2008-09 Saskatoon Blades Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 49-18-3 (SO: 0-2) - 103 points
in the WHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Lorne Molleken (49-18, 5 OTL)
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
2008-09 Saskatoon Blades RosterTeam Record: 49-18-3 (SO: 0-2) - 103 points
in the WHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Lorne Molleken (49-18, 5 OTL)
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 49 wins and 18 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 103 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Blades scored 283 goals and yielded 195. Walker Wintoneak netted 31 goals for Saskatoon, while Derek Hulak tallied 30 or more, too. Derek Hulak contributed 46 assists. Braden Holtby earned 40 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.62 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Lorne Molleken coached the team. The 2008-09 Saskatoon Blades lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Hulak | LW | 72 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 50 | +18 | 13 | 1 |
| Milan Kytnar | C | 65 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 89 | +15 | 7 | 1 |
| Walker Wintoneak | RW | 72 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 40 | +30 | 10 | 2 |
| Gaelan Patterson | C | 71 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 41 | +31 | 4 | 3 |
| Stefan Elliott | D | 71 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 26 | +20 | 8 | 0 |
| Burke Gallimore | F | 71 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 15 | +26 | 6 | 0 |
| Adam Chorneyko | LW | 59 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 39 | +30 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Langkow | RW | 70 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 52 | +11 | 6 | 0 |
| Curtis Hamilton | LW | 58 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 24 | +28 | 0 | 2 |
| Jyri Niemi | D | 60 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 74 | +19 | 3 | 0 |
| Travis Toomey | C | 51 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 90 | +19 | 3 | 2 |
| Colin Joe | D | 66 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 30 | +38 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Dziurzynski | LW | 64 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 96 | +12 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Nicholls | C | 63 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 37 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Funk | D | 72 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 127 | +34 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Klassen | D | 72 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 92 | +27 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Inglis | C | 65 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 85 | -6 | 3 | 0 |
| Teigan Zahn | D | 62 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 160 | +5 | 1 | 1 |
| Brendon Wall | D | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 | +8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reich | LW | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 80 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Crooks | LW | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Chikie | C | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Sutter | RW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Morrison | G | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Benson | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan Siemens | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Berg | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Krahn | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Sohn | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1368 | 281 | 476 | 757 | 1300 | 370 | 73 | 12 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Morrison | 13 | 746 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2.49 | 334 | 303 | .907 |
| Braden Holtby | 61 | 3571 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 156 | 2.62 | 1732 | 1576 | .910 |
| Matthew Krahn | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.00 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
| Totals | 75 | 4337 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 191 | 2.64 | 2081 | 1890 | .908 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Hulak | LW | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Kytnar | C | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker Wintoneak | RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaelan Patterson | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Elliott | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Burke Gallimore | F | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Chorneyko | LW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Langkow | RW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Hamilton | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jyri Niemi | D | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Toomey | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Joe | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Dziurzynski | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Nicholls | C | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Funk | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Klassen | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Inglis | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teigan Zahn | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Wall | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Holtby | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 133 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby | 7 | 414 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.32 | 197 | 181 | .919 |
| Totals | 7 | 414 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.32 | 197 | 181 | .919 |
