Saskatoon Blades move star Molendyk to Medicine Hat in 9-piece blockbuster trade – Saskatoon [Video]

A trade Saskatoon Blades fans had been waiting weeks on finally came down late Monday night, with star defenceman Tanner Molendyk on the move to the Central Division.

The Blades swung a blockbuster deal sending Molendyk and a fellow 19-year-old, forward Misha Volotovskii, to the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for a nine-piece package including a pair of 17-year-olds in forward Hayden Harsanyi and defender Jack Kachkowski, as well as five draft picks.

The picks headed to Saskatoon are first- and second-round picks in 2025, third- and fourth-round selections in 2026 and a fifth-rounder in 2028.

Molendyk departs the Blades as one of the franchise’s most revered defencemen, putting up 134 points in 210 games and anchoring the team’s blue line over the course of its back-to-back runs to the Eastern Conference final.

Drafted 24th overall by the Nashville Predators in 2023, Molendyk is coming off a quarter-final exit with Team Canada at the world juniors …