It all comes down to this. The winner nabs a ticket to the Memorial Cup in Halifax, the loser, goes home. Neither team will have reason to hang their head. The WHL playoffs are a marathon, not a sprint and as these players can attest it has been a grueling […]
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WHL Championship Series: Game 4 Takeaways
A few thoughts from an ink-stained, dog-eared notebook after witnessing an exciting evening at the Langley Events Centre. With its 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Giants, the Prince Albert Raiders are one victory away from claiming its first league title since 1985. Supporters of the Vancouver Giants proved they can […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders blowout Giants, Wheat Kings part ways with Armstrong
The Prince Albert Raiders took it to the Vancouver Giants on Tuesday night with a stunning 8-2 victory.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Pats acquire Englot, Raiders sweep weekly awards
The Regina Pats made a trade with the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Monday acquiring 16-year-old forward Drew Englot from the Hurricanes for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 WHL Bantam Draft.
WHL Final Game 2: Raiders blank Giants to even the series
The Vancouver Giants are heading back to the Langley Events Centre with a series split after a 4-0 loss in Game 2. Vancouver only managed to muster 15 shots on Ian Scott in a game where, besides the odd spurt, was all Raiders from the opening faceoff. “We were on our heels […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Raiders tie up series with Vancouver, lose Martin to injury
It was a result that a lot of people saw coming. After dropping a tight 5-4 game in Prince Albert on Friday night, the Prince Albert Raiders rebounded in a big way on Saturday with a 4-0 win over the Vancouver Giants.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Giants take Game 1 in Prince Albert, Fix-Wolansky and Heatherington make pro playoff debuts
It was truly a back and forth affair in Prince Albert as the Vancouver Giants took game one over the Prince Albert Raiders with a 5-4 victory.
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL hands out year-end awards, Stanley commits to Bisons, Vancouver Sportswriter Jason Botchford passes away at 48
The WHL handed out its year-end awards on Wednesday, a day before the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft takes place.
Protas scores back-to-back hat tricks, Raiders move onto WHL Final with 4-2 series win
For the second game in a row, an unlikely hero emerged for the Prince Albert Raiders. It was the same hero as the last game as Aliaksei Protas stepped up with his second hat trick in as many nights. His three goals came in the first 40 minutes and helped […]
Jake Neighbors scores overtime winner; Oil Kings tie series at one
It is sometimes hard to remember that Jake Neighbours turned 17 less than a month ago. With the playoffs in full swing all he’s done so far is put points on the board and score meaningful goals. This one came with 5:11 to play in the first overtime period, a […]