Raiders created good memories in first full season back

The Raiders celebrate a goal during a WHL playoff win on April 27.

Do you remember December of 2020 when the Prince Albert Raiders faithful wondered when the team would take the ice again?

Back during that time, restrictions and public health orders were out in big force as the world battled being in the grips of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Players from all WHL teams were sitting at home training and uncertain of when they would hit the ice. In Canada, almost all sports leagues had pretty much been shutdown.

Skip forward to the current day. The Raiders just completed a full 68 game WHL regular season with a playoff appearance.

The last time it was possible for that to happen was the 2018-19 campaign, when the Raiders won the WHL championship. The COVID-19 pandemic threw many wrenches into the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

In 2021-22, the Raiders were in a transitional reload type of phase and still created some good memories.

This column of mine appeared in the Prince Albert Daily Herald. To read the full article, feel free to click the link right here.