GAME 60 PREVIEW | Ice cream jerseys front and centre for Your Team, Your Jersey Game
Key Players, Notable Stats, How to Watch and More
Everyone loves ice cream, and everyone loves the Saskatoon Blades. Put them both together? You get the best custom jersey ever!
Congratulations to 11-year-old Natalie Hamilton on creating the winning design for the 2025-26 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Jersey Contest! These special ice cream threads will be worn by Blades players tonight for our Your Team, Your Jersey Game presented by Real Canadian Superstore.
Following the contest, the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds going to the President’s Choice Children’s Charity to help feed 1,000,000 kids each year!
It’s the Blades (30-23-4-2) final BC Division opponent of the regular season at SaskTel Centre as they welcome the Prince George Cougars (35-21-2-0). The Blades clinched a playoff spot on Wednesday at home against the Penticton Vees with a 5-3 victory. The Bridge City Bunch have won three straight ahead of tonight’s contest. Saskatoon’s won three consecutive head-to-head meetings against the Cougars. Trailing the fifth-place Brandon Wheat Kings by three points in the Eastern Conference standings, the Blades look to continue their winning ways to close the gap.
Standings
Laing Gang
Calgary Flames draft pick Hunter Laing scored a goal and two assists in Wednesday’s win against Penticton. The 19-year-old winger scored his fourth game-winning goal of the season 7:31 into the second period, tying him for the most on the team alongside forward Zach Olsen. Laing has 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points in 53 games, one point shy of his career-high set last year. Tonight is Laing’s first game against his former team since being acquired by the Blades at the 2025 WHL Trade Deadline.
Ka-chow
St. Albert, AB native Jack Kachkowski has a point in eight of his last nine games. The 2007-born defenceman scored the opening goal in Wednesday’s contest for his seventh of the season. Kachkowski has a goal and seven assists in his last nine contests. In 59 games, the right-handed shot owns 23 points (7G, 16A).
The good guys
Edmonton Oilers draft picks David Lewandowski leads the team in scoring with 15 goals and 42 assists for 57 points in 49 games. Alternate captain Rowan Calvert has the most goals on the team at 25 and a team-leading 13 coming on the man-advantage. Second-year defenceman Jordan Martin owns the best +/- at +11. Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Evan Gardner has a 22-14-3-2 record between the pipes with a .905 SV%, 2.94 GAA, and three shutouts.
Milestone watch
Captain Tyler Parr is two assists away from 100 in his WHL career
Forward Hunter Laing is nine games away from 200 in his WHL career
Forward David Lewandowski is four points away from 100 in his WHL career
Defenceman Tristen Doyle is five games away from 250 in his WHL career
Defenceman Isaac Poll is nine games away from 100 in his WHL career
Watch and listen
Fans can watch tonight’s game for FREE on Victory+ TV. Coverage begins 15 minutes before puck drop hosted by Tanner Chubey. Click HERE to make your free account today.
