Blades survive seven-round OT shootout, prevail over Pats once again

The overtime shootout — all seven rounds of it — lasted longer than any prolonged celebration.
There’s no time to celebrate, if you’re with the Saskatoon Blades, when you’re in the middle of a wild-card playoff race.
“That’s where we had to cut it off,” offered Blades head coach Dean Brockman following a hard-fought 2-1 overtime shootout victory over the visiting Regina Pats in Western Hockey League action Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 3,647 f