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Saskatoon Blades @ Moose Jaw Warriors - December 12th, 2012 The Saskatoon Blades (16-14-0-1) look for their 4th straight win as they play their 2nd game in as many nights, traveling to take on the Moose Jaw Warriors (12-14-3-4) tonight. The Blades are coming off a 7-5 win in Brandon last night, while these teams enter the game with only two points separating them in the standings. Blades Last Game The Saskatoon Blades extended their winning streak to three games last night with a wild 7-5 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Blades once again got a big performance from Matej Stransky as he posted 3 points to pace the Blades to victory, all while taking over the team lead in scoring. In the end Saskatoon got goals from Darren Dietz, Brenden Walker, Nathan Burns, Ryan Graham, Stransky and Logan Harland (2) in the victory. Brandon's offence was provide by Ryan Pulock, Jayce Hawryluk, Nick Buonassisi and Richard Nejezchleb (2). Saskatoon threw 53 shots on Corbin Boes' goal, while Alex Moodie picked up his 1st win of the season by stopping 35 shots. On special teams the Blades were 2 for 5 on the PP and 4 for 6 on the PK. Previous Meetings Tonight's game marks the first meeting of the season between the Blades and Warriors. The teams will meet 8 times overall this season with the season series breaking down as follows: - December 12th - Blades @ Warriors - January 18th - Warriors @ Blades - January 27th - Warriors @ Blades - February 5th - Warriors @ Blades - February 15th - Blades @ Warriors - February 20th - Warriors @ Blades - February 23rd - Blades @ Warriors - March 3rd - Blades @ Warriors Road Warriors The Saskatoon Blades continue to climb up the standings, with a big reason being their play away from the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon. The Blades have played 20 of their 32 games on the road this season, posting a record of 12-7-0-1 in those games. Their .625 winning percentage on the road ranks them 3rd overall in the WHL's Eastern Conference, while their 70 road goals lead the Conference. In their last 10 road games, the Blades have posted a record of 6-3-0-1. At home, Saskatoon has a record of 4-7-0-0, while being outscored 34-45. Czech This Out Saskatoon Blades forward Matej Stransky continues to stay white-hot. The big winger from the Czech Republic has put up 11 points in his last 4 games, while posting 3-straight multi-point games. With another three point game last night, Stransky has taken over the team lead in scoring with 38 points in 31 games. That total leaves him 2 ahead of Josh Nicholls, who still leads the team in goals with 23. The Dallas Stars prospect has continued his success from November, as he was named as the team's Heinrichs Jewelers Player Of The Month after leading the team in scoring with 15 points in 11 games.

Makarov Goes Home For WJHC The Saskatoon Blades kicked off life with their starting goalie with a victory last night in Brandon. Alex Moodie picked up his first win of the season as Andrey Makarov left Saskatoon early Monday morning as he headed home to Russia for the World Junior Hockey Championships. Makarov left Saskatoon for his second straight WJHC during his hottest stretch of the season. He had posted back-to-back shutouts for the Blades before leaving as his goals against average dropped to 2.84 and his save percentage climbed to .908. Pufahl Putting Up Career Year The Saskatoon Blades continue to get production from defenceman Matt Pufahl. The Saskatoon-born blueliner is having a career year this season, posting 2 goals and 15 points in only 28 games. Pufahl has already surpassed his career highs in goals and points this season as in 2011-12 he had posted 1 goal and 11 points while splitting time between the Red Deer Rebels and Blades. Pufahl was injured late last season but has seemingly picked up where he left off pre-injury, as he's been a fixture on the Blades top powerplay unit this year. Injury Report - 57 man games lost to injury in 2012-13 - Jessey Astles - Upper Body - Indefinite - Kyle Schmidt - Upper Body - Week-To-Week - Brett Stovin - Upper Body - Day-To-Day - Nick Zajac - Upper Body - Week-To-Week Next 5 Games vs. Swift Current Broncos - Dec. 14th vs. Kootenay Ice - Dec. 15th @ Swift Current Broncos - Dec. 18th @ Prince Albert Raiders - Dec. 28th vs. Prince Albert Raiders - Dec. 29th Latest Roster News As it stands, the Blades roster currently sits at 25 players consisting of 3 goalies, 8 defenceman and 14 forwards. The Blades recent moves are as follows: - Recalled G Patrick Johnson and C Drake Bodie (Dec. 10th) - 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) - Acquired D Graeme Craig from the Swift Current Broncos (Oct. 19th) - Acquired LW Adam Kambeitz from the Red Deer Rebels (Oct. 8th) Approaching Milestones - Adam Kambeitz is 1 goal away from 50 in his career - Adam Kambeitz is 9 games away from 300 in his career - Josh Nicholls is 9 games away from 300 in his career - Dalton Thrower is 10 points away from 100 in his career - Shane McColgan is 10 games away from 250 in his career - Shane McColgan is 20 points away from 250 in his career

2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Player Stats # Player Position GP 14 Matej Stransky RW 31 20 Josh Nicholls RW 30 9 Shane McColgan RW 28 19 Brenden Walker RW 31 18 Nathan Burns LW 31 44 Darren Dietz D 31 11 Adam Kambeitz LW 33 2 Matthew Pufahl D 28 16 Matt Revel C 31 17 Nick Zajac LW 29 5 Duncan Siemens D 29 47 Dalton Thrower D 16 23 Lukas Sutter C 31 6 Graeme Craig D 30 4 Kyle Schmidt D 16 38 Brett Stovin RW 20 8 Shayne Gwinner D 13 39 Ryan Graham LW 23 21 Logan Harland LW 14 55 Nelson Nogier D 22 41 Jessey Astles LW 18 1 Andrey Makarov G 29 28 Nick Gomerich C 4 29 Landyn Hickmott C 3 37 Drake Bodie C 2 Departed Players 54 # 1 33 30

Player Andrey Makarov Alex Moodie Patrick Johnson

Shootout Scoring Shane McColgan Matej Stransky Brenden Walker Josh Nicholls

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

Position G G G

GP 30 6 0

G 17 23 7 11 10 8 5 2 4 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Min 1667 202 0

A 21 13 21 17 7 9 10 13 8 6 9 7 5 8 6 3 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 GA 79 24 0

P 38 36 28 28 17 17 15 15 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 5 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 SV% 0.908 0.815 0.000

Shootout Goaltending

Penalty Shots

Andrey Makarov

Josh Nicholls

4/6

Plus-Minus

6 6 3 -2 -6 -17 -5 2 1 -2 2 10 -12 -3 6 0 0 -2 1 -1 1 0 -1 -3 2 -3 GAA 2.84 7.12 0

W 15 1 0

PIM 35 19 25 36 31 49 41 13 11 21 55 25 79 39 9 17 4 4 5 0 43 2 2 0 0 44

PPG 4 2 4 1 3 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHG 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 13 1 0

SOL 1 0 0

SO 4 0 0

Penalty Shot Goaltending 0/2

2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Team Stats GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

PTS

GF

GA

STK

L-10

Home

Road

PIMs

31

16

14

0

1

33

104

106

3-0-0-0

6-4-0-0

4-7-0-0

12-7-0-1

568

PP

PK

League Rank

GP

PP's

GF

PP %

Home %

Road %

SHGA

16th

31

144

26

18.1

16.7 (17th)

18.9 (11th)

2

League Rank

GP

PK's

GA

PK %

Home %

Road %

SHGF

9th

31

153

27

82.4

75.8 (16th)

86.8 (6th)

3

1st

2nd

3rd

OT/SO

Total

Per Game

28 34

35 36

37 35

4 1

104 106

3.35 3.42

Home

Road

34 45

70 61

Scoring By Period Blades Opposition Scoring By Building

Blades Opposition

Shots By Period Blades Opposition

Shots On Goal Record Outshoot Opposition

12-6-0-0

Outshot by Opposition

3-7-0-1

Shots On Goal Tied

1-1-0-0

1st

2nd

3rd

OT/SO

Total

Per Game

363 318

362 347

320 320

13 11

1058 996

34.13 32.13

Home Record

4-7-0-0

In One Goal Games

6-3-0-1

Road Record

12-7-0-1

Overtime Record

3-0

When Scoring First

8-3-0-0

Shootout Record

1-1

When Scored On First

8-11-0-1

Vs. Eastern Division

7-4-0-0

Leading After Two

9-0-0-1

Vs. Central Division

5-4-0-1

Trailing After Two

3-12-0-0

Vs. BC Division

3-2-0-0

Tied After Two

4-2-0-0

Vs. US Division

1-4-0-0

2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Roster #

Goaltenders (3)

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)

30

Johnson, Patrick

G

L

6'0

178

Saskatoon, SK

Mar 19/93

Melfort Mustangs

SJHL

Eligible '13

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 (14)

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

Jan 1/93

Kelowna Rockets

WHL

NYR '11 (5th)

June 23/92

Red Deer Rebels

WHL

Free Agent

Sep 7/93 May 3/93

9

McColgan, Shane

C

R

5'9

170

Manhattan Beach, CA

11

Kambeitz, Adam

LW

L

6'0

196

Coaldale, AB

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

23

Sutter, Lukas

C

L

6'1

214

Lethbridge, AB

Oct 4/93

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

WPG '12 (2nd)

37

Bodie, Drake

C

L

5'11

180

Thompson, MB

Aug 25/95

Norman

M-AAA

Eligible '13

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

Saskatoon Blades And The NHL The Saskatoon Blades have a total of 7 players who are currently property of NHL teams. That list includes 6 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 - 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

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

4

Kyle Schmidt

Trade w CGY

55th in '08 bantam draft

Acq for a 4th rd bantam pick

5

Duncan Siemens

Bantam Draft

3rd in '08 bantam draft

6

Graeme Craig

Trade w SC

64th in '08 bantam draft

8

Shayne Gwinner

Trade w PA

44th in '09 bantam draft

Acq for draft pick

9

Shane McColgan

Trade w Kel

13th in '08 bantam draft

Acq for Ryan Olsen/Picks

11

Adam Kambeitz

Trade w RD

143rd in '07 bantam draft

Acq for Stockl and pick

14

Matej Stransky

Import Draft

61st in '10 Import

16

Matt Revel

Listed in 2012

17

Nick Zajac

Bantam Draft

18

Logan Harland

Trade w Van

19

Brenden Walker

Trade w Brn

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

30

Patrick Johnson

Listed in 2012

33

Alex Moodie

Bantam Draft

108th in '10 bantam draft

37

Drake Bodie

Bantam Draft

152nd 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 Brent Benson

174th in '10 bantam draft Acq for conditional pick

240th in '07 bantam draft

Acq for 3 bantam picks Acq for Travis McEvoy/Picks

Acq for Ryan Olsen/Picks

Pronouncer Guide GOALIES Johnson, Patrick Makarov, Andrey Moodie, Alex

P/S G/L G/L G/L

YOB 93 93 95

Pronunciation JOHN-sun 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 Bodie, Drake Burns, Nathan Graham, Ryan Harland, Logan Kambeitz, Adam McColgan, Shane Nicholls, Josh Revel, Matt Stovin, Brett Stransky, Matej Sutter, Lukas Walker, Brenden Zajac, Nick

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

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

ASS-tuhls BODE-ee BERNZ GRAY-uhm HAR-lund KAM-bites Muh-KOAL-gun NICK-uhls Ruh-VELL STOVE-in Matthew STRAN-skee

SUTT-uhr WAW-kur ZAY-jack