Paddock with 45-save shutout to lead Raiders to their third straight win

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Raider defenceman Tre Fouquette taking a rookie lap for the Raiders. Keith Hershmiller/WHL

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Tre Fouquette made his WHL debut in the victory for the Raiders and was part of that young defence core. Fellow callup and 15-year-old Terrell Goldsmith, as well as Graydon Gotaas, Adam McNutt, and Tayem Gislason all logged a ton of minutes for the Raiders.

But despite having such a young defence core in front of him, it didn’t bother Paddock at all going in.

“It’s just another game, obviously. These guys wouldn’t be here if they weren’t ready or able to play in this league. I trust them back there,” Paddock said. “They’re young, they’ll make mistakes. I know that, we know that, but we can live with that. But they were good tonight. It was good to see.”

For Fouquette, he was happy with his performance and how the team was able to come together in the end for the two points.

“I thought it was a very big change compared midget. I thought it went very well for my first game in the WHL,” Fouquette said. “I’m very glad that I finally got that game underneath my belt.

The only Raider on there that’s not a first-year is Remy Aquilon, who is in third full season. Although Raiders head coach Marc Habscheid rotated his defence core throughout the game, Aquilon was leaned on heavily as the Raiders defended their lead in the third period. He was on for at least the final 2:30 as the Warriors were pressing for an equalizer.

Michael Horon scored the game’s first goal, late in the first period as Ozzy Wiesblatt flipped him the puck and sent him on goal. Eric Pearce scored his seventh of the season, beating former teammate Boston Bilous from the sharpest of all angles.

For the Raiders, that’s now their third straight victory as they have leapfrogged both the Warriors and Pats for the top wild card spot in the Eastern Conference—with a 7-8-2-1 record. The Warriors are 7-10-1.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Raiders, Michael Horon from Ozzy Wiesblatt, 17:41

Second Period

2-0, Raiders, Eric Pearce from Adam McNutt, 16:37

Third Period

No scoring.

Up next

The Raiders will complete the season series against the Regina Pats on Sunday, before doing the same against the Warriors on Monday. Both games are at 8 p.m.

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Jeff.dandrea@jpbg.ca

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