For the first time since 2019, the Prince Albert Raiders are Eastern Conference Champions.They punched their ticket to the WHL finals Sunday night with a 7-6 win in Game 6 against the Medicine Hat Tigers.Riley Boychuk scored two goals on the night including the game winner, while Aiden Oiring, Braeden Cootes, Daxon Rud...

Youth hockey players in Prince Albert are feeling inspired by the Raiders and their success this season.The club is deep into their Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff run, currently sitting on a 3-2 series lead over the Medicine Hat Tigers after taking Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals 6-3 at the Art Hauser Cent...

With the series reduced to a best-of-three, it still felt like the Prince Albert Raiders had the momentum in their series with the Medicine Hat Tigers headed into Game 5. Even though the series was tied at 2-2, the Raiders had dominated through the last two games and were coming off a win as the series returned back to...

After Game 3 saw the Prince Albert Raiders walk into enemy territory and largely outplay the Medicine Hat Tigers in a 2-1 overtime losing effort. In Game 4, the Raiders stepped back on the ice with the same drive they had the night before, but this time their efforts were rewarded with a 6-3 win to tie the series.The R...

After the Mike Modano era for the Prince Albert Raiders, many of the team's early stars moved on into their NHL careers. The likes of Dave Manson, Manny Viveiros, Dan Hodgson, and Steve Gotaas all reached the national level, and it was time for new stars to emerge for the Raiders.In the 1989-90 season, the Raiders got ...

After a wake-up call of a Game 2 at home saw the series tied up, the Prince Albert Raiders travelled to Medicine Hat for Tuesday's Game 3 against the Tigers. The Raiders outplayed the Tigers all game long, but the Tigers got a few breaks on the powerplay, and the Tigers took Game 3 in overtime 2-1.The game started with...

Loud chants of "we want the cup" and "let's go Raiders" filled the air Monday morning outside the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert.Dozens of hockey fans donning jerseys, flags and noise makers lined the curb to give the Raiders a proper send off as they head for Medicine Hat. Mike Scissons, busine...

After the thrill of Game 1's dominant 8-3 win for the Prince Albert Raiders, hopes were high in HockeyTown North as the Raiders hosted the Medicine Hat Tigers for Game 2 on Saturday. The reality of the two best teams in the Eastern Conference set in however and the Tigers made their statement, tying the series up with ...

After a full week and a half of tension had built up in Prince Albert, Friday night the Prince Albert Raiders finally got their first crack at revenge against the Medicine Hat Tigers from last year's playoffs. This time it was the Raiders with home ice advantage in the series, and a full sellout crowd of 3,299 people p...

The WHL Commissioner will be in the building for Game 1 of the third round series between the Prince Albert Raiders and the Medicine Hat Tigers. Dan Near has been travelling to different rinks in the league during the playoffs, and he arrived in Prince Albert the morning before Game 1. Even with a heavy layer of snow ...

The current playoff run the Prince Albert Raiders are on has had a lot of similarities to previous playoff matchups the Raiders have been on. The first two opponents the Raiders have faced this year were the same two opponents the Raiders faced in the 2019 championship run, but after the second-round sweep of the Saska...

Prince Albert Raiders forward, 18-year-old forward Braeden Cootes, has been named the winner of the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy as the WHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player. It's the first time in 59 years that a Prince Albert Raider has won the award that also bears the names of players like Seth Jarvis, Sam Reinhart, Mark...

The Eastern Conference Final starts in just a few short days for the Prince Albert Raiders, and the hype in the city is already palpable. With tickets going on sale at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, some fans were already lined up and waiting at the door as early as 7 a.m.Lonny Olson was one of the first people in line around 7:15...

Since 2013, fans of the Prince Albert Raiders have seen the #9 Modano banner hanging in the rafters of the Art Hauser Centre while they cheer on their favourite team. Coming to the city as a 16-year-old, Mike Modano would play three seasons with the Raiders between 1986-89, putting up 294 points in the span of 176 game...

After earning a 2-0 series lead on home ice, the Prince Albert Raiders saw their second round series shift to Saskatoon on Tuesday for Game 3. For the second straight game, the Raiders shut the Blades out for a 4-0 win, and a 3-0 lead in the series.The Blades came out of the gates with some fire to try and show just ho...

The energy in the Art Hauser Centre has been on full display in the first five home games of the playoffs so far, generating tons excitement for fans. Whether a fan has been loyal to the Raiders since they first started playing in Prince Albert, or if it's a fan that is in their first season cheering for the Raiders, e...

After a dominant showing in Game 1, the Prince Albert Raiders were primed and ready for Game 2 against the Saskatoon Blades. The first period was hard fought but stayed scoreless, and eventually the Raiders were still the team in control until they finally broke through for a 3-0 win. For the first period, the Blades c...

After a full week of rest, the Prince Albert Raiders were primed and ready to go for the second round of the playoffs. The week off was long, first waiting to find out who the next opponent would be, then anticipating the second round matchup with the best rivalry in the league and the Saskatoon Blades.The Raiders were...

The anticipation has been growing, the first few chirps have been exchanged, and the 50/50 had already surpassed $12,000 by 1 p.m.The best rivalry in junior hockey is set to add another chapter starting Friday night at the Art Hauser Centre as fans wait for Game 1 between the Prince Albert Raiders and Saskatoon Blades....

Awards season is officially here for the WHL, and the Prince Albert Raiders have a ton of players and staff in the running. Out of the 11 awards voted on by officials around the league, the Raiders are nominated for seven of them. Brock Cripps has been named one of the candidates for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy, or...