Goaltender Psohlavec is Second Blades Import Draft Pick Signed in as Many Days

The Import pieces are falling into place for the Saskatoon Blades.

The Bridge City Bunch announced a second first round signing in as many days Wednesday, getting goaltender Martin Psohlavec’s commitment on a W-H-L Scholarship and Development Agreement. The 18-year-old Czech product was selected in the first round, 42nd overall, of this year’s C-H-L Import Draft. That came a few days after the 6’5″ Psohlavec was tabbed by Philadelphia in the second round of the N-H-L Entry Draft. On Tuesday, the Blue and Gold announced the signing of 19-year-old Russian winger Yegor Gusev, leaving second round import choice Alexander Sapozhnikov, a 6’6″ Russian defenceman, yet to be signed. Following is the news release from the Blades…..

Blades sign Flyers draft pick Psohlavec to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement

Saskatoon, SK – The Saskatoon Blades are thrilled to announce the signing of 2008-born goaltender Martin Psohlavec to a Western Hockey League (WHL) Scholarship and Development Agreement. The Ostrov, CZE native was drafted by the Blades in the first round (42nd overall) of the 2026 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft.

“Martin was the number one player on our list for the last several months,” said Blades general manager and president, Colin Priestner, “Myself and Jeff Harvey have gotten to know him, and he’s just an outstanding kid full of energy and enthusiasm, on top of being a world-class goalie going in the second round at the NHL Draft. Martin really wanted to be in Saskatoon, and we are absolutely thrilled to have him join our club.”

The 18-year-old netminder was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in June. Psohlavec attended his first NHL Development Camp a few days later with the Flyers. The 6-foot-5 goalie played for HC Energie Karlovy Vary of the U20 Czechia League last season. Psohlavec appeared in 42 games and posted a 31-11-0 record, .928 save percentage (SV%), 1.92 goals against average (GAA), and eight shutouts. Psohlavec appeared in 12 games internationally with Czechia’s U18 squad, going 7-5-0 with a .910 SV%, 2.15 GAA, and one shutout. In four games at the U18 IIHF World Junior Championship, Psohlavec went 3-1-0 with a .926 SV% and 1.68 GAA.

We want to extend a warm welcome to the Psohlavec family to the organization and look forward to watching Martin continue his development under the guidance of goalie coach Jeff Harvey and the rest of the coaching staff.