Slow start for Raiders snaps winning streak
With the Prince Albert Raiders looked like they had finally found some momentum after two big wins in a row over Seattle and Regina, and they were excited to welcome back former Raiders captain Eric Johnston to the Art Hauser Centre as he brought the Swift Current Broncos. The Raiders got off to a bad start and could never recover, losing 9-4 in the end.
The Broncos made the Raiders pay for a turnover at the Raider blueline, and a quick passing play saw Brady Birnie score at 1:46. The Raiders then got the game’s first powerplay, but after failing to score the Broncos would attack right away with Clarke Caswell picking up the goal at 4:59.
The Broncos would score again at 7:36 thanks to a cross ice feed from Johnston over to Sawyer Dingman who had way too much time and space to shoot. The final goal of the period saw Brady Birnie score his second of the game at 14:47.
The Raiders would get a powerplay at the end of the period that they wouldn’t score on, but it would carry over to the second.