Blades Fall to Broncos 4-1
A crowd of 5,026 fans went home disappointed as the Blades fell to the Broncos 4-1. It was the Blades first regulation loss since a 4-2 setback to the Oil Kings on October 1st.
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Mike Reich opened the scoring at 11:06 of the first period. Swift Current defenseman Eric Doyle would capitalize on a bounce off the end glass to tie it at the 16:15 mark of the first period. After a scoreless second period, the Broncos came out strong in the third with goals from Rogers, Dalecky, and Vause.
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First star of the game, goaltender Mark Guggenberger from the Broncos, turned aside 24 of 25 shots. Blades goaltender Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 25 shots. The Blades went 0 for 8 on the powerplay, while the Broncos were 1 for 5 with the man advantage.
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The Saskatoon Blades get a chance to redeem themselves as they face the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Calgary Hitmen at 7PM tomorrow night. The Blades defeated the Hitmen 3-1 when the visited the Saddledome on October 12th.
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HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN LUNCH FOR TWO AT FOXY'S CLASSIC LOUNGE AND EATERY. THE ANSWER TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION CAN BE FOUND SOMEWHERE ON THE BLADES WEBSITE.
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