Saskatoon Blades

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Saskatoon Blades
founding 1964
history Saskatoon Blades
since 1964
Stadion SaskTel Center
Location Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
Team colors navy blue, royal blue , silver & white
league Western Hockey League
Conference Eastern Conference
division Eastern Division
Head coach Bob Woods
General manager Bob Woods
Memorial Cups no
Ed Chynoweth Cups no

The Saskatoon Blades are a professional Canadian ice hockey team from Saskatoon , Saskatchewan that plays in the junior division of the Western Hockey League .

history

The Saskatoon Blades was founded in 1964 in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , in 1966 the team then moved to the Western Hockey League. Thus, the Blades are the only team that has still played in their original hometown since the WHL was founded, as the Regina Pats still play in Regina , but had switched back to the SJHL for a few seasons in the early years of the WHL. First the Blades played their home games in the Saskatoon Arena , in 1988 the franchise finally moved to "Saskatchewan Place", today's Credit Union Center . In the new, 11,310-seat arena, the Blades wore the Memorial Cup 1989, in which they failed only in the final at the Swift Current Broncos . In 1992 and 1994, the team twice reached the final of the Ed Chynoweth Cup , the championship of the WHL, but both final series were lost in seven games against the Kamloops Blazers . Since the Blades have never won the WHL championship, this represents the longest time without a title in the entire Canadian Hockey League .

Logos

successes

Trainer

* Interim trainer

Playing times

season GP W. L. T OTL SOL GF GA P placement Playoffs
1966/67 56 25th 24 7th - - 288 271 57 5th league Quarter finals
1967/68 60 20th 31 9 - - 260 362 49 7th league Quarter finals
1968/69 60 24 35 1 - - 195 271 49 3. West Quarter finals
1969/70 60 18th 41 1 - - 202 282 37 4. West Quarter finals
1970/71 66 29 36 1 - - 295 299 59 3. West Quarter finals
1971/72 68 37 28 3 - - 312 258 77 2. East Quarter finals
1972/73 68 46 11 11 - - 323 184 103 1. East final
1973/74 68 30th 29 9 - - 283 272 69 4. East Quarter finals
1974/75 70 38 22nd 10 - - 344 244 86 1. East final
1975/76 72 43 19th 10 - - 390 269 96 1. East final
1976/77 72 30th 30th 12 - - 317 290 72 2. East qualification
1977/78 72 20th 50 2 - - 340 460 42 4. East not qualified
1978/79 72 26th 32 14th - - 385 398 66 2. East Division finals
1979/80 72 27 40 5 - - 331 382 59 7. East not qualified
1980/81 72 22nd 47 3 - - 297 427 47 8. East not qualified
1981/82 72 44 26th 2 - - 450 343 90 3. East Divisional quarter-finals
1982/83 72 52 19th 1 - - 467 303 105 1. East Divisional semi-finals
1983/84 72 36 36 0 - - 347 350 72 7. East not qualified
1984/85 72 29 41 2 - - 309 378 60 6. East Divisional quarter-finals
1985/86 72 38 28 6th - - 381 360 81 4. East Divisional quarter-finals
1986/87 72 44 26th 2 - - 369 282 90 2. East Division finals
1987/88 72 41 22nd 3 - - 381 294 97 1. East Division finals
1988/89 72 42 28 2 - - 366 335 86 2. East Division finals
1989/90 72 33 34 5 - - 325 354 71 4. East Divisional semi-finals
1990/91 72 29 41 2 - - 309 363 60 7. East not qualified
1991/92 72 38 29 5 - - 315 260 81 3. East WHL final
1992/93 72 42 27 3 - - 311 236 87 3. East Divisional semi-finals
1993/94 72 49 22nd 1 - - 326 229 99 1. East WHL final
1994/95 72 41 23 8th - - 324 254 90 3. East Divisional semi-finals
1995/96 72 29 42 1 - - 314 351 59 4. East Conference quarterfinals
1996/97 72 18th 48 6th - - 227 344 42 6. East not qualified
1997/98 72 25th 39 8th - - 263 327 58 4. East Conference quarterfinals
1998/99 72 16 49 7th - - 184 291 39 6. East not qualified
1999/00 72 34 27 8th 3 - 216 223 79 2. East Conference semifinals
2000/01 72 19th 43 5 5 - 193 265 48 5. East not qualified
2001/02 72 27 37 5 3 - 216 257 62 4. East Conference quarterfinals
2002/03 72 40 27 5 0 - 234 205 85 3. East Conference quarterfinals
2003/04 72 7th 52 11 2 - 140 279 27 5. East not qualified
2004/05 72 37 23 6th 6th - 234 215 86 2. East Conference quarterfinals
2005/06 72 41 25th - 2 4th 232 217 88 2. East Conference semifinals
2006/07 72 27 41 - 2 2 174 231 58 6. East not qualified
2007/08 72 29 34 - 3 6th 182 229 67 5. East not qualified
2008/09 72 49 18th - 3 2 283 195 103 1. East Conference quarterfinals
2009/10 72 46 19th - 3 4th 258 227 99 2. East Conference semifinals
2010/11 72 56 13 - 1 2 310 213 115 1. East Conference semifinals
2011/12 72 40 29 - 1 2 268 250 83 2. East Conference quarterfinals
2012/13 72 44 22nd - 2 4th 280 221 94 1. East Conference quarterfinals
2013/14 72 16 51 - 2 3 207 317 37 6. East not qualified

GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = overtime defeats, SOL = shutout defeats, P = points, GF = goals, GA = goals conceded

Well-known former players

Martin Erat
Darcy Hordichuk

Various players who spent their junior years with the Blades later made careers in the National Hockey League . They include:

Blocked shirt numbers

22 - Wendel Clark

The following players have done a lot for the club, so that their shirt numbers are no longer given in their honor:

Hall of Famer

The only former Saskatoon Blades player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame is Bernie Federko , who later played for the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings in the NHL .

Team records

Regular season
statistics Total season
Points 115 2010/11
Victories 56 2010/11
Most goals 461 1982/83
Fewest goals 140 2003/04
Fewest goals conceded 184 1972/73
Most goals conceded 460 1977/78
Individual records
statistics player Total season
Gates Frank Banham 83 1995/96
Assists Bruce Eakin 125 1981/82
Points Bernie Federko 187 1975/76
Points rookie Lane Lambert 114 1981/82
Points defender Pat Price 95 1973/74
Conceded goal * Ed Humphreys 2.57 1972/73
* Goalkeepers with at least 1500 minutes of play

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