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Canwest News Service
NHL
The NHL is less interesting when two-time reigning league MVP Alex Ovechkin is out. How great is it that he returns tonight — on Broadway? Says teammate and former Canuck Brendan Morrison: "Let's be serious, people come out to see Ovi."
TV: TSN2, 4 p.m.
AHL
Habs fans (we hear there are a few) will welcome Montreal's Hamilton farm team — including Sergei Kostitsyn, learning his lessons in the AHL. Will former Canuck Curtis Sanford get the start for the Dogs?
LIVE: 7:30 p.m., Abbotsford Sports Centre, 107.1 FM
espn '30 for 30' documentary
The Boston Celtics picked University of Maryland star Len Bias second overall in 1986. Two days later he died of a cocaine overdose. How did it happen? And why? And did his death change perceptions about athletes and the way they act?
TV: TSN, 5 p.m.
What else is on …
Today, Nov. 17
Basketball: Toronto Raptors at Denver Nuggets, 6 p.m., TSN.
BILLIARDS: WPBA Pacific Coast Classic, semifinal (tape), 9:30 a.m., TSN; 12:30 p.m., TSN2.
HOCKEY: BCHL, Prince George at Quesnel, 7 p.m.
RUGBY: Fall Tour International: Ireland vs. Australia, 5:30 p.m. (tape), SETANTA; Wales vs. Samoa, 7:15 p.m. (tape), SETANTA; England vs. Argentina, 9:30 p.m. (tape), SETANTA.
SOCCER: Friendly, Italy vs. Holland (tape), 10 a.m., 2 p.m., GOLTV; World Cup qualifier: Russia vs. Slovenia (tape), 2 p.m., Portugal vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (tape), 3:45 p.m., SETANTA; U-21 European Championship qualifier: England vs. Portugal (tape), 2:45 a.m. (Wed.), SETANTA.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
BASKETBALL: Toronto Raptors at Utah Jazz, 6 p.m., SCORE.
BOXING: David Haye vs. Nikolai Valuev (tape), 9:30 p.m., TSN.
GOLF: Dubai Classic, midnight, GOLF.
HOCKEY: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, 6 p.m., TSN; 9 p.m., TSN2; AHL, Hamilton Bulldogs at Abbotsford Heat, 7:30 p.m., 107.1 FM; WHL, Chilliwack Bruins at Vancouver Giants, Pacific Coliseum, 7 p.m., SHAW, 650 AM, 89.5 FM; Portland at Kelowna, 7 p.m.; Junior, Russia vs. QMJHL, 4 p.m., SNP; BCHL, Merritt at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.; Salmon Arm at Penticton, 7 p.m.; Vernon at Powell River, 7 p.m.; Alberni at Victoria, 7:15 p.m.
SOCCER: World Cup qualifiers, Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Portugal, noon (live), 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 12:30 a.m., SETANTA; Slovenia vs. Russia, 1:45 p.m. (tape delay), SETANTA; England vs. Croatia (tape), 5:15 p.m., SETANTA; Ukraine vs. Greece (tape delay), 1 a.m. (Thurs.), CBUT.
Thursday, Nov. 19
BASKETBALL: Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30 p.m., SCORE.
FOOTBALL: Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers, 5 p.m., SNP.
HOCKEY: Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes, 4 p.m., TSN; Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, 4:30 p.m., TSN2; Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 6:30 p.m., TSN.
