troy Ryan.  
>  
> FRANÇAIS ➡️ [https://t.co/JCtUhXx4Dl](https://t.co/JCtUhXx4Dl?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) [April 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/HockeyCanada/status/1646876373112467458?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

That's the women's team head coach in there as an assistant, which is a bit unusual.

Toronto beat Tampa 6-3: 

> That's the ball game!   
>  
> The [@BlueJays](https://twitter.com/BlueJays?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) take it 6-3 and hand the Rays their first loss of the season. [pic.twitter.com/9BdsRQXQMe](https://t.co/9BdsRQXQMe?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [April 15, 2023](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1647055596015984642?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And that's enough for a Saturday. Have a great faux summer day if you're in Ontario. The regular season is over. The playoffs are about to begin.