The Saskatoon Blades are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1964, the Blades were a charter team of the then-Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966, and are the only club that has played every season in the league in its original location. Today, the team plays in the East Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference, and hosts games at the SaskTel Centre. Despite five regular season titles and five appearances in the championship series, the Blades have never won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league playoff champions.
The Blades and Regina Pats facing off in Game 7 of their 2023 first round playoff series.
Brayden Schenn playing for the Blades in 2011, wearing a non-Pac Man era jersey.
The Blades face-off against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the 2024 Eastern Conference Final.
Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony.
From top, left to right: Central Saskatoon, the Delta Bessborough hotel, the University of Saskatchewan, Downtown from the Meewasin trail, and the Broadway Bridge.
Barr Colonists in Saskatoon in 1903. The settlement of Saskatoon saw an economic boom when the travelling Barr Colonists encamped around the community.
Small booklet depicting a woman standing over a busy trainyard in Saskatoon (Source: https://archive.org/details/prairiepromisespostcard_109)
View of the Aspen parkland outside the city limits. The area is a transitional biome between the boreal forest and prairies.