The road ahead

Prince Albert Raiders captain Tim Vanstone moves in on Kootenay Ice goaltender Payton Lee during P.A.’s 6-0 victory over the Ice on Nov. 4. The team will face off once again on Wednesday night. (Daily Herald File Photo)

Raiders embark on Central Division road trip; will play four games in five days

Following a busy weekend during which the Raiders came away with a point against the top team in the league, the Prince Albert Raiders are hitting the road for their first extended road trip since November.

P.A.’s first stop on their four-games-in-five-days Central Division tour will be in Cranbrook, B.C., when the Raiders (8-33-3-2) take on the Kootenay Ice (10-27-7-1) at Western Financial Place for the first time this season on Wednesday night. From there the Raiders are off to Red Deer and Edmonton before wrapping up their road trip with a Sunday matinee in Calgary.

This is the longest road trip for the Raiders since November, when the team faced off against all five B.C. Division squads in a weeklong stretch from Nov. 11 to the 18. While that particular trip didn’t turn out well for P.A. — the team lost all five games — the Raiders may fare better this week as half of the Raiders’ victories this season have come at the expense of Kootenay, Edmonton and Calgary.

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Tale of the Tape

On Jan. 18 the Prince Albert Raiders travel to Kootenay for the first time this season to take on the Ice. The match kicks off a four-game road trip for the Raiders.

Record: Prince Albert — 8-33-3-2; Kootenay — 10-27-7-1

Last 10: Prince Albert — 0-7-2-1; Kootenay — 4-6-0-0

Top scorers: Prince Albert — Simon Stransky and Jordy Stallard (30 points each); Kootenay — Colton Kroeker (30 points)

Goals for/against: Prince Albert — 110/200; Kootenay — 114/196

Last meeting: Sean Montgomery scored two goals and Ian Scott stopped all 22 shots against to lead the Raiders to a 6-0 shutout win over the Ice at the Art Hauser Centre on Nov. 4, 2016.

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