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The Snack Man: Blades’ Daley brings more than experience to WHL’s Regina hub
Saskatoon Blades forward Caiden Daley is expected to be leaned on plenty during the shortened 24-game Western Hockey League season at the Regina hub. It’s not just because Daley is entering his ...
Mar 12, 2021
Saskatoon Blades rallying behind Bobby Kirkness’ battle with cancer
The Saskatoon Blades are in Regina preparing for the Western Hockey League season without one of the most dependable members of the team. Described as the backbone of the organization, longtime dressi...
Mar 08, 2021
Pats, other Sask. WHL teams 'excited' for life in a bubble
Seven WHL teams will be living in a bubble in Regina in the coming months -- and the hometown Pats are ecstatic about it. The WHL announced Friday it had received approval from Saskatchewan health aut...
Feb 12, 2021 (File photo by Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats)
WHL delays start of regular season again, goes to intradivisional play
The Western Hockey League has once again decided to delay the start of the 2020-21 regular season -- and the league will look different if and when its teams do hit the ice. In a media release Wednesd...
Oct 14, 2020
Pats, Blades react to WHL pushing season start to December
Regina Pats general manager John Paddock says he and the coaching staff are letting the players know things will be different heading forward. "I think the biggest thing to emphasize to them in all as...
Aug 06, 2020 (File photo courtesy of Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Blades select 11 players in 2020 WHL bantam draft
Saskatoon Blades general manger Colin Priestner was beaming at the opportunity to select a top-end talent on Wednesday during the 2020 WHL bantam draft. Not only was the 2020 draft pool one of the mos...
Apr 23, 2020
Saskatoon duo ready to hear their names called during WHL Bantam Draft
Saskatoon will be well represented early on in Wednesday’s WHL Bantam Draft thanks to a dynamic duo out of the Contacts AAA program. Forwards Brayden Yager and Riley Heidt are both expected to h...
Apr 21, 2020
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
Pats win Connor Bedard sweepstakes, land first selection in WHL bantam draft
The Regina Pats secured the No. 1 pick in the WHL's bantam draft lottery Wednesday morning. In the void of live sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans eagerly watched one of the most anticipated dr...
Mar 25, 2020
Saskatoon Blades send players home amid COVID-19 concerns
The Saskatoon Blades are sending players home amid the uncertainty surrounding the spread of COVID-19. A team release on Sunday said a decision was reached to send players home to their families immed...
Mar 15, 2020
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