Saskatoon Blades open 2022-23 Western Hockey League season with weekend home-and-home series sweep over archrival Prince Albert Raiders.
The Saskatoon Blades managed to sweep the rival Prince Albert Raiders, spoiling the Raiders’ home-opener before capping the weekend with an overtime victory in their own season home-opener in the Western Hockey League.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
“For sure, there were a lot of guys out and guys are coming back and guys just came back and they don’t know what we just practised and it is chaos,” said Sonne. “It’s a start — it’s a positive start and four points. Now we just get better every day.” “I don’t think I’ve ever got one that close ,” admitted Parr, a second-year Blades forward from La Salle, Man.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Hayden Pakkala scored the lone power play goal for Prince Albert, which went 1-for-6 with the man-advantage after going scoreless during a five-minute power play which included a 4-on-3 stretch to start OT.
On Saturday, the Blades played in front of a huge crowd exceeding 6,000. A year ago, the Blades had 4,352 fans in attendance for their home-opener against the Moose Jaw Warriors.