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Jonathan Hodgson

Jonathan covers the Saskatoon Blades and the Victoria Royals of the WHL. He has extensive experience in hockey and sports journalism and broadcasting. This includes bylines at Sports Spectrum, Toronto Blue Jays, Victoria Grizzlies, DUBNetwork as well as a long-time role with the Canadian Baseball Network.

Memorial Cup Champ Wacey Rabbit Mentors Indigenous Youth

Jonathan Hodgson | October 30, 2020

Wacey Rabbit enjoyed a distinguished five-year Western Hockey League career with the Saskatoon Blades and Vancouver Giants before embarking on a professional career that has taken him around the world…

Categories CHL, Editor's Choice, WHL

Sharks’ Tristen Robins Follows Father’s Path Through Blades

Jonathan Hodgson | October 26, 2020

Tristen Robins realized his boyhood dream earlier this month, when the Saskatoon Blades’ star centerman was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 56th overall in the…

Categories CHL, Sharks Prospects, WHL

Legends Behind Saskatoon Blades’ Retired Jersey Numbers

Jonathan Hodgson | October 22, 2020

There is no more definitive way for a player’s legacy with his team to be cemented than to have his jersey number retired and raised to the rafters. The Saskatoon…

Categories CHL, WHL

Saskatoon Blades’ 5 Greatest Western Hockey League Seasons

Jonathan Hodgson | October 1, 2020

Established in 1964, the Saskatoon Blades are one of the oldest franchises in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) behind the Regina Pats who were founded in 1917. Accordingly, the Blades…

Categories CHL, Hockey History, WHL

Saskatoon Blades Legacy Began In Western Canada Hockey League

Jonathan Hodgson | September 13, 2020

As the landscape of junior hockey has grown and changed through the decades, so too have the Saskatoon Blades. For 10 seasons, the Blades competed in the Western Canada Hockey…

Categories CHL, Hockey History, WHL

Kirby Dach Headlines Saskatoon Blades Alumni Inside NHL Bubble

Jonathan Hodgson | August 8, 2020

For the first time ever, the dog days of August have arrived in the NHL. The excitement for hockey’s return after a hiatus of more than four months extends beyond…

Categories CHL, WHL

Revisiting Saskatoon Blades Trades: Schenn & Ferland from Wheat Kings

Jonathan Hodgson | August 4, 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…

Categories CHL, WHL

Chase Wouters to Become Saskatoon Blades’ Longest-Serving Captain

Jonathan Hodgson | July 23, 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…

Categories CHL, WHL

Saskatoon Blades’ Top-5 NHL Alumni

Jonathan Hodgson | July 19, 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,…

Categories CHL, WHL

5 Saskatoon Blades Make Cut in NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings

Jonathan Hodgson | July 8, 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…

Categories CHL, NHL Entry Draft, WHL

Saskatoon Blades Swing Big at 2020 CHL Import Draft

Jonathan Hodgson | July 2, 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.…

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Saskatoon Blades Goaltenders Could Put Team Over the Top in 2020-21

Jonathan Hodgson | June 28, 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…

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