“Let’s get ready to rumble!” – Raiders and Blades to throw it down in round 2

The Raiders and Blades exchange pleasantries on Feb. 14.

As far as the second round of the WHL Playoffs, this is going to be CM Punk versus Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42.

For the next potentially two plus weeks, Prince Albert Raiders versus Saskatoon Blades in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series will be the thing that is on everyone’s mind in those respective centres. Actually, you can bet it will be on everyone’s mind in “Hockey Town North.”

In Saskatoon, the series will likely be on a lot of people’s minds. With it being a city of 300,000 people, there are a significant portion of hockey fans set to spend $5,000 to $10,000 on trips to see NHL games while staying in posh hotels or heading off to take part in other interests.

Actually if Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan was in season in “The Bridge City,” that is a must treasure to check out. Even for people who hated Shakespeare in school, the folks that make that production happen make Shakespeare cool, but I digress.

Getting back to the second round of the WHL Playoffs, the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Raiders and Blades is the one that jumps off the page. Out of the circuit’s four conference semifinal series, this is the only one that is a true rivalry series.

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