One year after becoming the third team in WHL history to compete a reverse sweep, the Saskatoon Blades face the Red Deer Rebels in the second round for the second year in a row.
WATCH: Completing a historic reverse sweep against the Red Deer Rebels last year, the Saskatoon Blades are once again matched up against the central Alberta club in the WHL 's conference semifinals.The historic accomplishment provided a number of lessons for the Blades, the least of which is the importance of getting off to a stronger start.
When it comes to looking back on that series against the Rebels last season, however, head coach Brennan Sonne was adamant Wednesday about making sure his players were focused on the present.Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter stole $16M from MLB star for gambling debt: U.S. DOJ“What I think is the past is the past and what can you do about the past?” Sonne said. “So when you pose that question, the answer is really simple.
There was no update on the status of goaltender Evan Gardner or Blades playoff leading scorer Easton Armstrong on Wednesday, meanwhile, after both left Game 5 against Prince Albert due to injury.
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