The Prince Albert Raiders
are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert. The team plays its home games at the Art Hauser Centre.
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History
The early days
The Raiders started in 1972 as one of the most successful Tier II franchises in Canada, playing in the
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). Prince Albert won the Tier II national championship, the
Manitoba Centennial Trophy, a record 4 times in a six-year span from 1977 to 1982. While competing for the Manitoba Centennial Trophy, the Raiders competed against a few future
OHL teams, the
Guelph Platers and the
Belleville Bulls. The Raiders also won 7 straight
Anavet Cups between 1976 until 1982 against various champions of the
Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
Terry Simpson was the team's coach for those 6 years in the SJHL. He stayed with the team for its first 4 years when it moved up to the WHL. The City of Prince Albert was granted a WHL expansion franchise for the 1982–83 season.
1985 Memorial Cup
Three years later, the Raiders were the best team in the
WHL. Lead by team captain
Dan Hodgson, the team achieved the best regular season record in the WHL of 58 wins, 11 losses and 3 ties. The Raiders defeated the
Calgary Wranglers,
Medicine Hat Tigers and the
Kamloops Blazers in the WHL playoffs to win the
WHL championship. Other notable members of the 1984–1985 team are;
Tony Grenier,
Dave Pasin,
Pat Elynuik,
Dave Manson,
Ken Baumgartner,
Dave Goetz and
Emmanuel Viverios.
The Raiders went on the compete for the
Memorial Cup in 1985, versus the
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds,
Verdun Junior Canadiens and the
Shawinigan Cataractes. In their first game, Prince Albert lost 6–2 to the
Shawinigan Cataractes, with 108 penalty minutes called in total. The second game saw the Raiders beat Verdun 5 to 3 with 2 goals from defenceman
Dave Goetz. In game three, the Raiders defeated the Greyhounds 8 to 6, and
Dan Hodgson had 5 assists in the match. The two teams would play each other again in the semi-finals. Prince Albert would prevail again by an 8 to 3 score. The Raiders won the Memorial Cup and became
CHL champions by defeating the
Shawinigan Cataractes 6–1 in the final game.
Since 1985 the Raiders have produced many NHL stars, but have never won the WHL championship again.
Championships
NHL alumni
Listed below are alumni from Prince Albert Raiders of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL) who went on to play in the National Hockey League.
SJHL Raiders
WHL Raiders
Season-by-season record
Note:
GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
| Season
| GP
| W
| L
| T
| OTL
| GF
| GA
| Points
| Finish
| Playoffs
|
| 1972–73
| 48
| 33
| 15
| 0
|
| 284
| 202
| 48
| 1st SJHL North
|
|
| 1973–74
| 50
| 35
| 15
| 0
|
| 228
| 204
| 70
| 1st SJHL
| Won League
|
| 1974–75
| 58
| 39
| 19
| 0
|
| 351
| 210
| 78
| 1st SJHL North
|
|
| 1975–76
| 58
| 47
| 10
| 1
|
| 377
| 184
| 95
| 1st SJHL
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup
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| 1976–77
| 60
| 45
| 14
| 1
|
| 392
| 242
| 91
| 1st SJHL North
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Centennial Cup
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| 1977–78
| 59
| 41
| 17
| 1
|
| 391
| 220
| 83
| 1st SJHL
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup
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| 1978–79
| 60
| 44
| 13
| 3
|
| 405
| 221
| 91
| 1st SJHL
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Centennial Cup
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| 1979–80
| 60
| 45
| 14
| 1
|
| 381
| 197
| 91
| 1st SJHL
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup
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| 1980–81
| 60
| 50
| 7
| 3
|
| 454
| 199
| 103
| 1st SJHL
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Centennial Cup
|
| 1981–82
| 60
| 57
| 3
| 0
|
| 114
| 1st SJHL
| Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Won Centennial Cup
|
| 1982–83
| 72
| 16
| 55
| 1
| -
| 312
| 455
| 33
| 8th East
| Out of playoffs
|
| 1983–84
| 72
| 41
| 29
| 2
| -
| 411
| 357
| 84
| 5th East
| Lost in first round
|
| 1984–85
| 72
| 58
| 11
| 3
| -
| 481
| 255
| 116
| 1st East
| Won championship and Memorial Cup
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| 1985–86
| 72
| 52
| 17
| 3
| -
| 424
| 257
| 107
| 2nd East
| Lost East Division final
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| 1986–87
| 72
| 43
| 26
| 3
| -
| 346
| 264
| 89
| 3rd East
| Lost East Division semi-final
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| 1987–88
| 72
| 43
| 24
| 5
| -
| 373
| 284
| 91
| 3rd East
| Lost East Division semi-final
|
| 1988–89
| 72
| 37
| 33
| 2
| -
| 302
| 286
| 76
| 4th East
| Lost East Dvision quarter-final
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| 1989–90
| 72
| 38
| 33
| 1
| -
| 302
| 286
| 77
| 2nd East
| Lost East Division final
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| 1990–91
| 72
| 38
| 29
| 5
| -
| 337
| 284
| 81
| 4th East
| Lost East Division quarter-final
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| 1991–92
| 72
| 50
| 20
| 2
| -
| 356
| 261
| 102
| 1st East
| Lost East Division final
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| 1992–93
| 72
| 25
| 42
| 5
| -
| 252
| 317
| 55
| 9th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 1993–94
| 72
| 31
| 37
| 4
| -
| 326
| 321
| 66
| 8th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 1994–95
| 72
| 44
| 26
| 2
| -
| 308
| 267
| 90
| 2nd East
| Lost East Division final
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| 1995–96
| 72
| 47
| 19
| 6
| -
| 309
| 250
| 100
| 2nd East
| Lost Eastern Conference final
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| 1996–97
| 72
| 29
| 34
| 9
| -
| 235
| 262
| 67
| 5th East
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
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| 1997–98
| 72
| 20
| 47
| 5
| -
| 322
| 288
| 45
| 6th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 1998–99
| 72
| 45
| 22
| 5
| -
| 288
| 213
| 95
| 1st East
| Lost Eastern Conference final
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| 1999–00
| 72
| 26
| 33
| 6
| 7
| 221
| 257
| 65
| 4th East
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
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| 2000–01
| 72
| 18
| 47
| 3
| 4
| 204
| 348
| 43
| 6th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 2001–02
| 72
| 26
| 41
| 2
| 3
| 234
| 324
| 57
| 5th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 2002–03
| 72
| 27
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 185
| 258
| 62
| 5th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 2003–04
| 72
| 38
| 23
| 6
| 5
| 215
| 186
| 87
| 2nd East
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
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| 2004–05
| 72
| 31
| 32
| 5
| 4
| 185
| 191
| 71
| 3rd East
| Lost Eastern Conference final
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| Season
| GP
| W
| L
| OTL
| SOL
| GF
| GA
| Points
| Finish
| Playoffs
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| 2005–06
| 72
| 25
| 36
| 1
| 10
| 167
| 228
| 61
| 5th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 2006–07
| 72
| 27
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 203
| 266
| 60
| 4th East
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
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| 2007–08
| 72
| 26
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 196
| 248
| 57
| 6th East
| Out of playoffs
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| 2008–09
| 72
| 31
| 36
| 4
| 1
| 233
| 270
| 67
| 4th East
| Out of playoffs
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Team records
| Team records for a single season
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| Statistic
| Total
| Season
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| Most points
| 116
| 1984–85
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| Most wins
| 58
| 1984–85
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| Most goals for
| 481
| 1984–85
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| Least goals for
| 167
| 2005–06
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| Least goals against
| 186
| 2003–04
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| Most goals against
| 455
| 1982–83
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| Individual player records for a single season
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| Statistic
| Player
| Total
| Season
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| Most goals
| Dan Hodgson
| 70
| 1984–85
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| Most assists
| Dan Hodgson
| 119
| 1983–84
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| Most points
| Dan Hodgson
| 182
| 1984–85
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| Most points, rookie
| Dan Hodgson
| 130
| 1982–83
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| Most points, defenceman
| Emanuel Viveiros
| 109
| 1983–84
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| Best GAA (goalie)
| Rejean Beauchemin
| 2.32
| 2003–04
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| Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played
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See also
- List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan