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WHL Roundup: Raiders down Broncos 6-5 in OT in final game of season April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Ozzy Wiesblatt capped a season like no other for his team with a goal 54 seconds into overtime, and the Prince Albert Raiders edged the Swift Current Broncos 6-5 on Wednesday in the final Western Hockey League game of the year for both clubs. Reece Vitelli struck twice while Terrell Goldsmith, Justin Nachbaur and Tyson Laventure also scored for the Raiders (9-11-4). Raphael Pelletier, Bode Hagan, Carter Stebbings, Mathew Ward and Cole Nagy supplied the scoring for the Broncos (6-17-1). Carter Serhyenko stopped 6-of-8 shots in 13 minutes of relief to earn the win for Prince Albert. He replaced Max Paddock, who made 21 saves before getting ejected at 8:04 of the third period for an attempt to injure major penalty.
Prince Albert Daily Herald Moe, Nachbaur and Paddock wrap up WHL careers The strangest season in Prince Albert Raiders history concluded on Wednesday night with one of the most bizarre contests the team has ever taken part in. With the team holding a 5-3 lead over the Swift Current Broncos at the 8:01 mark of the third period, Raiders netminder Max Paddock was given a snow shower by Broncos forward Josh Davies and proceeded to pummel him in the face as both players were down in the crease during a post-whistle scrum. As a result of the play, Davies was given a two-minute minor for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Paddock was given a five-minute match penalty and a game misconduct for what the officials deemed as an attempt to injure.
REGINA -- Members of the Saskatoon Blades are making history in the WHL hub, despite a shortened season and year unlike any other. The Blades are the top Saskatchewan team and tied for second with the Winnipeg Ice in the East Division hub with 31 points. The Brandon Wheat Kings are in sole possession of first, with 34 points. With less than a week left, the Blades are just three points away from claiming the top spot in the East Division for the first time since 2013. “They’ve all been must-wins here in the hub. Everything’s magnified with only 24 games. So these last three, we have to put our best foot forward,” Chase Wouters, the Blades’ captain, said.
Prince Albert Daily Herald 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.
WHL Roundup: Paddock leads Raiders to shutout win over Blades April 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Max Paddock made 20 saves for the shutout, and the Prince Albert Raiders downed the Saskatoon Blades 4-0 on Thursday in Western Hockey League play. Paddock earned his second shutout of the season and ninth of his career by leading Prince Albert over favoured Saskatoon. Ozzy Wiesblatt scored the winner just 1:27 into the game for the Raiders (8-10-3).Terrell Goldsmith, Ladon Kosior and Justin Nachbaur added the others. Nolan Maier stopped 27-of-31 shots for the Blades (14-4-3), who are on a three-game slide. --- SILVERTIPS 5 CHIEFS 0 SPOKANE, Wash. — Dustin Wolf had a 32-save outing for his fourth shutout of the season and Hunter Campbell struck twice as Everett (12-3-0) blanked the Chiefs (4-6-3) for a third consecutive victory.
Regina / 980 CJME Apr 20, 2021 10:02 PM Regina Pats forward Carson Denomie fires a shot at Saskatoon Blades goaltender at the Brandt Centre on April 20, 2021. (Keith Hershmiller Photography) The Regina Pats were able to finally best their rivals, the Saskatoon Blades, for the first time in the WHL hub. Regina posted a 4-2 victory Tuesday at the Brandt Centre. “Against them, it’s big because they had our number,” Pats head coach Dave Struch said after the game. “They pushed back on us and we responded well. “I know they had some guys out of the lineup but they play a really good game — they play hard and they play physical. We did some things that we have seen flashes of in this shortened season and we’ve built on last game and did things right.”
Broncos upset Blades in a shootout April 18, 2021 The Swift Current Broncos overcame some unlucky bounces to defeat one of the top teams in the Western Hockey League on Saturday. Rookie Mathew Ward scored the only goal of the shootout as the Broncos defeated the Saskatoon Blades 3-2 to end a seven-game losing streak. The Blades grabbed an early lead in the opening minute when Charlie Wright’s shot ricocheted off two sticks and bounced off the ice and over Reid Dyck for his first Western Hockey League goal. The Broncos pulled even in the second period when an Owen Pickering point shot found the back of the net. The Blades scored another lucky goal in the final seconds of the period when a Chase Wouters shot was turned aside by Dyck but bounced off a Broncos defender and in.
Prince Albert Daily Herald Photo Courtesy of Keith Hershmiller/WHL Tyson Laventure celebrates with Prince Albert Raiders netminder Max Paddock following his 45-save shutout of the Moose Jaw Warriors on Thursday night in Regina. As his time in junior hockey enters the home stretch, Max Paddock put together one of his best performances in the Western Hockey League on Thursday night. The Prince Albert Raiders overage netminder stopped all 45 shots that came his way at the Brandt Centre as he helped his team pick up a 2-0 shutout triumph over the Moose Jaw Warriors. “It obviously feels good to get the shutout as we’ve been pretty close to having one over the last couple of games,” Paddock said after earning the eighth clean sheet of his WHL career and his fourth in a Raiders uniform.
April 15, 2021 The Swift Current Broncos were shutout for the first time this season in a 3-0 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday as their losing streak was extended to six games. The Blades now have points in five straight games as they improved to 13-2-2-0 to lead the East Division Hub in Regina. The Blades jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period when Blake Stevenson tapped home a pair of centering feeds only 1:46 apart midway through the frame. Chase Wouters stretched the lead in the second period when he knocked home a rebound from off the end boards that found him alone in the crease area.