saskatoon blades

The Saskatoon Blades continue to look like the top-ranked WHL team they are, rolling to a solid 4-1 victory in Moose Jaw over the Warriors on Friday night. The Blades extended their undefeated streak to 12 games and have won 17 of their last 19 games. The Blades (19-3-0-3) lead the second-place Warriors by 10 points in the East Division.  

Some days the LotD is topical. Some days it's a history lesson. Some days it's an opportunity to admire some significantly bad hair.  

The Saint John Sea Dogs' success has led to some valuable exposure for several players in their draft year. NHL Central Scouting recently released its preliminary rankings of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League skaters. Four Sea Dogs - Stanislav Galiev, Danick Gauthier, Stephen MacAulay and Kevin Gagne - are among the 25 players listed.

Any time you have team success, more people watch you   -Gerard Gallant

 

With the assistance of Hockey Canada, the Prince Albert host committee has just confirmed that Team Slovakia will be setting up its training camp in Prince Albert from Dec. 15–19. The team will arrive in North America late Dec. 15 and proceed directly to Prince Albert. Their training camp, which will see them make their final roster for the World Junior Championship, will start with one on-ice session Dec. 16, then two on-ice sessions per day on Dec. 17 and 18 with a final on-ice session Dec. 19 before  

For different reasons, Saturday's game carried extra significance for goaltenders Steven Stanford of the Saskatoon Blades and Dalyn Flette of the Prince Albert Raiders. Seemingly as scripted, both 19-year-old goalies from Calgary were prominent parts of the storyline in a 4-3 shootout victory for the hometown Blades in front of 4,227 fans at the Credit Union Centre. Stanford picked up the win in his first game against his former team and stretched his record as a Blade to 7-0.

I was thinking (beforehand) who was going to shoot, and I thought maybe Cams and Hicks would probably be two of the top guys, because they’re the guys that usually scored on me in practice   -Steven Stanford

 

A third period goal by Charles Inglis was the difference as the Saskatoon Blades handed the Swift Current Broncos another frustrating loss. Inglis scored the only goal of the final period to lift the Blades to a 2-1 home ice victory, extending the Broncos current losing skid to four games and they fall to .500 with a 9-9-0-1 record. More frustrating is the fact the Broncos remain winless on the road with a disappointing 0-7-0-1 mark.  

Greater Vancouver Canadians made it three wins in four games during their longest stretch away from home this season by splitting with the Cariboo Cougars last weekend in Prince George. In an early season showdown between two of the top teams in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League, the Canadians ensured there would be a few smiles on their long bus ride home after a 3-1 victory in game two on Sunday. The series opened with the Cougars winning 6-3.  

Jyri Niemi's power-play goal 2:50 into overtime Saturday lifted the Saskatoon Blades to a 3-2 win over the host Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Blades (5-2-0-2) got the tying goal from captain Derek Hulak with 41.7 seconds remaining in regulation. Walker Wintoneak scored Saskatoon's other goal.  

The Wheat Kings and their fans welcomed veterans Brayden Schenn and Matt Calvert to Brandon Friday night but the visiting Red Deer Rebels spoiled the party with a 6-3 victory at Westman Place. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the first overall selection in the 2008 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, scored three times to pace the winners while former Wheat King Nathan Green added a goal and two assists. Scott Glennie, Jordan Hale and Jay Fehr replied for the Wheat Kings, who saw their modest 3-game win streak co  

Former Ottawa 67 Matt Lahey was named the first captain of the Nipissing Lakers fledgling Ontario University Athletics men's hockey program Wednesday during a media conference at Memorial Gardens. Lahey, who played 184 games of major junior hockey with the OHL's 67's and the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats, captained the Bowmanville Eagles last season during a brief stint in the OJHL junior 'A' loop. Joining the Oshawa-born forward as a part of the Lakers' leadership trust will be defencemen Brodie Beard and