When things are going your way, they have a tendency to really go your way. That was the case for the Rebels as two power-play goals and some late-game “puck luck” led to the team’s second victory of the season. “We’ve been working on our power play. The power play […]
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Kinder scores three, ICE erupt in big win
Nino Kinder had a period for the ages and the Winnipeg ICE erupted for seven goals on Friday night as they stunned the host Saskatoon Blades 7-6 inside SaskTel Centre. Kinder scored three goals in the second period and Winnipeg added another in a game that went back and forth […]
ICE drop preseason finale
The Winnipeg ICE will be happy to be back home after they dropped their second straight game against Saskatoon on Saturday night. Saskatoon used two goals each in the second and third as they convincingly picked up their fourth preseason win by a 6-2 scoreline. Cyle McNabb opened up the […]
Blades remain undefeated in regulation heading into final preseason game
It may have been preseason but it was still a night of firsts for some members of the Saskatoon Blades as the team squeaked out a 4-3 win over the visiting Winnipeg Ice at the SaskTel Centre. Acquired from the Victoria Royals the week prior to training camp, defenseman Scott […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL teams make trades, release players and NHL teams announce training camp rosters on busy day in world of hockey
The Prince Albert Raiders have acquired 2001-born defenseman Remy Aquilon from the Victoria Royals for a 2020 seventh-round WHL Bantam Draft pick.
Saskatoon Blades trim training camp roster in half
Out of the 72 originally at the Saskatoon Blades training camp, only 36 remain on its preseason roster, following the team’s annual Kirkness Cup. Per a press release from the team, of the 36 remaining players, six remain unsigned by the club, including Saskatoon Contacts invitee Jaeden Mercier. Also among […]
Saskatoon Blades announce training camp rosters: teams Holtby and Gulutzan
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 Hockey League season. Split into four teams, each named after a Blades alumnus in Braden Holtby, Wendel Clark, Todd McLellan, and Todd Gulutzan, […]
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 […]
Off-season outlook: Saskatoon Blades
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
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 […]