Prince Albert 8 @Lethbridge 2 The Prince Albert Raiders (24-25-9-2) needed to make a bit of a statement. They had lost five of six recently, all to divisional opponents and were starting a three-game road trip through Alberta. They did just that on Wednesday night, rolling past the Lethbridge Hurricanes […]
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WHL recap: Fonteyne leads Everett by Seattle; Raiders and Royals net wins
Prince Albert 6 Prince George 2 Kody McDonald had to have this game circled on the calendar. A few weeks after being traded from the Prince George Cougars (18-24-3), his former team rolled into the Art Hauser Centre to take on his Prince Albert Raiders (19-20-7-2). McDonald exacted some revenge on the […]
WHL in NHL Draft Rankings
There are many, many NHL Draft Rankings that are available for hockey fans to view and it’s always interesting to see where WHL players rank. There are roughly a dozen rankings that are reliable and updated on a regular basis. Here are a few of those rankings that have been […]
WHL recap: Blazers finally find some home offense; Tigers and Pats net OT wins
Kamloops 4 Victoria 1 The Kamloops Blazers (17-19-0-2) could not wait to get 2018 started. They went six straight periods at the end of 2017 without a goal at hone and had dropped four straight overall. With the coming of the 2018 calendar year, the Blazers and their home fans […]
WHL recap: Wheat Kings, Cougars and Broncos win one-goal affairs
Brandon 3 Kamloops 2 The visiting Kamloops Blazers (14-16-0-1) gave the Brandon Wheat Kings (23-7-0-1) everything they could handle on Tuesday night at Westman Place. But the speed of Evan Weinger and the skill of Stelio Mattheos shined through and led the Wheat Kings to their ninth straight win. Backup […]
WHL recap: Hart and ‘Tips keep on rolling; Wheat Kings and Tigers add to their win totals
Medicine Hat 5 @Prince Albert 4 (SO) The Medicine Hat Tigers (17-10-1-0) and the Prince Albert Raiders (11-11-5-2) both have an overage sniper leading them offensively this year. Mark Rassell of the Tigers and Jordy Stallard were both at it again on Wednesday night. They both had two goals, but […]
WHL recap: Silvertips keep pace in U.S. with win over Spokane; Broncos, Blazers and Rockets net wins
Swift Current 3 @Prince Albert 2 (SO) Midway through the second period at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, it looked like the Raiders (9-10-3-1) were about to get things back on track playing a familiar opponent on home ice after a disastrous U.S. road trip. They had two […]
2018 NHL draft profiles: Cole Fonstad
Prince Albert Raiders centre Cole Fonstad took advantage of his team giving him the opportunity to play more and more minutes as the 2016-17 season went on. As a 16-year-old, last year, he potted 19 of his 26 total points in the second half of the season. Fonstad credits the […]
Defensive lapses plague Seattle in 6-4 loss to Prince Albert
The Seattle Thunderbirds (9-8-1-1) held a 4-3 lead going into the third period and due to the veteran defensive corps they sport, you would think they would close out the visiting Prince Albert Raiders (9-7-3-0) and put an end to their three-game skid. Instead, the Raiders scored a quick goal […]
WHL recap: ICE double up Wheat Kings; Raiders, Blazers, Rockets and Silvertips emerge victorious as well
Kootenay 4 @Brandon 2 The Brandon Wheat Kings (9-6-0-1) were a very short-handed team on the back end coming into Friday night’s tilt with the visiting Kootenay ICE (8-8-1-0). With blue liners Daniel Bukac, Garrett Sambrook and James Shearer all out due to lower body injuries and 16-year-old Braden Schneider […]
