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Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Prince Albert Raiders forward Niall Crocker has three assists in 20 games thus far in his first season in the Western Hockey League.
After not knowing when he would make his debut in a Prince Albert Raiders uniform due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rookie forward Niall Crocker has just been trying to take everything in while competing in the East Division hub at the Brandt Centre in Regina.
“I think all of us are very lucky to even play this season,” Crocker said. “It’s a privilege to be here and I’m trying to take in as much as I can.
The Prince Albert Raiders will get one last look at P.A.’s Braden Schneider taking on his hometown Raiders.
The game will mean something to the Brandon Wheat Kings, who are looking to run away with the WHL East Division banner. They are the divisional leaders with three games remaining, and are on a five-game winning streak.
The Raiders got the better of the Wheaties in their first meeting on March 16 with a 5-3 victory, but fell 7-1 in the rematch on March 30. The Wheat Kings then moved up 2-1 in the season series with a close 3-2 win on April 5, a game where Raider head coach Marc Habscheid loved his team’s effort and felt they deserved to win.
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Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Ozzy Wiesblatt, left, and Evan Herman celebrate after Wiesblatt opened the scoring for the Prince Albert Raiders in Thursday s 4-0 win over the Saskatoon Blades.
While the Saskatoon Blades won this year’s season series over the Prince Albert Raiders, the Raiders were able to prevent their archrivals from sweeping all four of their meetings in the Western Hockey League’s East Division hub in Regina with an impressive 4-0 performance on Thursday afternoon.
“I’ve been a part of some pretty big wins here with the Raiders and this is right up there,” Raiders forward Ozzy Wiesblatt said.
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