Both StFX hockey teams are in Halifax for AUS action.
The X-Men visit the Saint Mary’s Huskies at 7 p.m.
StFX (11-8-2), with wins in back-to-back games, is tied with UPEI for fourth in the seven-team conference with 24 points, a point behind Moncton for third, and 12 points ahead of Acadia and Dalhousie, the two teams tied for sixth; the Huskies (14-7-1), who have won two of the first three in the five-game season series, are second with 29 points.
The X-Women take on the Dalhousie Tigers at 6 p.m.
StFX (12-5-3), with one win in the last three, is second in their eight-team conference with 27 points, seven points back of St. Thomas for top spot, and two points ahead of third-place Saint Mary’s; they’re ranked seventh in the country.
The Tigers (6-12-2) are seventh with 14 points.
The teams have split the first two games in their four-game season series.
The Battle of Cape Breton resumes in the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League.
The Cape Breton West Islanders meet the Cape Breton Tradesmen in Membertou.
The Islanders (13-15-1), who have won three of their last four regular season games, are fifth in the eight-team league with 27 points, four points behind the Valley for fourth, and seven points ahead of sixth-place South Shore; the Tradesmen (8-19-2) are seventh with 18 points.
Cape Breton West has won three of the first four games in the six-game season series between the teams.
Game time is 7 p.m.
The SAERC Saints host the Eskasoni Warriors in the Cape Breton West High School Hockey League.
The Saints (5-2-1) are third in the five-team league with 15 points, two points behind Inverness-Baddeck Academy for second, and three points ahead of fourth-place Dalbrae; the Warriors (1-7-0) are last with three points, nine points back of Dalbrae for fourth.
The teams have met once so far- SAERC doubled Eskasoni 4-2 at home in December.
Puck drop at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre is 7 p.m.
The Dr. J.H. Gillis Royals host the North Nova Gryphons in the Northern Nova Scotia High School Hockey League.
It’s a match-up of worst-versus-first in the five-team league- the Royals (2-8-1) are last with five points, six points back of Hants East for fourth, while the Gryphons (10-2-2) are in top spot with 26 points.
North Nova has won the first two games in the five-game season series.
Puck drop at the Antigonish Arena is 6:30 p.m.
The province’s two Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams are in New Brunswick.
St. Andrews’ Declan Smith and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles play Pleasant Valley’s Jacob Hudson, Antigonish’s Jake and Sean Stewart and the Moncton Wildcats.
The Screaming Eagles (26-14-3), winners of three straight and four of the last five, are tied with the Wildcats (25-14-5) for fifth in the 18-team league with 55 points, six points behind Halifax for fourth, and a point ahead of seventh-place Charlottetown.
Cape Breton has won three of the first four games in the nine-game season series.
The Halifax Mooseheads visit the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
The Mooseheads (29-10-3), who have lost back-to-back games, are fourth with 61 points, four points behind Baie-Comeau for third; they’re ranked seventh in the country.
The Titan (7-33-2) are last with 16 points.
Halifax has won the first five games in their season series.
Both games get underway at 7 p.m.
The StFX basketball teams are home for AUS action.
They host the Cape Breton Capers at the Oland Centre in Antigonish.
The X-Men (3-6), losers of three straight, are tied with Memorial for sixth in the eight-team conference with eight points, two points behind Acadia for fifth, and two points ahead of last-place UPEI; the Capers (5-5) are third with 16 points.
The X-Women (0-9), who are winless, are last in their eight-team conference, four points back of Saint Mary’s for seventh; the Capers (9-1) are tied for top spot with 22 points.
The women get underway at 6 p.m.; the men tip off at 8 p.m.