The Saskatoon Blades have announced a list of 72 young men who will be vying for a spot on the roster come the start of the Western Hey League season. Split into four teams, each named after a Blades alumnus in Braden Holtby, Wendel Clark, Todd McLellan and Todd Gulutzan, […]
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Saskatoon Blades to open training camp this weekend
As another summer draws to a close, another hockey season inches closer, and the Saskatoon Blades begin preparations this weekend for the 2019-20 season. The Blades are entering the season coming off a heated second-round defeat to the eventual Ed Chynoweth Cup winners as Western Hockey League champions, the Prince […]
Blades add to blue line with import signings
The Saskatoon Blades appear to have their defense core ready to go for the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season with signing its two 2019 import-drafted players to standard player agreements. Selected 55th and 115th overall by Saskatoon in the 2019 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft, 19-year-old Libor Zabransky and 17-year-old […]
Blades acquire Scott Walford and Parker Malchuk from Royals
The Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League bolstered their blue line ahead of training camp with the addition of all-star, 1999-born defenseman Scott Walford from the Victoria Royals. Acclaimed as one of the top defenseman in the league by Blades general manager Colin Priestner, Walford has extensive experience in […]
Raiders end the Blades season in Game 6
PRINCE ALBERT-6 SASKATOON-3 Prince Albert wins series 4-2 Game 6 A “killers’ mentality” is how Saskatoon head coach Mitch Love saw the Raiders effort in Game 6. A team that had a chance to close out the series and they were successful on Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon. Meanwhile for the […]
Blades pushed to the brink of elimination with Game 5 loss
Prince Albert-6 Saskatoon-1 Game 5 Prince Albert leads series 3-2 Well the home ice trend continued on Friday night in Prince Albert. The home team has taken every game in this series which has now pushed the Saskatoon Blades to the brink of elimination. The first period seemed to be […]
Blades hold serve, even up series with Raiders at two
Thanks again to Nolan Maier. Coming off a Game 3 shutout to give the Blades life in this series, he followed that effort up with a 43-save performance on Wednesday night as he continued his hot playoffs and the Blades to evened the series with the Prince Albert Raiders. The […]
Blades shut out Raiders on Home Ice – now down 2-1 in the series
SASKATOON-1 PRINCE ALBERT-0 Prince Albert leads series 2-1 Game 3 “You’re not in trouble until you lose on home ice” which is an old playoff saying that was echoed by Kirby Dach as he spoke to the media following a huge Game 3 win at the Sasktel Centre. The Blades […]
Blades blow two-goal lead, down two games in series with Raiders
PRINCE ALBERT-3 SASKATOON-2 Prince Albert leads series 2-0 Game 2 Hockey games can change a lot in two minutes. In order to win a series in which you are the road team, you need to win at least one game to get the series. The Saskatoon Blades looked like they […]
Raiders take Game 1
PRINCE ALBERT-6 SASKATOON-1 Prince Albert leads series 1-0 Game 1 What’s been predicted by many to take place has finally happened. A second round series between the Saskatoon Blades and Prince Alberts Raiders, one of the best rivalries in the WHL. The Raiders lead the WHL in points this seasons […]