The 2024-25 edition of the Saskatoon Blades will have to settle for the second-longest winning streak to start a season in franchise history after falling by a 6-3 score to the Broncos in Swift Current Friday night.
The home team out-scored the Bridge City Bunch 4-1 in the third period, leaving the Blades with a 4-1-0 record. Only the Blue and Gold of 1975-76 have a l0nger winning run to open a campaign at six-in-a-row. On Friday, Saskatoon didn’t have a fourth comeback in them as they never led in the game against 2-3-0 Swift Current, trailing by 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 scores and forging ties all three times before Speedy Creek pulled away. The Bridge City Bunch had a tough time containing Rylan Gould as the 19-year-old Broncos’ centre scored twice, once short-handed and once on the power play, and added three assists – two of the helpers on goals by Ty Coupland, who ended up with a hat-trick. Cooper Williams, Willie James and Rowan Calvert replied for the Blue and Gold, who out-shot Swift Current 32-31. In addition to being the last of the unbeaten teams in the W-H-L, the Blades had an eight-game, head-to-head winning streak against the Broncos come to an end. Saskatoon will try to put the brakes to a similar streak on Saturday when they host Everett at 7 o’clock at SaskTel Centre. The Silvertips have won the last 10 meetings with the Blades, dating back to 2011. CJWW’s broadcast Saturday begins at 6:45 p.m. Following are the audio highlights from CJWW’s broadcast, Les Lazaruk’s Post-Game Show interview with head coach Dan Da Silva and the official game summary courtesy the W-H-L website…..
Saskatoon Blades 3 at Swift Current Broncos 6 – Status: Final
Friday, October 4, 2024 – InnovationPlex – Swift Current, SK
Saskatoon 1 1 1 – 3
Swift Current 1 1 4 – 6
1st Period-1, Swift Current, Gould 3 (Caswell), 7:28 (SH). 2, Saskatoon, Williams 3 (James), 14:16. Penalties-Clark Sc (boarding), 6:41.
2nd Period-3, Swift Current, Dale 1 (Gould), 5:20. 4, Saskatoon, James 3 (Calvert, Martin), 13:11. Penalties-Martin Sas (interference), 2:53.
3rd Period-5, Swift Current, Coupland 2 (Gould, Burzynski), 3:01. 6, Saskatoon, Calvert 5 (Riche, Siepmann), 5:37 (PP). 7, Swift Current, Coupland 3 (Dale, Gould), 7:54. 8, Swift Current, Gould 4 (Birnie, Caswell), 9:31 (PP). 9, Swift Current, Coupland 4 19:47 (EN). Penalties-Král Sc (delay of game), 5:13; Williams Sas (slashing), 8:45.
Shots on Goal-Saskatoon 10-13-9-32. Swift Current 8-9-14-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Saskatoon 1 / 2; Swift Current 1 / 2.
Goalies-Saskatoon, Gardner 1-1-0-0 (30 shots-25 saves). Swift Current, Dyck 1-3-0-0 (32 shots-29 saves).
A-2,269
Referees-Josh Grimm (76), Tarrington Wyonzek (137).
Linesmen-brendan hale (105), Logan Tisdale.
