SaskTel Centre continues to haunt the Raiders
The Prince Albert Raiders (16-40-4-2) haven’t had much luck against the Saskatoon Blades in their building in the last couple of years.
The Raiders have now lost 10 straight games in the SaskTel Centre after Friday’s 3-1 defeat to the Blades (24-29-6-2), dating back to Sept 20, 2014. Both teams will meet for a rematch on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre.
“We were talking about that before the game. Since the playoff series that I was a part of and we won (in 2005), I don’t remember too much success here,” Raiders associate coach Dave Manson said. “I don’t know what it is. If I knew the secret answer, I’d certainly be sharing it.”
After both teams were held scoreless for the first 32:14 of the game, Blades forward Josh Paterson opened scoring just as their power play was expiring.