Pats at Swift Current (Friday)

I listened to most of the game and it sounded like a good game. Former Pat Derek Tendler was in net for the Broncos and made 37 saves in the 4-3 loss. Weal, Bidlevskii, Ouellette and Neigum (with the winner) scored for the Pats.

Here is the summary:

Regina Pats 4 at Swift Current Broncos 3 - Status: Final
Friday, February 25, 2011 - Credit Union i-plex - Swift Current, SK

Regina 1 2 1 - 4
Swift Current 2 1 0 - 3

1st Period-1, Swift Current, Novotny 17 (Magnus, Blanke), 9:15 (PP). 2, Regina, Weal 30 (Mitchell, Davidson), 12:28 (PP). 3, Swift Current, Lowry 17 (Novotny, Nedomlel), 15:57 (PP). Penalties-Bell Reg (slashing), 7:55; Verdino S.c (roughing), 11:25; Moser Reg (interference), 12:58; Moser Reg (tripping), 15:52; Blanke S.c (interference), 16:09; Scarlett S.c (elbowing), 20:00.

2nd Period-4, Regina, Bidlevskii 3 (Scheidl), 6:28. 5, Swift Current, Novotny 18 (Hoban, Lowry), 8:29. 6, Regina, Ouellette 2 (Bell, Weal), 10:05. Penalties-Neigum Reg (roughing), 9:10; Stevenson Reg (roughing), 9:10; Derko S.c (roughing), 9:10; Howorko S.c (roughing), 9:10; Weal Reg (tripping), 13:43; Bell Reg (roughing), 17:45; Howorko S.c (roughing), 17:45.

3rd Period-7, Regina, Neigum 11 (Bell, Stephenson), 17:25. Penalties-Nedomlel S.c (boarding), 5:48; Nedomlel S.c (tripping), 9:28.

Shots on Goal-Regina 13-14-14-41. Swift Current 10-9-2-21.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 1 / 5; Swift Current 2 / 4.
Goalies-Regina, Ketlo 10-22-5-1 (21 shots-18 saves). Swift Current, Tendler --- (41 shots-37 saves).
A-2,207
Referees-Nathan Wieler (18), Cole Hamm (51).
Linesmen-Keith Salamon (55), Chad Marshall (95).
on February 26, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

It's been a long week....

I've been having internet issues at home ao I've been away from my blog for the last week but I think all the issues are done and I'm back. It's late to really comment on the last two games so I will just post the summaries.

Regina Pats 0 at Medicine Hat Tigers 4 - Status: Final
Saturday, February 19, 2011 - Medicine Hat Arena

Regina 0 0 0 - 0
Medicine Hat 2 0 2 - 4

1st Period-1, Medicine Hat, Leier 1 (Theriau, Petryk), 2:49. 2, Medicine Hat, Etem 33 (Vey, Carr), 19:12 (SH). Penalties-Theriau M.h (tripping), 8:03; McKay M.h (delay of game), 18:17.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Shinkaruk M.h (boarding), 1:19; Neigum Reg (tripping), 4:09; Ouellette Reg (roughing), 4:40; Hamilton M.h (roughing), 4:40; Theriau M.h (high sticking), 4:40; Rieder Reg (hooking), 16:44; Neigum Reg (hooking), 17:13.

3rd Period-3, Medicine Hat, Leier 2 (Petryk, Theriau), 9:14. 4, Medicine Hat, Vey 40 (Etem, McKay), 14:03. Penalties-Neigum Reg (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 0:39; Carr M.h (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 0:39; Davidson Reg (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 9:47; Kessy M.h (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 9:47; Davidson Reg (major-fighting), 11:53; Kessy M.h (major-fighting), 11:53.

Shots on Goal-Regina 12-4-6-22. Medicine Hat 10-9-12-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 0 / 4; Medicine Hat 0 / 3.
Goalies-Regina, Ketlo 9-22-5-1 (31 shots-27 saves). Medicine Hat, Bunz 30-12-4-2 (22 shots-22 saves).
A-4,006
Referees-Cole Hamm (51), Chad Williams (60).
Linesmen-Darren Holeha (47), Matthew Sanders (70).



Regina Pats 3 at Calgary Hitmen 2 - Status: Final
Monday, February 21, 2011 - McMahon Stadium - Calgary, AB

Regina 1 1 1 - 3
Calgary 0 1 1 - 2

1st Period-1, Regina, Stevenson 4 (Borstmayer, Davidson), 2:26. Penalties-Rieder Reg (cross checking), 7:37; served by Cheek Cal (too many men), 8:28; Schneider Reg (delay of game), 9:27.

2nd Period-2, Regina, Mitchell 18 (Weal), 4:21. 3, Calgary, Rissling 5 (Cheek, Wilson), 19:30 (PP). Penalties-Rieder Reg (hooking), 2:17; Fisenko Cal (hooking), 8:33; Neigum Reg (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 18:18; Humphries Cal (major-fighting), 18:18.

3rd Period-4, Calgary, Foucault 20 (Humphries, Schmidt), 8:46. 5, Regina, Stephenson 6 (Stevenson, Reddin), 19:23. Penalties-Foucault Cal (high sticking), 0:42; Bubnick Cal (checking from behind), 4:19.

Shots on Goal-Regina 12-11-14-37. Calgary 10-11-14-35.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 0 / 3; Calgary 1 / 4.
Goalies-Regina, Ketlo 9-22-5-1 (35 shots-33 saves). Calgary, Snider 10-20-1-1 (37 shots-34 saves).
A-20,888
Referees-Dan Cowley (76), Ryan Thompson (6).
Linesmen-Sean Dufour (50), Jeff Jobson (52).
on February 25, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats & Hitmen Shootout

....Once the dry scrape is done.

Round 1
CGY Macek YES
REG Weal NO

Round 2
CGY Bubnick YES
REG Reddin NO

Pats LOSE!
on February 18, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats & Hitmen Overtime

....Again.

....No scoring. Lots of upset fans at a certain Pats blueliner. Some people are dumb.

....37-37 shots after the OT.
on February 18, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats & Hitmen Third Period

....On deck in 18 minutes.

....0:40 Fisticuffs Bell vs. Rissling. Not much of a scrap but I would give Bell the decision as he appeared to get the upperhand and got more blows in (especially early). Rissling is bleeding from the mouth/nose.

....12:28 The Hitmen tie the contest at 1 on a goal from Trzonkowski assisted by Lawrence and Santini.1-1.

....Pats are playing like they don't want to lose but don't want to win. They are very lax and it's not pretty.

....All of a sudden a switch has been flipped and the play has turned the Pats way (to a point).

....34-33 shots after 3. Heading to overtime.
on February 18, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats & Hitmen Second Period

....In 18 minutes. Once the Timbits are done and the ice gets cleaned.

....8:08 Pats to the powerplay for the third time tonight as Macek gets a hooking call. Time to light the lamp.

....11:33 Moser takes the Pats first minor of the night for delay of game as he apparently knocked the net off of the moorings using a Hitman player to stop the play. Hitmen to the powerplay.

....12:47 Humphries ends the Hitmen powerplay by taking an interference penalty. Some 4on4 play.

....The Pats will have a 1:14 powerplay to try to get on the board.

....17:10 Moser gets the Pats on the board burying a rebound on a scramble. Weal and Davidson pick up the helpers. 1-0 Pats.

....18:25 Schmidt is in the box for hooking. Pats powerplay.

....Second ends 1-0 Pats. 25-18 shots for the Pats.
on February 18, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats & Hitmen First Period

....Hewitt gets the nod tonight. Martell and Pavkovich are the scratches.

....5:08 Pats get the first man advantage as Schmidt takes a tripping minor. Nothing on that powerplay.

....19:20 Pats get another powerplay as Foucault gets a minor for high sticking.

....Not much to report other than the Pats have had the majority of the play in that period.

....13-7 shots for the Pats after the first.
on February 18, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats & Hitmen: GAME NIGHT!

Notes from ReginaPats.com:

Head to Head
This is the second of 4 meetings between the defending WHL champion Calgary Hitmen and the Regina Pats. In their first meeting back on December 10th that saw the Calgary Hitmen come from 3-0 down, to defeat the Pats in overtime 4-3. Lane Scheidl picked up a couple of assists in the loss while Thomas Frazee, Garrett Mitchell and Dyson Stevenson scored for the blue and white. It was a defensive struggle as the Hitmen outshot the Pats 16-13 over the 3 periods and overtime

The final meeting of the season between these two clubs will be a historical one. It will be the first ever junior outdoor game played in Canada. On Monday, February 21st, the Pats and the Hitmen will take to the McMahon Stadium ice in the culmination of a fantastic weekend of hockey.

2010-11 Schedule

Dec. 10 Regina 3 at Calgary 4 OT
Jan. 2 Calgary 3 at Regina 4 s/o
Feb. 18 Calgary at Regina 7:00 pm CST
Feb. 21 Regina at Calgary 1:00 pm MST

Last Action:
In a huge battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, it was the Prince Albert Raiders escaping the Brandt Centre with a 4-3 victory. The Pats had separate 1-0 and 3-2 leads only to see the Raiders come back to win. Brandon Davidson and Myles Bell each had a pair of assists in the loss while Garrett Mitchell ended up in a goal and 2 assists.

Injury Report:
Andrew Rieder (Knee) – Day to Day
Tyler Pavkovich (Head) - Indefinite
Games lost due to injury – 77

News and Notes
1st Canadian Outdoor Junior Game:
On Monday, the Regina Pats will take on the Calgary Hitmen at McMahon Stadium in Calgary for the first ever outdoor junior game. Tickets will be $12 and $15 apiece and ticket packages are available at the Pats office by calling 522-PATS. The Pats will be wearing a jersey much like they wore during the 1950’s when they were the junior affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens.

Canada Winter Games:
The top 15 year old players from each province will be participating in the Canada Winter Games from February 11th to 27th. Men’s hockey will be played during the first week of the games. 5 players from the Pats 2010 WHL Bantam Draft will represent their province:
B.C. – (D) Kyle Burroughs (3rd/47th), (C) Brett Harris (5th/107th)
Alberta – (C) Morgan Klimchuk (1st/5th)
Saskatchewan – (D) Colby Williams (4th/67th) inj. , (LW) Ty McLean (5th/91st)
Assistant Trainer, Leigh Fitzpatrick will be a part of Team Sask’s hockey staff.
B.C. will play Quebec in the final tonight, while Alberta faced Ontario in the bronze medal game.

Power Play:
After a rough start to the second half of the season, the Pats power play has started to come round. They have scored man-advantage goals in 9 of their last 11 games.

Shootout Kings:
This past Saturday night was a battle of the top two shootout teams in the WHL. The Medicine Hat Tigers were 5-0 heading into the game, but with the win, the Pats handed the Tigers their first shootout loss, and at the same time, upped their record to a sparkling 9-1.

Streaking
*Jordan Weal has 22 (10g 112a) points in his last 14 games and is in the WHL’s top ten scorers.
*Brandon Davidson has points in 8 of his last 10 games (2g 10a) end last night and has career highs in goals and points
Milestones
*Jordan Weal is 4 points away from 250 points in his WHL career. He is also 6 points away from cracking the top 20 on the all-time Pats point list (currently tied with Mark Janssens with 245) and passed Clark Gillies for 12th on the Pats all-time assist list (167 assists). He is also the only Pat to play in all 57 games this season.
*Garrett Mitchell is 1 point away from 100 in his career. He passed Kevin Clemens (83-88) for 18th on the Pats all-time games played list.
*Brandon Davidson is 2 points away from 80 for his WHL career

*Colin Reddin is 4 points away from 100 in his WHL career. He has also reached a career high in assists for a season.
*Mark Schneider is 10 games away from 200 in his WHL career
Team Make-up:
16 Year Olds (94) – 1 (Stephenson)
17 Year Olds (93) – 7 (Bell, Pavkovich, Stevenson, Ouellette, Borstmayer, Moser, Martell)
18 Year Olds (92) – 7 (Blidstrand, Jung, Rieder, Weal, Hewitt, Scheidl, Olstad)
19 Year Olds (91) – 4 (Bidlevskii, Davidson, Mitchell, Ketlo)
20 Year Olds (90) – 3 (Reddin, Neigum, Schneider)
7 (Saskatchewan), 6 (Alberta), 1 (Manitoba), 6 (British Columbia), 1 (Sweden), 1 (United States),

Drafted Players:
Garrett Mitchell (WSH 6th ’09), Brandon Davidson (EDM 6th ’10), Jordan Weal (LA 3rd ’10), Ricard Blidstrand (PHI 7th ’10)

Divisional Records:
East (14-13-0-0) Central (5-12-3-1) B.C. (1-2-2-0) U.S. (0-4-1-0) Home (13-15-3-1) Away (7-16-3-0)

Notes from Greg Harder's Slap Shots blog:



CALGARY (18-36-2-2)
at REGINA (20-31-6-1)
Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
Radio: 620 CKRM
Key injuries: REGINA — RW Andrew Rieder (knee, day-to-day), D Tyler Pavkovich (concussion, indefinite). CALGARY — F Tyler Fiddler (ankle, day-to-day).
Overview: Regina’s playoff hopes took a huge hit with Wednesday’s 4-3 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders. As a result, the Pats fell six points behind Prince Albert in the race for the final post-season berth in the Eastern Conference. Regina has just 14 games left — only four of which are at home — with one game in hand on Prince Albert . . . The Hitmen own the worst record in the WHL but they’re no pushover, as evidenced by a 3-1 upset win over the host Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday . . . Following tonight’s contest, Regina plays its next six games on the road, beginning Saturday against the Medicine Hat Tigers. On Monday, the Pats and Hitmen are slated to participate in an outdoor game at McMahon Stadium as part of the NHL’s Heritage Classic . . . The Pats will be wearing the special jerseys tonight that were designed for the Heritage Classic. They’ll be available for purchase via silent auction tonight in the first and second periods . . . Calgary’s top scorers are overager Kris Foucault (19-21—40, 52 GP) and breakout sniper Justin Kirsch (22-15—37, 54 GP) . . . The Pats are led by C Jordan Weal (29-45—74, 58 GP) and D Brandon Davidson (8-35—43, 58 GP). Weal is eighth in the WHL scoring race while Davidson sits ninth among defencemen . . . The Hitmen have an 8-18-2-1 road record. Regina is 13-15-3-1 at the Brandt Centre . . . Calgary is ranked 17th on the power play (16.7%) and 18th on the penalty kill (78%). The Pats are 19th on the PP (16.4%) and 19th on the PK (76.1%) . . . The Pats and Hitmen are both running a two-man goalie rotation. Calgary splits its starts between Mike Snider (3.65 GAA) and Brandon Glover (3.46 GAA). Regina does the same with Matt Hewitt (3.59 GAA) and Damien Ketlo (4.24 GAA). Hewitt started Regina’s past two games . . . The Hitmen, defending WHL champions, are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996-97.
on February 18, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats v Raiders Third Period

....In less than 18 minutes.

....3:53 Ruopp takes a tripping call giving the Pats their 7th powerplay of the game. Time to tie it up boys!

....Nothing on the powerplay.

....The Pats are throwing everything at the Raiders and Williams is standing on his head.

....35.1 seconds left the Pats call a timeout and with an empty net....

....Too little too late.

....Raiders win 4-3.
on February 16, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats v Raiders Second Period

....In 18 minutes.

....0:16 Pats get an early powerplay on a high sticking call to Fiddler.

....0:26 Pats get a 5on3 for 1:50 on a tripping call to Rowley.

....1:20 Mitchell ends the 5on3 taking a bad roughing call. Pats still on the powerplay 4on3.

....Nothing happening. Raiders have a 54 second powerplay.

....4:41 Pats to the powerplay on a tripping call to Yaworski.

....5:24 Weal gives the Pats the lead on a nice stickhandle past Deck and sliding the puck past Williams for the Old Dutch powerplay goal. Assists to Davidson and Mitchell. 3-2 Pats.

....7:00 Corbin takes a tripping penalty giving the Pats another man advantage. A couple nice chances but to no avail.

....9:45 Neigum takes a chincy slashing call giving the Raiders a powerplay.

....10:28 Raiders tie it up on the powerplay. Not a great kill by the Pats d. A very similar goal to the Raiders first powerplay (actually the same scoring play as well I think). McNeill from Rowley and Corbin. 3-3.

....11:21 a fairly weak goal for the Raiders Maylan who is able to slide the puck 5 hole past Hewitt. The defence didn't help much on this one. Parker with the lone assist. 4-3 Raiders.

....12:53 Blidstrand takes a bad holding call giving the Raiders their 5th powerplay of the night. They have already scored twice with the man advantage both by McNeill. Decent kill by the Pats

....Not much to report other than the Pats were robbed of a goal (in my opinion anyway). 4-3 end of the 2nd.

....27-24 Shots for the Raiders.

....Third up soon.
on February 16, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Live Blog: Pats v Raiders First Period

....I can honestly say that I'm excited for this game tonight. Every game from this point is important. I'm hoping the real Pats step up and take the two points from the Raiders.

....Hewitt gets his second start in a row and I'm expecting him to shine and improve on his 11 wins.

....Nice to see Reddin back in the line-up (I shouldn't say that for sure.... he was in the warmup).

....Rieder and Pavkovich are out.

....Mitchell is playing LW with Weal and Moser (RW). Davidson and Schneider are the starting d pair.

....4:02 Maylan takes a tripping call while forechecking against the Pats Schneider. Pats to the powerplay.

....No luck on the powerplay.

....7:05 Pats go up 1-0 on a goal by Moser (4th) on a sweet tip from a shot by Davidson. Mitchell picks up the 2nd assist. 1-0 Pats.

....11:31 Borstmayer gets tagged for boarding giving the man advantage to the Raiders.

....12:00 Raiders capitalize on the powerplay tying the game at 1. McNeill from Rowley and Corbin. 1-1.

....12:31 Raiders take the lead after receiving a gift 2 on 1. Parker is able to sneak the puck past a sprawled ot Hewitt. Maylan and Revenko get the helpers. 2-1 Raiders.

....13:16 Mitchell has been awarded a penalty shot after being taken down on a breakaway. Nice move but nicer stop. Still 2-1.

....13:36 Bettauer takes a cross checking minor giving the Pats the advantage and opportunity to tie it.

....13:44 Tie game! Mitchell tips home a Bell wrister on the Old Dutch powerplay. Assists to Bell and Davidson. 2-2. Edit: This was changed in the second period.

....17:55 Bidlevskii gets a roughing penalty giving the Raiders another powerplay to pretty much end the period (unless they score).

....Good kill by the Pats.

....14-11 shots for the Raiders.

....Time for the intermission.
on February 16, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Game Day! Pats vs. Raiders

Some notes:

From Greg Harder's Slap Shots:

Pats-P.A. preview
By Greg Harder Wed, Feb 16 2011 COMMENTS(0) Slap Shots

PRINCE ALBERT (23-30-2-3)
at REGINA (20-30-6-1)
Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
Radio: 620 CKRM

Key injuries: REGINA — D Artem Bidlevskii (wrist, day-to-day), C Colin Reddin (shoulder, day-to-day), RW Andrew Rieder (knee, day-to-day), D Tyler Pavkovich (concussion, indefinite). PRINCE ALBERT — G Jamie Tucker (thumb, week-to-week).

Overview: It’s the seventh of eight meetings between the Pats and Raiders, who are battling for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference (Regina trails by four points, with one game in hand) . . . The Pats have a 4-2 record so far in the season series, including three straight wins. They’ve also won all three games at the Brandt Centre. The final meeting of the eight-game season series is March 9 in P.A. . . . G Matt Hewitt is slated to get his second consecutive start tonight. He has been Regina’s goalie of record in all four wins against the Raiders, posting a 3.02 GAA and a .933 save percentage . . . Pats scoring leader Jordan Weal (28-45—73, 57 GP) leads the team with five goals and five assists in six games versus the Raiders this season. LW Tanner Olstad has four goals and two assists in six contests while Shayne Neigum has four goals and one helper in five games . . . Raiders top scorer Jonathan Parker (37-33—70, 58 GP) has five goals and five assists in six games against the Pats while F Justin Maylan (12-35—47, 52 GP) has four goals and five assists . . . In the teams’ last meeting on Feb. 5 at the Brandt Centre, Raiders D Harrison Ruopp, a native of Regina, had a career-high three assists and a plus-four rating. He was also involved in one of five fights during the penalty-filled affair . . . Tucker had his hand cut by a skate in that game, leaving rookie Eric Williams to carry the load in net. He has a 13-12-1-1 record with a 3.53 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Williams has a 1-2 record against Regina this season with a 4.64 GAA and an .873 SP . . . The Raiders, who beat the Calgary Hitmen 4-0 on Tuesday, have been in a win-one, lose-one pattern since the last weekend of January . . . The Pats snapped a three-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-2 shootout decision over the Medicine Hat Tigers . . . Prince Albert has a 9-17-1-0 record on the road. The Pats are 13-14-3-1 at home . . . The Pats and Raiders are tied for 18th in the WHL on the power play (16%). Prince Albert is 12th on the penalty kill (80.2%) while Regina sits 19th (76.4%).

From ReginaPats.com:

Head to Head
This is the 6th of 8 meetings between the Pats and the Raiders. The Pats are 4-2-0-0 in the six previous meetings with a win the last time they met in Regina on February 5th. The Pats rolled out to a 4-1 lead and cruised to a 5-4 victory. Jordan Weal picked up a goal and 2 assists while Tanner Olstad scored twice and added a helper. Matt Hewitt picked up the win with a 36 save performance and is 4-0 against the Raiders this season.
The last time these two played in Prince Albert was on January 18th. That night, the game was tied at 1 after the first and at 2 after regulation on goals by Jordan Weal and Lyndon Martell. The Pats had a power play in overtime, but were unable to score. In the shootout, Jordan Weal and Shayne Neigum scored while Matt Hewitt stopped 2 of three Raider shooters for the 3-2 victory. Hewitt stopped 42 of 44 Raider shots for the win, while Neigum picked up the shootout winner.

Pats Leading Scorers v./ Raiders:
Player GP G A Pts Pim +/-
Jordan Weal 6 5 5 10 4 3
Colin Reddin 6 1 5 6 4 -1
Shayne Neigum 6 4 1 5 11 0
Brandon Davidson 6 0 5 5 2 3

2010-11 Special Teams:
Power Play – 3/33– 9.1% (1 shg)

Penalty Kill – 24/28– 85.7% (0 shg)

2010-11 Season Series
Dec 14/10 Regina 3 @ Prince Albert 6
Dec 17/10 Prince Albert 4 @ Regina 6
Dec 18/10 Regina 4 @ Prince Albert 6
Jan 01/11 Prince Albert 1 @ Regina 3
Jan 18/11 Regina 3 @ Prince Albert 2
Feb 05/11 Prince Albert 4 @ Regina 5
Feb 16/10 Prince Albert @ Regina 7pm
Mar 09/11 Regina @ Prince Albert 7pm

Last Action:
Goals by Brandon Davidson and Lane Scheidl put the Pats up 2-0 halfway through the second period, but by the time regulation had finished, the Tigers tied the game at 2. An exciting overtime solved nothing, so the best two shootout teams in the WHL battled it out. The Pats got shootout markers from Shayne Neigum and Lane Sheidl (winner) for the 3-2 victory. Matt Hewitt made 34 saves in the win.

Injury Report:
Andrew Rieder (Knee) – Day to Day
Tyler Pavkovich (Head) - Indefinite
Artem Bidlevskii (Wrist) – Day to Day
Games lost due to injury – 75

News and Notes
1st Canadian Outdoor Junior Game:
On Monday, February 21st, 2011, the Regina Pats will take on the Calgary Hitmen at McMahon Stadium in Calgary for the first ever outdoor junior game. Tickets will be $12 and $15 apiece and ticket packages are available at the Pats office by calling 522-PATS. The Pats will be wearing a jersey much like they wore during the 1950’s when they were the junior affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens.

Canada Winter Games:
The top 15 year old players from each province will be participating in the Canada Winter Games from February 11th to 27th. Men’s hockey will be played during the first week of the games. 5 players from the Pats 2010 WHL Bantam Draft will represent their province:
B.C. – (D) Kyle Burroughs (3rd/47th), (C) Brett Harris (5th/107th)
Alberta – (C) Morgan Klimchuk (1st/5th)
Saskatchewan – (D) Colby Williams (4th/67th) inj. , (LW) Ty McLean (5th/91st)
Assistant Trainer, Leigh Fitzpatrick will be a part of Team Sask’s hockey staff.
B.C. will play Manitoba in the quarter finals, while Alberta faces New Brunswick and Saskatchewan meets Quebec.

Power Play:
After a rough start to the second half of the season, the Pats power play has started to come round. They have scored man-advantage goals in 8 of their last 10 games.

Shootout Kings:
This past Saturday night was a battle of the top two shootout teams in the WHL. The Medicine Hat Tigers were 5-0 heading into the game, but with the win, the Pats handed the Tigers their first shootout loss, and at the same time, upped their record to a sparkling 9-1.

Streaking
*Jordan Weal has 20 (9g 11a) points in his last 13 games and is in the WHL’s top ten scorers.
*Brandon Davidson has points in 7 of his last 9 games (2g 7a) end last night and has career highs in goals and points
*Shayne Neigum has points in 5 of his last 7 games (4g,1a).

Milestones
*Jordan Weal is 6 points away from 250 points in his WHL career. He is also 8 points away from cracking the top 20 on the all-time Pats point list (currently tied with Mark Janssens with 245) and passed Clark Gillies for 12th on the Pats all-time assist list (167 assists). He is also the only Pat to play in all 57 games this season.
*Garrett Mitchell is 3 points away from 100 in his career. He tied Kevin Clemens (83-88) for 18th on the Pats all-time games played list.
*Brandon Davidson is 5 points away from 80 for his WHL career
*Colin Reddin is 4 points away from 100 in his WHL career. He has also reached a career high in assists for a season.
*Mark Schneider is 11 games away from 200 in his WHL career

Team Make-up:
16 Year Olds (94) – 1 (Stephenson)
17 Year Olds (93) – 7 (Bell, Pavkovich, Stevenson, Ouellette, Borstmayer, Moser, Martell)
18 Year Olds (92) – 7 (Blidstrand, Jung, Rieder, Weal, Hewitt, Scheidl, Olstad)
19 Year Olds (91) – 4 (Bidlevskii, Davidson, Mitchell, Ketlo)
20 Year Olds (90) – 3 (Reddin, Neigum, Schneider)
7 (Saskatchewan), 6 (Alberta), 1 (Manitoba), 6 (British Columbia), 1 (Sweden), 1 (United States),

Drafted Players:
Garrett Mitchell (WSH 6th ’09), Brandon Davidson (EDM 6th ’10), Jordan Weal (LA 3rd ’10), Ricard Blidstrand (PHI 7th ’10)

Divisional Records:
East (14-12-0-0) Central (5-12-3-1) B.C. (1-2-2-0) U.S. (0-4-1-0) Home (13-14-3-1) Away (7-16-3-0)

Current Leaders
Goals – Jordan Weal (28)
Assists – Jordan Weal (45)
Points – Jordan Weal (73)
Plus/Minus – Weal/Martell (5)
PPG – Jordan Weal (7)
SHG – Mikael Jung (2)
Game Winning Goals – Jordan Weal (4)
PIM – Shayne Neigum (153)
Fighting Majors –Shayne Neigum (13)
Wins – Matt Hewitt (11)
GAA – Matt Hewitt (3.57)
SV % - Matt Hewitt (.900)
Shootout Winners – Colin Reddin (3)
on February 16, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Tigers Live Blog: Extra Time

....Up next!

....Settles nothing. 36-34 shots for the Pats after regulation and overtime.

....Shootout up next.

SHOOTOUT

Round 1
MH Shinkaruk NO
REG Weal NO

Round 2
MH Vey NO
REG Mitchell NO

Round 3
MH Hamilton YES
REG Neigum YES

Round 4
MH Tochkin NO
REG Scheidl YES!!!

PATS WIN!!!! PATS WIN!!!!
on February 12, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Tigers Live Blog: Part Three

....In 18 minutes.

....4:52 Bell loses the handle on the puck and takes a tripping call as Tochkin was attempting to take the puck in on a break. Powerplay Tigers.

....6:52 the Tigers tie it up just as the penalty expired on a beauty tip by Tochkin. Vey and Hamilton pick up the helpers. 2-2. It was such a good kill too. Hewitt made a couple more beauty stops.... but can't stop them all.

....11:33 Hamilton takes a holding minor sending the Pats up a man.

....32-31 shots for the Pats.

....Off to extra time.
on February 12, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Tigers Live Blog: Part Two

....Second period coming up in 15 minutes.

....Kessey gets a checking from behind minor at 1:20 giving the Pats another man advantage. We need to score here.

....1:59 Davidson gives the Pats a 1-0 lead as the trailing man on a 4 on 2 break. Assists go to Weal and Mitchell.

....5:16 Pats take a 2-0 lead on a goal by Scheidl. Schneider fired a slapper from the point that went wide and bounced off the boards to the side of the net where Scheidl is able to chip it in past Bunz. Assists go to Stephenson and Borstmayer (I'm thinking that will change).

....5:52 Borstmayer and McKay engage in some rough stuff and the linesmen break it up before actually getting to scrap. Matching unsportsmanlike conduct minors. Here's some 4on4 play.

....6:06 Blidstrand takes a tripping call and gives the Tigers a 4 on 3 powerplay.

....Great kill. A couple superb stops by Hewitt!

....13:40 Coyle pulls the Tigers to within 1 with a slapshot from the point that beats a completely screened Hewitt (he had no chance). Assists to Valk and Vey. 2-1 Pats.

....28-23 shots for the Pats after two.
on February 12, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Tigers Live Blog: Part One

....Matt Hewitt gets his turn between the pipes tonight. I hope the team backs him up tonight (and that he stands on his head too).

....It looks like the Pats are short bodies tonight.... Reddin, Pavkovich and Rieder didn't take the warm-up.

....I know it's early but I'm thinking that the crowd may be a bit sparse and that there will be a alot of the SaskTel Pats hats left to give away. I'm hoping that more people show.

....It's a dark one in the building. Some of the brighter lights aren't on and only a couple seem to be warming up.

....Tigers take the first penalty of the game 2:18 in on a penalty by Shinkaruk for tripping. Pats to the powerplay.... hopefully they can click.

....Good powerplay with quality chances (Med Hat had one too).

....At the tail end of the powerplay Neigum and Owuya have a nice fisticuff battle. I would call it a draw.... Neigum gets a instigator to go with it. In all honesty I didn't see how it started. Neigum wasn't a happy camper **** this, **** that, etc. Tigers to the powerplay.

....Good kill by the Pats.

....6:51 Tochkin gives the Pats another powerplay on a high sticking call.

....9:53 Valk gives the Pats yet another powerplay on a goalie interference penalty.

....16:25 Shinkaruk gets a holding minor and the Pats get another powerplay. We need to capitialize on this one.

....Action is fast and furious. Scheidl is robbed by Bunz and the loose puck is covered up by a Tiger defender in the crease.

....Penalty Shot by Bell.... Nice attempt but runs out of real estate and Bunz stops him blocker side.

....Man some people aren't happy people. The Pats end the first outshooting the Tigers 19-5 and people are still complaining. It's usually the other way around. C'mon people. With the help of the powerplays the majority of the play has been in the Tiger end. Hewitt has come up huge a couple of times to keep the game knotted at 0's.
on February 12, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Tigers Preview

From Greg Harder's Slap Shots....

Tigers-Pats preview
 By Greg Harder Sat, Feb 12 2011 COMMENTS(0) Slap Shots

MEDICINE HAT (36-16-3-0)
at REGINA (19-30-6-1)
Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
Radio: 620 CKRM
Key injuries: REGINA — D Artem Bidlevskii (undisclosed), C Colin Reddin (undisclosed). MEDICINE HAT — RW Tyler Pitlick (concussion), F Sam Dezman (concussion, indefinite), D Alex Theriau (ankle, day-to-day), D Scott Ramsay (concussion, day-to-day).
Overview: It’s the third of four meetings between Regina and Medicine Hat. The Tigers won the first two — 6-4 in Medicine Hat on Nov. 13 and 4-3 on Jan. 25 at the Brandt Centre. The teams conclude their season series next Saturday in Medicine Hat . . . WHL scoring leader Linden Vey (38-52—90, 53 GP) has two goals and four assists in two games against Regina this season while rookie Hunter Shinkaruk and sniper Emerson Etem have two goals and two assists apiece. Pats captain Garrett Mitchell has two goals and two assists against the Tigers . . . Medicine Hat is coming off a 6-5 overtime loss on Friday to the host Brandon Wheat Kings, who tied the game with 12 seconds left in regulation on a goal by Matt MacKay, then won it in OT on a penalty-shot marker by Michael Ferland . . . In the midst of a three-game losing streak, Regina’s playoff aspirations are dwindling by the day. A tough portion of the schedule — four games in five nights — doesn’t get any easier with another of the WHL’s elite teams in town tonight. With 16 games left, the Pats sit four points behind the Prince Albert Raiders and Swift Current Broncos, who are tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Regina is five points behind the seventh-place Brandon Wheat Kings and two back of the 10th-place Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Pats have two games in hand on Swift Current and one each on P.A. and Brandon.
on February 12, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Ice: Live Blog Third Period

....Soon.

....Pats go down 2 on a penalty to Ouellette (tripping).

....22 seconds is killed easily.

....Eakin takes a hook at 1:52 4 on 4.

....Davidson gets a holding minor at 12:07 putting the Ice up a man.

....4-1 Ice at 15:22. Moser is unable to get back to cover his man and Fraser deposits a nice deflection off of a pass from Reinhart. Nice goal. Ketlo had no chance.

....Terrible giveaway by the Pats D Eakin picks up the hattrick and pretty much seals the Pats fate. 5-1 Ice.

....5-1 Final. 40-35 shots for the Ice.
on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Ice: Live Blog Second Period

....up next.

....Rintoul gets a delay of game minor 4 seconds into the second. Pats to the powerplay again.

....Nothing again on the powerplay (literally nothing).

....Eakin snipes blocker side on Ketlo tying the game at 2:47. Antilla and King assist on the play. 1-1.

....Fisticuffs Moser vs. Ismond. Ismond with the easy W.

....Another powerplay for the Pats as King takes a hooking minor at 11:41.

....12:43 Eakin steals the puck at centre ice from Stephenson and takes it in on a breakaway and beats Ketlo blocker side. 2-1 Ice.

....15:07 Ice go up 3-1 as Pearce beats a screened Ketlo glove side. Eakin picks up the lone assist.

....19:44 Scheidl takes the Pats first minor penalty for hooking. Ice to the powerplay for the first time tonight.

....Second ends 3-1 Ice. 25-23 shots for the Pats.
on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Ice: Live Blog First Period

....Ketlo starts.

....Vetter refs.

....Not much to report thru the first half of the period. Definitely a quick period with only 9 combined shots on net (5-4 Ice).

....12:29 Ice get an elbowing minor (Martin) giving the Pats the first powerplay of the game.

....The powerplay nets nothing.

....The Pats get on the board first on a nice snipe by Bell (his 12th) at 14:38. Bell stole a clearing attempt at the blueline and went in and beat Lieuwen glove side. 1-0 Pats.

....Ice take another minor (holding to Reinhart) at 18:14.

....Ugly start to this powerplay endig with no chances. 14 seconds left to start the 2nd.

....8-7 shots for the Ice after the first.
on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pup Line thoughts

I got chatting with Ken Stromberg (Pats penalty box attendant, scorekeeper, timekeeper, etc.) via BlackBerry Messenger the night Mike Sillinger had his number retired. Here are his thoughts about the Pup Line as viewed from the sin bin:

On Mike Sillinger:
Mike Sillinger was incredibly skilled---most of the 3 on the Pup Line. He was also the most intense. Whenever he received a penalty, you usually didn't try to make conversation. You also tried to stay dry. The water bottles would usually get emptied all over the penalty box.

On Frank Kovacs:
Frank Kovacs was the Bull of the Pup Line. Very strong young man, even as a 16 year old. Always worked hard along the wall, in front of the net and in open ice. His raw talents improved through his 5 yrs with the Pats, to the point that he scored pretty goals in his 4th & 5th yrs. He was also a very fierce fighter when he fought. He didn't fight often, but when he did he usually Lawn Mowered the other guy. He was the best Captain the Pats ever had---him and Rick Rypien. He was a super nice kid back then and to this day will still come up to me and have a nice conversation. He is most certainly best suited where he is right now---the Regina Police Service. I LOVE Frankie Kovacs. He is likely my most favourite Regina Pat of all time.

On Jamie Heward:
Jamie Heward was also quite skilled. Just not to the extent as Mike was. One thing about him was his HAMMER of a shot. He verpowered goalies with his shot, especially on the PP. Doug Sauter moved him to defense and he proved to excel at that position. He scored a lot of goals with the HAMMER from the point. He wasn't nearly as intense and could be conversed with in the Pen Box.

Thanks for your thoughts Ken! I told you I would get them up.
on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats/Ice Preview

From Greg Harder and his Slap Shots blog.

KOOTENAY (35-17-1-2)
at REGINA (19-29-6-1)

Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
Radio: 620 CKRM
TV: Access 7

Key injuries: REGINA — None to report. KOOTENAY — F Steele Boomer (ankle, day-to-day); D Joey Leach (ankle, 1-2 weeks).
Overview: It’s the fourth and final meeting of the season between the Pats and Ice. Kootenay has won the previous three games by a combined score of 16-8. Regina lost twice by a 7-4 tally in Cranbrook, along with a 2-0 setback on Oct. 12 at the Brandt Centre . . . Regina will be playing its third game in four days. Kootenay has been idle since Tuesday’s 7-4 decision over the visiting Pats . . . The Ice called up Regina-born D Jeff Hubic, 16, from the midget AAA Tisdale Trojans last weekend. A fourth-round pick in the 2009 bantam draft, Hubic could see action in his third WHL game tonight and the second against his home-town club . . . Kootenay has four players with 25 or more goals this season and five with at least 50 points. The Pats have one: C Jordan Weal (28-44—72, 55), who’s tied for sixth in the league scoring race . . . Kootenay's top scorers are F Max Reinhart (27-33—60, 55 GP), LW Kevin King (26-34—60, 51), C Cody Eakin (25-30—55, 39) and LW Matt Fraser (25-30—55, 49). King potted a hat trick on Tuesday against Regina while D Brayden McNabb of Davidson had four assists. McNabb (14-38—52, 43) is the WHL’s third-leading scorer among blueliners. Regina’s Brandon Davidson (7-33—40, 55) is 10th while partner Myles Bell (11-23—34, 43) sits 15th . . . Veteran Damien Ketlo (4.21 GAA) and rookie Matt Hewitt (3.67 GAA) have been splitting Regina’s netminding duties in the second half of the season. Hewitt started the Pats' last game, a 6-2 loss in Lethbridge on Wednesday . . . Kootenay’s goalie tandem comprises starter Nathan Lieuwen (2.83 GAA) and backup Brett Teskey (2.90 GAA), a rookie from Regina.
on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

I would call this a down week....

2 losses this week is making it tougher and tougher for the Pats to claw their way back into the playoff picture. I know that they are only 4 points out of seventh but there are 5 teams battling for 2 final spots. Anyway I have been under the weather and missed most of the two weekday games so I'll just post the summaries from www.whl.ca:

Regina Pats 4 at Kootenay Ice 7 - Status: Final
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - Cranbrook Rec. Complex - Cranbrook, BC

Regina 2 0 2 - 4
Kootenay 0 4 3 - 7

1st Period-1, Regina, Neigum 10 (Mitchell, Weal), 11:45 (PP). 2, Regina, Stevenson 3 (Reddin, Blidstrand), 12:26. Penalties-Jung Reg (major-fighting), 7:51; Fraser Ktn (major-fighting), 7:51; Montgomery Ktn (checking from behind), 10:39.

2nd Period-3, Kootenay, King 24 (McNabb, Eakin), 3:23. 4, Kootenay, Eakin 25 (McNabb), 6:39 (SH). 5, Kootenay, King 25 (McNabb, Fraser), 16:37 (PP). 6, Kootenay, Fraser 25 (Dirk), 19:51. Penalties-Weal Reg (slashing), 0:23; Fraser Ktn (delay of game), 6:30; Weal Reg (hooking), 9:55; Czerwonka Ktn (slashing), 11:45; Bell Reg (tripping), 15:40.

3rd Period-7, Kootenay, Ismond 13 (Reinhart, Martin), 6:50 (PP). 8, Kootenay, King 26 (Eakin, McNabb), 10:56 (PP). 9, Regina, Moser 3 (Schneider, Neigum), 13:16. 10, Regina, Rieder 9 (Weal), 16:16. 11, Kootenay, Reinhart 27 (Fraser), 18:52 (EN). Penalties-Davidson Reg (hooking), 5:15; Reinhart Ktn (roughing), 8:18; Bell Reg (interference), 9:15; Scheidl Reg (tripping), 10:03; Neigum Reg (roughing), 18:27; Antilla Ktn (cross checking), 18:27.

Shots on Goal-Regina 8-3-12-23. Kootenay 13-15-16-44.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 1 / 4; Kootenay 3 / 6.
Goalies-Regina, Ketlo 8-20-5-1 (43 shots-37 saves). Kootenay, Teskey 9-3-0-0 (23 shots-19 saves).
A-2,164
Referees-Sean Raphael (28).
Linesmen-Steve Cochrane (125), Michael Roberts (87).

Regina Pats 2 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 6 - Status: Final
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - Enmax Centre - Lethbridge, AB

Regina 0 1 1 - 2
Lethbridge 2 1 3 - 6

1st Period-1, Lethbridge, Sutter 9 (Tot), 3:31. 2, Lethbridge, Tarnasky 3 (Kuvaev, Moser), 14:06. Penalties-Braes Let (high sticking), 4:04; Sutter Let (hooking), 8:51; Hood Let (high sticking), 17:44.

2nd Period-3, Regina, Olstad 8 (Bell, Davidson), 1:51 (PP). 4, Lethbridge, Sofillas 3 (Hood, Tot), 14:45. Penalties-Moser Reg (major-fighting), 1:39; Ross Let (roughing, major-fighting), 1:39; Bell Reg (tripping), 4:27; Tarnasky Let (tripping), 7:31.

3rd Period-5, Lethbridge, Tot 6 (Oslanski, Sofillas), 1:17. 6, Regina, Schneider 3 (Neigum, Stevenson), 14:06. 7, Lethbridge, Maxwell 16 (Ross, Johnston), 15:41. 8, Lethbridge, Braes 27 (Berglund, Reddington), 17:29 (EN). Penalties-Rieder Reg (roughing), 9:04; Jackson Let (roughing), 9:04; Tarnasky Let (checking from behind), 12:03.

Shots on Goal-Regina 9-10-13-32. Lethbridge 8-9-6-23.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 1 / 6; Lethbridge 0 / 1.
Goalies-Regina, Hewitt 10-8-0-0 (22 shots-17 saves). Lethbridge, Anderson 12-17-3-7 (32 shots-30 saves).
A-2,865
Referees-Ryan Bonnett (39), Colin Stefanyk (14).
Linesmen-Matthew Barker (118), Aidan Henderson (78).
on February 11, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats vs. Raiders: Live Blog 3rd Period

....On deck.

....1:41 Mitchell and Ruopp get off setting roughing minors. Time for some 4 on 4 play.

....2:21 Raiders get another bench minor for too many men. Pats get a 4 on 3 pp for 1:20.

....3:14 Deck gets a tripping minor giving the Pats an extended pp.

....7:32 Maylan takes a goalie interference penalty giving the Pats another pp.

....7:50 Weal negates the pp with a bad tripping call ending the Pats pp after 18 seconds.

....11:44 Hewitt gets a delay of game minor.... Interesting call to say the least. PP for the Raiders.

....17:57 Raiders make it a one goal game at 5-4. Parker with the goal Revenko and Wells pick up the assists. Bad goal by Hewitt kinda.... Parker outwaited him and Hewitt pulled away from the post and snuck it by him.

....Pats are not playing to win.... they are playing to not lose. They need to step up.

....Empty net for PA with just over a minute left.

....Pats hold on to win 5-4.

....Final shots 40-38 Raiders.

....PATS WIN!
on February 05, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats vs. Raiders: Live Blog 2nd Period

....Has started.

....I don't know but it's looking like it's going to get nasty.

....1:00 in Neigum and Ruopp exchange pleasantries after a hard hit. Neigum gets the extra two for instigating (and a 10) sending the Raiders to the man advantage. I would give Ruopp the edge.

....The Pats pick up another minor as Bidlevskii gets a slaching penalty pitting the Raiders up two for 1:11.

....Great kill. back to 5 on 5.

....Fistfights galore!! Mitchell vs. Corbin, Blidstrand vs. Hlinka. Two good scraps. Mitchell gets the advantage in his. Blidstrand stood in and chucked some bombs... Hlinka got dropped. Raiders 18 F, 24 R, 16 F GM, Pats 13 R, 10 F, 5 F GM.

....This is FUN.

....6:53 Rowley takes some huge liberties on Weal and Weal returns the favour. Rowley gets roughing and Weal gets cross checking. Some 4 on 4.

....7:55 Ruopp gets a hooking minor sending the Pats to the man advantage.

....9:22 Bell takes a slashing call on Rowley killing the powerplay. 4on4 for for just over 30 seconds then PA will go to the powerplay.

....10:44 Bidlevskii gets a slashing call and sends the Raiders to the 5on3 again!

....another great kill by the Pats.

....13:24 Raiders make it 4-2 on a screen shot goal that eludes Hewitt. Maylan gets the goal on the tip assited by Ruopp.

....14:32 Olstad restores the Pats 3 goal lead at 5-2 following up on a Weal shot and burying the rebound. Olstad gets his 7th from Weal and Mitchell.

....18:31 Raiders climb back to within 2 at 5-3 on a goal by Herle on a huge rebound given up by Hewitt. Ruopp and Deck grab the assists.

....18:58 HUGE save by Hewitt denying an almost sure goal by the Rider left winger.

....19:06 Revenko gets a hooking minor putting the Pats back up a man.

....5-3 Pats end of 2. 23-22 shots for the Raiders.
on February 05, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

Pats vs. Raiders: Live Blog

....Hewitt gets the nod.

....Scratches announced for the Pats are Stephenson and Moser.

....As I was waiting for warmup I was asked on 3 different occasions if I thought the Pats would make the playoffs. I honestly didn't have an answer for them. I hope they make the playoffs.... I will think on this and post something later.

....First period coming up!

....Silly fight.... Martell hits Herle with what I would call a clean hit not even hard or anything.... Herle decides to ask Martell to dance and it's on 2:54 in. Martell gets a few shots in and Herle's jersey comes over the head as it wasn't tied down. Martell gets 5 and Herle gets 5 and 10.

....I think the shot clock is broken or the operator isn't pushing the button as the shots aren't being registered.

....Another fight (after a hit).... This time Bidlevskii vs. Yaworski. Good tilt with both guys getting decent shots in. It was pretty even but I would give the edge to Artem 4:49 in.

....Raiders take a too many men minor 5:48 in giving the Pats the games first powerplay. They need to capitalize.

....9:14 Raiders go up 1-0 as Hewitt got beat high blocker side (may have been screened a bit by Borstmayer) I bet he wishes he had a do over on that goal. Fiddler gets the goal Wells and Ruopp pick up the helpers.

....10:39 Mitchell gets a goalie interference minor and runs into Tucker and a few other players bumped into him as well. Tucker looked as though he got a shoulder injury but upon closer inspection he must have been cut.... they needed to scrape up what looked like blood. Williams is now in goal. Raiders to the powerplay.

....13:50 Pats tie it up 1-1 on a goal from Rieder assisted by Olstad and Weal. Hard work pays off as he beats a sprawled out Williams for his 8th of the season.

....14:32 Pats take the lead 2-1. I missed the goal but Neigum gets the goal his 9th of the season Blidstrand and Reddin pick up the apples.

....15:06 Ruopp gets a high sticking minor putting the Pats to the powerplay.

....16:54 Pats go up 3-1 on a powerplay goal by Weal his 28th of the season that beat Williams 5 hole. Davidson picks up the lone assist.

....The shot clock is now working and the shots are 12-7 in favour of the Pats.

....17:35 Bell takes a elbowing minor as he and Wells were doing a little pushing. Bell dropped him with the elbow. Raiders to the man advantage. There might be some fireworks with these two later tonight.

....18:48 Raiders bench gets a unsportsmanlike conduct penalty ending their powerplay. 4on4.

....19:42 Pats go up 4-1 on a powerplay goal by Olstad is 6th of the season who works hard and deposits his own rebound. Schneider gets the lone assist.

....First ends 4-1 Pats. 14-8 in favour of Regina on the shot clock.

....2nd coming up shortly.
on February 05, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  

GAME NIGHT!

From Greg Harder (Slap Shots)

Pats-PA preview
By Greg Harder Sat, Feb 5 2011 COMMENTS(0) Slap Shots

PRINCE ALBERT (21-28-2-3)
at REGINA (18-27-6-1)
Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
Radio: 620 CKRM
Key injuries: REGINA — F Nils Moser (knee, day-to-day). PRINCE ALBERT — None to report.
Overview: It’s the sixth of eight meetings this season between Regina and Prince Albert. The Pats have a 3-2 record so far, including two straight wins. They’ve also won both games at the Brandt Centre. The teams are slated to meet again on Feb. 16 in Regina and March 9 in P.A. . . . Matt Hewitt has been Regina’s goalie of record in all three wins, stopping 117 of 124 shots. C Jordan Weal leads the Pats with four goals and three assists in five games versus P.A. D Myles Bell has three goals and a helper in four contests . . . F Jonathan Parker has four goals and five assists in five games against the Pats but he has been shut out in each of the past two contests. F Justin Maylan has three goals and five assists in the season series . . . With a 7-4 loss in Brandon on Friday night, Regina dropped four points out of a playoff spot while the Wheat Kings (20-27-1-7) leapfrogged the Swift Current Broncos for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Broncos (23-32-0-1) lost 6-1 to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday and are now tied with the Raiders for the eighth and final playoff spot, four points up on the Pats. Prince Albert posted a 4-3 win Friday over the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who are 10th in the conference, two points ahead of Regina.

I guess I have missed some things....

I've been busy and not able to post much recently or listen to the complete games this week.

I have no comments so I will just post the summaries below and heopefully I can still live blog tonight. The Pats NEED 2 points tonight!


Regina Pats 2 at Saskatoon Blades 6 - Status: Final
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - Credit Union Centre - Saskatoon, SK

Regina 0 1 1 - 2
Saskatoon 3 2 1 - 6

1st Period-1, Saskatoon, Viedensky 24 (Nicholls, Dietz), 1:42. 2, Saskatoon, Stransky 11 (Benson, Dziurzynski), 2:06. 3, Saskatoon, Trask 16 (Schenn), 4:36. Penalties-Neigum Reg (major-fighting), 0:15; Zahn Sas (major-fighting), 0:15; Zahn Sas (cross checking), 12:35.

2nd Period-4, Regina, Weal 26 (Davidson, Bell), 13:16. 5, Saskatoon, Siemens 5 (Schenn, Elliott), 16:43 (PP). 6, Saskatoon, Hamilton 17 (Schenn, Trask), 17:49. Penalties-Ouellette Reg (hooking), 2:38; Davidson Reg (roughing), 9:56; Weal Reg (tripping), 16:34.

3rd Period-7, Regina, Neigum 7 9:51. 8, Saskatoon, Trask 17 (Schenn, Dietz), 16:15. Penalties-Siemens Sas (roughing), 11:06; Neigum Reg (major-fighting), 14:56; Zahn Sas (major-fighting), 14:56.

Shots on Goal-Regina 11-11-9-31. Saskatoon 23-9-10-42.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 0 / 2; Saskatoon 1 / 3.
Goalies-Regina, Hewitt 9-7-0-0 (13 shots-10 saves); Ketlo 8-19-5-1 (29 shots-26 saves). Saskatoon, Stanford 28-3-0-0 (31 shots-29 saves).
A-3,546
Referees-Chris Crich (80), Curtis Howe (118).
Linesmen-Brent Tournier (113), Chad Williams (60).


Regina Pats 4 at Brandon Wheat Kings 7 - Status: Final
Friday, February 4, 2011 - Westman Place - Brandon, MB

Regina 2 0 2 - 4
Brandon 2 4 1 - 7

1st Period-1, Regina, Scheidl 6 (Reddin, Rieder), 1:00. 2, Brandon, Ferland 13 (Walker, Roy), 2:59 (PP). 3, Brandon, Toews 12 (Ferland, Fransoo), 5:04. 4, Regina, Mitchell 16 (Davidson, Weal), 13:19. Penalties-Borstmayer Reg (slashing), 1:45; Bidlevskii Reg (holding), 16:47.

2nd Period-5, Brandon, Wiebe 30 (MacKay, Stone), 6:40 (PP). 6, Brandon, Stone 27 (MacKay, Wiebe), 8:59 (PP). 7, Brandon, MacKay 16 (Glennie), 9:46 (PP). 8, Brandon, Meilleur 2 (Favreau, Seaman), 10:39. Penalties-Weal Reg (tripping), 6:06; Martell Reg (delay of game), 8:45; Bidlevskii Reg (cross checking), 8:59; Neigum Reg (roughing, major-fighting), 20:00; Miller Bdn (roughing, major-fighting), 20:00.

3rd Period-9, Brandon, Glennie 23 (Stone, Ferland), 14:43. 10, Regina, Neigum 8 (Jung, Ouellette), 15:27. 11, Regina, Weal 27 (Olstad, Davidson), 18:10 (PP). Penalties-Mitchell Reg (roughing), 0:46; Wiebe Bdn (cross checking), 2:01; Glennie Bdn (holding), 8:08; Fransoo Bdn (major-check/behind, game misconduct), 17:33; Neigum Reg (10-minute misconduct), 20:00.

Shots on Goal-Regina 6-7-13-26. Brandon 8-25-11-44.
Power Play Opportunities-Regina 1 / 3; Brandon 4 / 6.
Goalies-Regina, Ketlo 8-19-5-1 (44 shots-37 saves). Brandon, Boes 4-9-1-5 (26 shots-22 saves).
A-3,898
Referees-Cole Hamm (51), Nathan Wieler (18).
Linesmen-Derrick Fox (61), Derek Reimer (43).
on February 05, 2011 by Kevin Shaw |  
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