Alexeyev Gets Lucky Alexeyev avoids major injury, may play Friday against Tigers. #RDR Story by @GregMeachem https://t.co/OlS3yUFqct?: @wallygator88 pic.twitter.com/jnevjeiMob — Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) December 12, 2018 Red Deer Rebels defenseman and Washington Capital’s prospect Alexander Alexeyev has avoided serious injury following Tuesday’s awkward hit from the Blazers’ Zane Franklin, […]
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Overreaction Monday: The Prince Albert Raiders will win their first division title in 20 years
It’s Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a story line from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. Overreaction of the week: The East Division is the Prince Albert Raiders to […]
3 Stars of the Night: Dach with three goals and two assists for five points.
Kirby Dach (Saskatoon) – Three Goals, five points in a massive Saskatoon Blades 8-0 win over Swift Current. The 17-year-old forward was a +3 on the night and went 10-of-23 at the faceoff dot. Nolan Yaremko (Tri-City) – The overage captain (at least while Michael Rasmussen is gone) had two […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Prince Albert Raiders
2017-18: 32-27-9-4, 77 points. Fourth in the East Division and second wild-card seed. -The Prince Albert Raiders took a huge step forward as they went form 49 points to 77 in one season and got back into the playoffs after missing in 2016-17. Then they nearly pulled off a huge […]
Raiders force Game 7 against Warriors
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 […]
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. […]
WHL recap: Rassell nets his 50th and Tigers get the win; Raiders, Thunderbirds and Pats get key victories
Prince Albert 6 Moose Jaw 4 When you are the top seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and the playoffs are approaching, the last thing you want to have is the current team you are set to play against playing their best hockey of the entire season. Worse yet is […]
Raiders keep ahead of Blades with 4-2 win over Oil Kings
Prince Albert 4 Edmonton 2 The Saskatoon Blades may not get the chance to catch the Prince Albert Raiders (30-25-9-2). The Raiders notched a 4-2 win at home vs the Edmonton Oil Kings (19-40-6-2) for their seventh straight win. This kept them four points ahead of the Blades for the second wild card […]
WHL recap: Everett and Regina get OT wins; Victoria and Prince Albert solidifying their playoff positions
Prince Albert 4 Lethbridge 1 The Prince Albert Raiders (29-25-9-2) have picked the right time to be playing their best hockey of the season. They beat the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes (32-26-6-0) 4-1 on Saturday night, earning their sixth straight win. They did so by beating a team sporting their own three-game winning streak […]
WHL recap (part one): Rassell nets 2 in Tigers victory; Raiders get key win
Medicine Hat 5 @Edmonton 2 Mark Rassell was sitting on 99 career WHL goals for four games. Since he got to 99 by scoring in three straight, it could have been that he was putting some added pressure on himself to hit that mark. He hit it in his fifth […]