If the WHL gave bonus points for boos the Prince Albert Raiders would have left Manitoba with a healthy lead in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Raiders roared back from a two-goal third period deficit to send Saturday’s game against the Brandon Wheat Kings into overtime. Once there, Aiden Oiring left the hometown fans and Wheat Kings head coach and GM Marty Murray fuming with a late winner following a pair of non-calls from the officiating crew.
“From our vantage point, it was in the far end through some bodies and through the net,” Raiders head coach Ryan McDonald said when asked about the OT winner. “(We) just saw Oiring on the forecheck creating some pressure. (He) turned the puck over and he caught the goalie on the short side.”
The boos began when Wheat Kings forward Jaxon Ja