Saskatoon Blades

The Saskatoon Blades are a professional Canadian ice hockey team from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which currently plays in the junior Western Hockey League.

History

The Saskatoon Blades was founded in 1964 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, 1966, the team then moved to the Western Hockey League. Thus, the blades are the only team that still plays since the establishment of the WHL in their original hometown, as the Regina Pats even still play in Regina, however, were changed back in the early years of the WHL for a few seasons in the SJHL. First, the blades wore their home games at the Saskatoon Arena from 1988 moved the franchise finally to the " Saskatchewan Place", today's Credit Union Centre in order. In the new, 11,310 -seat arena, the Memorial Cup Blades wore from 1989, in which they failed at the Swift Current Broncos only in the finale. 1992 and 1994 the team reached the finals twice at the Ed Chynoweth Cup, the championship of the WHL, both finals series, however, were lost in seven games against the Kamloops Blazers. Since the blades never won the WHL championship, this represents the longest period without a title in the entire Canadian Hockey League dar.

Logos

Logo 1983-1993

Logo 1993-2000

Logo 2000-2004

News Logo since 2004

Achievements

  • Division Title: 1972 /73 1974/75 1975 /76 1982/83, 1987/88, 1993/94
  • Conference Title: 1991/92, 1993/94

Coach

  • Burns McDonald - 1964/65
  • George Agar - 1964/65 bis 1969/70
  • George Senick - 1969/70 *
  • Jackie McLeod - 1970/71 bis 1978/79
  • Jerry gels - 1979/80
  • Lorne Frey - 1980/81
  • Daryl Lubiniecki - 1981 /82 to 1983/84
  • Marcel Comeau - 1984/85 to 1988/89
  • Terry Ruskowski - 1989 /90 to 1990/91
  • Lorne Molleken - 1991/92 to 1994/95
  • Donn Clark - 1995/96 to 1997/98
  • Willie Desjardins - 1998 *
  • Brad McCrimmon - 1998 /99 to 1999/2000
  • Kevin Dickie - 2000/01 2003/ 04
  • Jamie Reeve - 2003/ 04 *
  • Lorne Molleken - 2004 /05 to today

* Interim coach

Seasons

GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = shutout defeats, P = Points, GF = Goals, GA = Goals against

Famous former players

Different players who spent their time in the Junior Blades made ​​, and later in the National Hockey League career. Among them are:

Locked back numbers

The following players have made ​​outstanding contributions to the club, so that their back numbers are no longer awarded in her honor:

  • 7 - Brent Ashton
  • 10 - Brian Skrudland
  • 15 - Bob Bourne
  • 22 - Wendel Clark
  • 24 - Bernie Federko

Hall of Famer

The only former player of the Saskatoon Blades, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bernie Federko, who was later in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings on the ice.

Team Records

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