It was a game for young guys – and nerves!

In the end, the Prince Albert Raiders pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Saskatoon Blades in the first W-H-L pre-season contest for both teams at the Jim Neilson Sports Complex at the Big River First Nation.

Saskatoon product Zach Moore scored the opening goal short-handed for the Blue and Gold while Harrison Lodewyk and Doogan Pederson tallied for P-A, who out-shot Saskatoon 30-20. The same teams meet again, with more veteran line-ups expected, on Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre. Following is the official game summary, courtesy the W-H-L, plus post-game comments from the head coaches – Brennan Sonne of the Blades and Jeff Truitt of the Raiders…..

Saskatoon Blades 1 at Prince Albert Raiders 2 – Status: Final
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 – Big River First Nation, SK

Saskatoon 1 0 0 – 1
Prince Albert 0 1 1 – 2

1st Period-1, Saskatoon, Moore 1 (Volotovskii), 19:48 (SH). Penalties-Macias Pa (boarding), 0:55; Martin Pa (boarding), 5:28; Hansen Sas (tripping), 18:10.

2nd Period-2, Prince Albert, Lodewyk 1 (Christensen), 13:27. Penalties-Rudolph Pa (hooking), 14:24.

3rd Period-3, Prince Albert, Pederson 1   0:35. Penalties-Worthington Sas (high sticking), 11:05.

Shots on Goal-Saskatoon 8-5-7-20. Prince Albert 8-9-13-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Saskatoon 0 / 0; Prince Albert 0 / 0.
Goalies-Saskatoon, Budd 0-1-0-0 (30 shots-28 saves). Prince Albert, Anderson 1-0-0-0 (20 shots-19 saves).
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Referees-Adam Bloski (16), Mike Langin (67).
Linesmen- , Levi Schutz (110).