Schedule, travel changes ahead for Raiders with relocation of ICE

“There were a lot of battles in there,” said Scissons. “They did take us to the woodshed a couple of times, but we also beat them when they weren’t expecting us to. There was an overtime game in Winnipeg that I think we shocked them when we came in there. There was a win in the playoffs a couple of years back. There are some outstanding memories of playing Winnipeg.”

Though Winnipeg had strong NHL-calibre talent on the club and several former Raiders, Scissons stressed the skill level in the East Division remains high. While the competition level might not change, a few things about the set-up will change, including the Raiders’ planned United States road trip for this coming season.

“It will add an extra day in there, an extra day or two,” Scissons said. “We go to the U.S. every other year and it just happens to be there, so we’ll be there for the inaugural season in Wenatchee. That’ll be exciting to be a part of, to be there in year one.”

Scissons pointed out that the removal of Winnipeg from the schedule means the removal of three trips to Winnipeg which might actually financially work out in the team’s favor because the road trip to Winnipeg is so long. But Winnipeg leaving does leave the East Division short a team.

“We’re moving forward with five teams in the division this year,” Scissons said. “What the future holds on that remains to be seen.”

Scissons added the schedule hasn’t been finalized but the loss of those six games against Winnipeg will likely mean more games against other divisional rivals in 2023-24.

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by Rob Mahon

Schedule, travel changes ahead for Raiders with relocation of ICE

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