Jonathan Hodgson
Jonathan covers the Saskatoon Blades and the WHL. He is a sports communications professional who has worked with the Okotoks Dawgs and later the Victoria HarbourCats summer-collegiate baseball clubs where he led play-by-play broadcasts and contributed to the website, media relations, and social media. His journalism experience also includes bylines at Sports Spectrum and the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as the Canadian Baseball Network, Victoria Grizzlies and DUBNetwork.
Author's Posts
Revisiting Saskatoon Blades Trades: Schenn & Ferland from Wheat Kings
August 4th, 2020 It was a sequence of events that certainly charted a course for both teams involved, it just didn't set each club on the path many expected. The Saskatoon Blades and Brandon Wheat Kings were frequent trade partners in the first half of the 2010s, headlined by blockbuster swaps in 2011 and 2013 that sent career Wheat Kings' stars and...
Chase Wouters to Become Saskatoon Blades' Longest-Serving Captain
July 23rd, 2020 The past two seasons have brought a great deal of change to the Saskatoon Blades but one of the constants throughout has been their on-ice leader. Chase Wouters played his fourth full Western Hockey League season in 2019-20, and his second as captain of the Blades. As Saskatoon's first-round bantam draft selection, 18th overall in...
Saskatoon Blades' Top-5 NHL Alumni
July 19th, 2020 The Saskatoon Blades have a history that dates back to the 1960s in the Western Hockey League and its predecessors. Though that history is not steeped in postseason team success, with no Ed Chynoweth Cup or Memorial Cup titles since their inception in 1964, fans in the Bridge City have witnessed the junior careers of numerous future...
5 Saskatoon Blades Make Cut in NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings
July 8th, 2020 The 2019-20 Western Hockey League season provided a glimpse of what is to come on the ice for the Saskatoon Blades in the coming seasons. After the emergence of the team’s young core this past season, expectations are high for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which could feature the most Blades content in more than 30 years. Five...
Saskatoon Blades Swing Big at 2020 CHL Import Draft
July 2nd, 2020 The Saskatoon Blades had a chance to take a big swing with their first-round selection in the 2020 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft on Tuesday, and they did just that. With the 33rd-overall pick, the Western Hockey League club took highly touted prospect Brad Lambert from Finland....
Saskatoon Blades Goaltenders Could Put Team Over the Top in 2020-21
June 28th, 2020 The Saskatoon Blades are heading into the 2020-21 season with confidence in net with the ability to return veteran goalies Nolan Maier and Koen MacInnes. Quality goaltending can be, and often-times is, a game-changer in junior hockey. A top-flight netminder can steal games for a lesser-talented club and can cover up flaws and...
