What is Saskatoon Blades?
{{Hockey team|CAN_eng=1 | team = Saskatoon Blades | color = #003E7E | color text = #FFFFFF | city = [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] | league = [[Western Hockey League]] | conference = [[Eastern Conference (WHL)|Eastern]] | division = [[East Division (WHL)|East]] | founded = {{Start date|1964}}-65 | arena = [[Credit Union Centre]] | colours = Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Silver, White <br /> {{Color box|#003E7E}} {{Color box|#00529B}} {{Color box|#C0C0C0}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} | coach = {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorne Molleken]] | GM = {{Flagicon|CAN}} Lorne Molleken | website = [http://www.saskatoonblades.com/ www.saskatoonblades.com] }} The '''Saskatoon Blades''' are a Canadian professional [[junior ice hockey]] team that began playing in 1964. They play in the [[Western Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whl.ca/roster/index/team/213/season/249 |title=Blades Roster |accessdate=2015-04-24 |archive-date=2015-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414020002/http://whl.ca/roster/index/team/213/season/249 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Blades are the longest team to stay in the WHL in the 48-year history of the League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saskatoonblades.com/article/blades-introduce-new-owner-and-staff|title=Blades Introduce New Owner And Staff|work=saskatoonblades.com|accessdate=25 September 2015}}</ref> They play their home games in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] at the 15,195 seat [[SaskTel Centre]]. They were originally founded in 1964 to be a part of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League but transferred leagues when the Western Hockey League was founded in 1966. They have never won the [[Ed Chynoweth Cup]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.saskatoonblades.com/ Official website] {{WHL}} {{multistub|sports|Canada}} [[Category:1964 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Canadian Hockey League teams]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan]] [[Category:Western Hockey League]] [[Category:Saskatoon]]