Saskatoon Blades eliminated from WHL playoffs, swept in four games by Calgary – Saskatoon [Video]

Just past the midway point of the second period on Wednesday, fans at SaskTel Centre rose to their feet when a goal by Hayden Harsanyi gave the Saskatoon Blades a jolt of much-needed energy.

Less than a minute after Zach Olsen scored the Blades’ first goal, Harsanyi’s goal pulled Saskatoon to within a single goal of the Calgary Hitmen, trailing 3-2.

Fast forward 11 seconds and Ben Kindel would crush those dreams of a Game 5 for the Blades, scoring a key insurance goal to help the Hitmen pick up a 6-2 victory over the Blades and advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

The Blades could not get that needed win on home ice, swept in the best-of-seven series by Calgary to see their off-season begin in early April.

After a scoreless first period, the Hitmen came flying with back-to-back goals from David Adaszynski and Kindel just 37 seconds apart before Ottawa Senators’ top prospect Carter Yakemchuk netted a highlight-reel goal to make it 3-0 for …