4 Saskatoon Blades Milestones Within Reach Jonathan Hodgson | January 31, 2021 The recent news that the Western Hockey League has received approval from the Government of Alberta and Alberta Health to return to play has renewed optimism about a 2020-21 season…
Reviewing Saskatoon Blades Trades at the 2018 Deadline Jonathan Hodgson | November 27, 2020 Saskatoon Blades general manager Colin Priestner was moving and shaking at the 2018 Western Hockey League trade deadline. With the Blades in the midst of a mediocre 2017-18 season and…
5 Saskatoon Blades Who Became NHL Head Coaches Jonathan Hodgson | November 22, 2020 Inspired by the Saskatoon Blades’ recent hiring of former Hockey Canada video coach Ryan Dietrich to head coach Mitch Love’s staff for the 2020-21 season, we are going to look…
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…
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…
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…
Tristen Robins Making an Impact for Saskatoon Blades on Draft Night Carson Shmyr | October 9, 2020 This time last year, Tristen Robins was a name that very few people knew, let alone attached to a potential NHL Draft selection. Shadowed by Chicago Blackhawk and 2019 third…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
