Raiders acquire McDonald and are lovin’ it after OT win
Saturday may have been longest day of all time for Kody McDonald, but it was worth it in the end, as he scored the overtime winner in his Prince Albert Raiders debut in a 2-1 OT win over the Red Deer Rebels at the Art Hauser Centre.
After the Raiders acquired McDonald Saturday morning in a blockbuster deal involving former Raiders first rounder Rhett Rhinehart, McDonald woke up in Prince George at 4:30 a.m. to catch a flight.
He didn’t arrive at the Art Hauser Centre until 5:45 p.m. and didn’t even have time to meet the man that struck the deal, Raiders general manager Curtis Hunt, until after the game.
“For sure, getting that first one out of the way feels good,” McDonald said. “It was shocking at first and it was tough leaving a lot of friends in P.G., but it feels good now.