Ex-Saskatoon Blades captain Wong trading in blue and gold for U Sask. Huskies green

For Trevor Wong, his instauration to the metropolis of Saskatoon 3 years agone was little than ideal.

Acquired successful a blockbuster commercialized from the Kelowna Rockets successful speech for prima Colton Dach, Wong surely took immoderate clip to lukewarm up to his caller surroundings.

“When I archetypal got traded to Saskatoon it felt similar a acheronian infinitesimal successful my hockey career,” said Wong.

Slowly implicit 3 seasons astatine SaskTel Centre, however, Wong became intertwined with the Saskatoon Blades franchise and the section assemblage astatine large.

Those connections person led him to staying successful Saskatoon to proceed his hockey career, committing to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey programme astatine the U Sports level.

“I had a fewer schools to prime from and I thought Saskatoon would beryllium a large prime for me,” said Wong. “Ultimately, I thought it would beryllium the champion determination for me.”

Serving arsenic the Blades’ skipper successful his overage play successful the WHL, Wong became Saskatoon’s archetypal subordinate successful adjacent to 30 years to scope the 100-point plateau with 101 points successful 68 regular play games.

Wong brought an enticing operation of accomplishment and enactment that Huskies caput manager Brandin Cote is anxious to person astatine his disposal.

“We’re precise thankful to person him and ace fortunate that we was capable to person the transportation to the community, and that helium truly loves it here,” said Cote.

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The Huskies went WHL-heavy with their 2024 recruiting people arsenic Wong volition beryllium joined by chap WHL veterans successful Logan Bairos, Ashton Ferster and Ethan Regnier, arsenic good arsenic SJHL stars Jarrett Penner and Braxton Buckburger.

Former Blades goaltender Ethan Chadwick volition besides beryllium joining the pack, aft forgoing his last play of inferior eligibility with the Everett Silvertips to statesman his education.

“It was conscionable a no-brainer to travel present with the past of the program,” said Chadwick. “They’ve ever had a bully team, conscionable being backmost astatine location is awesome.”

Growing up successful the Saskatoon insignificant hockey system, Chadwick is nary alien to the city’s vibrant assemblage astatine the rink.

For Wong however, that was dilatory revealed successful a metropolis that present feels similar location arsenic helium begins the adjacent signifier of his beingness astatine Merlis Belsher Place.

“I emotion this metropolis and the radical here,” said Wong. “It’s a beauteous cool, full-circle infinitesimal to recognize everything successful beingness happens for a reason. I’m conscionable truly blessed to beryllium here.”

Wong and the Huskies volition unfastened their 2024-25 Canada West play connected October 4 with a home-and-home bid against the University of Regina Cougars.