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Saskatoon Blades ready for rumble with Prince Albert in WHLs opening round of playoffs – Saskatoon [Video]

Two longtime linemates with the Saskatoon Blades now stand alongside legends of the franchise after the team’s final game of the regular season Saturday.

Captain Trevor Wong entered the team’s history books first with a goal six seconds into the third period against the Prince Albert Raiders, becoming the first Blades player to record 100 points in a season in 29 years.

That was followed up by an Egor Sidorov floater from the point in the game’s final minute to reach 50 goals on the year, marks not seen since the days of Frank Banham and Mark Deyell in Saskatoon.

“Really cool to do it with [Sidorov],” said Wong. “We’ve been through a lot together and we’ve played with each other for three years now, so it was a really special moment for both of us.”

With Saskatoon’s pair of victories over Prince Albert to close out the regular season, the Blades earned their fifth Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy …

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