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The two architects of the Prince Albert Raiders will be sticking around.

The team announced Tuesday that general manager Bruno Campese and director of player personnel Dale Derkatch have both agreed to two-year contracts with an option year to keep them with the team through the 2015-2016 season.

The Raiders have recruited a former Minto to round out its marketing staff. Tom Brown joins the organization after earning a management degree at Michigan Tech University.

Brown was a key defenseman for the Mintos while winning their first national title in 2006 in Charlottetown PEI and captained the team to the 2007 championship in Red Deer.

Before heading to the NCAA, Brown played for the Melfort Mustangs and was a member of Team West at the world junior-A hockey challenge.

For the upcoming season, the Prince Albert Raiders will revamp their look.

As the team announced Thursday, they will reveal their new appearances during a public unveiling, "The Green Movement,"  May 16th at the Ches Leach Lounge.

There is no official word as to what exactly will be shown at the unveiling as the team is keeping that a surprise.

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The Prince Albert Raiders selected Jake Kryski of the Burnaby B.C. Winter Club with the 13th overall pick. The 5"11" 155-pound centre had 59 goals and 59 assists in 58 games and was plus-96. He also had 2 goals and 6 assists in 5 games at the St.Albert Bantam AAA tournament. He was also rated 13th overall by the Western Elite Hockey Prospects group.  

Director of Player Personel Dale Derkatch said they didn't expect Kryski to be available but are elated he was still around.

Barring a trade, the Prince Albert Raiders will pick outside of the top-10 at the WHL Bantam Draft for the first time since the 2004 season.

The Raiders have the 13th selection at the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft Thursday in Calgary and although they’ll have to wait a little longer before making their first selection, Raiders general manager Bruno Campese takes that as a point of pride.

The Prince Albert Raiders have decided to part ways with head coach Steve Young.

The team decided Tuesday during a board meeting that they will not renew Young’s contract, which expired after the conclusion of this year.

Young has been with the team since the start of the 2008-2009 season as an assistant and was the team’s head coach since October 2011.

Raiders general manager Bruno Campese said it was a very tough decision for him and the board to make.

For the second straight year, the Red Deer Chiefs knocked the Saskatoon Contacts out of gold medal contention and beat them in the semifinals of the Telus Cup.

Two Prince Albert Raiders prospects, Chiefs goalie Matt Zentner and Contacts goalie Rylan Parenteau, did battle in the 5-1 Chiefs win, sending the Contacts to the bronze medal game.

Zentner made 23 saves while Parenteau made 18.

Prince Albert Raiders prospect goaltender Matt Zentner picked up his second win of the 2013 Telus Cup national midget AAA tournament as his Red Deer Chiefs dominated the Valley Wildcats 8-1. Zentner made 18 of 19 saves for the win to improve the Chiefs record to 2-1-1.

The other Raiders goalie prospect in the tournament, Saskatoon Contacts starter Rylan Parenteau led his team to their second tie of the tournament against the hosting Sault Ste. Marie Northstars.

Both Prince Albert Raiders goaltender prospects battled against each other at the 2013 Telus Cup, and neither got the win.

Rylan Parenteau and the Saskatoon Contacts tied Matt Zentner and the Red Deer Chiefs 5-5 Wednesday in their third game at the Telus Cup in Sault Ste Marie.

Zentner entered the game in the second period as Parenteau played the entire sixty minutes.

Both teams are in the middle of the table in the tournament with a win, a loss and a tie.

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Team Canada will head into the IIHF U18 World Championships with a perfect 4-0 record and Raiders forward Josh Morrissey is a big part of that.

The draft eligible defenceman had two assists in Canada’s 6-0 win over the previously undefeated Team Sweden Wednesday in Sochi, Russia.

Morrissey had two goals and six points in four group stage games with Team Canada, tied for fifth in the tournament and second in scoring for a defenceman.

Prince Albert Raiders forward Leon Draisaitl had a colossal game for his native Team Germany at the IIHF U18 World Championships, getting five points in a 6-3 win over Slovakia.

Draisaitl had a goal and four assists in the game to lead Germany to their first victory in three games. Draisaitl now has six points in three games, tied for second in the tournament in points. He’s +5 on a German team that is -7 in goal differential through three games.

Germany will play their last group game against Switzerland on Tuesday.

Josh Morrissey showed why he is worthy of wearing an "A" for Team Canada in their opening game of the world under-18 hockey championships in Sochi Russia.

He assisted on Connor McDavid's power play goal late in the first period which stood up as the winner in a 4-1 victory over Slovakia. McDavid also picked up a pair of assists. 

The Canadians dominated on the shot clock with a 35-13 margin while also killing off eight penalties.