[{"id":68666,"date":"2026-06-30T14:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68666"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:16:03","slug":"2026-27-regular-season-schedule-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/2026-27-regular-season-schedule-announced","title":{"rendered":"2026-27 regular season schedule announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--WP embed code PLAYER - Brid Ver.3.8.9 --><script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><div id=\"Brid_11.78288811853E+13\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width: 16; height: 9;\" ><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">$bp(\"Brid_11.78288811853E+13\", {\"id\":\"47914\",\"stats\":{\"wp\":1},\"title\":\"SCHEDULE RELEASE VIDEO 2026-27\",\"video\":\"2715826\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\"});<\/script>\n<p>The full regular season schedule has been announced for the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince Albert Raiders will open the regular season with their home opener against the Regina Pats on Friday, September 18. That\u2019s a part of five games that will be played in September. The full schedule can be seen in the images below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68673\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133706\/September-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133706\/September-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133706\/September-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133706\/September-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133706\/September.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68672\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133702\/October-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" 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https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133645\/February-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133645\/February-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133645\/February.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-68670\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133654\/March-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133654\/March-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133654\/March-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133654\/March-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30133654\/March.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning your warm vacation destination around the Raiders\u2019 schedule, you\u2019ll want to look at the end of January into early February. That\u2019s when the club embarks on a road trip through the BC Division. The road swing actually starts on Sunday, January 24<sup>th<\/sup> in Saskatoon, but the BC part of it begins on Friday, January 29<sup>th<\/sup> in Kelowna. Lasting just over a week long, the Raiders will roll through Kelowna, Penticton, Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, and Prince George.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the Americans teams come to town. Dates for those games are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, October 23<sup>rd<\/sup> vs Everett (WHL Championship Series rematch)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, October 30<sup>th<\/sup> vs Seattle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, November 17<sup>th<\/sup> vs Wenatchee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, November 20<sup>th<\/sup> vs Portland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 6<sup>th<\/sup> vs Tri-City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 13<sup>th<\/sup> vs Spokane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Raiders and Blades will square off eight times in 2026-27. They\u2019ll meet for a home and home set during the second weekend of the season, and then won\u2019t see each other again until a home and home series on December 27<sup>th<\/sup> and 29<sup>th<\/sup>. The clubs will face off again twice in January, before wrapping up the season series with a home and home on the final weekend of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The longest homestand of the season lasts from November 13<sup>th<\/sup> to November 27<sup>th<\/sup>. In that stretch, the Raiders will play six straight games at the Art Hauser Centre. The longest road trip of the season is the aforementioned BC swing. That trip goes from January 24<sup>th<\/sup> to February 6<sup>th<\/sup>, and lasts seven games.<\/p>\n<p>But first, the preseason. The 2026-27 preseason schedule has already been announced.\u00a0 The Raiders will play five exhibition games, starting on Tuesday, September 1<sup>st<\/sup> in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The full regular season schedule has been announced for the 2026-27 campaign. The Prince Albert Raiders will open the regular season with their home opener against the Regina Pats on Friday, September 18. That\u2019s a part of five games that will be played in September. The full schedule can be seen in the images below.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":443,"featured_media":68675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[{"term_id":968,"name":"2026-27 Regular Season Schedule","slug":"2026-27-regular-season-schedule","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":968,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0"}],"class_list":["post-68666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-2026-27-regular-season-schedule","category-704","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/06\/30141556\/schedule-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\/68666","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=68666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68674,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68666\/revisions\/68674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":68659,"date":"2026-06-30T13:13:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/?p=68659"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:20:46","slug":"state-of-the-western-hockey-league-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-raiders\/article\/state-of-the-western-hockey-league-june-2026","title":{"rendered":"State of the Western Hockey League \u2013 June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>Calgary, Alta. \u2013<\/strong> WHL Commissioner Dan Near issued today the following State of the Western Hockey League update following the successful conclusion of the 2025-26 WHL season, including changes to the WHL schedule and travel regulations aimed at improving the overall WHL Player Experience in response to feedback received directly through a survey of WHL players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong><u>SUCCESSES, 2025-26<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>WHL continues to thrive in its local communities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">More than 3.2 million fans attended regular season WHL games this year, representing a 4% increase from 2024-25. The WHL averaged 4,144 attendees per game in the regular season, representing the highest average attendance of any Junior League in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>WHL enjoys strong showing at 2026 NHL Draft <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">With four WHL players being selected in the top 10, the WHL led the way early in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. Of the first 100 players selected, 23 hailed from the WHL. The next highest total from any development league was the Ontario Hockey League with 16.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Overall, the WHL saw 37 current players and two alumni selected in the 2026 NHL Draft, with the mark of 39 serving as the WHL\u2019s best total in over 15 seasons, since 43 players were selected in the 2010 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>WHL on Victory+ sets records in 2025-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The first regular season of the WHL on Victory+ was a resounding success, with average regular season viewership increasing by over 50 per cent year over year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2026 WHL Playoffs on Victory+ saw a 63-per-cent jump in average viewership, with WHL Playoff action generating audiences rivalling that of historical linear cable broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">WHL on Victory+ is set to return FOR FREE once again in 2026-27.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>Kelowna Rockets host sold out Memorial Cup presented by Kubota<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2026 Memorial Cup presented by Kubota was a smashing success in Kelowna, B.C., with every game of the tournament sold out at Prospera Place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Hosted in conjunction with the CHL\u2019s 50th Anniversary Season, the sport of hockey congregated in the beautiful Okanagan and enjoyed fantastic weather and competitive hockey featuring the WHL Champion Everett Silvertips, OHL Champion Kitchener Rangers, QMJHL Champion Chicoutimi Sagueneens, and host Kelowna Rockets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>Everett Silvertips win franchise-first WHL Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">In May, the Everett Silvertips capped a historic season by hoisting the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Eastern Conference champion Prince Albert Raiders in five games.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Seattle Kraken prospect Julius Miettinen was named WHL Playoff MVP, finishing tied for the lead in playoff scoring with 27 points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>WHL stars secure Canadian Hockey League Awards in June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Four representatives from the WHL came home with hardware from the 2026 CHL Awards in Toronto earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman and Montreal Canadiens prospect Bryce Pickford was named CHL Defenceman of the Year, while Everett Silvertips Head Coach Steve Hamilton was presented with the CHL Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award. Medicine Hat Tigers forward Markus Ruck was crowned CHL Top Scorer, while Portland Winterhawks forward Alex Weiermair was named CHL Scholastic Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>2026 WHL Prospects Game presented by Showpass<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The brand-new WHL Prospects Game made its debut in Langley, B.C., with 40 NHL Draft-eligible prospects putting on an entertaining showcase in front of hundreds of NHL scouts and a near sold-out crowd at the Langley Events Centre, home of the Vancouver Giants, while tens of thousands more watched free on Victory+.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Team East defeated Team West in overtime, thanks to Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph, who scored the game-winning goal. The product of Lacombe, Alta., went on to be the first defenceman selected in the 2026 NHL Draft, when he was chosen by the Buffalo Sabres with the fourth-overall pick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>WHL Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2025-26 campaign served as the 33rd year of the WHL Scholarship program. This season, 370 WHL graduate players have been awarded WHL Scholarships, representing an investment of over $40 million by WHL Clubs. This season, WHL Clubs have contributed nearly $3 million to the 370 WHL graduates utilizing the WHL Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Administered by the WHL Office, WHL Scholarships are solely funded by WHL member Clubs. Every player who plays in the WHL is eligible to receive the WHL Scholarship. For every season played in the WHL, players receive a guaranteed, full year of WHL Scholarship, including tuition, textbooks, and compulsory fees to a post-secondary institution of their choice. The WHL Scholarship is a full guaranteed academic scholarship with no requirement to play university hockey to qualify.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong><u>NEW FOR 2026-27<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>One week extension of WHL Regular Season Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Beginning with the 2026-27 WHL Regular Season, the WHL regular season schedule will extend by one week. The decompressed schedule will create additional rest and recovery for players, opportunity for additional strength and conditioning, and support the athletes\u2019 educational priorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2026-27 WHL Regular Season begins Friday, September 18, and will end one week later than has been historically scheduled. The final day of the 2026-27 WHL Regular Season will be contested Sunday, March 28, 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2027 WHL Playoffs are scheduled to begin Wednesday, March 31. The WHL tiebreaker game will no longer be used to break a tie for the eighth seed in a conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The decision to decompress the WHL schedule was approved by the WHL Board of Governors and WHL General Managers in association with a variety of initiatives to continue to augment the WHL Player Experience, to enhance player development, and to adapt to the changing hockey landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>Air Travel for Select Road Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Beginning with the 2026-27 WHL Regular Season, WHL Clubs will be permitted to travel via air for one (1) set of road games to start and return home, under the following parameters:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Trip by bus must be greater than 10 hours;<\/li>\n<li>Applies to out-of-conference travel only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The decision to allow WHL Clubs to fly for one (1) set of road games was approved by the WHL Board of Governors in association with a variety of initiatives to continue to augment the WHL Player Experience, to enhance player development, and to adapt to the changing hockey landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>\u2018No Return\u2019 Three-on-Three Overtime Pilot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The 2026 WHL Preseason will feature a pilot project aimed at enhancing the fan experience of three-on-three overtime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Under the \u2018No Return\u2019 three-on-three overtime format, once a team has gained the blueline, a player cannot deliberately carry, pass, or shoot the puck outside the blueline. Should this occur, play will immediately be whistled down (unless the opposing team collects the puck first) and the resulting face-off will occur in the defensive zone of the offending team with no line change permitted. The team benefitting from the offensive zone faceoff will have the opportunity to select which circle the faceoff occurs in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">\u2018No Return\u2019 three-on-three overtime has been contemplated in early anticipation of changing coaching strategies during three-on-three overtimes that are highly conservative and may potentially reduce the excitement of the extra period. Key measures for this pilot will include the number of shot attempts and scoring chances in overtime and the percentage of game outcomes determined by overtime prior to a shootout.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">All 2026 WHL Preseason games, regardless of final score, will feature \u2018No Return\u2019 three-on-three overtime to allow all Clubs the opportunity to pilot the rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Following the 2026 WHL Preseason, WHL General Managers will vote on the implementation of \u2018No Return\u2019 Three-on-Three Overtime for the 2026-27 WHL Regular Season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>First Round of WHL Playoffs \u2013 Best-of-Five Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Beginning in 2027, the first round of the WHL Playoffs will be contested as best-of-five series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">To accommodate the extra week in the regular season, this change will allow the playoffs to be completed on its existing schedule for the WHL Champion to participate in the Memorial Cup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">The WHL Playoffs will begin Wednesday, March 31, 2027, and the first-round format will vary based on the geography of the competing teams, availability of facilities, and preferences of the higher-seeded Club. The following formats are currently approved, pending WHL approval of each instance:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>1-2-1-1 (A-H-A-H)<\/li>\n<li>2-3 (A-H) for longer distance series<\/li>\n<li>2-2-1 (H-A-H)<\/li>\n<li>1-1-1-1-1 (H-A-H-A-H) for close distance series only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><em>H = Home<br \/>\nA = Away<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><strong>About the Western Hockey League<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\">Regarded as the world\u2019s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 23 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and six in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. 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Standing at 6\u20195 and weighing 209 lbs, the 17-year-old Luks spent the 2025-26 season in Finland. 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Jonah Sivertson, selected 113th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights, will also attend camp before returning to the Raiders next season.<\/p>\n<p>Third-round pick Michal Orsulak, selected 79th overall by the Detroit Red Wings, will join teammate Justice Christensen at Detroit\u2019s camp. Christensen went undrafted after completing his WHL career but signed a two-year contract with the AHL\u2019s Grand Rapids Griffins in April. Orsulak is also expected to return to the Raiders for his 19-year-old season.<\/p>\n<p>Other drafted Raiders attending development camps include Braeden Cootes, selected 15th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2025; Max Heise, drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round last year; and Brandon Gorzynski, who was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round of the 2025 draft.<\/p>\n<p>Gorzynski will be joined in Dallas by former Raider Carson Latimer. After spending parts of two seasons in Prince Albert, including serving as an alternate captain in 2022-23, Latimer finished his WHL career with the Red Deer Rebels before moving to the NCAA\u2019s Michigan Tech last season. His play there earned him a development camp invitation with the Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Raiders defenceman Benett Kelly also received an invitation from the Pittsburgh Penguins after going undrafted this weekend. Kelly was among the players hoping to hear his name called at the draft but remains eligible for the 2027 NHL Draft and is expected to play a key role on Prince Albert\u2019s blue line next season.<\/p>\n<p>Matyas Man, another draft-eligible Raider who was not selected, also earned a development camp invitation from the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n<p>Former Raiders goaltender Max Hildebrand is heading to camp with the Nashville Predators after completing his first NCAA season at Bemidji State. Hildebrand, the WHL Goaltender of the Year in his final junior season, also attended the Los Angeles Kings\u2019 development camp last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Former Raider Rilen Kovacevic will attend camp with the Colorado Avalanche after signing with the organization\u2019s AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Injuries limited him to just five games with the ECHL\u2019s Utah Grizzlies last season.<\/p>\n<p>Defenceman Terrell Goldsmith is also returning to NHL development camp. Drafted 102nd overall in 2023 by the Utah Mammoth, Goldsmith appeared in three AHL games with the Tucson Roadrunners last season and is entering the final year of his entry-level contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince Albert Raiders will have a strong presence at NHL development camps this week, with 13 current and former players earning invitations after the NHL Draft. The group includes the three Raiders selected in last weekend\u2019s draft, which was the club\u2019s most NHL draft picks in a single year since 2004. 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Raiders selected at 2026 NHL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 NHL Draft has officially arrived in Buffalo, and early in the first round the Prince Albert Raiders already have something to be excited about.<\/p>\n<p>With the fourth overall selection, the Buffalo Sabres have selected Daxon Rudolph.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the fourth overall selection belonged to the Chicago Blackhawks, but the Sabres made a blockbuster trade that included Chicago\u2019s fourth overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>He also holds the distinction of being the top defenceman in the draft, and three straight picks after Rudolph were used to pick defencemen.<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph is the first ever Raider drafted in the fourth overall spot, and also the fourth highest draft pick produced by the Raiders behind Leon Draisaitl\u2019s third overall selection in 2014, and Mike Modano and Chris Phillips who were both drafted first overall in 1988 and 1996 respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: Rudolph reacts to fourth overall selection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being drafted in the host city has it\u2019s perks. Sabres forward Josh Doan and Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins were on stage to hype up the crowd to start the draft and announce the Sabres first pick, and when it came time to welcome Rudolph to the stage, they also brought out Bills Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas to announce the pick.<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph said it was an overwhelming moment to experience in the city he\u2019ll one day play in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember sitting on that couch setup they had for us and\u00a0before\u00a0it even started with Dawkins out there and Josh Doan, it\u2019s\u00a0just such a cool show, and then Justin Bieber comes out to announce McKenna\u2019s going #1, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just such a cool event to be a part of and to be sitting\u00a0there\u00a0front row with my family is so special.\u00a0Then Hall of Famer, Bill\u2019s\u00a0legend\u00a0coming\u00a0out to announce my pick.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0something\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only was Rudolph named the top defenceman in the draft with the fourth pick, but he also joins some lofty company in Raiders history. As mentioned above, Rudolph now joins names like Leon Draisaitl, Chris Phillips, and Mike Modano as the highest ever draft picks from the Raiders, and Rudolph credits the Raiders organization for helping make this all possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not a fluke the\u00a0amount\u00a0of high-end players the Prince Albert Raiders produce. They do things the right way and\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0a very respected organization.\u00a0Just to play there and\u00a0be\u00a0part of that group of guys, I just\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0thank them enough for believing in me.\u00a0I was 14 years old when they drafted me.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0looking back,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a018 now and played two full seasons there, some good playoff runs and just so\u00a0much\u00a0memories.\u00a0I\u00a0truly love\u00a0it there and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0a Raider for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph will not be returning to the Raiders this upcoming season as he heads to the NCAA with hopes that he\u2019ll spend one year in college before heading up into the NHL. Now that his time with the Raiders is over, he\u2019s looking forward to the time when the Raiders make the playoffs and he can come experience the Art Hauser Centre as a fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t\u00a0thank them enough.\u00a0That community holds a special place in my heart.\u00a0Those\u00a0fans made it out every single night, no matter how cold it is outside, no matter what team\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0playing or what day it is in the week,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0out there supporting\u00a0us\u00a0and we love it so much.\u00a0I know being a part of that\u00a0team, it\u00a0means so much to each and every one of us and the community is what makes it so special.\u00a0I\u2019ll definitely try and be back in PA when the boys are on another long playoff run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rudolph celebrated his fourth overall selection with his family and his Raiders billet family, who all made the trip to Buffalo with him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: Orsulak drafted in Detroit to third round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the 79th overall pick in the third round, the Detroit Red Wings have selected Raiders goaltender Michal Orsulak.<\/p>\n<p>Coming into the draft, Orsulak was named the second best goaltender in North America heading into the draft on NHL Central Scouting\u2019s final list, only behind USA born goaltender Brady Knowling. Orsulak was drafted ahead of Knowling, but behind the goaltender behind him on that same list, Tobias Trejbalalso out of the USHL.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Wings held pick 79 from the very beginning and never traded that third round pick, but a trade they made on Day 1 of the draft may have influenced their pick. The Red Wings traded prospect goaltender and former Edmonton Oil Kings goaltender Sebastian Cossa to Utah in order to acquire a first round pick. The Red Wings used that 23rd overall pick to take Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlburt, and then used the third round selection on Orsulak to fill that goaltender spot left vacant by Cossa.<\/p>\n<p>Orsulak is now the second highest drafted Raiders goaltender of all time, only behind Evan Lindsay who was pick 32nd overall by the Ottawa Senators in 1997. Lindsay reentered the draft in 1999 and was drafted 107th that year. Orsulak is also the second Raider to get drafted in the 79th overall spot alongside Todd Nelson in 1989.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: Sivertson heads to Vegas in fourth round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the 113th overall pick in the fourth round of the draft, the Vegas Golden Knights have selected Raiders forward Jonah Sivertson.<\/p>\n<p>Sivertson was ranked 53rd among all skaters in North America on the NHL Central Scouting List.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal had posession of the 113th overall pick when it came time to make the selection, but the Vegas Golden Knights traded picks 117 and 223 to Montreal to move up and select Sivertson.<\/p>\n<p>Sivertson is the second player in Raiders history to be selected in the 113th overall slot. Jeff Lank was taken, ironically by Montreal, back in 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 NHL Draft has officially arrived in Buffalo, and early in the first round the Prince Albert Raiders already have something to be excited about. With the fourth overall selection, the Buffalo Sabres have selected Daxon Rudolph. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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