Open house marks new beginning for Raiders
Saturday marked a new beginning for the Prince Albert Raiders, in more ways than you might think.
Although the team’s all-access open house was focused on signing their top three drafted prospects from the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft in first overall pick Kaiden Guhle, fellow first-rounder Cohner Saleski and early second round draftee Ozzy Wiesblatt, it was a lot more than that.
It was a pledge to Raiders fans, that the team would be there for the future, both on the ice and in the stands.
During a speech before contract signing, Raiders general manager Curtis Hunt talked about setting “a new standard to be in the upper echelon of the WHL,” inspired by a sentiment in Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McClellan’s season-ending press conference.