Blades announce 2026 preseason schedule
Saskatoon, SK – The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced the 2026 preseason schedule on Monday.
The Saskatoon Blades hit the ice five times for exhibition play in the fall. Action begins Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 2:00pm CST with a rookie game at SaskTel Centre against the Prince Albert Raiders.
The Bridge City Bunch continue the preseason on Friday, Sept. 4 at InnovationPlex versus the Swift Current Broncos at 7:05pm. Warman Home Centre Communiplex will once again feature the Blades hosting the Raiders on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 7:00pm. The Highway 11 rivals lock horns for the final time on Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Art Hauser Centre for a 7:00pm puck drop.
Saskatoon’s preseason concludes at SaskTel Centre against Maddox Schultz and the Regina Pats at 7:00pm on Saturday, Sept. 12.
The 2026-27 WHL regular season schedule will be unveiled Tuesday, June 30.
Full 2026 WHL Preseason Schedule
| Visitor | Home | Date | Time | Location |
| Seattle | Everett | August 30 | 1 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Tri-City | Portland | August 30 | 2 p.m. PT | Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Portland, Ore. |
| Tri-City | Wenatchee | August 31 | 2 p.m. PT | Town Toyota Center – Wenatchee, Wash. |
| Prince Albert | Saskatoon | September 1 | 2 p.m. ST | SaskTel Centre – Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Medicine Hat | Lethbridge | September 1 | 7 p.m. MT | VisitLethbridge.com Arena – Lethbridge, Alta. |
| Swift Current | Regina | September 1 | 7 p.m. ST | Brandt Centre – Regina, Sask. |
| Penticton | Kamloops | September 2 | 7 p.m. PT | Sandman Centre – Kamloops, B.C. |
| Moose Jaw | Regina | September 2 | 7 p.m. ST | Brandt Centre – Regina, Sask. |
| Vancouver | Seattle | September 4 | 12 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Spokane | Portland | September 4 | 3:30 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Regina | Brandon | September 4 | 7 p.m. CT | Assiniboine Credit Union Place – Brandon, Man. |
| Red Deer | Calgary | September 4 | 7 p.m. MT | 7 Chiefs Sportsplex – Tsuut’ina Nation, Alta. |
| Kelowna | Kamloops | September 4 | 7 p.m. PT | Sandman Centre – Kamloops, B.C. |
| Moose Jaw | Prince Albert | September 4 | 7 p.m. ST | Art Hauser Centre – Prince Albert, Sask. |
| Edmonton | Prince George | September 4 | 7 p.m. PT | Tumbler Ridge Arena – Tumbler Ridge, B.C. |
| Saskatoon | Swift Current | September 4 | 7 p.m. ST | InnovationPlex – Swift Current, Sask. |
| Tri-City | Everett | September 4 | 7 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| London (OHL) | Victoria | September 4 | 7:05 p.m. PT | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – Victoria, B.C. |
| Seattle | Spokane | September 5 | 2 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| London (OHL) | Victoria | September 5 | 4:05 p.m. PT | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – Victoria, B.C. |
| Portland | Everett | September 5 | 6 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Kamloops | Kelowna | September 5 | 6:05 p.m. PT | Prospera Place – Kelowna, B.C. |
| Lethbridge | Medicine Hat | September 5 | 7 p.m. MT | Co-op Place – Medicine Hat, Alta. |
| Swift Current | Moose Jaw | September 5 | 7 p.m. ST | Southland Co-op Centre – Assiniboia, Sask. |
| Calgary | Red Deer | September 5 | 6 p.m. MT | Marchant Crane Centrium – Red Deer, Alta. |
| Brandon | Regina | September 5 | 6 p.m. ST | Chief Denton George Memorial Multiplex – Ochapowace, Sask. |
| Prince Albert | Saskatoon | September 5 | 7 p.m. ST | Warman Home Centre Communiplex – Warman, Sask. |
| Tri-City | Wenatchee | September 5 | 6 p.m. PT | Town Toyota Center – Wenatchee, Wash. |
| Edmonton | Prince George | September 6 | 12 p.m. PT | Tumbler Ridge Arena – Tumbler Ridge, B.C. |
| Wenatchee | Vancouver | September 6 | 12 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Seattle | Everett | September 6 | 4 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Regina | Moose Jaw | September 8 | 7 p.m. ST | Temple Gardens Centre – Moose Jaw, Sask. |
| Kamloops | Penticton | September 8 | 6:35 p.m. PT | South Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, B.C. |
| Kelowna | Penticton | September 9 | 6:35 p.m. PT | South Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, B.C. |
| Red Deer | Lethbridge | September 10 | 7 p.m. MT | VisitLethbridge.com Arena – Lethbridge, Alta. |
| Saskatoon | Prince Albert | September 10 | 7 p.m. ST | Art Hauser Centre – Prince Albert, Sask. |
| Wenatchee | Seattle | September 11 | 3 p.m. PT | Toyota Arena – Kennewick, Wash. |
| Moose Jaw | Brandon | September 11 | 7 p.m. CT | Assiniboine Credit Union Place – Brandon, Man. |
| Swift Current | Medicine Hat | September 11 | 7 p.m. MT | Co-op Place – Medicine Hat, Alta. |
| Edmonton | Red Deer | September 11 | 7 p.m. MT | Marchant Crane Centrium – Red Deer, Alta. |
| Prince Albert | Regina | September 11 | 7 p.m. ST | Brandt Centre – Regina, Sask. |
| Portland | Spokane | September 11 | 7 p.m. PT | Toyota Arena – Kennewick, Wash. |
| Victoria | Everett | September 11 | 7:05 p.m. PT | Angel of the Winds Arena – Everett, Wash. |
| Seattle | Portland | September 12 | 2 p.m. PT | Toyota Arena – Kennewick, Wash. |
| Medicine Hat | Swift Current | September 12 | 5 p.m. ST | LSB Legacy Wickenheiser Centre – Shaunavon, Sask. |
| Calgary | Edmonton | September 12 | 6 p.m. MT | Glenn Hall Centennial Arena – Stony Plain, Alta. |
| Brandon | Moose Jaw | September 12 | 6 p.m. ST | Temple Gardens Centre – Moose Jaw, Sask. |
| Kamloops | Prince George | September 12 | 5 p.m. PT | West Fraser Centre – Quesnel, B.C. |
| Regina | Saskatoon | September 12 | 7 p.m. ST | SaskTel Centre – Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Penticton | Kelowna | September 12 | 6:05 p.m. PT | Prospera Place – Kelowna, B.C. |
| Spokane | Tri-City | September 12 | 6:05 p.m. PT | Toyota Arena – Kennewick, Wash. |
| Victoria | Vancouver | September 12 | 7 p.m. PT | Jon Baillie Arena – Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
| Victoria | Vancouver | September 13 | 2 p.m. PT | Langley Events Centre ARENAS – Langley, B.C. |
| Wenatchee | Tri-City | September 13 | 2:05 p.m. PT | Toyota Arena – Kennewick, Wash. |
| Prince George | Kamloops | September 13 | 5 p.m. PT | Sandman Centre – Kamloops, B.C. |
| Lethbridge | Calgary | September 13 | 4 p.m. MT | 7 Chiefs Sportsplex – Tsuut’ina Nation, Alta. |
