Saskatoon Blades | |
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City | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | East |
Founded | 1964 |
Home arena | SaskTel Centre |
Colours | Royal blue, gold, white |
Owner(s) | Mike Priestner |
General manager | Colin Priestner |
Head coach | Dan DaSilva |
Website | chl.ca/whl-blades/ |
Franchise history | |
1964–1966 | Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League |
1966–present | Western Hockey League |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 5 (1972–73, 1982–83, 1987–88, 2010–11, 2023–24) |
Playoff championships | Division titles 2 (1991–92, 1993–94) Ed Chynoweth Cup 0 |
Current uniform | |
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 team has twice hosted the Memorial Cup tournament, in 1989 and in 2013.