Silvertips cash in on Raiders bend in 3-2 Game 3 win

Everett takes 2-1 lead in WHL Championship Series

Julius Miettnen (#17) does a fly by after his game-winning goal.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Michal Orsulak couldn’t stop everything.

That was the belief the Everett Silvertips had as they fired piles and piles of pucks at the rookie import star netminder of the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 3 of the WHL Championship Series on Tuesday night at the storied and historic Art Hauser Centre. Entering the third period locked in a 2-2 tie, it appeared Orsulak was going to force the contest to go to overtime as the visiting Silvertips held a 21-8 edge in shots on goal.

Everett broke through with 4:28 remaining in the third. Silvertips standout sophomore defenceman Brek Liske took a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle and the puck rebounded off Orsulak’s left pad to the right side of the Prince Albert net.

Julius Miettinen scored the winning goal for the Silvertips.

The rebound landed right on the stick of Silvertips star import centre Julius Miettinen. Miettinen put a backhand shot into the open right side of the Prince Albert net to give the Silvertips a 3-2 lead.

The Silvertips then had to close out the third by surviving a buzzer-beating shot attempt by Raiders standout sophomore right-winger Riley Boychuk. With the final seconds ticking away in the third, Boychuk found himself in position for a mid-range shot off to the left of the Everett net. Boychuk’s drive just missed going into an open top right corner of the Everett net allowing the Silvertips to hold on to a 3-2 victory to the disappointment of almost all the sellout crowd of 3,299 spectators at the 2,580 seat facility.

“The puck just kind of came out to my stick, and I had an empty net,” said Miettinen, who leads the current WHL Playoffs with 13 goals. “I can’t really miss those when I get a chance.”

Matias Vanhanen had the Silvertips first goal on Tuesday.

The win by the Silvertips gives them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven set. Game 4 is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. local time back at the Hauser.

Miettinen centres the Silvertips top line that includes star right-winger Carter Bear and star import rookie left-winger Matias Vanhanen. They accounted for two of Everett’s three goals as Vanhanen opened the game’s scoring at the 11:45 mark of the first period by jetting into the Prince Albert zone on a solo effort and wiring a shot from just above the left faceoff circle past Orsulak.

Bear had assists on both Miettinen’s and Vanhanen’s markers. In the three games of the WHL final, Miettinen had three goals and four assists, Bear had three goals and two assists, and Vanhanen had one goal and two assists.

Michal Orsulak turned away 41 shots in net for the Raiders.

“I think we just outworked the lines we were playing against,” said Miettinen. “We crashed the net, and we have a lot of rebounds.

“We have three great players on the same line, and I feel like you can’t really match that line.”

After Vanhanen gave the Silvertips a 1-0 lead, the Raiders pulled even while working on the power play. With 1:41 remaining in the first, Raiders star centre Braeden Cootes passed the puck to star centre Max Heise at the top of the left faceoff circle, and Heise one-timed home his fourth tally of the post-season to even the score at 1-1.

Just 1:59 into the second frame, the Raiders jumped ahead 2-1 as Ben Harvey from the front of the Everett net tipped home a mid-range shot from Raiders captain Justice Christensen. At that point in the contest, the action was fairly tight checking as the shots on goal were even at 8-8.

Braeden Cootes had an assist for the Raiders.

Harvey was pleased to be able to help manufacture a goal at that point in the contest to put his team ahead.

“Obviously, it was a big moment in the game,” said Harvey. “We just have to continue to stick with it, and finish off the full 60.”

From that point in the contest, the Silvertips really started to pepper Orsulak. Raiders head coach Ryan McDonald said you could feel the game turn at the midway point of the second.

“I thought we played a really good first 30 minutes,” said McDonald. “We were quick, (and) we were direct.

“We got pucks behind and got to work. Then, they were able to tilt the ice on us. Discipline has to be a big key for us, and you’ve got to stay out of the penalty box and not give them some opportunities on the power play.

Max Heise had the Raiders first goal on Tuesday.

“I thought our penalty kill did a great job when they were out there, but again, those are hard minutes that you’ve got to play. For us on the power play, we just got to look to capitalize on our opportunities and continue to keep inching that shot clock up. Again, we have an opportunity for us to reset, refocus and get ready for tomorrow.”

For a moment, it looked like the Raiders were going to escape the second period with the lead. That all changed with 1:53 remaining in the second, when Silvertips defenceman Luke Vlooswyk, who turned 19-years-old in January, fired a point shot through a screen to the top right corner of the Prince Albert net to even the score at 2-2. That goal was Vlooswyk’s first career tally in WHL post-season action.

“It was pretty exciting to get that monkey off the back,” said Vlooswyk. “It felt unbelievable.

Ben Harvey (#20) gave the Raiders a 2-1 lead early in the second.

“(It was a) big goal, and I think we got a lot of energy off of it.”

At the start of the third, the Raiders killed off two Silvertips power plays, which included playing 68 seconds where Everett held a five-on-three advantage. The Raiders proceeded to get back-to-back power plays, but they were unable to take the lead. That set the stage for Miettinen’s winner and the dramatics in the final seconds of the third.

Silvertips head coach Steve Hamilton said the two penalty kills his team got in the third were big for his side and gave credit to Silvertips star netminder Anders Miller for ensuring those penalty kills were successful.

“It was pivotal in the game,” said Hamilton. “I’d prefer we didn’t have to see it at that time in the game, but the guy’s bench talk was good.

Justice Christensen (#7) had an assist for the Raiders.

“There was a sense of confidence and a sense of purpose, when you’re going into those moments. Let’s be honest. The game hangs in the balance in those types of moments.

“Guys dug in and got key blocks. Your best penalty killer is always going to be your goaltender. I thought Anders (Miller) was excellent tonight.”

Orsulak turned away 41 shots to take the setback in net for the Raiders. Miller stopped 18 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Silvertips.

Liske finished with two assists for Everett.

The Raiders were 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Silvertips were 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

The Raiders were without star defenceman Daxon Rudolph on Tuesday, because he was sitting out a one-game WHL league imposed suspension for receiving a cross-checking major and a game misconduct near the end of Silvertips’ 6-2 victory in Game 2 on Saturday in Everett. Rudolph was in a battle with Bear and would end up cross-checking the Silvertips forward in the head.

Luke Vlooswyk reactions to getting the equalizer for the Silvertips.

Prince Albert’s coaches placed Linden Burrett on the top defensive pairing with Christensen to take the spot Rudolph normally occupied. Hubert Clarke, who is an 18-year-old rookie, dressed for his first career game in the WHL Playoffs playing on the Raiders blue-line. Clarke played with Brock Cripps, while 19-year-old import rookie Matyas Man was paired with Benett Kelly.

Burrett thought the juggling on the back end went well for his squad, and he felt ready to shoulder extra responsibilities on the Raiders top defensive pairing.

“Obviously, I’m willing to take the role,” said Burrett. “It is something I honour.

Carter Bear had a pair of assists for the Silvertips.

“I’m just trying to go out there and play my game as best I can. “Juice” (Christensen) is obviously a good player, so that is not very hard to adapt to.”

Going into the WHL final, there was no clear cut favourite.

Everett topped the WHL regular season standings, the Western Conference and the U.S. Division with a 57-8-2-1 record and was rated first in the final CHL Top 10 Rankings. The Silvertips 57 wins and 117 standings points are team records.

Prince Albert topped the Eastern Conference, claimed the East Division title and finished second overall in the WHL with a 52-10-5-1 mark. The Raiders were rated fourth in the final CHL Top 10 Rankings.

The Raiders and Silvertips went head-to-head once in the regular season, where Prince Albert posted a 4-1 victory on November 11, 2025 at the Angel of the Winds Arena.

Anders Miller makes one of his 18 saves in goal for the Silvertips.

On the key injury front, the Raiders were without star left-winger Brandon Gorzynski with an undisclosed injury. 

He was injured in Game 2 of the WHL Eastern Conference Championship Series that the Raiders dropped 5-0 to the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers at the Hauser.

The Silvertips were without star defenceman and captain Tarin Smith with an undisclosed injury. 

He was injured in Game 4 of a 6-3 victory over the Winterhawks in Portland as Everett closed out the first round series between the two clubs at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Brek Liske had a pair of assists for the Silvertips.

After the dust settled from Game 3 on Tuesday, Hamilton was pleased his squad took the series lead.

“We got it done,” said Hamilton. “Sometimes, how you want it scripted and how it gets scripted are two different things.

“We took the hand we were dealt there, and we really got it over the line. I was proud of our group in that third. (We are) one step further down the road.”

McDonald is looking forward to his team battling back. The Raiders trailed the Eastern Conference Championship Series 2-1 against the Medicine Hat Tigers before rallying to take that set in six games.

“It is never easy here in the finals,” said McDonald. “No games are ever easy.

The Silvertips celebrate their Game 3 win on Tuesday night.

“You just have to keep fighting. You have to keep striving for that consistent 60-minute effort and keep making sure that our details and our habits are tight and keep inching forward.”

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Corkish hatty puts Raiders one win away from WHL final

Tigers fall 6-3 in Game 5 of Eastern Conference final

The Raiders celebrate a hat trick goal from Owen Corkish (#32).

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Owen Corkish capitalized on his moment to be the x-factor for the Prince Albert Raiders.

On Friday night playing before a raucous sellout crowd of 3,299 spectators at the storied and historic Art Hauser Centre, Corkish, who is an 18-year-old rookie left-winger, delivered his first WHL hat trick in either regular season or post-season play. The Cottage Grove, Minnesota, product’s three-goal night powered the host Raiders to a 6-3 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers in Game 5 of the WHL Eastern Conference Championship Series.

With the Raiders clinging to a 4-3 lead late in the third period, Corkish fired home a shot from his own zone into an empty Tigers net with 2:31 remaining in the third period to complete his hat trick. Following that tally, hats rained down from the Raiders faithful at the Hauser in celebration of that goal.

Owen Corkish (#32) breaks away from Noah Davidson (#39).

“I just put one and one together and tried to go for it and see what happens,” said Corkish. “Fortunately, it went in.”

If there was going to be any other drama, Raiders 20-year-old right-winger Brayden Dube wrapped home an empty-net tally with 1:29 remaining in the third to round out the 6-3 final score in favour of the Prince Albert side.

With the win, the Raiders take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven set with the Tigers. They will try to close the series out in Game 6 on Sunday at 6 p.m. local time at Co-op Place in Medicine Hat.

Before looking forward to Game 6, Corkish said his hat trick performance in Game 5 ranks up there with the biggest hockey games he has ever had.

Owen Corkish sets to score his long distance empty-net goal.

“It is definitely one of them,” said Corkish. “I’m fortunate enough to have the night I had with the guys around me.

“I couldn’t have done it without those guys. We have such a tight group and such an amazing group that it could have been any one of those guys tonight. I’m just proud to be a part of this group.”

The Raiders came storming out of the gate. At the five-minute mark of the opening frame, standout 17-year-old right-winger Jonah Sivertson had the puck in the left corner of the Medicine Hat and passed it to linemate Alisher Sarkenov in front of the goal. Sarkenov quickly blasted the puck home to put the host side up 1-0.

Prince Albert outshot Medicine Hat 16-3 in the opening 20 minutes, but the Tigers were able to force a 1-1 tie before the stanza came to a close. With 2:50 remaining in the first, Tigers star 19-year-old defenceman Jonas Woo popped home a puck close in at the left side of the Prince Albert net for the equalizer.

Jonas Woo scored the Tigers first goal on Friday.

“We let them get off to a great start, which we can’t do in their building,” said Tigers legendary head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins. “We were so lucky to come out 1-1.”

While 18-year-old rookie netminder Carter Casey came up big in the opening frame, he couldn’t keep the Raiders at bay forever.

Just 22 seconds into the second period, Corkish tipped home a point shot from Raiders captain Justice Christensen to give the hosts a 2-1 lead. Raiders 16-year-old rookie right-winger Ben Harvey then tapped home a puck at the right side of Medicine Hat net to push Prince Albert’s advantage to 3-1 at the 8:57 mark of the frame. Harvey converted a beauty setup pass from linemate Maddix McCagherty from the left side boards in the Medicine Hat zone.

Alisher Sarkenov scored the Raiders first goal on Friday.

With 6:24 remaining in the second, Corkish picked up his second goal of the contest banging home the rebound of his own shot in front of the Medicine Hat net. Raiders head coach Ryan McDonald was pleased with the play of the line of Corkish, 20-year-old star centre Aiden Oiring and Dube calling them dynamic. Dube finished with an assist to go with his goal, while Oiring had one helper.

“I thought their line did a great job tonight,” said McDonald. “They were on the right side of pucks.

“They checked really well. They got their offensive chances, and they capitalized on them and really used their speed tonight.”

The Tigers proceeded to battle back in the third. 

Just 1:55 into the frame, a shot from Tigers 19-year-old left-winger Cam Parr deflected off the skate of 20-year-old right-winger Ethan Neutens into the Prince Albert net to cut the Raiders lead to 4-2.

Ethan Neutens scored for the Tigers on Friday.

At the 9:19 mark of the third, Tigers right-winger Carter Cunningham put a shot on goal from the left side of the Raiders net that was stopped by Raiders star import netminder Michal Orsulak. The puck rebounded to the right side of the net to Tigers 20-year-old rearguard Josh Van Mulligen. Van Mulligen fired home the rebound to trim the Raiders advantage down to 4-3.

While the Tigers have posted their share of comeback victories this season, they weren’t able to rally back any further on this night. The tallies by Neutens and Van Mulligen set the stage for the Raiders two empty-net markers to close the contest out.

Desjardins was pleased to see his squad battle back to make the contest a one-goal game again in the third.

“We got the first one,” said Desjardins. “You knew you had a chance.

Ben Harvey had a goal for the Raiders on Friday.

“Then, we got the second. We had some looks to get the third as well. We just didn’t get it.

“They bent a little bit, but they didn’t break. They stayed with their game plan, and they were able to pull it out.”

McDonald was happy to see there was no panic coming from his Raiders side after the Tigers pulled to within 4-3.

“They’re a good team,” said McDonald. “You can’t give them chances.

“They have the ability to put them in the back of the net. I really liked our guys’ calmness tonight. They got those two in the third, and guys were even keel.

“We just continued to go about our business and continued to win our battles and lock it down.”

Brayden Dube had one goal and one assist for the Raiders.

Orsulak stopped 25 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Raiders. Casey turned away 41-of-45 shots to take the setback in net for the Tigers.

Prince Albert also held a 49-21 advantage in the faceoff circle.

During the regular season, the Raiders topped the Eastern Conference, claimed the East Division title and finished second overall in the WHL with a 52-10-5-1 mark. They were rated fourth in the final CHL Top 10 Rankings.

The Tigers, who are the defending WHL champions, finished second in the Eastern Conference, captured the Central Division title and finished third overall in the WHL during the regular season with a 50-10-5-3 mark. They were rated fifth in the final CHL Top 10 Rankings.

The Tigers enjoy a goal from Josh Van Mulligen (#22).

The Raiders and Tigers met four times in the 2025-26 regular season. Each side claimed two regulation time wins including one victory at home and one the road. Each side scored 16 goals in those four head-to-head contests.

The winner of the Eastern Conference final will face the Everett Silvertips in the best-of-seven WHL Championship Series. The Silvertips swept the Penticton Vees 4-0 in the Western Conference Championship Series. Everett was rated first in the final CHL Top 10 Rankings.

Looking towards Game 6, Desjardins wants his team to be better in a couple of areas.

Fans at the Art Hauser Centre cheer on the Raiders.

“We’ve got to be more aggressive,” said Desjardins. “They’ve got lots of speed and the worst thing with speed is to back up.

“You’ve got to be aggressive on speed and gap up and handle it. We’ve got to be better in the faceoff circle too. They were really good in the faceoff circle.

“Give them credit, but they’ve got to win another one.”

The Raiders celebrate their win on Friday.

While the Raiders will try to clinch the series and the Eastern Conference title on Sunday, Corkish said his squad has to focus on business as usual on the ice.

“I think there is nothing we’ve got to overcomplicate,” said Corkish. “I think we’ve just got to simplify our game and keep doing what we’re doing, and it is going to turn out good.”

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Raiders run over Rebels with 6-0 win in Game 2

Prince Albert takes 2-0 lead in first round post-season series

The Raiders celebrate a short-handed goal from Daxon Rudolph (#10).

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – When the dam burst, it burst big.

On Saturday, the Prince Albert Raiders found themselves being thwarted on numerous scoring opportunities by Red Deer Rebels star rookie netminder Matthew Kondro in the first third of Game 2 of a WHL best-of-seven first round playoff series. The teams exited the first period locked in a scoreless tie with the Raiders holding a 13-3 edge in shots on goal.

Just 1:37 into the second period, Raiders 16-year-old skilled rookie defenceman Brock Cripps scored a power-play goal on an end-to-end rush. From that point, the host Raiders added four more goals in the second to push their advantage out to 5-0. They would finish off the contest cruising to a 6-0 victory to the delight of a jubilant standing room crowd of 2,997 spectators at the 2,580 seat storied and historic Art Hauser Centre.

Brock Cripps had the Raiders first goal on Friday.

With the win, the Raiders, who were rated fourth in the final CHL Top 10 Rankings, take a 2-0 lead in the series. Going back to the regular season, they have won eight straight games.

“You know what, we have a game plan,” said Raiders head coach Ryan McDonald. “We have a process that we stick to.

“It hasn’t wavered all year no matter who we’re playing. The guys did a great job going out there executing the game plan tonight.”

During the first period, it appeared the Raiders might get snake bitten around the net for the night. Star centre Braeden Cootes had a backhand shot chance in close that was turned away by a paddle stop by Kondro.

The Art Hauser Centre faithful cheer on the Raiders.

Late in the frame, Raiders star defenceman Daxon Rudolph had a partial breakaway, but he fanned on his shot. The fanned shot was still a chance Kondro had to make an alert stop on.

The host side’s luck changed around the net, when Cripps scored on his end-to-end rush. On that play, the puck disappeared from sight underneath Kondro’s pads, but referee Adam Bloski was positioned behind the net and made the call of a good goal on the ice.

Following the goal call, the play went to a view review that lasted for about five minutes. After the review, the officials ruled the call on the ice stands.

“You look at the entry, the speed that Brock (Cripps) possessed getting into the zone, it was a great move to get around the stand,” said McDonald. “He took the puck right to the net and got rewarded.”

Ben Harvey had one goal and one assist for the Raiders.

Just two minutes after Cripps’ goal, the Raiders pushed their advantage to 2-0, when 16-year-old rookie right-winger Ben Harvey fired a shot from the front of the net to the top right corner of the Red Deer goal. Harvey converted a sweet setup feed from Rudolph.

“Dax (Rudolph), obviously, made a nice play coming down the wall and found me in the middle,” said Harvey. “I kind of just popped up and tried to get it past the first layer there, and I don’t think their goalie saw it.”

Just under five minutes later, the Raiders picked up a short-handed tally from Rudolph to push their lead out to 3-0. Cootes sent a smart pass to Rudolph to spring the rearguard into the Red Deer zone on a rush. Rudolph charged to the front of the net and ripped home a shot to the top right corner of the goal.

Daxon Rudolph had one goal and two assists for the Raiders.

With 3:52 remaining in the second, Raiders sophomore centre Riley Boychuk potted home a loose puck during a net scramble for a power-play goal that made the Raiders lead sit at 4-0. With 2:05 remaining in the second, Raiders 20-year-old right-winger Brayden Dube sniped home a power-play marker from inside the right faceoff circle in the Red Deer zone to give the Raiders a 5-0 edge.

Prince Albert’s momentum proceeded to carry over to a right between rookie 16-year-old left-winger Connor Howe and Rebels 17-year-old defenceman Cameron Dillard. The bout was a spirited one that ended with Howe, who stands 5-foot-6 and weighs 155 pounds, getting the take down on the much larger Dillard, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 218 pounds. The Art Hauser Centre faithful rained down thunderous applause for Howe, who is a hometown product.

Brayden Dube had a pair of goals for the Raiders.

“Everyone is just playing the right way,” said Harvey, who had an assist to go with his goal. “We’re just sticking to our game and playing fast.

“It is just eventually they’re going to come.”

Dube proceeded to score his second of the contest taking a drop pass from Cootes and wiring home a shot from the right faceoff dot in the Red Deer zone to round out the 6-0 final score in favour of the Raiders.

“I was just in the right spot at the right time it felt like,” said Dube. “It was nice to get a couple.”

Following Dube’s second tally, the Rebels elected to pull Kondro. Kondro took the loss in the Red Deer net turning away 30-of-36 shots sent his way. Peyton Shore played the rest of the way in the third in relief turning away all four shots sent his way.

Fans at the Art Hauser Centre do the wave.

Overall, Dube was pleased with his team’s effort and thought it was a good follow up to their 4-1 victory over the Rebels in Game 1 on Friday at the Hauser.

“I think we played similar to yesterday,” said Dube. “The goals didn’t come that quick, but I think we wore them down.

“They started making mistakes, and we capitalized on them.”

Raiders star 18-year-old import rookie netminder Michal Orsulak stopped all 13 shots sent his way to pick up his first career post-season shutout in the WHL. He also had an assist on Cripps’s goal.

While the Raiders had the Rebels pinned in their own zone for a large part of Saturday’s game, Orsulak had to come up with a huge sprawling glove save on a Rebels left-winger Poul Andersen inside the final seven minutes of the third to preserve his shutout.

Michal Orsulak made 13 saves for the shutout win on Saturday.

“He was sticky and tidy when called upon,” said McDonald. “It was just a real solid night from him tonight.”

Rudolph finished with a pair of assists to go with his goal and a plus-three rating in the plus-minus department. Cootes had a plus-two rating to go with his two helpers.

The Raiders were without breakout star centre Max Heise, who was injured after being hit into the boards by Rebels right-winger Owen DeWitt early in Game 1. McDonald said Heise is listed as day-to-day when it comes to possibly returning.

The series between the Raiders and Rebels now shifts to Red Deer. Games 3 and 4 will be held Tuesday and Wednesday respectively at 7 p.m. local time on both nights at the Marchant Crane Centrium. In looking forward to those contests, Dube said his Raiders need to keep doing what they have been doing so far in the series.

The Raiders celebrate their win on Saturday.

“I know they’ll be better in Red Deer,” said Dube. “We just have to stick to our game and clean some things up that we can work on and just keep it going.”

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Raiders one win away from top spot in Eastern Conference

Prince Albert downs Regina 8-4 to reach 50^th victory  

The Raiders enjoy the 20th goal from Alisher Sarkenov (#24) this season.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – One down. One to go.

The Prince Albert Raiders are one win away from locking up first place in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. On Tuesday playing before 2,511 spectators at the storied and historic Art Hauser Centre, the Raiders downed the visiting Regina Pats 8-4 in a WHL regular season contest for a fourth straight victory.

With the win, the Raiders improve to 50-10-5-1 marking the first time they’ve won 50-or-more games in a season since going 54-10-2-2 back in the 2018-19 campaign when they last won the WHL title and also topped the WHL’s regular season standings.

Ben Harvey had two goals for the Raiders on Tuesday.

In the current day, the Raiders need to win one of their final two games in order to lock up top spot in the Eastern Conference for the first time since that WHL championship season and ensure second place finish in the overall WHL standings. Standing in the Raiders way are their archrivals in the Saskatoon Blades.

Those two clubs close their respective regular season schedules playing a home-and-home series against each other. The Raiders will first attempt to take top spot at home on Friday, when they host the Blades at 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. If Prince Albert isn’t able to take that contest, the Raiders get a second chance on Saturday when they meet the Blades at 7 p.m. at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.

Keets Fawcett scored his 30th goal of the campaign for the Pats.

The Raiders currently sit two points up on the Medicine Hat Tigers (48-10-5-3). Prince Albert would lock up top spot in the conference with one more win due to being assured of claiming a standings tiebreaker of finishing with more wins than Medicine Hat in that scenario. The Raiders are rated fourth in the CHL Top 10 Rankings, while the Tigers are rated fifth in the ratings.

Prince Albert opened the scoring of Tuesday’s clash with Regina right after killing the first penalty of the contest in the first period.

Right when the kill came to an end, Raiders rookie defenceman Benett Kelly, who turned 18 in February, got a hold of the puck in his own zone a fired a pass up to centre ice to Raiders 16-year-old right-winger Ben Harvey, who just got out of the penalty box after serving a minor infraction. Harvey jetted into the Regina zone on a breakaway and fired home his 13^th marker of the year through the legs of Pats netminder Marek Schlenker to put the host side up 1-0 at the 5:49 mark of the frame.

Braeden Cootes had one goal and two assists for the Raiders.

Just 2:26 into the second, Raiders star centre Braeden Cootes popped home his 23^rd of the season from low in the left faceoff circle to push the host side’s lead out to 2-0. The Pats responded 59 seconds later when rookie left-winger Mathis Paull, who turned 17 in late January, snipped home his seventh of the campaign on a two-on-one break to cut the Raiders lead to 2-1.

Right before the midway point of the second, Raiders right-wingers Riley Boychuk and Jonah Sivertson netted singles to give the Raiders a 4-1 advantage. Prince Albert took that three-goal lead into the second intermission holding a 28-11 edge in shots on goal.

Mathis Paull had one goal for the Pats on Tuesday.

Just 71 seconds into the third, Pats left-winger Keets Fawcett netted his 30^th goal of the season, and star defenceman Reese Hamilton tallied on the power play at the 9:03 mark of the frame to cut Prince Albert’s lead to 4-3.

Raiders 18-year-old import left-winger Alisher Sarkenov proceeded to put home a backhander from the front of the Regina net for his 20^th goal of the season. Brayden Dube and Max Heise proceeded to add singles for Prince Albert to make the host’s lead sit at 7-3.

Pats 19-year-old centre Ellis Mieyette proceeded to score for Regina and Harvey picked up his second of the contest for the hosts to round out the 8-4 final in favour of the Raiders.

With Sarkenov hitting the 20-goal mark, the Raiders now have nine players on their team who have scored 20-or-more goals this season, which is the most for the club since the 1985-86 campaign.

Alisher Sarkenov is 20-goal man number nine for the Raiders.

For the current Raiders, their 20-goal scorers include Heise (29), Daxon Rudolph (28), Aiden Oiring (28), Brandon Gorzynski (27), Cootes (23), Sivertson (23), Dube (22), Maddix McCagherty (20) and Sarkenov (20).

The Raiders 20-goal scorers from the 1985-86 campaign included Pat Elynuik (53), Ryan Stewart (52), Dale McFee (47), Tony Grenier (42), Steve Gotaas (40), Kim Issel (29), Scott Kruger (26), Emanuel Viveiros (22) and Rod Dallman (20).

Michal Orsulak stopped 19 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Raiders. Cootes had a pair of assists to go with his goal and finished with a plus-two rating in the plus-minus department.

Schlenker turned away 34-of-40 shots to take the setback in net for the Pats. He was pulled after the Raiders sixth goal at the 11:11 mark of the third period.

Jonah Sivertson scored for the Raiders on Tuesday.

Associate player call up in 16-year-old Drake Mooney played the rest of the way in relief turning away 7-of-9 shots sent his way. Mooney had been playing with the Prairie Hockey Academy U18 Prep team in Moose Jaw, Sask.

The Pats fall to 25-32-7-2 with the loss and are still holding on to seventh place in the Eastern Conference. They need one more standings point to clinch a berth in the WHL Playoffs.

The Pats close their regular season schedule with a home-and-home series with the Brandon Wheat Kings. The two sides play on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Brandt Centre in Regina on Friday, and they meet again on Saturday at Assiniboine Credit Union Place in Brandon at 6 p.m. local time.

The Raiders celebrate their 50th win of the season on Tuesday.

Now, the Raiders turn their attention to Friday’s home game against the Blades. If the Raiders take that clash to capture a first place finish in the Eastern Conference, the party is going to be on for their faithful in “Hockey Town North.”

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Raiders survive major scare by Pats’ Tabashniuk

Prince Albert claims 2-1 (SO) victory over Regina

An extremely hot goaltender almost threw a wrench into the Prince Albert Raiders chances for finishing first in the WHL’s Eastern Conference.

On Saturday night, the Raiders traveled to Regina to face the Pats, and were almost stonewalled by Regina’s 18-year-old rookie netminder Taylor Tabashniuk. Tabashniuk was turning away everything including the kitchen sink and looked like he was going to steal a victory to the delight of the 5,558 spectators at the Brandt Centre.

Pats 17-year-old centre Zachary Lansard scored his 23^rd goal of the campaign with 2:13 remaining in the third to give the host side a 1-0 lead. With 50.3 seconds remaining in the frame and the Raiders having pulled star import netminder Michal Orsulak for an extra skater, Raiders star centre Max Heise popped home his 28^th goal of the season to even the score at 1-1 and force overtime.

After playing through a scoreless three-versus-three overtime session, the contest went to a tiebreaking shootout. Ben Harvey and Braeden Cootes scored for the Raiders in the shootout as the visitors took the tiebreaking session 2-0 and the overall WHL regular season contest 2-1.

The victory was a third straight for the Raiders, who improved to 49-10-5-1. They have the identical amount of standings points as the Medicine Hat Tigers at 104 in the race for top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Tigers won their third straight downing the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime on Saturday night at Co-op Place to improve to 48-10-5-3.

Prince Albert holds the standings tiebreaker over Medicine Hat due to having more wins. The Raiders, who are fourth in the CHL Top 10 Rankings, have three games remaining on their regular season schedule, while the Tigers, who are fifth in the CHL Top 10 Rankings, have two games left on their regular season slate. If the Raiders win two of their final three games, they will lock up top spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Pats saw their record move to 25-30-7-2 picking up one standings point with the extra time setback to remain seventh in the Eastern Conference. They need to earn one more standings point over their last three games to lock up a berth in the WHL Playoffs.

Along with Tabashniuk’s play and the late rally by the Raiders, Saturday’s clash included a spirited fight near the end of the second period between Raiders 19-year-old import rookie defenceman Matyas Man and Pats 17-year-old rookie right-winger Shea Rollason.

After the Raiders were denied on countless scoring chances, Lansard received a cross-ice pass from linemate Mathis Paul at the right side of the Prince Albert net and popped home the go-ahead goal to give the hosts their 1-0 lead. Lansard’s marker came on the Pats second shot of the period and 14^th shot on goal in the contest.

With 50.3 seconds remaining in the third, Heise received a pass in front of the Regina net from the right corner of the Pats zone from linemate Brayden Dube. Heise fired a shot to the top right corner of the Regina goal to even the score at 1-1 and force overtime. Heise’s tally came on the Raiders 22^nd shot of the period and 51^st shot on goal in the contest.

In overtime, Orsulak allowed the Raiders to stay in the big game making three big saves coming off the sticks of Pats forwards Cohen Klassen, Ellis Mieyette and Ruslan Karimov. Karimov was denied during a power-play chance late in the stanza.

In the shootout, Harvey, who is a 16-year-old rookie right-winger, was the Raiders second shooter, and he scored a highlight reel goal that was absolutely sick. Cootes sealed the win as the Raiders third shooter snapping home a mid-height shot glove side on Tabashniuk.

Tabashniuk turned back 52 shots over 65 minutes and one of three shooters in the shootout. Orsulak stopped 16 shots over 65 minutes and both shooters he faced in the shootout.

The Pats return to action on Sunday when they travel to Moose Jaw to face the 23-35-5-2 Warriors (2 p.m., Temple Gardens Centre).

The Raiders get back at it on Tuesday when they return home to host the Pats (7 p.m., Art Hauser Centre).

Tigers rally for 6-5 (OT) win over Hurricanes

The Medicine Hat Tigers nearly didn’t go 8-0 against the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

On Saturday playing at home before 5,209 spectators at Co-op Place, the Tigers found themselves trailing the rival Hurricanes for most of the final WHL regular season clash between the two sides in the 2025-26 campaign. The Hurricanes were holding a 5-3 lead with 11:31 to play in the third after 17-year-old right-winger Kai Anderson scored his second goal of the contest.

With 10:06 remaining in the third, Tigers star centre Markus Ruck deflected home his 20^th goal of the season in front of the Lethbridge net to cut the Hurricanes edge to 5-4. Ruck got a smart stick on a point shot from import defenceman Veeti Vaisanen.

With 4:30 remaining in the third, Tigers 18-year-old left-winger Kade Stengrim potted his hat trick tally of the contest and 23^rd marker of the campaign to even the score at 5-5 and force overtime.

Tigers star right-winger Liam Ruck ended things scoring his second goal of the contest at the 1:56 mark of overtime to give the host side a 6-5 comeback victory.

Tomas Malinek, Oli Chenier and Kayden Longley all had singles for the Hurricanes.

Jordan Switzer stopped 12 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Tigers, who did indeed win all eight head-to-head meetings with the Hurricanes in 2025-26. Leif Oaten turned away 38 shots to take the setback in net for the Hurricanes.

The win was a third straight for the Tigers as they improved to 48-10-5-3 for 104 standings points. They have the same amount of standings points as the Prince Albert Raiders (49-10-5-1) in a battle for top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders downed the host Pats in Regina 2-1 after a tiebreaking shootout on Saturday night.

Prince Albert holds the standings tiebreaker over Medicine Hat due to having more wins. The Raiders, who are fourth in the CHL Top 10 Rankings, have three games remaining on their regular season schedule, while the Tigers, who are fifth in the CHL Top 10 Rankings, have two games left on their regular season slate. If the Raiders win two of their final three games, they will lock up top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Markus Ruck finished Saturday’s game with one goal and two assists for the Tigers. He leads the WHL scoring race with 102 points coming off 20 goals and 82 assists. Liam Ruck, who is Markus’s twin brother, sits second in the WHL scoring race with 99 points coming off 43 goals and 56 assists.

The Tigers have also eclipsed their wins and standings points total from last season when they topped the Eastern Conference with a 47-17-3-1 mark for 98 points. They have also scored more goals this season at 331 than they did last season at 300.

Last season, the Tigers had superstar left-winger Gavin McKenna on their roster, and he took home honours as the WHL player of the year and the CHL player of the year. McKenna is currently playing in the NCAA ranks with the Penn State University Nittany Lions.

The Hurricanes record moved to 17-44-3-1 to sit second last in the overall WHL standings.

They return to action on Wednesday returning home to host the 25-34-4-2 Red Deer Rebels (7 p.m. local time, VisitLethbridge.com Arena).

The Tigers get back at it on Friday when they travel to Red Deer to take on the Rebels (7 p.m. local time, Marchant Crane Centrium).

Silvertips work over time to clinch first overall in WHL

The Everett Silvertips worked overtime to lock up first place overall in the WHL.

On Saturday, star import centre Julius Miettinen, who turned 20-years-old in January, scored his 32^nd goal of the campaign at the three-minute mark of overtime to deliver the host Silvertips to a 4-3 victory over the Penticton Vees to a raucous gathering of 8,249 spectators at the Angel of the Winds Arena. The victory allowed the Silvertips to increase their winning streak to nine games and improve to 54-7-2-1 to capture the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for finishing first overall in the WHL’s regular season standings for a second straight year.

The Silvertips 54 wins and 111 standings points equaled team records that were set in the 2006-07 campaign. In 2006-07, the Silvertips posted a 54-15-1-2 mark to finish first overall in the WHL’s regular season standings.

Currently, the Silvertips are rated first in the CHL’s Top 10 Rankings.

In Saturday’s win over the Vees, Tarin Smith scored twice for the Silvertips, while Zackary Shantz had a single. Ryden Evers replied with a pair of goals for the Vees, while Matteo Danis had a single.

Anders Miller stopped 40 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Silvertips. Andrew Reyelts turned away 34 shots to take the setback in net for the Vees.

With the extra time setback, the Vees record moved to 41-14-6-4 to remain second overall in the Western Conference and fourth overall in the WHL. The Vees are rated eighth in the CHL Top 10 Rankings.

The Silvertips return to action on Sunday when they travel to Portland to take on the 29-29-6-1 Winterhawks (4 p.m. local time, Veterans Memorial Coliseum).

The Vees return to action on Tuesday when they host the 26-34-4-1 Tri-City Americans (6:30 p.m. local time, South Okanagan Events Centre).

The previous two times the Silvertips finished first overall in the WHL regular season standings in 2006-07 and 2024-25, they were eliminated in a Western Conference semifinal series both times in the WHL Playoffs.

Blades rebound with win over Broncos

One day after suffering a disappointment, the Saskatoon Blades rebounded against the foe that caused the disappointment.

On Friday at the SaskTel Centre, the Blades held a 3-1 lead early in the third period over the visiting Swift Current Broncos only for the Broncos to rally for three straight goals to pull out a 4-3 victory in overtime in a WHL regular season clash. On Saturday playing before 2,488 spectators at the InnovationPlex in Swift Current, those two squads met again, and the visiting Blades pulled out a 4-2 victory scoring twice inside the final two minutes of the third period.

Just 38 seconds into the first, rookie left-winger Carter Moen, who turned 17-years-old in late February, scored his 10^th of the season to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead. The Blades would score twice before the nine-minute mark of the opening frame to take a 2-1 lead with goals coming off the sticks of defenceman Jordan Martin and star centre Cooper Williams.

With 2:42 remaining in the second, Broncos 19-year-old right-winger Hudson Darby scored on a breakaway to even the score at 2-2.

The second period had an increase of feisty play with a couple of fights breaking out in the frame. With 7:01 remaining in the frame, Blades defenceman Jack Kachkowski took on Broncos centre Brock Burch. With less than a minute remaining in the third, Blades offensive-defenceman Brayden Klimpke took on Moen in a spirited bout.

In the third, Blades 17-year-old rookie left-winger Ben Bowtell scored the winner for the visitors with 6:44 remaining in the frame. Blades captain Tyler Parr scored an empty-net goal with less than 35 seconds remaining in the stanza to round out the 4-2 final score in favour of the visitors.

Associate player call up Taye Timmerman, who turned 19-years-old in late February, made his first WHL start and stopped 11 shots to pick up the win in goal for the Blades. Timmerman had been playing in the junior A ranks with the Warman Wolverines of the SJHL.

Archer Cooke turned away 34-of-37 shots to take the setback in goal for the Broncos.

Rowan Calvert, Hunter Laing and Klimpke each picked up two assists for the Blades in the win.

The Blades improved to 33-25-5-2 with the victory to remain sixth overall in the Eastern Conference. As the WHL Playoffs near, the Blades can’t finish any lower than sixth in the conference and the highest they can finish is fifth in the conference before opening up play in the post-season.

In order for the Blades to finish fifth in the conference, they need to win their remaining three games and would need the Brandon Wheat Kings (38-25-2) to lose all of their remaining three contests in regulation time.

The Broncos fell to 14-43-4-5 to sit last in the WHL.

The Blades return to action on Wednesday when they host the Wheat Kings (7 p.m., SaskTel Centre).

The Broncos get back at it on Friday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors (7 p.m., InnovationPlex).

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Rudolph equals Raiders record held by Morrissey

Prince Albert romps over Moose Jaw 11-0

Daxon Rudolph scored his 28th goal of the season on Friday.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Daxon Rudolph wants to take things as they come when it comes to being the lone holder of a cool Prince Albert Raiders team record.

The star defenceman is happy to be sharing a Raiders team mark with one of the best playing along the blue-line in the current day. On Friday playing before a standing room crowd of 2,890 spectators at the 2,580 seat storied and historic Art Hauser Centre, Rudolph, who turned 18-years-old on March 6, had a goal and three assists helping his Raiders romp to an 11-0 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors in a WHL regular season clash.

With the Raiders holding a 1-0 lead entering the second, Rudolph tallied on the power play firing home a shot the front of the Moose Jaw net to the top right corner of the goal to put the Raiders up 2-0. That tally was Rudolph’s 28^th goal of the season and it equaled the Raiders team record for most goals in one regular season by a defenceman.

Daxon Rudolph equaled the one season record for goals by a D-man.

Josh Morrissey, who is a star defenceman with the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets, was the first blue-liner to score 28 goals in regular season for the Raiders, when he was the team’s captain in the 2013-14 campaign. During that season, Morrissey recorded 28 goals and 45 assists for 73 points in 59 regular season games to go with a plus-six rating in the plus-minus department. Morrissey’s 28 goals for one season a Raiders defenceman went unmatched until Rudolph picked up his 28^th tally on Friday.

“It feels good,” said Rudolph, who also had a plus-three rating on Friday. “I mean, obviously being named with a guy like (Josh) Morrissey is pretty special.

The Raiders celebrate Daxon Rudolph’s 28th goal of the season.

“He is having a tremendous career, and he is going to play for a lot more years to come. (It is) pretty cool for sure, and I hope to break it here in the next couple of games. I am just happy about the two points.

“The team played a really good game.”

In a game where seemingly everyone on the Raiders was having a good night, Rudolph’s accomplishment wasn’t lost amongst the team’s coaches and players. The rearguard also leads the Raiders in scoring with 74 points coming off his 28 goals to go with 46 assists and a plus-26 rating appearing in all of the team’s 64 games this season.

Raiders head coach Ryan McDonald said it has been special to watch Rudolph have the season he has had as a second-year player in the WHL. The bench boss said equaling the team record for most goals by a defenceman held by Morrissey makes Rudolph’s campaign even extra special.

Daxon Rudolph leads the Raiders in scoring with 74 points.

“It is impressive,” said McDonald. “You watch how he does his business out there.

“You just watch in the first period where he is getting pucks past the first layer of blocks that he did. He got pucks there (to the net) and shot with a purpose to create rebounds. When he got his opportunity, he was able to put it in the back of the net.

“His hockey I.Q. is through the roof defensively and offensively with how he does stuff like that.”

While Rudolph had a great night, Raiders 16-year-old rookie right-winger Ben Harvey had an even more memorable night. In the win, he led the Raiders in goals (three), assists (three), points (six) and plus-minus (plus-six).

Daxon Rudolph had three assists and a plus-three rating on Friday.

Harvey’s hat trick was his first in his WHL career. Still, he was pumped Rudolph equaled Morrissey’s Raiders record for most goals in one season by a defenceman. Harvey and Rudolph were part of the Northern Alberta Xtreme academy program for a couple of seasons from 2022 to 2024, so the young forward was pumped to see his long time friend equal a Raiders team record with one of the club’s most famous alums.

“It is obviously something that is very cool going up with him (Rudolph) and knowing him before I came here,” said Harvey. “He is obviously a very special player.

“He is going to do great things in his career. To tie a record put up by such a great defenceman (in Morrissey), I am not surprised. He (Rudolph) is a great player.

Ben Harvey celebrates his first of three goals on Friday.

“It is something very cool to be a part of.”

Harvey scored his first of the night just 21 seconds after Rudolph’s tally to give the Raiders a 3-0 advantage. The host side would proceed to surge out to 7-0 lead heading into the second intermission.

On the Raiders fifth goal that came at the 9:28 mark of the second period, Rudolph had the puck in prime shooting position at the left point. Instead of going for lone possession of the goals record there, he started a tick-tack-toe passing play that saw the puck go to star centre Braeden Cootes and then to breakout star centre Max Heise, who popped home his 27^th tally of the campaign.

Maddix McCagherty had two goals and two assists on Friday.

“I try not to think about it (the goals record) too much when I’m out there,” said Rudolph. “I just always try to make the right play.

“I saw Cootesy (Cootes) open there through the seam, and he fired one right back to Heise, who ended up putting it in the back of the net. (It was) a really nice play by our power play. I thought we were pretty good tonight.”

In the third with the Raiders rolling with a more than comfortable lead and ultimately adding four more goals in that frame, it was apparent that thoughts about helping Rudolph get the record came up. During a couple of offensive zone faceoffs, the Raiders lined up with a set play to give Rudolph a shooting chance, if they could execute on the draw.

Rudolph said his defensive partner and Raiders captain in Justice Christensen talked to him about getting the record in the third.

“Justice (Christensen) is a little bit bugging me on the bench about it and trying to get me another one,” said Rudolph. “He fired a pass to me I remember off the rush.

Braeden Cootes had one goal and three assists for the Raiders.

“I shot one, but it didn’t end up going in. Really, (it is) not the end of the day or not the end of the world. I’m not thinking about it a whole lot.

“It is cool, obviously, and you want to get another one. You are just trying to play hockey and make the right play.”

In Friday’s win, Raiders standout left-winger Maddix McCagherty had two goals, two assists and a plus-five rating. Cootes finished with one goal, three assists and a plus-three rating. Alisher Sarkenov, Jonah Sivertson and Brock Cripps all had singles for the Raiders.

Michal Orsulak stopped 17 shots to pick up the shutout win in goal for the Raiders.

Chase Wutzke turned away 19-of-24 shots starting in net and taking the loss for the Warriors. He was pulled after the Raiders fifth goal. Kyle Jones turned aside 18-of-24 shots playing the rest of the way in relief for the visitors.

The Raiders return to action on Saturday when they travel to Regina to take on the Pats (6 p.m., Brandt Centre).

The Raiders salute their faithful at the Art Hauser Centre.

The Warriors get back at it on Sunday when they return home and host the Pats (2 p.m., Temple Gardens Centre).

Going forward, McDonald said Rudolph has a pretty good shot at outright breaking Morrissey’s record as the Raiders continue to push for first overall in the Eastern Conference.

“For him (Rudolph), we got more games left in the holster here,” said McDonald. “He is going to get lots of opportunities to get that opportunity.

“He is a tremendous player, and he is a team first guy. That is where his mind is at.”

Odds and Ends:

Michal Orsulak picked up his third shutout of the season.

• With Friday’s win, the Raiders improve to 48-10-5-1 and remain tied with the Medicine Hat Tigers (47-10-5-3) for first in the Eastern Conference at 102 standings points. Prince Albert has a game in hand on Medicine Hat. The Raiders hold the standings tiebreaker due to having more wins.
• Orsulak picked up his third shutout of the season in Friday’s win. In 33 games in the 2025-25 campaign, the star rookie import netminder has posted a 25-4-4 record, a 2.27 goals against average and a .907 save percentage to go with his three shutouts.
• Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary is searching for one more win to become his team’s all-time leader in regular season head coaching victories. O’Leary is tied with Tim Hunter with 189 career wins.
• The Warriors fell to 23-35-5-2 with the loss and sit ninth in the Eastern Conference two points back of the Red Deer Rebels (25-34-3-2) for eighth place and the conference’s final playoff berth. Red Deer has one game in hand on Moose Jaw.
• Only four Raiders skaters were held without a point on Friday. They included Christensen, Riley Boychuk, Brandon Gorzynski and Owen Corkish.
• The Raiders were 2-for-3 on the power play on Friday, while the Warriors were unable to score on their one chance with the man advantage.
• The Raiders wore fan designed jerseys on Friday as part of CHL promotion. The jerseys were auctioned off online with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to President’s Choice Children’s Charity to help feed one-million children a year.

Stanks’ Three Stars

Ben Harvey had three goals and three assists on Friday.

1. Ben Harvey, (Raiders) – Had a career night with three goals, three assists and a plus-six rating. That is one of the most impressive outings seen by a 16-year-old Raiders rookie in recent years.
   
2. Daxon Rudolph, (Raiders) – Had one goal, three assists and a plus-three rating. He controlled play for the back end every time he stepped on the ice.
3. Maddix McCagherty, (Raiders) - Had two goals, two assists and a plus-five rating. He was one of many Raiders players who were rolling.

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