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 […]
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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.
2019 playoff preview: 1C) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. 1E) Prince Albert Raiders
Franchise playoff history: 2014 Opening Round Edmonton 4-0, Oil Kings outscored Prince Albert 18-9 in four game sweep on their way to the 2014 WHL Championship, as well as winning the Memorial Cup, the last team from the WHL to do so. 2018-19 head-to-head: Prince Albert: 3-1-0-0 Edmonton : 1-2-1-0 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Liwiski suspended for kneeing penalties, three other suspensions handed out; WHL hands out weekly honours; Hitmen make prospect moves; three milestones in the night’s only game
Kelowna Rockets forward out one game Liwiski knees Kral and heads to hockey jail with 8:52 left in the game. Chiefs on the PP.#GoChiefsGo — Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) February 2, 2019 There is still nothing listed on the WHL Discipline page in regards to possible suspensions for either Portland forward […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 35 from WHL on Players to Watch list; Malm nets a hat trick
35 Whl’ers named to NHL Central Scouting’s Players to Watch list. The initial list of players to watch was released by NHL Central Scouting and the WHL dominated the top of the list with seven of 11 of the “A” rated prospects from the CHL. Player WHL Team Position Rank […]
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 […]
Blades finally get to use “It’s only preseason” Excuse
By Les Lazaruk It took seven games for it to happen, but the Saskatoon Blades were finally able to use the, “it’s only preseason” line when explaining a loss. The Prince Albert Raiders finally got the better of the Bridge City Bunch, upending the visitors 5-2 Saturday. The result […]
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 […]
