Raiders Announce 2026 Training Camp Schedule
Prince Albert Raiders hockey will be back soon at the Art Hauser Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders will open their 2026 Training Camp on Friday, August 28 and will conclude on Monday, August 31 with the annual Green and White Game.
This year’s attendees will be divided into four teams named after four prestigious alumni –Mike Modano (1986-89), Dean McAmmond (1989-93), Scott Hartnell (1998-2000), and Aliaksei Protas (2018-20).
Camp opens on Friday, August 28 with registration and fitness testing. On-ice scrimmages will take place on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30. Each team will play each other once as they compete for the Parker Kelly Cup with the top two teams facing off on Sunday night at 7:15pm in the championship game.
Parker Kelly was picked by the Raiders in the seventh round of the 2014 WHL Prospects Draft. Suiting up for the Raiders from 2015-19, Kelly was known for his never-quit attitude and high character. While not drafted into the NHL, Kelly was invited to camp with the Ottawa Senators and earned an NHL contract. He twice won the Johnathan Pitre Memorial Award for the hardest working player at the Senators development camp. Kelly is now a veteran of 339 career games in the NHL as he enters his third season with the Colorado Avalanche.
See below for the schedule of scrimmages. The weekend scrimmages will be open to the public.
Saturday, August 29
- 8:45 a.m. – Team McAmmond vs. Team Hartnell
- 10:30 a.m. – Team Protas vs. Team Modano
- 5:15 p.m.– Team McAmmond vs. Team Protas
- 7:00 p.m. – Team Hartnell vs. Team Modano
Sunday, August 30
- 8:45 a.m. – Team Hartnell vs. Team Protas
- 10:30 a.m. – Team McAmmond vs. Team Modano
- 5:15 p.m. – Parker Kelly Cup Consolation Game
- 7:15 p.m. – Parker Kelly Cup Championship Game
Camp culminates on Monday, August 31 with the Green and White Game at the Art Hauser Centre at 10 a.m. Admission to the annual Green and White Game is a non-perishable food donation to the Prince Albert Food Bank. Doors open at 9 a.m. The Green and White Game will also be livestreamed on the Raiders’ YouTube channel.
Camp rosters will be revealed at a later date.
The Raiders begin the 2026 WHL Pre-season on Tuesday, September 1 in Saskatoon against the Blades for a 2 p.m. puck drop at SaskTel Centre. The first home action of the pre-season is on Friday, September 4 against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m.
About the Alumni
Scott Hartnell – Scott Hartnell was picked seventh overall in the 1997 WHL Prospects Draft. Born in Regina and growing up in Lloydminster, AB, Hartnell played in 128 games for the Raiders from 1998-2000. In his draft eligible year, Hartnell produced 27 goals and 82 points while serving as the team’s captain. Hartnell was drafted sixth overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2000 NHL Draft. Over his 17-year NHL career with the Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, and Columbus Blue Jackets, he scored 327 goals and totalled 707 points to go along with 1,809 penalty minutes.
Dean McAmmond – A product of Grande Cache, AB, Dean McAmmond played for the Raiders from 1989 to 1993. He suited up for a total 217 games with the Raiders, scoring 100 goals and totalling 219 points. He also represented Canada at the 1993 IIHF World Junior Championship, taking home a silver medal. McAmmond was selected 22nd overall in the 1991 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He played in 996 NHL games during his 17-year career with nine teams, scoring 186 goals, 262 assists, and 490 penalty minutes.
Mike Modano – Mike Modano, from Livonia, Michigan, took the ice for the Raiders from 1986-89. He played in 176 games with the Raiders over those seasons, scoring 118 goals with 176 assists. Modano the first overall selection in the 1988 NHL Draft, joining the Minnesota North Stars. He spent 21 of his 22 seasons with the North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise, winning the Stanley Cup in 1999 with Dallas. He was also a silver medallist in the 2002 Olympics with the United States. Modano is second all-time in NHL scoring by an American with 1,374 points in 1,499 games between the Stars franchise and the Detroit Red Wings. The Raiders retired Modano’s No. 9 in 2013, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.
Aliaksei Protas – Hailing from Vitebsk, Belarus, Aliaksei Protas was selected 26th overall in the 2018 CHL Import Draft. Protas played in two seasons with the Raiders from 2018-20 and was a key member of the 2019 WHL Championship team. The Belarussian had 120 points in 119 regular season games with the Raiders, added 22 points in 23 contests during the 2019 WHL Playoffs. Protas was selected in the third round of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals. He has suited up in 321 games over six seasons with the Capitals, registering 68 goals and 171 points.
