PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan (Interstat) — The Saskatoon Blades will visit the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday, September 25, 2026, for a Western Hockey League minor league hockey game at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The game pits a Saskatoon team seeking its first win of the season against a Prince Albert club looking to move above .500.

Saskatoon enters at 0-2. The Blades opened the season with a 4-5 loss at Brandon on September 18 and followed with a 6-7 overtime loss at Moose Jaw on September 19. In the Moose Jaw game, Hunter Laing produced two goals and three assists with six shots on goal. Cooper Williams added one goal and two assists with seven shots on goal and two penalty minutes. Kazden Mathies recorded two assists and six shots on goal.

Laing, a right wing, is the player to watch for Saskatoon. He has three goals and three assists over his past two games. He had two goals and three assists with six shots on goal at Moose Jaw after scoring once with two shots on goal at Brandon. His production has been central to Saskatoon’s offense during a difficult start.

Prince Albert enters at 1-1. The Raiders beat Regina 7-4 at home on September 18 before falling 5-2 at Swift Current on September 19. Owen Corkish, a right wing, is the player to watch for Prince Albert. He scored one goal with seven shots on goal at Swift Current. In the win over Regina, he recorded three shots on goal.

Against Swift Current, Ben Harvey also scored once with two shots on goal and 15 penalty minutes, while Evan Smith registered three shots on goal. The Raiders will look to use home ice at Art Hauser Centre to rebound from that road loss and build on their early-season win over Regina.

The matchup begins a busy stretch for both clubs. Prince Albert will visit Saskatoon on Saturday, September 26, for the back end of a home-and-home series. The Raiders then host Red Deer on Wednesday, September 30, before traveling to Lethbridge on Friday, October 2, and Medicine Hat on Saturday, October 3. Saskatoon is scheduled to host Red Deer on Friday, October 2, after the rematch with Prince Albert.

Saskatoon will rely on Laing and a group that showed scoring punch in the overtime loss at Moose Jaw. Prince Albert will counter with Corkish and a roster that found success at home against Regina. The game is the first of consecutive meetings between the provincial rivals.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Prince Albert 5, Saskatoon 1.