Choose Your Team Of The 1980’s
The Best of the Blades: ’80s teams blended talent and toughness
2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup committee invites fans to choose Teams of the Decades
SASKATOON – The 1980s were hockey’s golden era for goals and the Saskatoon Blades brought plenty of snipers to the party.
Can you believe that the 1981-82 edition of the Blades set a WHL record by scoring six goals in just 114 seconds? With offensive talents such as Bruce Eakin, Marc Habscheid and Lane Lambert, offence was rarely a problem at the old Saskatoon Arena.
And the Blades scored high marks for toughness, too, thanks to a long line of heavyweights headlined by Wendel Clark, Kelly Chase and Joey Kocur.
So who gets your vote for Saskatoon’s Team of the ’80s? Leading up to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Saskatoon, the host committee is using online polls to determine franchise all-star teams for each decade dating back to the 1960s.
Everyone who casts a ballot will be entered to win game tickets to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup.
The poll for Team of the ’80s is now open at www.saskatoonblades.com/page/saskatoon-blades-teams-of-the-decades. Submissions will be accepted until June 2. Voting for the Team of the Millennium (2000 to present) and Team of the ’90s took place earlier this spring, and the voting schedule for teams from the ’60s and ’70s will be announced next fall. All five all-star teams will be unveiled during the 2012-13 WHL season.
There is one way into the action – 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup packages are currently available to season ticket holders of the Saskatoon Blades. Become a Blades’ season ticket holder and keep your seat for the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup!
Eight-game Memorial Cup packages start at $95 plus applicable taxes and fees. For more information on becoming a season ticket holder and to secure your seat, call 975-8844 or visit saskatoonblades.com
For more information, contact:
Cory Wolfe, Cheri Hamilton,
Media Communications Director Event Manager
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306-956-8079 306-975-2013
306-370-8793 [email protected]
About 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup
The MasterCard Memorial Cup is the Canadian Hockey League championship tournament and will feature the top team from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, as well as the host team, Saskatoon Blades. The championship will take place May 16-26, 2013, at Credit Union Centre. The 10-day event will include a community-wide celebration showcasing alumni events, concerts and the CHL Awards. The Saskatoon Blades last hosted the MasterCard Memorial Cup in 1989.
