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...

The Timberland Bowbenders are no strangers when it comes to hosting Canada's largest annual archery shoot. The Prince Albert-based archery club was once again the hosts of the Sask. Archery Association's (SAA) Provincial Championships and Junior Olympic Program (JOP) provincial championships, marking the fifth straight...

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...

An event this weekend in Lethbridge that will feature both bare knuckle boxing and mixed martial arts, will mark the first time in the cage for two Prince Albert athletes.Gunner Duthie and Kolten Renz, who both train out of North Wake Martial Arts, have scheduled fights at Rumble in the Cage 71.In a catchweight divisio...

For the first time since 2011, the local U15 AA boys' hockey team holds the title of provincial league champion. The Venice House Pirates won in convincing fashion over the south division leaders Engelheim Prairie Storm by a score of 8-2 Thursday night in front of a very packed, very loud arena in the Lake Country Coo...

The emotions in the game of hockey ramp up during the playoffs for a number of reasons, but for Prince Albert Raiders captain Justice Christensen, there's an extra layer added to it this year. Not only is it his final season in the WHL as a 20-year-old, but he's also getting a chance to play in his hometown of Red Deer...

With gritty win on Tuesday to take a 3-0 series lead, the Prince Albert Raiders were poised to earn the first round sweep Wednesday night against the Red Deer Rebels. The Raiders played two great periods but would run into some bad luck that lead a tie heading to the third, but the Rebels would slow the game down in th...

The Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Scouts have written themselves into the history books. The Junior A hockey club claimed the first-ever Alberta Division title within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier after downing the Calgary Bandits 6-3 in Game 3 of the best-of-three finals on Tuesday in Calgary...

A pair of Prince Albert gymnasts and their coach are set to represent Saskatchewan on the Western stage. Kate Popescul and Lucia Tamayo, along with their coach Danielle Clark, will make the over 2,500 km trek to the Yukon later this month as part of Saskatchewan's CCP Level 8 team for the 2026 Western Canadian Artistic...

With two dominant games in Prince Albert to start the series, Game 3 saw the Raiders head to Red Deer to continue the series with the Rebels. The Raiders forecheck had to battle for every goal they scored including the empty netter, and they came away with a 4-2 win and a 3-0 series lead.The Raiders opened the scoring ...

Third time is the charm for the Shellbrook Elks. Shellbrook crowned themselves champions of the Twin Rivers Hockey League (TRHL) for the first time in club history on Saturday after downing the Rosthern Wheat Kings 3-2 in the best-of-five finals, taking Game 5 in double overtime 4-3 in Rosthern. Shellbrook was trailin...

The excitement for the Prince Albert Raiders playoff run has resulted in a couple of big crowds to start the playoffs. That excitement has lead to a couple of huge 50/50 totals in the first two home games of the playoffs.Game 1 saw a total of $77,420 with a take home total of $38,710, while Game 2 saw $96,370 and a tak...

With Raiders goaltender Michal Orsulak earning the honours of Rookie of the Year with his team, and Daxon Rudolph earning a list of awards including the team's MVP, the two are now being recognized by the league for their efforts. Both Rudolph and Orsulak have been named to the WHL's Eastern Conference First Team All S...

The gymnasium inside of St. Mary High School in Prince Albert was the hub for Saskatchewan Wrestling Provincials over the weekend. Hundreds of wrestlers from the U15 age class up to Senior made the trek to P.A. to fight for a chance to head to the national championships next month in Grande Prairie, Alta. Clubs came fr...

After a stellar season, the U13 AA Family Pizza Foxes female hockey team was crowned provincial champions this past weekend.Head Coach Corey Trann said right from the start, the girls bought into learning, working hard and being great teammates."All those things together is what makes a great team. We managed to g...

Entering the 5A provincial basketball championships, the Carlton Crusaders Seniors Boy's Basketball Team knew they were underdogs and they were also fully aware of the fact no team before them had ever made the medal round.But this year's talented team took that as a challenge and proved all their naysayers wrong, fini...

After a close Game 1 that saw them pull away late in the game, Saturday night saw the Prince Albert Raiders were primed for Game 2 with the Red Deer Rebels. This time the Raiders took advantage of the Rebels frustrations through the second period, going on to a dominant 6-0 shutout.The Raiders were solid in the first p...

On Friday night, the 2026 WHL Playoffs officially arrived to the Art Hauser Centre as the Prince Albert Raiders welcomed the Red Deer Rebels for the first game of the series. Despite an early big personel loss for the Raiders, but they'd turn that into an inspired effort to earn a 4-1 win.With the crowd roaring and a g...

One lucky hockey team competing in the Big River First Nation's 3rd annual Spring Classic Hockey Tournament will be leaving $50,000 richer. Twenty of the best Indigenous hockey teams from across the prairies are in Prince Albert this weekend for a chance at a slice of the $125,000 prize pool, with the winners taking ho...

The 2025-26 WHL Playoffs are officially here. Tickets are still available, but they're going fast for Games 1 and 2 as the East Division and Eastern Conference Champion Prince Albert Raiders get set for their first-round playoff matchup against the Red Deer Rebels. @nigelmaxwell888 Let's Go Raiders!! Game 1 of the pla...

A Prince Albert hockey player is honing in on his coaching skills for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs. Although Van Taylor should be suiting up for the Nipawin Hawks in their first-round matchup against the Weyburn Red Wings, he's instead standing on the bench after an injury early in the season f...

Over the course of the 2025-26 WHL season, Prince Albert Raiders fans have learned to love the smell of blood in the water, because it means a Sark Attack is on the way. The 18-year-old Alisher Sarkenov has won over fans in a city that doesn't even speak the same language as him in his first year in the WHL. The first ...

As temperatures slowly warm and the snow melts away, local ski hills are looking back at the wicked season it was. From a snowstorm that dropped over 40 cm to a cold spell that saw temperatures plummet to near -50, the weather proved to be one of the few challenges for both the Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre in Princ...

The Debden Roadrunners U20 girls broomball team are making the strive for five this week as they're in Ottawa competing for the club's fifth straight national championship. The Roadrunners have 11 returning players from last year's winning team and are one of two Saskatchewan teams competing in the eight-team U20 girls...

Despite only being around for five years, the U18 Pom/Hip Hop/ Dance team at the Prince Albert Dance Company have two provincial championships.The most recent award occurred last weekend in Saskatoon. Studio Owner Bethany Leachman was very proud of the accomplishment. She stated they also finished first in their inaugu...

Prince Albert's Female AAA hockey team the Northern Bears officially have a new title sponsor. The Prince Albert Raiders will be the new title sponsor of the Northern Bears for the next three years. Raiders Business Manager Mike Scissons said the opportunity to sponsor the Northern Bears made perfect sense for an orga...

For the second time in two years, the Senior Boys basketball team at Carlton Comprehensive High School has been crowned Regionals champion.The 5A tournament was held last weekend in Warman and Carlton defeated St Mary in the final. Acknowledging the team went in with even higher expectations for themselves, Crusaders c...

The U15 AA Prince Albert Venice House Pirates swept the Warman Wildcats on Saturday night in front of a packed barn.There was standing room only at Game 2 between the two top teams in the north at the Kinsmen Arena. Fans included Pirates players from previous seasons who showed their support for the current squad by we...