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,…
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…
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.…
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…
Saskatoon Blades Coach Love Is Pulling All the Right Strings Jonathan Hodgson | June 25, 2020 Mitch Love made a name for himself as a rough and tumble defenceman in the Western Hockey League (WHL), and he is doing the same now as head coach of…
Saskatoon Blades’ 1st-Round NHL Draft Picks Since 2000 Jonathan Hodgson | June 18, 2020 Inspired by 2019 third-overall NHL Draft selection Kirby Dach, I thought we would take a retrospective look at each of the seven first-round draft selections that the Saskatoon Blades have…
