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Blades GM Priestner begins busy off-season from his basement
Colin Priestner is finding new ways to prepare his team for another Western Hockey League (WHL) off-season. The Saskatoon Blades general manager was in San Francisco earlier this month when COVID-19 w...
Mar 29, 2020 Saskatoon Blades general manager Colin Priestner discusses the team's deadline trades on Jan. 10, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Pats’ Paddock is looking out for No. 1
For four months, Regina Pats general manager John Paddock has been keeping in touch with Connor Bedard and his family — just in case. That communication is going to pay off now that the Pats hav...
Mar 27, 2020
Regina Pats win Connor Bedard sweepstakes, land first selection in WHL Bantam Draft
The Regina Pats are poised for years of success after winning the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Bantam Draft Lottery Wednesday morning. In the void of live sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans ea...
Mar 25, 2020
CHL cancels playoffs, Memorial Cup over COVID-19
For the first time in 102 years there will be no Memorial Cup champion, as the Canadian Hockey League decided in partnership with Canada’s three major-junior hockey leagues to cancel their respe...
Mar 24, 2020 Game 4 of the Memorial Cup Presented by Kia between the Guelph Storm and the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday, May 21th, 2019 in Halifax, Nova scotia, Canada. (Photo by Vincent Ethier/LHJMQ/CHL)
WHL careers of Regina Pats’ 20-year-olds come to an end in shortened season
The season came to an abrupt end for the Regina Pats and so did the WHL careers of three of their players. Forwards Austin Pratt and Robbie Holmes and defenceman Zach Wytinck were the team’s 20-...
Mar 21, 2020
Hockey Canada cancels all activities 'until further notice' amid COVID-19 pandemic beginning Friday
The hockey world in Canada, and Saskatchewan, will be halted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release by Hockey Canada, the decision has been made to "cancel all Hockey Canad...
Mar 12, 2020 Novice hockey players participate in a demonstration half-ice game in a Hockey Canada video. (Hockey Canada)
All over the place: David Ayres' newfound fame leads to whirlwind tour of advocacy
Seas of autographs, selfies and media requests - that's been the norm for David Ayres the last two weeks. The 42-year-old operations manager at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto gained internatio...
Mar 07, 2020 David Ayres, the now famous emergency back up goaltender from Toronto, signs the wall at Wendel Clark's Classic Bar and Grill as part of a stop in Saskatoon on March 6, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Blades clinch playoff berth with win over Regina Pats
It wasn't pretty, but the Saskatoon Blades are officially off to the playoffs after a 2-1 overtime win over the Regina Pats Friday at SaskTel Centre. "Credit to our guys," Blades head coach Mitch Love...
Mar 06, 2020 The Saskatoon Blades clinched a spot in the 2020 WHL playoffs after a 2-1 win over the Regina Pats on March 6, 2020. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
Suspensions, fines result from Pats-Warriors incident
A melee at the end of Tuesday’s WHL game between the Regina Pats and Moose Jaw Warriors has resulted in suspensions to four players and fines to the teams. Carter Chorney of the Pats and Nolan J...
Mar 06, 2020
Hockey Huskies win first Canada West title since 2016
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team are champions once again. The Huskies defeated the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 3-1 Saturday at Merlis Belsher Place to sweep th...
Feb 29, 2020 The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team won the program's 11th Canada West championship with a 3-1 win over the UBC Thunderbirds on Feb. 29, 2020 at Merlis Belsher Place. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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