On Easter Sunday, the Prince Albert Raiders’ playoff dreams were resurrected once more. The Raiders stove off elimination for the second time in 24 hours and forced a Game 7 in their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Cole Fonstad’s second goal of the […]
Author: Matthew Gourlie
Resilient Raiders refuse to die; force Game 6
By Matthew Gourlie The Prince Albert Raiders were not ready for their season to be over. The Moose Jaw Warriors were not ready to meet the level of desperation that the Raiders brought Saturday night at Mosaic Place. The Raiders were the hungrier team in Game 5 and their 5-1 […]
Willms blanks Raiders; Warriors take 3-1 series lead
Brody Willms was pulled in the third period of Game 1 to cap a disappointing outing for the Moose Jaw Warriors goalie. Willms bounced back as the Warriors won the next two games in overtime and Wednesday night, the 19-year-old posted a 32-save shutout in a massive 2-0 Game 4 […]
Warriors stun Raiders with late rally and OT winner
The Moose Jaw Warriors scored twice in 47 seconds with their goalie pulled to force overtime Tuesday night. The Prince Albert Raiders never recovered as Brayden Burke scored 19 seconds into overtime to give the Warriors a stunning 5-4 win at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert and stake […]
Almeida’s OT winner levels series
By Matthew Gourlie Justin Almeida and the Moose Jaw Warriors were not going to be denied. After forcing a turnover at his own blue line, the Warriors sniper kicked into high gear. Almeida fought off the check of Max Martin to slip a puck through the legs of Prince Albert […]
Underdog Raiders roll to Game 1 win in Moose Jaw
By Matthew Gourlie They call the playoffs the second season. It certainly felt like a different season for the Moose Jaw Warriors. The WHL’s regular season champions never recovered from a slow start against an unwavering Prince Albert Raiders team in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference opening round series. […]
Warriors ready to begin title chase
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors won their first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy this season as owners of the WHL’s best regular season record. Friday the Warriors will begin their chase for a bigger first for the franchise. Moose Jaw entered the season feeling this might be the team […]
Halbgewachs nets 70th goal to tie Warriors record
By Matthew Gourlie For a split second it looked like it was going to be a dream end to one of the great nights in Moose Jaw Warriors history. Jayden Halbgewachs had tied Blair Atcheynum’s Warrior franchise record for goals in a season by netting his 70th and was looking […]
Warriors clinch first Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
By Matthew Gourlie It wasn’t a Picasso, but the Moose Jaw Warriors and Prince Albert Raiders got what they needed out of Tuesday’s game. The Warriors’ 2-1 shootout victory clinched them first place in the East Division and the franchise’s first Scott Munro Memorial Trophy as the Western Hockey League’s […]
Warriors secondary scorers break out
By Matthew Gourlie On the goal where Jayden Halbgewachs moved into the Western Hockey League’s scoring lead, he passed up a chance at his 69th goal of the season. Breaking in on a two-on-one with the net empty Sunday afternoon, Tanner Jeannot was looking for Halbgewachs to help him get […]