WHL Saskatoon Blades

Blades Set to Host Tips

Published on October 24, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Saskatoon Blades News Release


Everett Silvertips (7-5-0-0) at Saskatoon Blades (8-3-1-0)

Date | Time | Place Wednesday, Oct. 24th | 7:00 p.m | SaskTel Centre

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Tonight is Wing-it Wednesday at SaskTel Centre! Buy 1 ticket at the door and get a 2nd for just $2! Boneless wings are on special for %5.50 at the concessions.

The game is presented by Wawanesa Insurance.. arrive early to get FREE swag courtesy of Wawanesa! Tonight's feature player is #2 Randen Schmidt, he will be signing autographs post game outside the Frozen Pond.

Tonight... The Blades wrap up a 5-game stretch at home against the Everett Silvertips. It's the 1stand only meeting of the season between the two clubs. Saskatoon is currently sitting tied for 2ndin the Eastern Conference, looking create some distance from Brandon who sits 2 points back in the East Division. As for the Silvertips, they sit 5thin the US Division, but only 1 point separates them and 1stplace. This is stop #4 on a 6-game road trip through the East Division for Everett. So far they've gone 1-2.

The last game... Kirby Dach had 2 goals including the game winner and an assist in a 3-2 overtime victory over Spokane last Friday. Nolan Maier made 41 saves for his 7th win of the season.

Meanwhile, Everett was shutout 3-0 last night in Prince Albert... Dustin Wolf made 27 saves in goal. They were without captain and leading scorer Connor Dewar who will be sitting out again tonight as part of a 4-game suspension as a result of an incident last weekend in Brandon.

Head to head... The Silvertips have taken the last 6 meetings... Saskatoon's last win over Everett came in the 2011-12 season. Each team has played 12 games this season... the Blades boast a +9 goal differential while the Tips are +4.

Who's hot... Dawson Davidson has 16 points in his last 9 games, 19 points in total on the year leading all defensemen in league scoring. Kirby Dach has 15 points in his last 8 games. He leads the Blades with 22pts in 12GP this season and is 4th in overall league scoring. Eric Florchuk has 10 points in his last 8 games. Max Gerlach had 2 assists last game and has 7pts in his last 4GP.

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