Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Blades keep pace in the standings with win over Warriors
The Saskatoon Blades put an exclamation mark on their standing in the Western Hockey League's (WHL) East Division with an emphatic 6-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors Wednesday at Sasktel Centre. Sask...
Feb 06, 2019 The Saskatoon Blades receive some direction from assistant coach Ryan Keller on Feb. 2, 2019. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
Haden shines as Saskatoon Blades split weekend set
The Saskatoon Blades kept a vital point streak alive in splitting a weekend series of games on Friday and Saturday. The Blades started on Friday by beating the Regina Pats 3-1. A night later, the team...
Feb 03, 2019 The Saskatoon Blades receive some direction from assistant coach Ryan Keller on Feb. 2, 2019. (Saskatoon Blades/Twitter)
A weekend of records for U of S Huskies men's hockey team
It was a weekend of accolades for the University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team. Not only did the team wrap up its first regular season in the new Merlis Belsher Place with another pair of weekend ...
Feb 03, 2019 University of Saskatchewan men's hockey team goaltender Taran Kozun set new Canada West regular season shutout streak by going 267 minutes and 32 seconds without allowing a goal. (Huskies Athletics)
Toronto Rock roll over Rush for 5th straight victory
History is repeating itself for the Saskatchewan Rush. The Rush were outgunned 16-13 against the Toronto Rock at Scotiabank Arena Saturday to end it's two-game road trip. It was the second straight lo...
Feb 02, 2019 Mark Matthews. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
Sask. NHLer helps net life-saving donation for teen with leukemia
The NHL's St. Louis Blues put out a video this week showing how a program set up in honour of a Saskatchewan woman who died of leukemia has helped save a life. Mandi Schwartz died in 2011 at the age o...
Jan 25, 2019 Regan Brown, 18, of Alabama was linked up with a donor for a life-saving bone marrow transplant through a registry set up by the family of Saskatchewan NHL player Jaden Schwartz. (Regan Brown/Facebook)
Duo of Matthews, Church lead Rush to win over Knighthawks
Saskatchewan Rush head coach Derek Keenan had no choice but to savour his team's 12-7 victory over the Rochester Knighthawks Saturday at Sasktel Centre. It wasn't because his team won a rematch of the...
Jan 19, 2019 Saskatchewan Rush forwards Mark Matthews (left) and Robert Church (right) celebrate after scoring a goal on Jan. 19, 2019. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
Wray Morrison: Hamstrung
When thinking about Chris Jones' departure to the NFL, I recalled the late Don Matthews speaking at the coaches' news conference prior to the 2003 Grey Cup game in Regina. He made the point that there...
Jan 17, 2019
Wray Morrison: They're back!
There has been a saying that has been in sports and sports broadcasting for some time: Teams have to "know how to win." Teams that don't have experience winning on a regular basis sometimes buckle und...
Jan 14, 2019
Aggression boils over as Huskies bully Cougars to victory
University hockey fans in Saskatchewan shouldn't have to question the rivalry between the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and the University of Regina Cougars. Before the two teams began playing th...
Jan 12, 2019 Layne Young (centre) celebrates his first USports goal on Jan. 12, 2019. (University of Saskatchewan/ Huskies Athletics)
The voice of BRIT: Jordie Hughton
Anyone who has been to the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) since the turn of the millennium has heard his voice. A booming baritone, announcing each high school basketball player in the st...
Jan 11, 2019 Bedford Road Invitational Tournament announcer Jordie Hughton looks on during a game on Jan. 10, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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