Raiders G Sanders doesn’t make Alberta trip; fall to ‘Canes
The Prince Albert Raiders are shorthanded in the one position you really don’t want to be—in goal.
Before the Raiders fell 4-1 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday on the road, general manager Curtis Hunt confirmed that goaltender Nicholas Sanders was sidelined with a lower-body injury and did not travel with the team.
With Ian Scott being sidelined since the third period of the Sept. 22 home opener with a lower body injury, both of the Raiders top two goaltenders from last season are now on the injured list. Scott’s injury is listed as “indefinite” on the WHL Weekly Report. Sanders’ is considered day-to-day.
That leaves a pair of rookies in goal for the Raiders, with the emerging and eager Curtis Meger, and 16-year-old Brett Balas.