Raiders Announce 2011-12 Schedule
The Prince Albert Raiders 2011-12 Western Hockey League regular season schedule was released today in Calgary, Alberta.
The Prince Albert Raiders open the season with a home series against the Saskatoon Blades starting on Friday, Sept. 23 at the Credit Union Centre, and concluding at the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday, Sept. 24 for their annual 900 CKBI home opener.
The Raiders make their American Division road trip this season starting in Seattle on Friday, Oct. 7 and ending in Spokane on Friday, Oct. 14. They make a stop in Cranbrook to take on the Ice Saturday, Oct. 15 before returning to the AHC on Friday Oct. 21, to play their first home game in 17 days against the Swift Current Broncos.
Of their 36 home games, the Raiders play 21 of them on weekends including 12 on Friday, eight on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Nine of the 15 remaining games will be played on Wednesday, four on Tuesday and two on Thursday.