Raiders, Tigers complete field for Round Two of the 2025 WHL Playoffs

Calgary, Alta – 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+.

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