Saturday, August 24, 2013

Blades announce first training camp cuts

Press Release

The Saskatoon Blades have made their first set of cuts following three days worth of on-ice scrimmages at 2013-14 training camp.  They are as follows:

Drue Allison - 1996 - RW - 5'11 - 179 *Injured
Alexander Buchanan - 1998 - LW - 6'0 - 172 *injured
Connor Swystun - 1996 - LD - 5'9 - 168
Tanner Bobyck - 1998 - LW - 5'6 - 156
Brandon Bartley - 1997 - RW - 5'11 - 156
Brayden Cuthbert - 1994 - CR - 5'9 - 173
Thane Kondrat - 1998 - RD - 6'0 - 161
Bryce Richmond - 1998 - CR - 5'9 - 144
Schael Higson - 1998 - LD - 5'11 - 196
Matthew Leniuk - 1998 - RD - 6'1 - 161
Alexander Leonidas - 1998 - DL - 5'9 - 152
Liam Maley - 1998 - CL - 5'10 - 168
Curtis Peck - 1997 - CL - 5'11 - 177
Isaac Tkachuk - 1997 - RW - 6'0 - 197
Adam Stefanyshyn - 1998 - CR - 6'0 - 158
Kyle Clayton - 1996 - RW - 6'4 - 190 *injured
Jesse Iula - 1998 - CL - 5'10 - 140 *Sick
Noah Degelman - 1998 - RW - 5'10 - 153
Alec Masse - 1997 - LD - 5'11 - 168
Terel Mather - 1998 - LD - 5'10 - 143
Branden Scheidl - 1995 - LD - 5'9 - 172
Robert Thomson - 1998 - RD - 5'9 - 148
Ty Gitzel - 1998 - LW - 5'10 - 167
Dale Goodbrandson - 1997 - CR - 5'10 - 166
Benjamin Abrook - 1998 - RD - 5'10 - 199
Brett Hamm - 1998 - LD - 5'10 - 155
Ashton Oakes - 1998 - LD - 6'0 - 162
Hayden Pierce - 1996 - RD - 6'1 - 181
Chase Daniels - 1998 - C - 6'1 - 150
Reed Gunville - 1997 - CL - 5'11 - 169
Tayon Metzler - 1997 - LW - 5'9 - 159

Many of the remaining players will be divided into two squads to play in tomorrow's annual Blue-White intrasquad game.  That game goes at 1:00PM Sunday afternoon at the Warman Legends Centre.  Following that game, more cuts are expected to be announced.

The Blades will then return to a regular practice schedule until they play their first exhibition game on September 4th in Swift Current against the Broncos.   

(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)

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