Seven Blades’ prospects playing in Circle K Classic

The future of the Saskatoon Blades will be on full display this week at the annual Circle K Classic in Calgary, AB.

Formerly known as the Mac’s U18AAA Tournament, the event runs between Dec. 27th and Jan. 1st. The weeklong invitational event features top-tier teams from Canada, the United States, and Europe battling against one another.

The Blue and Gold are representing the tournament well with seven prospects competing from five different teams:

Edge School Prep U18 – Lochlan Tetarenko (Forward, 3rd round, 62nd overall 2022 WHL Prospects Draft) (’07), Zach Olsen (Forward, 2nd round, 29th overall 2023 WHL Prospects Draft) (’08), Ryley Budd (Goalie, 2nd round, 42nd overall 2023 WHL Prospects Draft) (’08)

Calgary Buffaloes U18 AAA – Cooper Williams (Forward, 2nd round, 41st overall 2023 WHL Prospects Draft) (’08)

Warman Wildcats U18 AAA – Jack Lavallee (Defence, 5th round, 97th overall 2023 WHL Prospects Draft) (’08)

Swift Current Legionnaires – Triston Mitchell-McEllhone (Forward, 11th round, 239th overall WHL Prospects Draft) (’08)

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 – Hudson Roberge (Defence, 8th round, 167th overall WHL Prospects Draft) (’07)