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He also led the team in playoff scoring with nine goals and 18 assists in 27 games.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Rudolph broke Josh Morrissey\u2019s franchise record of powerplay goals in a season by a defenceman, scoring his 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0goal on the man advantage against the Moose Jaw Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>He also represented the Raiders at the WHL Prospects game, where he scored the overtime winner against Team West. The Lacombe, AB product was named a finalist for WHL Defenceman of the Year, and was named Tempo WHL Player of the Month in April.<\/p>\n<p>To cap the season off, Rudolph was ranked 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0among North American skaters ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, and is expected to be a top 10 pick in the first round on Friday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres have selected Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph! Rudolph was the first defenceman selected in the draft. Rudolph led the Raiders in scoring in 2025-26. The blueliner tallied 78 points (28-50) in 68 regular season games. He also led the team in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":68642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[{"term_id":965,"name":"2026 NHL Draft","slug":"2026-nhl-draft","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":965,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":739,"name":"daxon rudolph","slug":"daxon-rudolph","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":739,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":44,"filter":"raw","term_order":"220"},{"term_id":189,"name":"Buffalo Sabres","slug":"buffalo-sabres","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":193,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"327"}],"class_list":["post-68641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-nhl-draft","tag-daxon-rudolph","tag-buffalo-sabres","category-704","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/26175646\/Rudolph-1-web.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":68636,"date":"2026-06-24T08:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68636"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:59:38","slug":"rudolph-named-to-chl-third-all-star-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/rudolph-named-to-chl-third-all-star-team","title":{"rendered":"Rudolph named to CHL Third All-Star Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince Albert Raiders are proud to announce that defenceman Daxon Rudolph has been named to the Canadian Hockey League\u2019s Third All-Star Team.<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph, 17, played in his second WHL season with the Raiders, leading the team in scoring. The blueliner tallied 78 points (28-50) in 68 regular season games. He also led the team in playoff scoring with nine goals and 18 assists in 27 games.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Rudolph broke Josh Morrissey\u2019s franchise record of powerplay goals in a season by a defenceman, scoring his 12<sup>th<\/sup> goal on the man advantage against the Moose Jaw Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>He also represented the Raiders at the WHL Prospects game, where he scored the overtime winner against Team West. The Lacombe, AB product was named a finalist for WHL Defenceman of the Year, and was named Tempo WHL Player of the Month in April.<\/p>\n<p>To cap the season off, Rudolph was ranked 5<sup>th<\/sup> among North American skaters ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, and is expected to be a top 10 pick in the first round on Friday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince Albert Raiders are proud to announce that defenceman Daxon Rudolph has been named to the Canadian Hockey League\u2019s Third All-Star Team. Rudolph, 17, played in his second WHL season with the Raiders, leading the team in scoring. The blueliner tallied 78 points (28-50) in 68 regular season games. He also led the team&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":68637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[{"term_id":964,"name":"CHL Third All-Star Team","slug":"chl-third-all-star-team","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":964,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"},{"term_id":739,"name":"daxon rudolph","slug":"daxon-rudolph","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":739,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":44,"filter":"raw","term_order":"220"}],"class_list":["post-68636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-chl-third-all-star-team","tag-daxon-rudolph","category-704","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/24084443\/Rudolph-all-star-web.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":68634,"date":"2026-06-23T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68634"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:47:00","slug":"raiders-gearing-up-for-potentially-best-nhl-draft-in-22-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/raiders-gearing-up-for-potentially-best-nhl-draft-in-22-years","title":{"rendered":"Raiders gearing up for potentially best NHL draft in 22 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nick Nielsen &#8211; <\/strong>The 2026 NHL Draft is set for this weekend with Round 1 taking place on Friday, and the rest of the draft taking place on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>With seven players on the last\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/draft\/prospects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NHL Central Scouting list<\/a>, the Prince Albert Raiders are set up to potentially have one of their best draft years of all time.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an exciting time for Raiders General Manager Curtis Hunt who plans to attend the draft this coming weekend in Buffalo. After talking with the players that went to the combine, he said the players have a lot excitement going in as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do follow up with the guys. This year is an anomaly and because of the numbers, Bruno [Zarillo] and I will go to Buffalo and watch it live, looking forward to seeing the players and their families that do make the trip and certainly looking forward to\u00a0hear\u00a0that name followed by from the Prince Albert Raiders in the Western Hockey League. I think\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0a lot of pride involved for not just our\u00a0scouters, but for teammates and of course our fans as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s potential draft class from the Raiders is led by Daxon Rudolph, who is expected to be one of the top 10 picks in the upcoming draft. Also named in the latest NHL Central Scouting list are\u00a0defencemen Benett Kelly and Matyas Man,\u00a0forwards\u00a0Alisher Sarkenov, Jonah Sivertson, and Riley Boychuk, and goaltender Michal Orsulak.<\/p>\n<p>With so many players potentially hearing their name called on the draft floor, Hunt said he himself is excited for what could possibly be one of the biggest draft classes the Raiders have ever produced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the potential\u00a0is there and certainly we believe in our kids. Nothing makes us happier than to see them realize\u00a0that next step to be drafted by an NHL team and then, really give them a focus, and probably more important is that opportunity to go to a camp in the fall with the veteran players and just get a taste for how hard they work, how big, how strong, how fast, and the attention to detail because you just don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know until you actually get there to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2004 NHL draft was the last time the Raiders had three or more players selected in the same year. There, Kyle Chipchurra was drafted 18th overall to Montreal followed by the likes of his Raider teammates Dane Byers (48th overall, New York Rangers), Evan Schafer (105th overall, Florida), and Aki Seitsonen (118th overall, Calgary).<\/p>\n<p>The most Raiders drafted in a single NHL draft was back in 1986 when seven different Raiders were drafted that year. That year was highlighted by two first round picks: Pat Elyunik to the\u00a0original version of the Winnipeg Jets\u00a0at\u00a0eighth overall, and\u00a0Kim Issel at 21st overall to the Edmonton Oilers. Five other Raiders followed including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean Kolstad (33rd overall, Minnesota North Stars)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Todd (129th overall, New Jersey)<\/li>\n<li>Doug Hobson (130th overall, Pittsburgh)<\/li>\n<li>Rich Pilon (143rd overall, New York Islanders)<\/li>\n<li>Kenton Reid (194th overall, Buffalo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With Rudolph expected to go somewhere in the top 10 of the draft, he\u2019s poised to be one of the highest draft picks in Raiders history. Two Raiders have been drafted first overall in the team\u2019s history, with Mike Modano to the Minnesota North Stars in 1988 and Chris Phillips to the Ottawa Senators in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Leon Draisaitl is next on that list when he was drafted 3rd overall by Edmonton in 2014, and it\u2019s after that where Rudolph is likely to find his spot amongst those Raider greats.<\/p>\n<p>Both Scott Harntell (Nashville; 2000) and Steve Kelly (Edmonton; 1995) were drafted 6th overall, the earlier mentioned Pat Elynuik 8th overall to Winnipeg in 1986, Dave Manson was taken 11th overall in 1985 to Chicago, and finally both Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg) and Denis Pederson (New Jersey) were both selected 13th overall Winnipeg in 2013 and 1993 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>While there are lots of players potentially being drafted this year, there are players that could watch the draft go by as a missed opportunity. Hubert Clarke and Owen Corkish are both in their second year of draft eligibility, and backup goaltender Steele Bass is in his first year, and those three players have not appeared on any NHL Central Scouting List.<\/p>\n<p>To that point, Hunt used last year\u2019s Raiders captain Justice Christensen as a prime example of how opportunities can present themselves in different ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0just a moment in time. Keep practicing, keep\u00a0playing. Play, play, play, get those reps, those game reps, because\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what guys come and watch you 68 times for. You\u2019re always on the radar as long as you keep playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 of the draft is scheduled for Friday beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Saskatchewan, and rounds two through seven will take place on Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Nielsen &#8211; The 2026 NHL Draft is set for this weekend with Round 1 taking place on Friday, and the rest of the draft taking place on Saturday. With seven players on the last\u00a0NHL Central Scouting list, the Prince Albert Raiders are set up to potentially have one of their best draft years of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":68635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-68634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-704","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/23134653\/916c698a-c88a-468b-8333-78c49c5c666e.jpg",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":68632,"date":"2026-06-22T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68632"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:17:22","slug":"raiders-announce-2026-27-preseason-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/raiders-announce-2026-27-preseason-schedule","title":{"rendered":"Raiders announce 2026-27 preseason schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince Albert Raiders will play five preseason games in 2026-27, starting on Tuesday, September 1, and concluding on Friday, September 11. The full preseason schedule can be seen below:<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, September 1 @ Saskatoon<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 4 vs Moose Jaw<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, September 5 @ Saskatoon (in Warman)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 10 vs Saskatoon<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 11 @ Regina<\/p>\n<p>All games are scheduled for 7pm puck drops, with the exception of\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, September 1 @ Saskatoon,\u00a0<\/strong>which will be at\u00a0<strong>2pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For information about season tickets for the 2026-27 season, click <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/season-tickets\/\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned next week for more schedule details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince Albert Raiders will play five preseason games in 2026-27, starting on Tuesday, September 1, and concluding on Friday, September 11. The full preseason schedule can be seen below: Tuesday, September 1 @ Saskatoon Friday, September 4 vs Moose Jaw Saturday, September 5 @ Saskatoon (in Warman) Thursday, September 10 vs Saskatoon Friday, September&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":68633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[{"term_id":963,"name":"Preseason Schedule","slug":"preseason-schedule","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":963,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"}],"class_list":["post-68632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-preseason-schedule","category-704","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/22115146\/Preseason-Schedule-web-cover.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":68629,"date":"2026-06-18T10:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68629"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:27:21","slug":"billet-families-in-prince-albert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/billet-families-in-prince-albert","title":{"rendered":"Prince Albert Billets Share Stories of Longstanding Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sc-sidebar-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sc-content\">\n<article class=\"mainArticle\">\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\n<p>While hockey season is still a few months away, preparations are underway for the upcoming season. That means the search for billet families is on for the likes of the Prince Albert Raiders, Mintos, and Northern Bears.<\/p>\n<p>Between the three teams, there were 54 players from outside of Prince Albert last year that needed homes to stay in during the 2025-26 season.\u00a0But it\u2019s about a lot more than just offering kids a place to rest their heads during the hockey season.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke Wozniak has been billeting with the Raiders since the 2021-22 season and has hosted players like Max Hildebrand as well as Brock Cripps last season, and she said that you extend your family by welcoming a player into your home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext summer\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0probably go\u00a0visit\u00a0[Brock] there, and even just typical like sharing TikToks and reels and letting them know that\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0thinking of them. That\u00a0kind of thing we do too. Honestly it\u2019s the same communication as if it\u00a0was\u00a0my own son\u00a0gone\u00a0out to B.C. now, and Max, it was super easy because he was in Martensville, so\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0see him at Berry games and all summer\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0see\u00a0him basically.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-sidebar-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sc-content\">\n<article class=\"mainArticle\">\n<div>\n<p>Tammy Logan is the billet coordinator for the Mintos and has been billeting since 2007, and housed the now graduated Barret Berger last year. She said that her kids have grown up with billets coming in and out of the house over the years, and that has helped her kids grow up with a role model right in their own home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they were little, they idolized them, they wanted to hang out, they were playing mini sticks, they would go to the games. Then now as they get older, they become friends, and for a while they were going to school together. Now my sons are older, but they still\u00a0touch base. The other day I ran into my billet that I had last year, and he\u00a0starts\u00a0chatting with me and saying, \u2018oh\u00a0yeah, I was talking to Waylon\u2019, and\u00a0they make those connections and those bonds as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candice Dawson has been a billet for the Prince Albert Raider Northern Bears for 12 years. That time included when her daughter, Paige, played with the team and has housed players like goaltender Maggie Schell last season.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the connection formed with their first billet is still going to this day even as the family has grown larger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our very first\u00a0billets\u00a0actually, we\u2019re still in contact with her parents who we\u2019ve been in contact with ever since. They\u2019ve\u00a0had kids. We\u2019ve\u00a0went and watched their boys play hockey. They\u2019ve\u00a0watched our kids play hockey. So\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0exciting to see them grow and develop as well\u00a0into\u00a0adults.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When people are asked about billeting, the biggest reason people say that they can\u2019t do it is because of the time commitment. Wozniak thought the same when she got into billeting with a household that already had three kids running around, but she said it\u2019s proven that they have more time than they thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0100% worth it. It\u2019s\u00a0an experience unlike any other, and it just makes the home even more complete. These kids are just wonderful additions to\u00a0have\u00a0come into our houses. So\u00a0I say,\u00a0yeah, everyone needs to try it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in billeting for any of the three teams, you can reach out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/front-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Raiders office here<\/a>, you can reach the Mintos via email at <a href=\"mailto:mintosu18aaa@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">mintosu18aaa@gmail.com<\/a>, and you can reach the Bears at <a href=\"mailto:panorthernbears@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">panorthernbears@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>nick.nielsen@pattisonmedia.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panow.com\/2026\/06\/18\/prince-albert-billets-share-stories-of-longstanding-connections\/\">PAnow.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between the three teams, there were 54 players from outside of Prince Albert last year that needed homes to stay in during the 2025-26 season.\u00a0But it\u2019s about a lot more than just offering kids a place to rest their heads during the hockey season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":386,"featured_media":68630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-68629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-704","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/18101933\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-18-2026-10_08_19-AM.png",1672,941,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/386"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":68626,"date":"2026-06-17T09:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68626"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:19:37","slug":"raiders-announce-2026-27-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/raiders-announce-2026-27-home-opener","title":{"rendered":"Raiders announce 2026-27 home opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince Albert Raiders will begin the 2026-27 regular season on home ice. Their first game is the home opener, where they will welcome the Regina Pats to the Art Hauser Centre on Friday, September 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders went 7-1-0-0 against the Pats last season, winning every game on home ice. Prince Albert outscored Regina 45-25 in the season series.<\/p>\n<p>Among returning players, Jonah Sivertson led the scoring against his hometown Pats club. The Regina product scored four goals and added five assists for nine points in the season series. Riley Boychuk was right behind him with eight points against the Pats in 2025-26. Michal Orsulak went a perfect 3-0-0-0 against Regina, posting a 2.28 GAA and a .889 SV%. Steele Bass was also perfect, going 2-0-0-0, with a 3.00 GAA and a .885 SV%.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the Raiders website and social pages in the coming weeks for more details about the 2026-27 schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The early bird deadline to renew season tickets for the 2026-27 season is TOMORROW, Thursday, June 18. 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Once that puck drops, you\u2019re just playing the game you love and trying to do it to the best of your ability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-2, 205-pound, right-shot defenceman hasn\u2019t just brought his best- he\u2019s consistently been one of the best across the WHL.<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph\u2019s sophomore season saw him earn an \u2018A\u2019 before pumping out 28 goals and 78 points in 68 games to help the Raiders secure a 52-win season and a second consecutive East Division title while playing his way into the history books.<\/p>\n<p>He ranked third in goals and points among all WHL blueliners.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being named a finalist for WHL Defenceman of the Year (he was also a finalist for Scholastic Player of the Year in 2025) and making the Eastern Conference First All-Star Team, Rudolph set a franchise record for powerplay goals by a defenceman (13) while tying Raiders legend and current Winnipeg Jets alternate captain Josh Morrissey\u2019s record for single-season goals by a Prince Albert rearguard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t know if I was going to get there,\u201d Rudolph added. \u201cIt was a kind of becoming news near the second half of the year when I was getting close, but just to hear a guy like that\u2026 He\u2019s obviously had such a great NHL career and been at the Olympics, Four Nations, things like that. So it\u2019s super special, and the stuff that he did here, it\u2019s awesome. To be able to tie that record was definitely a cool moment, and something I\u2019ll definitely remember forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that was just the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>At the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, Rudolph logged two helpers before captaining Team East to a 5-4 win at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game, where he scored the overtime winner.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old did some of his finest work in the playoffs, where he put up a whopping 27 points (9G-18A) in 19 games to reach the WHL Championship Series.<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph tied Seattle Kraken prospect and Everett Silvertips forward Julius Miettinen for the postseason scoring lead and tied for second in game-winning goals with three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis offensive ability is one thing,\u201d Raiders bench boss and 2026 WHL Coach of the Year finalist Ryan McDonald said. \u201cThe way he can make reads, the way he makes plays, the way he gets his shots through the net, the way he creates time and space offensively. Then you flip to the defensive side- how he defends his stick, how he closes, how he communicates, how he gets in front of pucks again, how he continues to get pucks going north in a real hurry in a transition situation. Very hard pressed to look at him and only think he\u2019s 17 years old or just, you know, turning 18. He\u2019s mature beyond his years, and his leadership skills and his qualities and his care for his teammates are something that are just truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are the qualities that made him a first-overall pick at 15 in major junior.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s expected to go in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph is ranked fifth among all North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in the agency\u2019s final rankings and recently participated in the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine alongside 89 of the top prospects from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In a draft class that has showcased a particularly talented crop of defencemen, Rudolph has done all he can to set himself apart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe plays a unique game in this draft class,\u201d NHL Central Scouting Director Dan Marr said. \u201d He\u2019s got the ability to drive the offence, generate offence and finish, and he does it while making it look like it\u2019s easy. He\u2019s such an effortless skater. 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