Daily Herald Staff
The Prince Albert Raiders will make trips to Yorkton and Warman as part of the WHL pre-season schedule announced on Monday.
The Raiders will face the Saskatoon Blades four times in exhibition play. The final meeting will take place at the Warman Home Centre Communiplex in Warman on Saturday, Sept. 6. The other three games are scheduled for Saskatoon (Sept. 2) and Prince Albert (Sept. 3 and Sept. 5).
Prince Albert will face the Regina Pats in their final two exhibition games, the first of which will take place at the Westland Arena in Yorkton on Friday, Sept. 12. Their final pre-season game will take place at the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The Raiders open the regular season at home against the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, Sept. 19.
The games in Warman and Yorkton are two of 13 pre-season contests being played outside of WHL markets. The list includes games in Assiniboia, Martensville, and the two-game Yukon Showcase, which pits the defending champion Medicine Hat Tigers against the 2026 Memorial Cup host Kelowna Rockets in Whitehorse, Yukon.
The WHL pre-season begins on Sunday, Aug. 31.
