Blades head coach Brennan Sonne leaves Saskatoon for AHL

Blades caput coach Brennan Sonne is headed to nan American Hockey League for nan 2024-25 season, ending his three-year profession pinch nan Saskatoon team.

According to a merchandise from nan Blades, Sonne has taken an adjunct coach position pinch nan Coachella Valley Firebirds, nan AHL connection of nan Seattle Kraken.

“My clip successful Saskatoon is thing I americium very proud of, we accomplished a lot, won a batch of games, but astir importantly we put immoderate unthinkable quality beings into nan world,” Sonne said.

“I would for illustration to convey nan fans. There person been immoderate astonishing nights opinionated down that bench. I wish nan Blades thing but occurrence and will beryllium cheering for them.”

Sonne took his first WHL caput coaching position pinch nan Blades successful July 2021. Under his guidance, nan squad went to back-to-back Eastern Conference finals successful nan 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

The merchandise added that Sonne’s playoff grounds pinch nan Blades is 20-16, including 4 bid wins and nan historical reverse expanse complete Red Deer successful 2023.

Blades wide head Colin Priestner said Sonne will spell down successful Saskatoon lucky history arsenic 1 of nan champion coaches.

“It’s ever bittersweet to suffer a awesome coach but we couldn’t beryllium happier for Brennan and his family getting nan opportunity to coach successful nan American Hockey League aft 3 awesome years pinch us,” Priestner said.

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“He will spell down arsenic 1 of nan champion coaches successful Blades history pinch each he accomplished present but besides nan effect he leaves connected our culture, staff, and our players will proceed to salary dividends successful nan coming years.”

Priestner said he believes Sonne will beryllium coaching successful nan NHL 1 day.

Sonne will beryllium opinionated alongside recently named Firebirds caput coach Derek Laxdal adjacent season.

“Brennan is simply a awesome summation to our coaching staff. He’s an up-and-coming coach who has a proven way grounds successful nan WHL of building relationships and processing players,” Laxdal said. “We’re excited to person him subordinate myself, Stu Bickel and nan remainder of our awesome unit arsenic we get started successful nan Coachella Valley.”