Raiders colder than ICE after being shutout

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In the first period, it looked like the Raiders were going to have an early advantage.

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It seemed like Wiesblatt made an immediate impact on the game, as he danced through the ICE defence in the third period and his backhanded shot snuck through ICE goaltender Gage Alexander and into the net. But WHL official Mike Langin immediately waved off the goal, a ruling that stood after a brief video review.

“He blew it, he knew it. He blew the whistle too early,” Habscheid said. “It should’ve been a goal, but that didn’t change the way the game was going or the effort or the compete effort, at all.”

The turning point of the game came 1:46 into the second period, when Raiders rookie Dallyn Peekeekoot was ejected from the game. Peekeekoot received a five-minute major for charging on ICE assistant captain Jakin Smallwood, who was in a vulnerable position after delivering a pass.

Habscheid disagreed with the major call and thought Peekeekoot’s hit was legal.

“It was a great hit. The guy watched his pass, he passed it and watched it,” Habscheid said. “[Peekeekoot’s] shoulders were down, his arm was down, his feet were planted, it was a clean hit.”

Even though they took a minor penalty during their five-minute power play, the ICE still managed to score twice on the long man advantage. Cole Muir tipped in the first, while Owen Pederson buried the rebound on the second.

King of the Hil

For three of the last four games, the Prince Albert Raiders have dressed only one goaltender. The Raiders may not have to face that situation again for a while as they signed 2004-born goalie Max Hildebrand to a WHL Standard Player Agreement before Friday’s game. They immediately added him to their current roster and Saturday’s lineup against the ICE, as he backed up starter Max Paddock. Carter Serhyenko played all of the last four games for the Raiders to relieve the-then injured Paddock. He was given Friday off.

Scoring Summary

First Period

No scoring.

Second Period

1-0, ICE, Cole Muir from Peyton Krebs and Ben Zloty (power play), 2:51

2-0, ICE, Owen Pederson from Connor McClennon and Karter Prosofsky (power play), 6:26

Third Period

3-0, Michael Milne from Skyler Bruce and Chase Bertholet, 3:33

Up next

The Raiders will take on the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday at 8 p.m. The Broncos defeated the Raiders 5-2 in their lone meeting this year, breaking a 23-game losing streak dating back to last year.

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