Krzyzstof Macias and Matej Kubiesa recently signed their WHL Scholarship and Development Contracts with the Prince Albert Raiders. (submitted photos/Prince Albert Raiders)

By paNOW Staff

ON THE DOTTED LINE

Raiders sign 2023 Import Draft picks

Jul 24, 2023 | 11:33 AM

The Prince Albert Raiders wasted little time in signing their newest draft picks.

The team announced on Monday that Krzyzstof Macias and Matej Kubiesa have signed WHL scholarship and development contracts.

Both players were selected in this year’s CHL Import Draft on July 5 with Macias taken 15^th overall and Kubiesa selected 75^th.

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“We’re adding a mature player — one who can play in all situations,” Raiders’ general manager Curtis Hunt said on Macias. “He’s a bigger, stronger guy. He’s a balanced scorer and he can play on both sides of the ice. We’re excited about that.”

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Last season Macias played 44 games with HC Vitkovice U20 where he had 28 goals and 24 assists.

Kubiesa, meanwhile, split last season with teams in Sweden and Czechia where he had a total of 55 points.

“He’s a younger player with tremendous speed and one on one skill,” Hunt said. “He plays with energy and has a physical presence. We think he will fit in nicely with our group this year and beyond. Matej shows the ability to play with compete and physicality, and the fans are going to be pretty excited to see him play.”

Both players also represented their countries at different tournaments with Kubiesa playing for Czechia at the U17 World Hockey Challenge and Macias suiting up for Poland at this year’s Division 1, Group B World Junior Championships.

The Raiders will soon host their main camp before they start the regular season on Sep. 22 against the Moose Jaw Warriors.

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