Redden on the Raiders: Roster set as deadline passes
The 2019 trade deadline has come and gone, and all questions have been answered as to what the Prince Albert Raiders will look like from here on out.
The Raiders have added forwards Dante Hannoun and Bryce Bader, defenceman Loeden Schaufler, and goaltender Boston Bilous. Leaving the team were forwards Kody McDonald and Carson Miller (traded to Victoria), defenceman Lane Kirk (re-assigned to Swan Valley, MJHL), and goaltender Donovan Buskey (re-assigned to Trail, BCHL).
Further to that, the Raiders have added a conditional sixth-round pick and a third-round pick in 2020, while parting with a fourth-round pick in 2019, two eighth-round picks in 2019, two conditional sixth-round picks, and the rights to unsigned forward Quinn Olson.
The big question I’ve been hearing among Raider fans is whether the team will follow the trend led by teams like Swift Current, Regina, and Moose Jaw last year to make big moves ahead of the deadline. The Hannoun trade was no doubt a big one, but here’s what Curtis Hunt had to say about the balance of “going all in” and sticking with what got the team here.