Do or die for the Raiders in final game at the Art Hauser Centre

“We’re a very resilient team. We never quit. You can talk to anyone in that room, and this series isn’t over. Not even close to over. Drawing from the experience last year, it was the same thing. There was no quit in that group, and that’s the way the Raiders play. That’s the culture that’s been built here and how we like to play, so we’re just going to keep pushing. There will be no quit in our group.”

Christensen was asked about the atmosphere on the bench during the two disallowed goals in Game 4. He said that the team was fighting hard to earn the comeback, and even after two disallowed goals, they were still focused on the task ahead.

“We were pushing hard, we were in desperation mode at that point, so for our group it was to just keep going despite the set back there. After that call we just have to keep going. We had another crack at it again and the message was the same, just to keep going and to keep pushing. We had them on their heels there for a bit and we weren’t able to find one.”

Brandon Gorzynski also made his return to the Raiders lineup during Game 4, scoring a goal in his first game back since being injured nine games prior.

According to Gorzynski, he was given the choice by Raiders Athletic Trainer Duane ‘Puff’ Bartley whether or not to play, and he jumped at getting back in the lineup.

“It’s obviously really hard to have such a good team and such a good group and have to be on the sidelines, especially when I think I’m a big part of that. It’s just really hard to watch. Obviously you want to play in special games like this, and when Puff said it was kind of my choice to play tonight, it was a no brainer. How many times do you get a chance to play in the championship series?”

Puck drops at the Art Hauser Centre for Game 5 between the Raiders and Silvertips at 7:30 p.m.

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nick.nielsen@pattisonmedia.com

by Nick Nielsen

Do or die for the Raiders in final game at the Art Hauser Centre

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