Les Lazaruk Bobblehead Night presented by SaskMilk
Saskatoon, SK – Hi! Ho! Let’s go! The longtime voice of the Saskatoon Blades, Les Lazaruk, is this season’s bobblehead sponsored by SaskMilk!
The Western Hockey League’s longest-tenured play-by-play broadcaster will be honoured Friday, Jan. 31 when the Saskatoon Blades welcome the Wenatchee Wild to SaskTel Centre. Season ticket holders can pick up their Les Lazaruk bobblehead at the FEZ any day ahead of the game. For the general public, the first 1000 fans through the doors will walk home with one for themselves, so make sure to arrive early! Get to your seats prior to puck drop for a special pre-game celebration to honour Lazaruk in his 31st season as the voice of the Blades! Before he hits the airwaves that night, the Winnipeg, MB native will sing both the American and Canadian national anthems!
To catch the lone meeting of the season between the Blades and Wild, click HERE
About Les Lazaruk
The veteran WHL broadcaster has announced games for the Blue and Gold since the 1994-95 season, coming up on 2,250 games during his tenure. You can’t drag Lazaruk away from the rink, missing just 25 Blades games in his time with the team. He’s only missed one due to illness back in 2000 during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final at home against Regina. A majority of those games missed was because of his passion for another Blue and Gold sports team within our community, the Saskatoon Hilltops of the Canadian Junior Football League. Lazaruk called Hilltops games between 2003 – 2013.
Lazaruk’s passion for sports in our community extends beyond the Blades and Hilltops. While many in the hockey world might use their summer to recharge and get ready for the next WHL season, Lazaruk is busy at the baseball diamond calling Saskatoon Berries games in the WCBL. Lazaruk is also the sports director for Saskatoon Media group (SMG), providing extensive coverage of not just the Blades, but all Saskatchewan WHL teams and players. His passion for the Blades is unmatched.
Lazaruk is the walking encyclopedia of everything Blades hockey. Ask him any question about the Blades and their 60+ year existence, and he can answer it in full detail. Lazaruk works tirelessly to make his broadcasts professional, informative, and exciting for not just Blades fans listening, but fans of other WHL teams that are tuned in. Lazaruk keeps in-depth stat logs for every game the Blades play, as well as his own spreadsheets tracking everything from franchise leading scorers, other club’s goal and shot differentials per period, and so much more to enhance his broadcast.
