Regina Pats Teddy Bear Toss History
In late November and early December I had a few people ask me about the Pats Teddy Bear Toss and it's history. One of the questions that I was asked a few times was: have the Pats ever been shutout for a Teddy Bear game? People seemed to recall that it happened one time but a few were certain it was twice (myself included). Unfortunately I never tracked this information, until now.
I wasn't sure when the Pats started the tradition, so I emailed Rob Vanstone. He replied that he wasn't certain so he forwarded my question to Brent Parker. Brent got back to me and he confirmed that the Pats started the tradition in 1997.
I decided to go and research the Pats Teddy Bear Toss history.
- Only Grant Jacobsen has scored two Teddy Bear goals: 1999 and 2001.
- The Pats have indeed been blanked once during their Teddy Toss game. In 2012 Andrey Markov stopped 22 Pats shots as the Blades downed the Pats 7-0.
- In 2008, Pats fans showed their displeasure with the officiating of Sheldon Dean and Jason Mercer as they threw their bears onto the ice after a perceived bad call against Matt Strueby. The penalty call was Brandon's 4th powerplay in a row. Brandon failed to capitalize on the opportunity. Strueby went on to score the Pats lone goal at 14:31 of the 3rd as the Pats lost the game 3-1.
If my research is correct, Here are the Teddy Bear Toss results:
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- Only Grant Jacobsen has scored two Teddy Bear goals: 1999 and 2001.
- The Pats have indeed been blanked once during their Teddy Toss game. In 2012 Andrey Markov stopped 22 Pats shots as the Blades downed the Pats 7-0.
- In 2008, Pats fans showed their displeasure with the officiating of Sheldon Dean and Jason Mercer as they threw their bears onto the ice after a perceived bad call against Matt Strueby. The penalty call was Brandon's 4th powerplay in a row. Brandon failed to capitalize on the opportunity. Strueby went on to score the Pats lone goal at 14:31 of the 3rd as the Pats lost the game 3-1.
If my research is correct, Here are the Teddy Bear Toss results:
| YEAR | DATE | OPPONENT | GOAL | TIME OF GOAL | FINAL SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Wed. Dec. 10 | Kelowna Rockets | Josh Holden (Adams, Kane) | 6:32 (1st) | W 6-4 |
| 1998 | Fri. Dec. 11 | Kelowna Rockets | Jason Steenbergen (Murray) | 2:38 (1st) | L 4-3 (OT) |
| 1999 | Fri. Dec. 17 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Grant Jacobsen (Mosovsky, Murray) PP | 18:15 (1st) | T 2-2 |
| 2000 | Fri. Dec. 15 | Kelowna Rockets | Chad Bassen (Thomas) | 5:19 (2nd) | L 6-4 |
| 2001 | Wed. Dec. 12 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Grant Jacobsen (McDonald, Schlenker) | 1:40 (2nd) | W 3-1 |
| 2002 | Tue. Dec. 10 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Brennan Chapman (Tyson Mulock) | 0:55 (3rd) | W 2-1 |
| 2003 | Sat. Dec. 13 | Vancouver Giants | Rick Rypien (McDonald, de Sousa) | 8:56 (1st) | L 6-3 |
| 2004 | Sat. Dec. 11 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Jordan McGillivray (Hill, Waschuk) PP | 18:04 (1st) | L 5-2 |
| 2005 | Sun. Dec. 11 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Michael Senseman (Duval, Pyett) | 9:51 (2nd) | W 4-1 |
| 2006 | Fri. Dec. 01 | Prince Albert Raiders | Logan Pyett (McDonald, Scott) SH | 18:15 (1st) | L 5-4 (SO) |
| 2007 | Sat. Dec. 01 | Kootenay Ice | Kirt Hill (Kulchar) | 5:40 (1st) | L 4-3 (SO) |
| 2008 | Fri. Dec. 12 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Matt Strueby (Leffler, Weal) PP | 14:31 (3rd) | L 3-1 |
| 2009 | Sat. Dec. 05 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Jordan Eberle SH | 19:28 (2nd) | L 6-4 |
| 2010 | Fri. Dec. 03 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Carter Ashton (Weal, Frazee) | 14:39 (1st) | L 9-6 |
| 2011 | Sat. Dec. 03 | Red Deer Rebels | Chandler Stephenson (Jobke, Weal) | 11:05 (1st) | W 5-3 |
| 2012 | Sun. Dec. 09 | Saskatoon Blades | NO SCORE | L 7-0 | |
| 2013 | Wed. Dec. 11 | Kamloops Blazers | Boston Leier (Stevenson, Sinitsyn) | 10:02 (1st) | L 4-3 (SO) |
| 2014 | Wed. Dec. 03 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Pavel Padakin | 11:21 (1st) | W 4-2 |
| 2015 | Fri. Dec. 11 | Kelowna Rockets | Taylor Cooper (Brown) | 10:02 (1st) | L 4-3 |
| 2016 | Fri. Dec. 09 | Swift Current Broncos | Riley Woods | 11:45 (1st) | W 8-1 |
| 2017 | Fri. Dec. 08 | Kelowna Rockets | Josh Mahura (Bradley, Fleury) | 4:00 (1st) | L 7-5 |
| 2018 | Sun. Dec. 02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | Sergei Alkhimov (Dubinsky, Wright) | 6:28 (1st) | L 3-2 |