The Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...

 team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre

Credit Union Centre

Credit Union Centre is an arena, located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated near the city's northern entrance, the facility opened in February, 1988 with a seating capacity of around 7,800. It was expanded to 11,330 for the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1990...

.

History

The Saskatoon Blades were originally founded in 1964 as a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in two divisions: the Bauer and Sherwood conferences...

 and transferred leagues in 1966–67 with the foundation of the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

. They are the only team remaining in the league from the WHL's foundation still in their original city (the Regina Pats

Regina Pats

The Regina Pats are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The Pats are based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and the Brandt Centre is their home arena.-History:...

 are also still around, but they dropped out of the WHL for a few seasons early on to go back to the SJHL). The Blades spent many seasons at the old Saskatoon Arena

Saskatoon Arena

The Saskatoon Arena was an indoor arena located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It opened 30 October 1937 on a site overlooking the South Saskatchewan River. It was a wooden arena constructed in Saskatoon's downtown core....

 where they built up a strong fan base and developed many top players. In 1988, they moved to what was then known as Saskatchewan Place (now Credit Union Centre

Credit Union Centre

Credit Union Centre is an arena, located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated near the city's northern entrance, the facility opened in February, 1988 with a seating capacity of around 7,800. It was expanded to 11,330 for the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1990...

) and hosted the Memorial Cup

1989 Memorial Cup

The 1989 Memorial Cup occurred May 6-13 at the brand new Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Participating teams were the Western Hockey League champion Swift Current Broncos, the WHL hosts, the Saskatoon Blades, as well as the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and...

 tournament in May, 1989, where they finished the round robin with a 5–4 victory over the Swift Current Broncos

Swift Current Broncos

The Swift Current Broncos are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Founded during 1967 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the Broncos played seven seasons before relocating to Lethbridge from 1974 to 1986 as the Lethbridge Broncos...

 who had a 14 game undefeated streak, which consisted of sweeping through the WHL playoffs and winning their 1st two round robin games. However, the Blades lost in overtime in the Memorial Cup Final to the Broncos. They also lost in the WHL league finals in 1992 and 1994 to the Kamloops Blazers

Kamloops Blazers

The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.-History:...

 in seven games. The Blades have never won the Ed Chynoweth Cup, and currently have the longest championship drought in the Canadian Hockey League

Canadian Hockey League

The Canadian Hockey League is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canadian-based major junior ice hockey leagues for players 16 to 20 years of age. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three member leagues, the Western Hockey...

.

The Blades are currently owned by the Brodsky Family. They have been a huge success at the gate. Throughout their existence, the team has had a fierce rivalry with both the Regina Pats

Regina Pats

The Regina Pats are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The Pats are based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and the Brandt Centre is their home arena.-History:...

 and the Prince Albert Raiders

Prince Albert Raiders

The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert...

. As many of the players are still in their mid-teens, Marion M. Graham Collegiate

Marion M. Graham Collegiate

Marion M Graham Collegiate is the only public high school in the north end of Saskatoon, serving the Silverwood Heights, Lawson Heights, River Heights, Richmond Heights, and North Park neighbourhoods....

 plays host to many of the players, due to the short distance.

Before the start of the 2005-06 season, the Blades retired their long-time mascot Helmutt, an anthropomorphic dog whose name was a pun on the helmet

Helmet

A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries.Ceremonial or symbolic helmets without protective function are sometimes used. The oldest known use of helmets was by Assyrian soldiers in 900BC, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from...

, in favor of a mascot that would appeal to younger fans. The Blades introduced Poke Check, a yeti-like creature, at the Blades home opener that season. He has since remained the team's mascot, and also appears at community events throughout Saskatoon.

In the 2008–09 season, the Saskatoon Blades made history by tying a WHL record for most road wins in a single season (28) with the 1999–00 Calgary Hitmen. In that season, the Blades went on to win their first East Division Championship since 1994.

With a 5-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings

Brandon Wheat Kings

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...

 on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, the Blades clinched first place in the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...

 and earned themselves the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy

Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy

The Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the regular season champion of the Western Hockey League.It is named after one of the league's founders, Scotty Munro...

 as the WHL's regular season champion.

NHL alumni

Bernie Federko

Bernie Federko

Bernard Allan Federko is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 through 1990.-Playing career:...

is the only former Blade in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...

.

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David Struch Todd Strueby Todd Strueby Todd Kenneth Strueby is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played most of his career in the minor leagues.... Ken Sutton Ken Sutton Kenneth William Sutton is a retired NHL defenceman.-Junior career:Ken Sutton played 1 season for the Saskatoon Blades in 1988–89 helping the team to the Memorial Cup final.-Professional career:... Ryan Tobler Ryan Tobler Ryan Tobler is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2001–02 season, going scoreless. He retired after the 2009-2010... Rocky Trottier Rocky Trottier Rocky Trottier is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 38 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New Jersey Devils, who drafted him 8th overall in 1982... Tony Twist Tony Twist Anthony Rory Twist is a former professional ice hockey player. 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Retired numbers

• 7 Brent Ashton
  Brent Ashton
  Brent Kenneth Ashton is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1993...
  
  
• 10 Brian Skrudland
  Brian Skrudland
  Brian Skrudland is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars.- Junior and minor pro :...
  
  
• 12 Bob Bourne
  Bob Bourne
  Robert Glen Bourne is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played for the New York Islanders and the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL between 1974 and 1988.-Playing career:...
  
  
• 22 Wendel Clark
  Wendel Clark
  Wendel L. Clark is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is perhaps best known for being a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League , captaining the team from 1991 to 1994...
  
  
• 24 Bernie Federko
  Bernie Federko
  Bernard Allan Federko is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 through 1990.-Playing career:...
  
  

Coaches

• Burns McDonald 1964–65
• George Agar
  George Agar
  George Agar was a rugby league player in Australia's leading competition - the New South Wales Rugby League.Agar played 18 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the 1923-24 seasons. A Winger, Agar, played in the 1923 premiership winning side'...
  
   1964–65 to 1969–70
• George Senick
  George Senick
  George Senick was a professional ice hockey player who played 13 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers.- References :...
  
   1969–70*
• Jackie McLeod 1970–71 to 1978–79
• Jerry Engele
  Jerry Engele
  Jerome Wilfred Engele is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 100 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars. He was the coach of the Saskatoon Blades from 1979 to 1980.-External links:...
  
   1979–80
• Lorne Frey 1980–81
• Daryl Lubiniecki 1981–82 to 1983–84
• Marcel Comeau 1984–85 to 1988–89
• Terry Ruskowski
  Terry Ruskowski
  Terry W. "Rosco" Ruskowski is a former National Hockey League centre, who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars....
  
   1989–90 to 1990–91
• Lorne Molleken
  Lorne Molleken
  Lorne Molleken is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach. Molleken was head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks at the end of the 1999 and the beginning of the 2000 season...
  
   – 1991–92 to 1994–95
• Donn Clark – 1995–96 to 1997–98
• Willie Desjardins
  Willie Desjardins
  Willie Desjardins is the current associate coach of the Dallas Stars of the NHL.Willie began his hockey career playing for the Lethbridge Broncos from 1974 through 1977. He followed his junior hockey career by studying at the University of Saskatchewan and played with the Huskies under then head...
  
   – 1998*
• Brad McCrimmon
  Brad McCrimmon
  Byron Brad McCrimmon from Plenty, Saskatchewan, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. McCrimmon played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1997. From 1997 to his death, he was a coach, ultimately with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League...
  
   – 1998–99 to 1999–2000
• Kevin Dickie – 2000–01 to 2003–04
• Jamie Reeve – 2003–04*
• Lorne Molleken
  Lorne Molleken
  Lorne Molleken is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach. Molleken was head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks at the end of the 1999 and the beginning of the 2000 season...
  
   – 2004–05 to present

*interim (regular head coach fired, sick or suspended)

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1966–67	56	25	24	7	–	288	271	57	5th Overall	Lost quarter-final
1967–68	60	20	31	9	–	260	362	49	7th Overall	Lost quarter-final
1968–69	60	24	35	1	–	195	271	49	3rd West	Lost quarter-final
1969–70	60	18	41	1	–	202	282	37	4th West	Lost quarter-final
1970–71	66	29	36	1	–	295	299	59	3rd West	Lost quarter-final
1971–72	68	37	28	3	–	312	258	77	2nd East	Lost quarter-final
1972–73	68	46	11	11	–	323	184	103	1st East	Lost final
1973–74	68	30	29	9	–	283	272	69	4th East	Lost quarter-final
1974–75	70	38	22	10	–	344	244	86	1st East	Lost final
1975–76	72	43	19	10	–	390	269	96	1st East	Lost final
1976–77	72	30	30	12	–	317	290	72	2nd East	Lost preliminary round
1977–78	72	20	50	2	–	340	460	42	4th East	Out of playoffs
1978–79	72	26	32	14	–	385	398	66	2nd East	Lost East Division final
1979–80	72	27	40	5	–	331	382	59	7th East	Out of playoffs
1980–81	72	22	47	3	–	297	427	47	8th East	Out of playoffs
1981–82	72	44	26	2	–	450	343	90	3rd East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1982–83	72	52	19	1	–	467	303	105	1st East	Lost East Division semi-final
1983–84	72	36	36	0	–	347	350	72	7th East	Out of playoffs
1984–85	72	29	41	2	–	309	378	60	6th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1985–86	72	38	28	6	–	381	360	82	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1986–87	72	44	26	2	–	369	282	90	2nd East	Lost East Division final
1987–88	72	47	22	3	–	381	294	97	1st East	Lost East Division final
1988–89	72	42	28	2	–	366	335	86	2nd East	Lost East Division final
1989–90	72	33	34	5	–	325	354	71	4th East	Lost East Division semi-final
1990–91	72	29	41	2	–	309	363	60	7th East	Out of playoffs
1991–92	72	38	29	5	–	315	260	81	3rd East	Lost final
1992–93	72	42	27	3	–	311	236	87	3rd East	Lost East Division semi-final
1993–94	72	49	22	1	–	326	229	99	1st East	Lost final
1994–95	72	41	23	8	–	324	254	90	3rd East	Lost East Division semi-final
1995–96	72	29	42	1	–	314	351	59	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1996–97	72	18	48	6	–	227	344	42	6th East	Out of playoffs
1997–98	72	25	39	8	–	263	327	58	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1998–99	72	16	49	7	–	184	291	39	6th East	Out of playoffs
1999–00	72	34	27	8	3	216	223	79	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2000–01	72	19	43	5	5	193	265	48	5th East	Out of playoffs
2001–02	72	27	37	5	3	216	257	62	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2002–03	72	40	27	5	0	234	205	85	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2003–04	72	7	52	11	2	140	279	27	5th East	Out of playoffs
2004–05	72	37	23	6	6	234	215	86	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference Quarter Finals
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	72	41	25	2	4	232	217	88	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference Semi Finals
2006–07	72	27	41	2	2	174	231	58	6th East	Out of playoffs
2007–08 2007–08 WHL season The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 20, 2007, and ended on March 16, 2008. The WHL Playoffs began on March 21, 2008, and ended on May 7, 2008....	72	29	34	3	6	182	229	67	5th East	Out of playoffs
2008–09 2008–09 WHL season The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 18, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The WHL Playoffs commenced on March 20, 2009, and the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took...	72	49	18	3	2	283	195	103	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference Quarter Finals
2009–10 2009–10 WHL season The 2009–10 WHL season is the 44th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 17, 2009 and ended on March 14, 2010...	72	46	19	3	4	258	227	99	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference Semi Finals
2010–11 2010–11 WHL season The 2010–11 WHL season is the 45th season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 24, 2010 and ended on March 20, 2011. The 2010 Subway Super Series, featuring Team WHL versus Team Russia, took place from November 17–18, 2010....	72	56	13	1	2	310	213	115	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference Semi Finals

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	115	2010-11
Most wins	56	2010-11
Most road wins (Tied WHL record)	28	2008–09 2008–09 WHL season The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League . The regular season began on September 18, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The WHL Playoffs commenced on March 20, 2009, and the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took...
Most home wins	32	2010-11
Most goals for	461	1982–83
Least goals for	140	2003–04
Least goals against	184	1972–73
Most goals against	460	1977–78

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Frank Banham Frank Banham Frank Banham is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for KHL Medveščak Zagreb.-Playing career:Initially drafted 147th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Banham played 27 regular season games in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim scoring 9...	83	1995–96
Most assists	Bruce Eakin Bruce Eakin Bruce Glen Eakin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Eakin was drafted 204th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, where he played nine games. He later moved to the Detroit Red Wings where he played four games. He spent much of his time in the AHL and the CHL...	125	1981–82
Most points	Bernie Federko Bernie Federko Bernard Allan Federko is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 through 1990.-Playing career:...	187	1975–76
Most points, rookie	Lane Lambert Lane Lambert Lane Douglas Lambert is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward drafted 25th overall in the 2nd round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Lambert played 283 games in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings...	114	1981–82
Most points, defenceman	Pat Price	95	1973–74
Best GAA (goalie)	Ed Humphreys Ed Humphreys Ed Humphreys is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender.Humphreys was born in Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada. He played 30 games in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys and Quebec Nordiques during the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons.-External links:...	2.57	1972–73
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

External links

• Blades official web site
• Saskatoon Blades News Coverage (The Star Phoenix)

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