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Moose Jaw Warriors @ Saskatoon Blades - January 18th, 2013 The Saskatoon Blades (21-20-0-2) open up Saskatchewan Hockey Weekend, presented by SaskEnergy as they take on the Moose Jaw Warriors (14-23-2-5) tonight. The Blades are coming off of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Kootenay Ice on Tuesday night, while the Warriors are also coming off of a 4-3 shootout loss against the Broncos in their last time out. Blades Last Game The Saskatoon Blades fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Kootenay Ice earlier this week. The Blades opened the scoring early in the game as Matt Revel buried on a 2 on 1 play from Josh Nicholls to make it 1-0 at 1:58. The teams traded goals later in the 1st with Sam Reinhart scoring for Kootenay and Dalton Thrower scoring on the powerplay for Saskatoon. Late in the second it was the Ice scoring goals 3:04 apart to take a 3-2 lead into the 3rd. In that frame Michael Ferland scored to even the game at 12:35 and after a scoreless OT period, Saskatoon-product Colin Shirley tallied for the Ice in the 7th round of the shootout to give them the win. Saskatoon was 1 for 5 on the PP in the game, with Kootenay going 1 for 2. In goal, Mackenzie Skapski was named 1st star after a 31 save performance. Andrey Makarov took the loss despite 26 saves. Previous Meetings Tonight's game marks only the 2nd game of the season between the Blades. The Blades enter tonight's game with a 1-0 lead in the season series, as they dumped the Warriors 5-2 in Moose Jaw on December 12th. Following tonight, the two teams will meeting 6 more times with the season series schedule breaking down as follows: - Blades 5 @ Warriors 2 - December 12th - Nicholls, McColgan, Stransky each had 1 goal and 1 assist - Warriors @ Blades - Tonight - Warriors @ Blades - January 27th - Warriors @ Blades - February 5th - Blades @ Warriors - February 15th - Warriors @ Blades - February 20th - Blades @ Warriors - February 23rd - Blades @ Warriors - March 3rd Ferland Fires Home His First Blades Goal One of the newest Saskatoon Blades scored his first goal with the team earlier this week. Calgary Flames prospect Michael Ferland registered his first goal and point as a Blade on Tuesday against Kootenay as he took a pass from Matej Stransky and scored on the breakaway in the 3rd period, tying the game at three. Ferland has now appeared in 3 games with Saskatoon, registering a goal, a +1 rating and 2 PIMs. He was acquired from Brandon at the recent WHL trade deadline in exchange for a 1st round pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.

McColgan's Streak Continues Saskatoon forward Shane McColgan continues to be the team's top playmaker. The Blades leading assist man is currently on a 5-game point streak, registering at least one point in every game this month. During the streak he's put up 1 goal and 6 assists to go along with a +2 rating. Over his last 15 games McColgan has put up 15 assists and 20 points. Next 5 Games vs. Brandon Wheat Kings - Jan. 19th @ Brandon Wheat Kings - Jan. 22nd vs. Edmonton Oil Kings - Jan. 23rd vs. Moose Jaw Warriors - Jan. 27th @ Brandon Wheat Kings - Jan. 30th Injury Report - 96 man games lost to injury in 2012-13 - Jessey Astles - Upper Body - Indefinite - Kyle Schmidt - Upper Body - Two Weeks Latest Roster News As it stands, the Blades roster currently sits at 25 players consisting of 2 goalies, 8 defenceman and 15 forwards. - Acquired LW's Michael Ferland, Collin Valcourt, Erik Benoit (Jan. 10th) - Re-assigned C Tyler Giebel, LW Alex Elliott, G Patrick Johnson to the SJHL (Jan. 5th) - Recalled C Tyler Giebel and LW Alex Elliott (Dec. 26th) - Acquired D Shayne Gwinner from the Prince Albert Raiders (Dec. 3rd) - Traded D Brett Lernout to Swift Current (Dec. 3rd) - Acquired LW Nathan Burns from the Vancouver Giants (Nov. 2nd) Saskatoon Blades And The NHL The Saskatoon Blades have a total of 8 players who are currently property of NHL teams. That list includes 7 players who were drafted by NHL clubs, with one player being signed as a free agent. - Duncan Siemens - Colorado Avalanche - Drafted 11th overall (1st RD) in 2011 - Lukas Sutter - Winnipeg Jets - Drafted 39th overall (2nd RD) in 2012 - Dalton Thrower - Montreal Canadiens - Drafted 51st overall (2nd RD) in 2012 - Michael Ferland - Calgary Flames - Drafted 133rd overall (5th RD) in 2010 - Shane McColgan - New York Rangers - Drafted 134th overall (5th RD) in 2011 - Darren Dietz - Montreal Canadiens - Drafted 138th overall (5th RD) in 2011 - Matej Stransky - Dallas Stars - Drafted 165th overall (6th RD) in 2011 Approaching Milestones - Darren Dietz is 3 points away from 100 in his career - Nick Zajac is 3 games away from 100 in his career - Shane McColgan is 4 points away from 250 in his career - Dalton Thrower is 5 points away from 100 in his career - Nathan Burns is 9 points away from 100 in his career

2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Player Stats # Player Position GP 20 Josh Nicholls RW 42 14 Matej Stransky RW 43 9 Shane McColgan RW 40 19 Brenden Walker RW 43 44 Darren Dietz D 43 18 Nathan Burns LW 41 24 Collin Valcourt LW 44 2 Matthew Pufahl D 40 11 Erik Benoit LW 36 47 Dalton Thrower D 28 16 Matt Revel C 38 5 Duncan Siemens D 41 23 Lukas Sutter C 43 17 Nick Zajac LW 33 6 Graeme Craig D 42 38 Brett Stovin RW 27 8 Shayne Gwinner D 23 4 Kyle Schmidt D 16 21 Logan Harland LW 23 39 Ryan Graham LW 28 27 Michael Ferland LW 7 55 Nelson Nogier D 29 41 Jessey Astles LW 18 1 Andrey Makarov G 33 33 Alex Moodie G 12 28 Nick Gomerich C 4 29 Landyn Hickmott C 3 Departed Players 111 # 1 33

Player Andrey Makarov Alex Moodie Departed Goalies

Shootout Scoring Shane McColgan Matej Stransky Brenden Walker Josh Nicholls Michael Ferland Brett Stovin Erik Benoit

1/3 1/3 0/2 1/2 0/1

0/1 0/1

Position G G

GP 33 12 4

G 30 22 11 13 11 12 13 4 8 4 5 1 5 5 1 5 4 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Min 1851 539 198

A 22 27 33 23 13 12 10 18 10 10 8 12 7 6 8 3 4 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 29 GA 87 45 9

P 52 49 44 36 24 24 23 22 18 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 7 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 41 SV% 0.909 0.846 0.915

Shootout Goaltending

Penalty Shots

Andrey Makarov

Josh Nicholls

9/13

Plus-Minus

10 7 6 -2 -17 -3 -1 -1 -4 11 2 4 -15 -6 0 -2 3 6 -1 -4 0 0 1 0 0 -1 -3 2 GAA 2.82 5.01 2.73

W 15 4 2

PIM 27 47 33 38 65 37 72 17 15 49 16 69 108 23 49 19 9 9 5 4 6 0 43 2 0 2 0 97

PPG 3 5 4 1 8 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

SHG 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 15 4 1

OTL 0 0 0

SOL 2 0 0

Penalty Shot Goaltending 0/2

SO 4 0 0

2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Team Stats GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

PTS

GF

GA

STK

L-10

Home

Road

PIMs

43

21

20

0

2

44

145

145

0-2-0-1

3-6-0-1

8-10-0-1

13-10-0-1

731

PP

PK

League Rank

GP

PP's

GF

PP %

Home %

Road %

SHGA

13th

43

191

37

19.4

18.6 (T-14th)

20 (9th)

2

League Rank

GP

PK's

GA

PK %

Home %

Road %

SHGF

9th

43

204

38

81.4

80 (10th)

82.6 (8th)

6

1st

2nd

3rd

OT/SO

Total

Per Game

41 48

47 51

53 44

4 2

145 145

3.37 3.37

Home

Road

63 68

82 75

Scoring By Period Blades Opposition Scoring By Building

Blades Opposition

Shots By Period Blades Opposition

Shots On Goal Record Outshoot Opposition

15-10-0-1

Outshot by Opposition

5-9-0-1

Shots On Goal Tied

1-1-0-0

1st

2nd

3rd

OT/SO

Total

Per Game

483 440

503 486

471 419

16 14

1473 1359

34.26 31.6

Home Record

8-10-0-1

In One Goal Games

7-5-0-2

Road Record

13-10-0-1

Overtime Record

3-0

When Scoring First

10-4-0-1

Shootout Record

1-2

When Scored On First

11-16-0-1

Vs. Eastern Division

Leading After Two

13-0-0-1

Vs. Central Division

7-6-0-2

Trailing After Two

3-17-0-1

Vs. BC Division

3-2-0-0

Tied After Two

5-3-0-0

Vs. US Division

1-4-0-0

10-8-0-0

2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Roster #

Goaltenders (2)

POS

C

HT

WT

HOMETOWN

D.O.B

11-12 SEASON

LEAGUE

DRAFT

1

Makarov, Andrey

G

L

6'1

178

Kazan, Russia

Apr 20/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

BUF (FA)

33 #

Moodie, Alex Defenceman (8)

G POS

L SH

6'1 HT

172 WT

Winnipeg, MB HOMETOWN

Mar 16/95 D.O.B

Winnipeg Wild 11-12 SEASON

M-AAA LEAGUE

Eligible '13 DRAFT

2

Pufahl, Matthew

D

L

6'2

198

Saskatoon, SK

Aug 18/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

Eligible '13

4 5 6 8

Schmidt, Kyle Siemens, Duncan Craig, Graeme Gwinner, Shayne

D D D D

R L L L

6'0 6'4 6'5 6'1

197 209 215 182

Waldheim, SK Sherwood Park, AB Red Deer, AB Drumheller, AB

Jan 20/93

May 20/94

Saskatoon Blades Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos Moose Jaw Warriors

WHL WHL WHL WHL

Eligible '13 COL '11 (1st) Eligible '13 Eligible '13

44

Dietz, Darren

D

R

6'1

205

Medicine Hat, AB

July 17/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

MTL '11 (5th)

47

Thrower, Dalton

D

R

6'0

197

North Vancouver, BC

Dec 20/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

MTL '12 (2nd)

55 #

Nogier, Nelson Forwards (15)

D POS

R SH

6'2 HT

182 WT

Saskatoon, SK HOMETOWN

May 27/96 D.O.B

Saskatoon Contacts 11-12 SEASON

M-AAA LEAGUE

Eligible '14 DRAFT NYR '11 (5th)

Sep 7/93 May 3/93

9

McColgan, Shane

C

R

5'9

170

Manhattan Beach, CA

Jan 1/93

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

11

Benoit, Erik

LW

L

5'11

178

Calgary, AB

Dec 30/93

Kootenay Ice

WHL

Eligible '13

14

Stransky, Matej

RW

R

6'3

215

Vitkovice, CZE

Jul 11/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

DAL '11 (6th)

16

Revel, Matt

C

R

5'10

159

Abbotsford, BC

Apr 26/96

Fraser Valley Bruins

M-AAA

Eligible '14

17

Zajac, Nick

LW

L

5'9

170

Headingly, MB

Mar 27/95

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

Eligible '13

18

Harland, Logan

C

L

5'9

170

Frenchman Butte, SK

Apr 7/95

Bonnyville Pontiacs

AJHL

Eligible '13

19

Walker, Brenden

RW

R

5'11

193

St. Anne, MB

June 26/92

Brandon Wheat Kings

WHL

Free Agent

20

Nicholls, Josh

RW

R

6'2

196

Tsawwassen, BC

Apr 27/92

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

Free Agent

21

Burns, Nathan

LW

L

6'2

175

Edmonton, AB

July 15/93

Vancouver Giants

WHL

Eligible '13 WPG '12 (2nd)

23

Sutter, Lukas

C

L

6'1

214

Lethbridge, AB

Oct 4/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

24

Valcourt, Collin

LW

L

6'2

205

Red Deer, AB

Mar 18/93

Spokane Chiefs

WHL

Eligible '13

27

Ferland, Michael

LW

L

6'2

215

Brandon, MB

Apr 20/92

Brandon Wheat Kings

WHL

Cgy '10 (5th)

38

Stovin, Brett

RW

R

6'1

188

Stony Mountain, MB

Oct 31/94

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

Eligible '13

39

Graham, Ryan

LW

L

6'1

195

Calgary, AB

May 6/96

Calgary Royals

M-AA

Eligible '14

41

Astles, Jessey

RW

L

6'2

205

Coquitlam, BC

June 4/93

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

Eligible '13

Management Owner/Governor: Jack Brodsky

Assistant GM: Jarrod Brodsky

G.M./Head Coach: Lorne Molleken

Head Scout: Doug Molleken

Associate Coach: Dave Struch

Goalie Coach: Tim Cheveldae

Assistant Coach: Jerome Engele

Athletic Trainer: Steve 'Hilty' Hildebrand

Assistant Coach: Curtis Leschyshyn

Equipment Manager: Graham 'Spike' Watt

How They Were Built #

Player

Acquired

Draft Info

Trade Info

1

Andrey Makarov

Import Draft

30th in '11 CHL Import

2

Matthew Pufahl

Trade w RD

68th in '08 bantam draft

Acq for Devan Fafard Acq for a 4th rd bantam pick

4

Kyle Schmidt

Trade w CGY

55th in '08 bantam draft

5

Duncan Siemens

Bantam Draft

3rd in '08 bantam draft

6

Graeme Craig

Trade w SC

64th in '08 bantam draft

Acq for Brent Benson

8

Shayne Gwinner

Trade w PA

44th in '09 bantam draft

Acq for draft pick

13th in '08 bantam draft

Acq for Ryan Olsen/Picks

9

Shane McColgan

Trade w Kel

11

Erik Benoit

Trade w Koot

14

Matej Stransky

Import Draft

16

Matt Revel

Listed in 2012

17

Nick Zajac

Bantam Draft

18

Logan Harland

Trade w Van

19

Brenden Walker

Trade w Brn

240th in '07 bantam draft

20

Josh Nicholls

Bantam Draft

27th '07 bantam draft

21

Nathan Burns

Trade w Van

152nd in '08 bantam draft

23

Lukas Sutter

Bantam Draft

42nd in '08 bantam draft

24

Collin Valcourt

Trade w Spo

Acq for draft pick

27

Michael Ferland

Trade w Brn

Acq for draft pick

33

Alex Moodie

Bantam Draft

108th in '10 bantam draft

38

Brett Stovin

Bantam Draft

90th in '09 bantam draft

39

Ryan Graham

Bantam Draft

91st in '11 bantam draft

41

Jessey Astles

Trade w Kel

120th in '08 bantam draft

44

Darren Dietz

Listed in 2009

47

Dalton Thrower

Bantam Draft

30th in '08 bantam draft

55

Nelson Nogier

Bantam Draft

71st in '11 bantam draft

Acq for draft pick

61st in '10 Import 174th in '10 bantam draft Acq for conditional pick Acq for 3 bantam picks Acq for Travis McEvoy/Picks

Acq for Ryan Olsen/Picks

PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE GOALIES Makarov, Andrey Moodie, Alex

P/S G/L G/L

YOB 93 95

Pronunciation MACK-a-rov MOO-dee

DEFENCEMEN Craig, Graeme Dietz, Darren Gwinner, Shayne Nogier, Nelson Pufahl, Matthew Schmidt, Kyle Siemens, Duncan Thrower, Dalton

P/S D/L D/R D/L D/R D/L D/R D/L D/R

YOB 93 93 94 96 93 93 93 93

KRAYG Deets GWIN-ur NO-zhay POOH-fall Shmitt SEE-menz THROW-ur

FORWARDS Astles, Jessey Benoit, Erik Burns, Nathan Ferland, Michael Graham, Ryan Harland, Logan McColgan, Shane Nicholls, Josh Revel, Matt Stovin, Brett Stransky, Matej Sutter, Lukas Valcourt, Collin Walker, Brenden Zajac, Nick

P/S LW/L LW/L LW/L LW/L LW/L LW/L RW/R RW/R C/L RW/R RW/R C/L LW/L C/R LW/L

YOB 93 93 93 92 96 95 93 92 96 94 93 93 93 92 95

ASS-tuhls BEN-wah BERNZ FUR-lind GRAY-uhm HAR-lund Muh-KOAL-gun NICK-uhls Ruh-VELL STOVE-in Matthew STRAN-skee

SUTT-uhr VAL-kort WAW-kur ZAY-jack

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