Blades, Raiders lock in first-round matchup in 2024 WHL Playoffs
Call it a best of eight?
One night before their final regular season matchup, the Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders have confirmed their Round One matchup in the 2024 WHL Playoffs.
The series was locked in after the Blades defeated the Raiders 5-1 at the Art Hauser Centre on Friday night, but the teams will meet in their respective regular-season finales on Saturday in Saskatoon.
This will mark the first time the teams have met in the postseason since the Raiders defeated the Blades in six games in the second round of the 2019 playoffs en route to Prince Albert’s second WHL Championship.
Saskatoon captured the Scotty Munro Trophy as the WHL regular season champs and owns a 7-0-0-2 record against Prince Albert this season.
Game One of the first-round series is set for Thursday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. CST in Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre.
The series will move to the Art Hauser Centre in Hockeytown North on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. CST.
2024 WHL PLAYOFFS – SERIES A SCHEDULE
Game | Date | Away | Home | Time |
1 | Thursday, March 28 | Prince Albert | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
2 | Friday, March 29 | Prince Albert | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
3 | Tuesday, April 2 | Saskatoon | Prince Albert | 7:00 p.m. CST |
4 | Wednesday, April 3 | Saskatoon | Prince Albert | 7:00 p.m. CST |
5* | Friday, April 5 | Prince Albert | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
6* | Saturday, April 6 | Saskatoon | Prince Albert | 7:00 p.m. CST |
7* | Monday, April 8 | Prince Albert | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
*- If necessary