The Saskatoon Blades — fresh off a lengthy, and difficult, road trip to the United States — are back on home ice this weekend. Article content

They’ll resume Western Hockey League play Friday and Saturday against the Moose Jaw Warriors and Calgary Hitmen, respectively. Article content Article content

Here are five things to know as the Blades try to take advantage of home ice:

1) Home, sweet home

The Blades are back at home, where they sport a 5-1-0-0 record in six games thus far this season.

They are 10-6-2-0 overall, and are tied for third in the WHL’s Eastern Conference.

2) U.S. road trip

The Blades picked up just one win during their six-game road trip through Washington and Oregon, going 1-3-2 on the West Coast swing.

Saskatoon secured its lone win on Oct. 28, defeating th

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