320 games. That’s how many times Swan River’s Riley McKay has hit the ice for game action throughout his junior hockey career. It’s a career that began in his hometown of Swan River with the Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The journey would continue on to Spokane […]
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Scott Walford moves on to the next challenge
Saskatoon Blades defenceman Scott Walford reflects on his junior hockey career and feels no regrets. “I think that being a junior hockey player, you want to make sure that you can say that at the end of your career that you left everything out there.” As he, like all […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Leafs sign Kral and Rubins, Oil Kings hand out team awards
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed graduating defenseman Filip Kral (154 GP, 31 G, 89 A with the Spokane Chiefs from 2017-20) and defenseman Kristians Rubins (109 GP, 10 G, 41 A with the Medicine Hat Tigers from 2016-18) to entry-level contracts
Robins explodes in second season with Blades
Tristen Robins was in his second full season of Major Jr. hockey with the Saskatoon Blades when the season was cut short due to COVID-19. Last season he scored nine goals and added 16 assists for 25 points in the regular season. He showed more of what he could […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Blades sign Bocharov, Silvertips sign Hemmerling
The Saskatoon Blades signed defenseman Pasha Bocharov to a WHL Education Contract.
DUBNetwork Awards Eastern Conference first, second and third teams
The 2019-20 WHL season came to an unexpected end with the outbreak of Covid-19 across North America and the world. That meant us at DUBNetwork had to scramble and put together our fourth annual awards. I reached out to our beat writers and those associated with the site and […]
This day in Blades history – March 24
With a rich history that stretches back to 1964, the Saskatoon Blades have been an integral part of hockey in Western Canada. They joined the WCHL in 1966 and have been the longest standing continual member of the WCHL/WHL. We will take this time to look back on a […]
Blades Blast to the Past
The Saskatoon Blades went 45-15-8 last year during their 68-game regular-season schedule. That earned them the second spot in the East Division heading into the playoffs. Their first-round match up came against the Moose Jaw Warriors, a team that won 40 games in the regular season and were led […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL cancels regular season, Winterhawks sign Cagnoni and more
The WHL announced the decision to cancel the remaining 54 games on the regular-season schedule due to COVID-19 concerns.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Two ICE players being tested for COVID-19, more teams send players home
According to Mike Sawatzky at the Winnipeg Free Press, two players on the Winnipeg ICE are being tested for COVID-19 after showing symptoms for the new coronavirus.