Christie is head coach of the Peoria Rivermen of the East Coast Hockey League, one level below the AHL. He ended with 368 goals and 761 assists for 1130 total career points.He has many memories from his days a coach and GM but the trips to the final stand out. The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). Bobby Schmautz became the first former Blade to make the NHL and then score a goal. When I think of Lubie [former Blade coach and GM, Daryl Lubiniecki], he was more of a father-type to us than a coach.Will another Blade alumnus someday be head coach in the NHL? It continues with players like Curtis Leschyshyn, Darcy Hordichuk, Rhett Warrener and Richard Matvichuk.Three minutes into the period and with all five Swift Current players in the Saskatoon end, the Broncos were able to gain control. The stay for the community.Leier, who knew a professional career was not going to happen, opted instead to go to university where he studied education and also played for the Huskies.Along with Fred Williams (#6) and Blair Chapman (#2), Federko was drafted 7th overall by the St. Louis Blues, the first and only time three Blades were selected in the first round.Some of the guys that developed during McLeod’s time as head coach and GM were Pat Price, Lawrence Sacharuk, Blair Chapman, Brent Ashton, Randy Ireland, Dave Parro and Bernie Federko, the only Blade to make it to the Hockey Hall of Fame.He played all but 73 of 1000 NHL games for St. Louis. “I came back from lunch one day and Jim Piggott was sitting in my office,” McLeod recalls. “These were guys who were all heart and gave everything they had every night.”Maracle went 11-5 in the 93-94 playoffs, posting a 3.07 goals against average while taking the team the WHL final for a second time.Playing for the New York Rangers and the St. Louis Blues, his best season was in 1974-75 when he scored 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points.A past player to have had his name appear on the cup the most times is Bob Bourne.
“They beat us four straight in the WHL playoffs so we weren’t ever over-confident.
They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTel Centre. After that, he coached Canada’s National team for six years.
Giguere’s incredible goaltending, Babcock’s system of defensive play was credited for those Ducks going on an incredible run -all the way to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final.The Pac Man was around until 1994-95 when the team again changed logos while retaining the colour combination.
With the current team of Brent McEwen as manager and Kevin Dickie as coach, the Blades have put together one of the most exciting squads the city has seen for a while. Kimbi Daniels tied the game at the 5:59 and the teams played scoreless hockey to set up overtime. “I love the game and especially sitting down to watch tapes and see if there are ways for the team to get better. He was traded from Buffalo to Calgary with Steve Reinprecht for Chris Drury and Steve Begin.Sacharuk was drafted 21st overall by New York Rangers but did not enjoy the same success in the NHL.
It even stopped a Broncos early-season, 12-game winning streak.“It’s been a well-run organization for a long time and they’ve had some good success so that keeps the fans coming,” echoes Scott Scissons, who played from 1988-91.In the 14th meeting between the two teams that season, the Blades and Broncos took to the ice. 15 in Saskatoon, have been retired by the respective teams.Brent’s son Carter played in 54 games over parts of three seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and has played the past five seasons in the KHL.After retiring from the NHL, Ashton settled back in Saskatoon. “We played it tight, kept them close but just couldn’t hold them. In a career that spanned nearly two decades, the defenceman suited up for 1,028 regular season games. “It was a heartbreaker but it really could have gone either way. I asked him what he was doing and he said he’d come to see me.” Piggott knew McLeod would bring a winning attitude to the team and that he did, based on a simple philosophy. They went on to win the WHL final also in four straight and as part of a 14-game winning streak in the playoff that continued into the Memorial Cup tournament.Arguably one of the favourite all-time Blades, Wendel Clark’s rugged style endeared him to many fans while at the same time making him feared by many an opponent.Federko was voted rookie of the year in the Central Hockey League when he collected 69 points in 42 games for Kansas-City Blues.“I didn’t think about coaching earlier but towards the latter part of my career it was something I looked towards,” Yawney says after his sixth year of coaching. Often they choose to remain in Saskatoon after their playing days are over and thus make a lasting contribution to the quality of life in our city.“The city is unbelievable.
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