Playoff Series Preview – Round 2 Vs Prince Albert

The final second-round series of the 2025 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien has been set.

 

Starting Saturday, April 12, the Prince Albert Raiders and Medicine Hat will go head-to-head for a spot in the Eastern Conference Championship series.

 

Medicine Hat (47-17-3-1, 98 PTS) has been out of the mix since disposing of the Swift Current Broncos following their Game 5 triumph on Friday, April 4.

 

Meanwhile, the turnaround between Rounds One and Two for Prince Albert (39-23-5-1, 84 PTS) is minimal. After knocking off the Edmonton Oil Kings in a dominant, Game 7 performance, the Raiders have a three-day hiatus before kicking off their second-round festivities.

 

The Round Two matchup marks the seventh time the Raiders and Tigers will meet in the post-season, with each club winning three series apiece.

 

This year, Medicine Hat won the four-game, regular season series, owning a near-perfect record of 3-0-1-0 against the Raiders.

 

Leading Medicine Hat’s ambush of Tigers is 17-year-old wunderkind, Gavin McKenna. The 2026 NHL Draft prospect leads all Tigers skaters in points with 16 (2G-14A) and is tied for first among all WHL skaters. Oasiz Wiesblatt’s hard-nosed, style of play has also been difficult to contain, as the Tigers captain has erupted offensively, netting seven goals in five post-season appearances.

 

On the other end of the ice, offensively-minded defenceman, Lukas Dragicevic, is raring to get the second-round started. The Seattle Kraken prospect ended Round One with a four-point performance in Game 7 and currently owns 12 points (5G-7A) in seven contests.

 

20-year-old netminder Max Hildebrand has been impressive between the pipes for the Raiders. The long-time staple in Prince Albert boasted a 30-save shutout performance to secure the Game 7 victory on Wednesday night.

 

Medicine Hat will open the second-round series at Co-op Place on Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. MST.

 

The series will then shift east to the Art Hauser Centre for Game 3 on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. MST.

 

Each game will be streamed for free on Victory+.

 

By The Numbers

Regular Season

Record

• Medicine Hat
  • Overall – 47-17-3-1
    • League – 2nd
    • Eastern Conference – 1st
    • Central Division – 1st
  • Home – 25-7-2-0 – 4th
  • Away – 22-10-1-1 – 3rd
• Prince Albert
  • Overall – 39-23-5-1
    • League – 8th
    • Eastern Conference – 2nd
    • East Division – 1st
  • Home – 21-9-4-0 – 7th
  • Away – 18-14-1-1 – 7th

 

Leading Scorers

• Medicine Hat
  • Gavin McKenna – 56 GP – 41 G – 88 A – 129 PTS
  • Oasiz Wiesblatt – 66 GP – 36 G – 67 A – 103 PTS
  • Ryder Ritchie – 53 GP – 29 G – 32 A – 61 PTS
• Prince Albert
  • Tomas Mrsic – 65 GP – 33 G – 57 A – 90 PTS
  • Aiden Oiring – 68 GP – 29 G – 56 A – 85 PTS
  • Lukas Dragicevic – 66 GP – 18 G – 52 A – 70 PTS

 

Goaltenders

• Medicine Hat
  • Harrison Meneghin – 36 GP – 23-10-1-1 – 2.58 GAA – .900 Save %
  • Jordan Switzer – 32 GP – 23-6-2-0 – 2.65 GAA – .901 Save %
• Prince Albert
  • Max Hildebrand – 55 GP – 33-16-5-0 – 2.87 GAA – .918 Save %
  • Dimitri Fortin– 19 GP – 7-7-0-1 – 3.92 GAA – .886 Save %

 

Special Teams

• Power Play
  • Medicine Hat – 67/240 – 27.9% (4th)
  • Prince Albert – 67/238 – 28.2% (3rd)
• Penalty Kill
  • Medicine Hat – 212/265 – 80.0% (4th)
  • Prince Albert – 184/251 – 73.3% (18th)

 

Head-To-Head

Record

• Medicine Hat – 3-0-1-0
  • Home – 1-0-1-0
  • Away – 2-0-0-0
• Prince Albert – 1-2-1-0
  • Home – 0-1-1-0
  • Away – 1-1-0-0

 

Games This Season

• Medicine Hat 3 @ Prince Albert 1 (Feb 12 2025)
• Prince Albert 5 @ Medicine Hat 4 (Feb 8 2025) OT
• Prince Albert 4 @ Medicine Hat 7 (Jan 8 2025)
• Medicine Hat 3 @ Prince Albert 2 (Nov 20 2024) OT

 

Leading Scorers

• Medicine Hat
  • Gavin McKenna – 4 GP – 2 G – 5 A – 7 PTS
  • Liam Ruck – 4 GP – 2 G – 3 A – 5 PTS
  • Ryder Ritchie – 4 GP – 2 G – 2 A – 4 PTS
• Prince Albert
  • Niall Crocker – 4 GP – 2 G – 3 A – 5 PTS
  • Lukas Dragicevic – 4 GP – 2 G – 3 A – 5 PTS
  • Tomas Mrsic – 4 GP – 1 G – 3 A – 4 PTS

 

Goaltenders

• Medicine Hat
  • Harrison Meneghin – 2 GP – 0-0-1-0 – 4.57 GAA – .829 Save %
  • Jordan Switzer – 3 GP – 3-0-0-0 – 2.21 GAA – .917 Save %
• Prince Albert
  • Max Hildebrand – 4 GP – 1-2-1-0 – 4.21 GAA – .908 Save %
  • Dimitri Fortin – 1 GP – 0-0-0-0 – 0.00 GAA – 1.000 Save %

 

Special Teams

• Power Play
  • Medicine Hat – 4/14 – 28.6%
  • Prince Albert – 4/17 – 23.5%
• Penalty Kill
  • Medicine Hat – 13/17 – 76.5%
  • Prince Albert – 10/14 – 71.4%

 

Series Schedule

Game	Visitor		Home	Date	Time (MST)
1	Prince Albert	@	Medicine Hat	Saturday, April 12	7:00 PM
2	Prince Albert	@	Medicine Hat	Sunday, April 13	6:00 PM
3	Medicine Hat	@	Prince Albert	Wednesday, April 16	7:00 PM
4	Medicine Hat	@	Prince Albert	Thursday, April 17	7:00 PM
5*	Prince Albert	@	Medicine Hat	Saturday, April 19	4:00 PM
6*	Medicine Hat	@	Prince Albert	Monday, April 21	7:00 PM
7*	Prince Albert	@	Medicine Hat	Wednesday, April 23	7:00 PM

* If necessary