Blades Meet Rockets In Final Game Before Holidays
The Saskatoon Blades are hoping more fresh legs in the lineup will help them get back into the win column before the team break’s for the holidays.
Saskatoon enters action tonight with a record of 10-24-1-2, 11th best in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. Tonight’s opponent is the Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets have a record of 27-3-0-2 for 56 points and top spot in the WHL. Their 3 losses in regulation are 4 fewer than any other team in the league, and they’ve also won 11 straight games.
As mentioned, Saskatoon will have some new fresh legs in the lineup. The team currently has 5 players with varying degrees of injuries. The latest to sustain an injury was defenceman Nelson Nogier, who went down on Sunday in Edmonton. The team has recalled defenceman Turner Ottenbreit from Yorkton of the Saskatchewan M-AAA Hockey League. The team has also recalled a pair of forwards, Parker Smyth from the Pursuit Of Excellence CSSHL Prep and Coy Prevost from the Kootenay Ice Major Midget.
The Kelowna Rockets took the only meeting of the season between these teams in 2012-13, dumping the Blades by a score of 9-2 on November 24th, 2012 as the Blades closed out their BC Division road trip. The Rockets got offence from start to finish in the game, scoring in both the first and last minute of the game. Myles Bell led the charge with 3 points in the game while 8 other Kelowna players had two-point games. Saskatoon’s offence was provided by Brenden Walker and Nathan Burns as the Blades were 1 for 4 on the PP and 1 for 1 on the PK.
To help get fans in the Christmas spirit, there is a special ticket offer on the go for tonight. The Blades are offering kid’s tickets for only $5!
Along with that, the Blades are proud to welcome 18 Wheels Of Christmas to the game. You can bring a non-perishable food item to the rink, which will then be donated to the Saskatoon Food Bank. Read more about the program here.
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