The Winter Knockout Cheer and Dance Competition was held this past weekend in Warman, and a cheerleading squad from Prince Albert came out soaring.The Prince Alber Cheer Explosion (PACE) Blast U12 all star team, ages 8-12, received first place in their division. The PACE Burst U6 tiny novice team, ages 4-6, received an...

Stryker Zablocki and Team Canada are golden at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in Finland after blanking the United States 3-0 in the championship game Sunday afternoon. The golden moment! 🥇🇨🇦Le moment en or! 🥇🇨🇦#U18WomensWorlds | #MondialFemininM18pic.twitter.com/caz0tXpvJh— Hockey Cana...

A pair of Prince Albert Mintos have committed to playing for the Humboldt Broncos in the Sask. Junior Hockey League (SJHL) next season. Earlier this week, the Jr. A club put pen to paper with Mintos captain Simon Garchinski and leading point scorer Luke Senick. Garchinski, who turns 18 next month, is currently in his t...

After losing three straight for the first time since early October, the Prince Albert Raiders looked to finish their three games in four nights stretch through Alberta with a win in Red Deer. The Raiders put together a perfect road win, choking out any offensive danger from the Rebels while pouring on shots in the offe...

Stryker Zablocki continued her dominance at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in Finland on Saturday afternoon, scoring a goal and adding an assist in Canada's 4-2 semifinal win over Czechia. The win not only keeps the Canadians undefeated at the tournament, but also moves them into the championship game where t...

After starting the road trip with a loss in Medicine Hat to lose their second straight, the Prince Albert Raiders looked to find the win column once again against the Edmonton Oil Kings Friday night. Despite a four point night from Tomas Mrsic, the Raiders would fall 5-4 to drop their third straight for the first time ...

It's been a few years since he played in 'Hockey Town North' but Ozzy Wiesblatt is still a Prince Albert Raiders fan favorite. The winger recently made his NHL debut in his hometown of Calgary, Alta. and just like they did every game while he was living with them, Wiesblatt's billet family was there to cheer him on. &q...

With six games already played between the Prince Albert Raiders and Brandon Wheat Kings, the two teams met for the seventh time Saturday night in the Art Hauser Centre. A slow start from the Raiders and a ton of blocked shots by the Wheat Kings late in the game saw the Raiders fall 5-3 in the final.Just 3:03 into the f...

The Prince Albert Raiders have had a busy schedule coming out of Christmas so far, and Friday's action against the Moose Jaw Warriors served as the Raiders' fifth game in eight days. The Raiders dominated play for most of the game, but two great performances in goal between Josh Banini and Dimitri Fortin playing agains...

A busy start to the second half of the season for the Prince Albert Raiders continued on Wednesday when the Raiders played their fourth game in six days in Saskatoon. After losing at home on Monday, the Raiders went into Wednesday's rematch with a consistent and disciplined game plan to win 6-3 over the Blades.Tomas Mr...

On their day off between games with the Saskatoon Blades, the Prince Albert Raiders made a trade with the Red Deer Rebels. The Raiders acquired 19-year-old defenceman Matteo Fabrizi in exchange for 18-year-old defenceman Doogan Pederson, prospect Miller Robson, and a third round pick in 2025.Standing at 6'5", 235 ...

After picking up two wins over Swift Current out of the Christmas break, the Prince Albert Raiders had just one day off before they faced the Saskatoon Blades for the first time this season. Both teams had their struggles throughout the game, but a late non-call against the Raiders had this game end in controversial fa...

It's been eight months and 25 days since the Saskatoon Blades took a 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders in game five of the first round of playoffs last season. The Raiders and Blades will meet for the first time since, a total of 296 days, on Monday at the Art Hauser Centre.The two teams did meet during the presea...

With the Prince Albert Raiders starting the post Christmas break schedule with a tightly contested 2-1 win at home over the Swift Current Broncos, the Raiders went on the road Saturday night for the rematch. This time the lead changed hands multiple times, but they finished with a 7-5 win.The Broncos powerplay struck f...

After nine days off for the Christmas break, the Prince Albert Raiders returned to the ice on Friday night to find they would be without a few bodies in Krzyszstof Macias and Tomas Mrsic as well their Head Coach Jeff Truitt. The Raiders stepped up to the challenge to take on the Swift Current Broncos, and the Raiders n...

While some teams in the WHL have reached the 34 games played to reach the halfway mark of their season, the Prince Albert Raiders still have five more games to play before they get to that mark. That means the second half of the calendar for the Raiders is going to be busy, and it starts at home with a weekend double h...

As with many people in Saskatchewan, Layne Matechuk has hockey in his blood. Growing up in Colonsay, the sport was a family affair which they all bonded over, having been coached by his father while his sister and mother watched and cheered proudly from the stands. Layne excelled in minor hockey and went on to play at ...

Fans of the Prince Albert Raiders were first introduced to Riley Boychuk and Ty Meunier when they were both drafted second and seventh overall during the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft. Since then, Raiders fans have watched them provide an assist on each other's first goal in the WHL as they've grown as teammates, linemates,...

It was a busy year for sports in Prince Albert.As the calendar flips to 2025, let's take a look back at some of the memorable sports moments in our community from 2024:P.A. community icon, Bruce Vance, succumbs to cancer at 63The sporting world in P.A. suffered a great loss this past year, losing Bruce Vance to cancer ...

The Prince Albert Raiders started the climb up the eastern conference standings after Tuesday's win in Edmonton, and they looked to continue that momentum Wednesday in Calgary. Although the Raiders fought to tie the game twice, they would see their winning streak snapped at three as they lost to the Hitmen 8-5.Kalem Pa...

With a long jam in the eastern conference standings that separated the first place Medicine Hat Tigers and the ninth place Prince Albert Raiders by just eight points at the start of the night, Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oil Kings kicked off a big road trip double header. The Raiders powerplay was a big reason ...

In their final two games of the season before the Christmas break, the Prince Albert Raiders are hoping a couple of wins can help them climb the standings into a playoff spot. They take on two teams they are chasing, starting with the Edmonton Oil Kings on Tuesday, and the Calgary Hitmen on Wednesday.The Raiders curren...

In their final home game before the Christmas break, the Prince Albert Raiders were looking to string together two wins for the first time in five games, along with a little revenge for their last loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings a week ago. With three goals from defenceman and another tipped in off a defenceman's shot,...

The Prince Albert Raiders are in a tight race in the Eastern Conference right now, sitting in ninth place and on the outside looking in for a playoff spot as the Christmas break looms. With games in hand over everyone ahead of them except for one team, and a key 6-3 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors in their last action,...

With 33 players invited to camp to make Team Canada's roster for the 2025 World Junior Hockey Tournament set to take place in Ottawa starting on Boxing Day, there will be a Prince Albert representative.Tanner Howe has made the roster 25-man roster announced earlier this afternoon. He started the season as the captain o...

Four years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women's broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make it four as they get set for the season to start this winter.With this year's national championships set for Val-d'Or, Q...

A Prince Albert hockey prodigy will once again don the maple leaf on the international level. Stryker Zablocki was named to Team Canada for the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship on Tuesday, the second straight year she's been named to the team. Along with four others, Zablocki returns to the international spotli...

The Prince Albert Raiders were looking to get back into the win column on Tuesday night as they played host to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Even though Moose Jaw has traded some star players away, they still forced the Raiders to take the lead four separate times to earn a 6-3 win.The goal trading started later in the first...

Ahead of their matchup Tuesday night with the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Prince Albert Raiders have traded 2006-born forward Cole Peardon to the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for 2006-born forward Evan Smith.Originally drafted in the fifth round by Red Deer, Smith comes from Kamloops, B.C. in his second season in the WHL. T...

Last weekend, the Prince Albert Raiders were faced with two very physical games with a win against Calgary at home before travelling to Brandon for a loss. Now for Tuesday night, they face a depleted last in the league Moose Jaw Warriors in their second matchup of the season. In the first meeting of the year, just the ...