Saskatoon Blades alumnus Martin Erat (Blade 1999-2001), a member of the NHL's Nashville Predators, has been named to Team Czech Republic for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games men's hockey competition in Vancouver.
A native of Trebic, Czech Republic, Erat was drafted by the Blades 6th overall in the 1999 CHL Import Draft. The right winger played 97 games in a Blades' uniform over a season and a half and had 46 goals and 61 assists for 107 points to go along with 130 penalty minutes.