On March 10, the Saskatoon Blades travelled to Moose Jaw and handed the host Warriors a 6-0 defeat. The Blades’ third consecutive win turned out to be their final game of the season.
It was also the final game of Scott Walford’s junior hockey career. The Western Hockey League announced two days later that the season would be suspended due to the growing coronavirus pandemic and when teams began sending their players home on March 15, Walford, in his final year of junior eligibility, knew the writing was on the wall. “I think everyone expected the season to be cancelled.
It’s a sad way to end your 20-year-old season,” he said. The Coquitlam, B.C., native is one of three Blades — Riley McKay and Nolan Kneen are the others — to have his career