Blades And Pats Renew Ties In Regina
The Saskatoon Blades look to move to 2-0-0-0 in 2014 as they travel to Regina to meet the Pats. The Blades are coming off of a 6-3 win on Wednesday afternoon over the Swift Current Broncos. The win for Saskatoon snapped a 13-game losing streak as Nikita Scherbak had two goals and an assist, with Dylan Busenius adding three points and Chase Clayton posting two assists. In goal, Troy Trombley made 37 saves as he picked up his 4th win of the season. Blades forward Nick Zajac returned to the lineup from a lower-body injury and put up a goal and assist while taking home 2nd star honours in the victory.
2013-14 Season Series
Tonight’s game marks the fourth meeting of the season between the Blades and Pats. The season series has gone as follows:
October 6th – Blades 4 Pats 5 (SO) – Nathan Burns had 4 goals, Nikita Scherbak had 4 assists, Troy Trombley had 27 saves
December 7th – Pats 3 Blades 2 – Cory Millette and Brett Stovin had 1G, 1A each, Troy Trombley made 46 saves
December 13th – Pats 5 Blades 3 – Nikita Scherbak had 2G, 1A, 1998-born Nolan Reid registered his first career WHL point
Getting Sanvido And Sloboshan From Swift
The Saskatoon Blades pulled the trigger on a deal during their game Wednesday, acquiring Connor Sanvido (1993), Wyatt Sloboshan (1997), a 2nd round pick (2014) and a conditional 3rd round pick (2015) from Swift Current. In exchange for the package, the Blades dealt Nathan Burns and a 7th round pick (2014) to the Broncos. Sanvido is form Maple Ridge, BC. He’s currently on pace for a career-year in 2013-14, having registered 12 goals, 26 points and 21 PIMs to go along with a +13 rating in 40 games. Sloboshan is a 5’10, 164 pound forward who is spending his season playing Midget-AAA with the Okanagan Hockey Academy Prep. In 30 games, he’s put up 19 goals and 54 points. He was a 3rd round pick in 2012 by Swift Current.
Craig Cracks 300
Saskatoon Blades captain Graeme Craig suited up in career-game #300 on Wednesday against his former team in the Broncos. The game also marked his 100th career regular season game as a member of the Saskatoon Blades. Craig is currently having a career-year as the captain of the Blades, putting up 3 goals and a career-best and defence-leading 21 points. He’s also the only member of the Blades to have suited up in all 41 games this season.
Upcoming Schedule
Lethbridge Hurricanes @ Saskatoon Blades – January 4th
Saskatoon Blades @ Medicine Hat Tigers – January 7th
Calgary Hitmen @ Saskatoon Blades – January 8th
Saskatoon Blades @ Swift Current Broncos – January 10th
Injury List – 57 man games lost to injury
Nelson Nogier – Upper Body
If you can’t make it to tonight’s game you can stay up to date in a variety of ways. You can watch online with WHL Live, tune in on 92.9 The Bull with Les Lazaruk or follow @bladeshockey on Twitter for all the game updates.
Following tonight’s game the Blades have Ukrainian Night approaching, with the 101st Grey Cup Champion Saskatchewan Roughriders also appearing at the game for autographs and a special ceremony tomorrow Saturday, January 4th. Read more about that big night and find ticket links by clicking on this story.
