Murray Wood: We just witnessed a moment in Saskatchewan Roughrider history
Murray Wood says Saturday's 24-21 win over the B.C. Lions in the CFL West Final was a big moment for the Roughriders, bu...
The WHL’s Saskatoon Blades are in a deep hole.
The host Red Deer Rebels beat the Blades 3-1 on Tuesday to take a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series. Game 4 of the series is slated for Wednesday in Red Deer.
The Rebels won the first two games of the series in Saskatoon, posting a 3-1 victory on Friday and prevailing 5-2 on Sunday. The Blades now must win four straight to advance.
Trevor Wong opened the scoring for Saskatoon in Tuesday’s game, but the Rebels responded with three straight goals — one each by Frantisek Formanek, Dwayne Jean Jr., and Kalan Lind (into an empty net).
Austin Elliott made 23 saves in the Blades’ goal. Kyle Kelsey stopped 22 shots for the Rebels.
