After a game that I would prefer to forget about, the Pats were able to bounce back and take home a key 2 points. The game marked the return of former Pat Matt Delahey, meaning that it was also McColm's first crack at his former team. The pats ended up on the right end of a 5-3 decision. The Pats were able to gain and hold a lead for the first time in what seems like forever! With the "W" and praying that the Warriors lose their game against the Tigers tonight, the Pats will have pulled within 5 points of the final playoff spot with 10 games remaining.
Scoring for the Pats: Jordan Eberle, Weal (2), Leffler, Gustafsson
Scoring for the Bruins: Crooks, Howse, Neigum
This game had it all; scoring, a fight and to top it off, the Pats were on the winning end of it! The Pats look to continue their push for a playoff spot on Tuesday when they take on the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Crushed Can. Good Luck Boys!
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Refs Hire Hitmen To Kill Pats
The Regina Pats lost their second straight game last night, coincidentally both were by a score of 6-2. Ewwww. The Pats looked good in the first period, keeping the score at 0-0 but seemed frazzled for the wrest of the game. Keep in mind the Hitmen have the top 2 power play and penalty kill in the league so the Pats knew they were in tough. Team Canada member Brandon Kozun had himself a night, and left with a hattrick, hey, the kid is good. Small. But good. Another Team Canada member was in the opposing net as Martin Jones is the Hitmen's unreal goalie, and was recently named the CHL's goaltender of the week (and for good reason). Jones picked up the win and stopped 33 of 35 shots while giving up little to no rebounds.
Scoring for the Hitmen: Kozun(3), Fiddler, Burgart
Scoring for the Pats: Gustafsson, Ashton
The refing was once again "unique" as per usual with Pats games. In the game against Brandon Garret Mitchell became a victim of a head shot and was forced to sit out of this contest with a concussion, but was there a penalty? No. Ofcourse not. Now in this game Cody Carlson was slammed into the boards behind the net and laid there for quite some time and is now also out with a concussion. Penalty? No, why would you even ask. Then there is the matter of Jordan Eberle basically getting raped every night and the ref's seem to refuse to call any penalties. However, god forbid Jordan breathe near someone he gets an insta-penalty. Interesting.
Thankfully, the Moose Jaw Warriors also lost last night, and the Swift Current Broncos only picked up 1 point. Thus, the Warriors and Bronocs are now tied for the final playoff spot with 60 points, and the Pats are trailing by 5.
The Pats have one day of rest and then hit the road where they face the Rebels on Friday and the Oil Kings on Saturday. Good Luck Boys!
Scoring for the Hitmen: Kozun(3), Fiddler, Burgart
Scoring for the Pats: Gustafsson, Ashton
The refing was once again "unique" as per usual with Pats games. In the game against Brandon Garret Mitchell became a victim of a head shot and was forced to sit out of this contest with a concussion, but was there a penalty? No. Ofcourse not. Now in this game Cody Carlson was slammed into the boards behind the net and laid there for quite some time and is now also out with a concussion. Penalty? No, why would you even ask. Then there is the matter of Jordan Eberle basically getting raped every night and the ref's seem to refuse to call any penalties. However, god forbid Jordan breathe near someone he gets an insta-penalty. Interesting.
Thankfully, the Moose Jaw Warriors also lost last night, and the Swift Current Broncos only picked up 1 point. Thus, the Warriors and Bronocs are now tied for the final playoff spot with 60 points, and the Pats are trailing by 5.
The Pats have one day of rest and then hit the road where they face the Rebels on Friday and the Oil Kings on Saturday. Good Luck Boys!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
It's Official...
Back in September I also titled a blog post "It's Official", only then I was announcing that Jordan Eberle was coming home. Now, I am extremely excited to say he's staying home! The WHL trade deadline was at 4 pm today and the Pats did not receive any unreal offers for either Jordan or Colten, and as a result they will finish their junior careers with the Pats!! Thank God!
The only trade that the Pats were involved with was sending Matt Delahey to the Bruins in exchange for another overage defencemen. It is hard to see Delly go as the Pats are the only team that he has ever known in the dub. It is a shame that he couldn't finish out his career here aswell, but hopefully he will do well with the Bruins. He is a great defencemen and extremely reliable, 9 times out of 10 you can sit easy when the puck is in his hands.
This is just my little speculation, but, as some of you may or may not have noticed (depending on how observent you are) Jordan Eberle did not have his usual "A" on his jersey last night. However, teammate Garret Mitchell, who has also worn an "A" before, but hasn't very much lately, had it on. Most people's responce to this would be "Well, Jordan has been gone a long time." But to those people I say, why did Colten still have an "A" on then? hmm. I believe that it could be a possibility that Jordan will get promoted to a "C" and Mitchy will have a permanent "A" now that Delahey, who also wore an "A", is no longer on the team. It may not happen, they all may remain just "A's" with no "C" but it's an interesting thought.
I sincerely hope that the Pats can pull out a play off spot, because if they don't GM Brent Parker will be taking even more criticism then he already is. As soon as it was announced that Jordan and Colten would remain with the team someone commented saying "Way to go Parker. Moron." another said that Parker is an "Executive fool". Both comments I found quite hilarious, but not exactly necessary. Guarenteed if the Pats make the playoffs the writers of these comments will be the first ones to jump right back on the Pats bandwagon, they may even be driving it.
I said in a previous post that I believed when Parker made the Ashton deal he threw away any thought of rebuiliding the team. The Pats beat one of the best teams in the conference last night so if they come together and Ashton-Eberle-Weal develope chemistry, which judging by the lines 9 point performance last night it looks like they have, then maybe (hopefully) the Pats can truly be a contender.
The Pats will truly be tested when they take on the unreal, juiced up, team on steroids in the Brandon Wheatkings on Wednesday at the Brandt Centre. Brandon also got Travis Hamonic on a trade today, which only adds more unrealness to the already unreal team. On the bright side, it does take a main part away from the Warriors, a team in which the Pats are in a playoff race with, and hopefully the Pats can capitalize on his absense from the team. I realize he wasn't there when we played them on Friday, but I am going to chalk that game up to an "off night". Good Luck on Wednesday Boys!
The only trade that the Pats were involved with was sending Matt Delahey to the Bruins in exchange for another overage defencemen. It is hard to see Delly go as the Pats are the only team that he has ever known in the dub. It is a shame that he couldn't finish out his career here aswell, but hopefully he will do well with the Bruins. He is a great defencemen and extremely reliable, 9 times out of 10 you can sit easy when the puck is in his hands.
This is just my little speculation, but, as some of you may or may not have noticed (depending on how observent you are) Jordan Eberle did not have his usual "A" on his jersey last night. However, teammate Garret Mitchell, who has also worn an "A" before, but hasn't very much lately, had it on. Most people's responce to this would be "Well, Jordan has been gone a long time." But to those people I say, why did Colten still have an "A" on then? hmm. I believe that it could be a possibility that Jordan will get promoted to a "C" and Mitchy will have a permanent "A" now that Delahey, who also wore an "A", is no longer on the team. It may not happen, they all may remain just "A's" with no "C" but it's an interesting thought.
I sincerely hope that the Pats can pull out a play off spot, because if they don't GM Brent Parker will be taking even more criticism then he already is. As soon as it was announced that Jordan and Colten would remain with the team someone commented saying "Way to go Parker. Moron." another said that Parker is an "Executive fool". Both comments I found quite hilarious, but not exactly necessary. Guarenteed if the Pats make the playoffs the writers of these comments will be the first ones to jump right back on the Pats bandwagon, they may even be driving it.
I said in a previous post that I believed when Parker made the Ashton deal he threw away any thought of rebuiliding the team. The Pats beat one of the best teams in the conference last night so if they come together and Ashton-Eberle-Weal develope chemistry, which judging by the lines 9 point performance last night it looks like they have, then maybe (hopefully) the Pats can truly be a contender.
The Pats will truly be tested when they take on the unreal, juiced up, team on steroids in the Brandon Wheatkings on Wednesday at the Brandt Centre. Brandon also got Travis Hamonic on a trade today, which only adds more unrealness to the already unreal team. On the bright side, it does take a main part away from the Warriors, a team in which the Pats are in a playoff race with, and hopefully the Pats can capitalize on his absense from the team. I realize he wasn't there when we played them on Friday, but I am going to chalk that game up to an "off night". Good Luck on Wednesday Boys!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Pats vs Tigers
The Regina Pats took on the Medicine Hat Tigers tonight, a game in which the Pats ended up winning, thank god! This game was arguably more important than any other thus far. As I am sure everyone knows, the trade deadline is tomorrow! The Pats management, aka Brent Parker was using this game to see if the Pats can truly contend in the standings. I hope the answer he got was "YES!".
The Pats fell behind by one early, but a goal by Jordan Eberle set the score even at 1-1 in the final seconds of the first. Multiple goals were traded in the second with the Pats going into the intermission up 4-3. The final frame saw yet again, goals being traded until the final score at the end of regulation read 5-5. Overtime, yet again, solved nothing so onto the shootout we went. Now, keep in mind the Pats are without Ketlo and Guhle so in goal for the Pats was Martyniuk (tri-cities former back up goalie). The shootout went for 5 rounds when finally Weal put one away for the Pats and Martyniuk made a final save to secure the 2 points, and hopefully 2 certain players!!
Scoring for the Pats were: Jordan Eberle, Strueby, Weal, Ashton, Teubert
Scoring for the Tigers were: Mackay, Gal, Isherwood, King, Kessy
The Tigers are one of the top teams in the division, and we knocked them off, with a rookie goal tender none-the-less. I sincerely hope that this proves to BP that we are a good group and can crawl out of this hole we are currently stuck in. I believe that when BP made the trade to acquire Ashton and Orfino we solidified ourselves as buyers not sellers. The thought of rebuilding the team went out the window with that trade as we gave up many of our young porspects and draft picks. As of now, I just hope were keepers. It is clear that Jordan and Colten want to stay, they have been here since they were 15 for gods sake! All I have to say is that I hope that by 3 O'clock tomorrow Jordan and Colten will still be Regina Pats!!!
The Pats next action is Wednesday night against the buffed-up Brandon Wheat Kings. Good Luck Boys!
The Pats fell behind by one early, but a goal by Jordan Eberle set the score even at 1-1 in the final seconds of the first. Multiple goals were traded in the second with the Pats going into the intermission up 4-3. The final frame saw yet again, goals being traded until the final score at the end of regulation read 5-5. Overtime, yet again, solved nothing so onto the shootout we went. Now, keep in mind the Pats are without Ketlo and Guhle so in goal for the Pats was Martyniuk (tri-cities former back up goalie). The shootout went for 5 rounds when finally Weal put one away for the Pats and Martyniuk made a final save to secure the 2 points, and hopefully 2 certain players!!
Scoring for the Pats were: Jordan Eberle, Strueby, Weal, Ashton, Teubert
Scoring for the Tigers were: Mackay, Gal, Isherwood, King, Kessy
The Tigers are one of the top teams in the division, and we knocked them off, with a rookie goal tender none-the-less. I sincerely hope that this proves to BP that we are a good group and can crawl out of this hole we are currently stuck in. I believe that when BP made the trade to acquire Ashton and Orfino we solidified ourselves as buyers not sellers. The thought of rebuilding the team went out the window with that trade as we gave up many of our young porspects and draft picks. As of now, I just hope were keepers. It is clear that Jordan and Colten want to stay, they have been here since they were 15 for gods sake! All I have to say is that I hope that by 3 O'clock tomorrow Jordan and Colten will still be Regina Pats!!!
The Pats next action is Wednesday night against the buffed-up Brandon Wheat Kings. Good Luck Boys!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Pat's Begin 2010...
.. with a win!! The Pat's were coming into their bout with the Lethbridge Hurricanes riding a steady 9 game losing streak. But, the Regina boys refused to make it 10, and as a result took the game tonight by a score of 4-2.
The boys found themselves down 2 goals early in the first and the immediate future was looking quite bleak, however the Pats found a way to battle back and scored 4 unanswered goals to capture the win, and more importantly the 2 points!
Scoring for the Pats were: Mappin, Ashton (2), Mitchell
Scoring for the Hurricanes were: Reners, Henke
Notice that Carter Ashton scored 2 goals for the Pats, hopefully this will serve as his break out game and he can begin a hot streak. It will be interesting to see how Jordan Eberle and Ashton work together when Jordan gets back, if they click it could be devastating. Brandon Davidson is also finally back from his knee injury and is already making an impact. He assisted on two of Regina's goals and was a big help in our own zone, especially with all of the call-ups and rookie D-men we have had to work with lately. I know, I know, Davidson is infact a rookie himself, but he has at least 2 or 3 years of age on some of the other guys.
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the Pats, it sure is a good way to kick off the new year. Plus, it is also the last game that they will have to play without Jordan Eberle and Teubert as they should be back next weekend to help out the Pats, hopefully with some new hardware around their necks!
The Pats get a little break before their next game. They take on the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday at the Brandt Centre, which also kicks off a 6 game home-stint. Good Luck Boys!
The boys found themselves down 2 goals early in the first and the immediate future was looking quite bleak, however the Pats found a way to battle back and scored 4 unanswered goals to capture the win, and more importantly the 2 points!
Scoring for the Pats were: Mappin, Ashton (2), Mitchell
Scoring for the Hurricanes were: Reners, Henke
Notice that Carter Ashton scored 2 goals for the Pats, hopefully this will serve as his break out game and he can begin a hot streak. It will be interesting to see how Jordan Eberle and Ashton work together when Jordan gets back, if they click it could be devastating. Brandon Davidson is also finally back from his knee injury and is already making an impact. He assisted on two of Regina's goals and was a big help in our own zone, especially with all of the call-ups and rookie D-men we have had to work with lately. I know, I know, Davidson is infact a rookie himself, but he has at least 2 or 3 years of age on some of the other guys.
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for the Pats, it sure is a good way to kick off the new year. Plus, it is also the last game that they will have to play without Jordan Eberle and Teubert as they should be back next weekend to help out the Pats, hopefully with some new hardware around their necks!
The Pats get a little break before their next game. They take on the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday at the Brandt Centre, which also kicks off a 6 game home-stint. Good Luck Boys!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Pats Update
The Regina Pats took on the Calgary Hitmen on Tuesday, but extended their losing streak to eight, coming off of a 4-3 decision. During the game Struebs scored twice for the Pats and the new addition Orfino also netted one. However, the Pats were forced to trail most of the game as Guhle let in 3 goals in the first. The Hitmen then scored one more in the third which ended up being the game winner. Calgary is not an easy team to play by any means, even without Kozun and Jones. Despite a minor break down in the first, the Pats actually had a decent showing.
The real sour taste that came out of this game was that the Pats lost yet another player to injury. Just when you thought we would start to get players back another went down. No, it wasn't a blueliner thank god, but it was another goalie, which is almost worse. Guhle tweaked his groin in the game and as a result Regina has had to make a trade with Tri-city for their backup goalie. Hopefully he can step up and help the boys out.
The Pats next action is tonight against the Kootenay Ice, the boys are itching to get a win and close out 2009 with 2 points. Good Luck Boys!
The real sour taste that came out of this game was that the Pats lost yet another player to injury. Just when you thought we would start to get players back another went down. No, it wasn't a blueliner thank god, but it was another goalie, which is almost worse. Guhle tweaked his groin in the game and as a result Regina has had to make a trade with Tri-city for their backup goalie. Hopefully he can step up and help the boys out.
The Pats next action is tonight against the Kootenay Ice, the boys are itching to get a win and close out 2009 with 2 points. Good Luck Boys!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Pats and Oilers in the Same Boat
Both the Regina Pats and the Edmonton Oilers have lost their last 7 games, and both teams sit at the bottom of their conferences. The Regina Pats 7th loss came from a 5-2 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers, while the Oilers lost their 7th last night coming from score of 4-1 in favor of their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames.
To be fair, the Pats are missing a hand full of key players. Jordan Eberle and Teubert are off at the World Juniors, and Bell and Bortsmayer are leaving for the under 17's. Not to mention to horrible timing of Pym quitting the team and the injuries to Davidson and Carlson, leaving the Pats with only 3 defensemen to work with. As a result they are working with call-ups, so the chemistry just isn't there. Even though the Pats are missing these players it still shouldn't be used as an excuse. The Pats still have many unreal players left of the roster, it's just a matter of who will step up. With guys like Struebs, Leffs, Ashton and Weal there is no reason why they can't at least find a way to win one game!
The Pats look to bounce back against one of the tougest teams in the league, the Calgary Hitmen. The Pats take them on tonight! Good Luck Boys!
The Oilers have been missing key players on and off all season for various reasons. They have had main point contributors injured and others that are still suffering with affects of the flu that refuse to go away. The Oilers haven't had very good luck with their call-ups, the only one that has made an impact has been Potunly, but other then that, it has been slim pickins'.
The Oilers also look to bounce back when they play against the Maple Leafs Wednesday night. If the Oilers play at all good they should be able to pick up a much-needed two points.
To be fair, the Pats are missing a hand full of key players. Jordan Eberle and Teubert are off at the World Juniors, and Bell and Bortsmayer are leaving for the under 17's. Not to mention to horrible timing of Pym quitting the team and the injuries to Davidson and Carlson, leaving the Pats with only 3 defensemen to work with. As a result they are working with call-ups, so the chemistry just isn't there. Even though the Pats are missing these players it still shouldn't be used as an excuse. The Pats still have many unreal players left of the roster, it's just a matter of who will step up. With guys like Struebs, Leffs, Ashton and Weal there is no reason why they can't at least find a way to win one game!
The Pats look to bounce back against one of the tougest teams in the league, the Calgary Hitmen. The Pats take them on tonight! Good Luck Boys!
The Oilers have been missing key players on and off all season for various reasons. They have had main point contributors injured and others that are still suffering with affects of the flu that refuse to go away. The Oilers haven't had very good luck with their call-ups, the only one that has made an impact has been Potunly, but other then that, it has been slim pickins'.
The Oilers also look to bounce back when they play against the Maple Leafs Wednesday night. If the Oilers play at all good they should be able to pick up a much-needed two points.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Pats Update
Well, the Pats have been caught up in a tail spin as of late. Last night they dropped their 5th straight game, ew. Considering these have been the easiest teams that they will see over their roadtrip the near future is looking a tad bleak for the Pats. With Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert gone with the World Juniors, and yet another defensmen going down with injury in Cody Carlson, the Pats have been trying to work with callups, in addition to the resently aquired trades of Ashton and Orfino. The Pats have yet to establish chemistry with the new players, but will hopefully find it sooner than later. The Pats play Calgary on Friday which would normally spell disaster for the Pats, but hey, the Hitmen are without their leading scorer aswell, so it will come down to who wants to step up. With one win the Pats could shoot back up the rankings and be in a tie for fourth in the division. Any points that the Pats get are crucial do to the extremely tight competition of the East Division. Good Luck Boys!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Pats vs Chiefs
The Regina Pats played their final game of the road trip last night against the Spokane Chiefs. The game didn't go exactly how I had hoped... The Pats ended up losing the game by a score of 4-0, handing James Reid the shutout victory. The Pats seemed exhausted in the game, with is understandable but not an excuse. Directly after the game the Pats jumped on the bus and started on the 14 hour trip. The boys are hoping to get home in time to watch the Grey Cup, but they will be cutting it pretty close. The Pats will get a few days off and don't play until Saturday when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Good Luck Boys!
P.S. GO RIDERS!
That is all.
P.S. GO RIDERS!
That is all.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Pats Top the 'Tips
The Regina Pats bounced back from their 5-2 to Seattle, with a 4-2 win over the Everett Silvertips. The Pats found themselves down 2 midway through the first, but a goal by Cody Carlson in the dying seconds of the first cut the lead to one. The Pats were able to even things up in the second on a goal from Jordan Eberle, but his night wouldn't stop there. Jordan scored another goal about 3 minutes into the final period to put the Pats up by one, and completed his hattrick on an empty net goal with 9 seconds remaining in the game. Pats take it by a score of 4-2.
Damian Ketlo stood strong, and had a great performance last night, especially in the third period; overall he stopped 34 of the 36 shots he faced! The Pats special teams were unreal last night, the penalty killing unit was excellent, killing all 8 penalties! That, combined with going 3/5 with the extra man let the Regina boys secure the win.
The Pats play their final game of the road trip tonight when they wisit Jarod Cowen and the Spokane Chiefs. Good Luck Boys!
Damian Ketlo stood strong, and had a great performance last night, especially in the third period; overall he stopped 34 of the 36 shots he faced! The Pats special teams were unreal last night, the penalty killing unit was excellent, killing all 8 penalties! That, combined with going 3/5 with the extra man let the Regina boys secure the win.
The Pats play their final game of the road trip tonight when they wisit Jarod Cowen and the Spokane Chiefs. Good Luck Boys!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Killian Hutt's Revenge.
Killian Hutt played against his former team last night, as the Pats took on the Portland Winterhawks on the road. The Pats were without stars, Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert as a result of them having to go to a meaningless practice in order to play a meaningless game the next day. On normal occassions, this would spell disaster for the Pats, but not this time. The Pats remaining talented group took it to the Winterhawks and got the win by a score of 6-3. The boys seemed to use this as on opportunity to shine and step up, so there were some unlikely multi-point nights for a few players.
Scoring for the Pats: Hricina (2), Gustaffson (2), Mitchell, Strueby
Scoring for the Winterhawks: Niederreiter (3)
It was really good to see Tommy and Hampus step into a scoring role tonight as they have been struggling to put the puck in the net lately. For Strueby and Mitchell their hot streaks continued; Mitchell got his 7th goal of the season, and Strueby got his 17th of the season.
The Pats now move into sole possession of 4th place in the East Division and are only 1 point behind the Moose Jaw Warriors, and 3 points back of the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Pats also now own two out of the top 3 scorers in the WHL. 1. Brandon Kozun (47) 2. Jordan Eberle (46) 3. Jordan Weal (41) Although it should still be noted the Jordan Eberle has played 6 and 7 games less then Weal and Kozun so he is dominating in his points per game average!
The only down side to the game last night was that the Pats lost vertern winger Brett Leffler to a knee injury. Leffler was the victim of a knee-on-knee hit last night, and didn't return to the game after going off with the Trainer in the third. The opposing player did not even recieve a penalty for the hit. I find this interesting because Georges Laraque was just suspended 5 games for a knee-on-knee hit. I know, I know, this isn't the NHL, but it just goes to show that this instance deserves at the very least a two minute penalty! Assistant coach Shawn Sutter believes that Leffler won't play tonight against Seattle, but should hopefully be back in the lineup for the weekend.
The Pats will once again have to rally together tonight as they face the Seattle Thunderbirds. They will be without Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert for the second night in a row, and now Leffler as well. However, although this may be an annoying situation for the Pats to be in, it does give them a taste of how things will be when Jordan and Colten are gone for a month with Team Canada. They have already shown that they can beat the number 2 team in the U.S. division without them, hopefully the boys can work their magic again tonight! Good Luck Boys!
Scoring for the Pats: Hricina (2), Gustaffson (2), Mitchell, Strueby
Scoring for the Winterhawks: Niederreiter (3)
It was really good to see Tommy and Hampus step into a scoring role tonight as they have been struggling to put the puck in the net lately. For Strueby and Mitchell their hot streaks continued; Mitchell got his 7th goal of the season, and Strueby got his 17th of the season.
The Pats now move into sole possession of 4th place in the East Division and are only 1 point behind the Moose Jaw Warriors, and 3 points back of the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Pats also now own two out of the top 3 scorers in the WHL. 1. Brandon Kozun (47) 2. Jordan Eberle (46) 3. Jordan Weal (41) Although it should still be noted the Jordan Eberle has played 6 and 7 games less then Weal and Kozun so he is dominating in his points per game average!
The only down side to the game last night was that the Pats lost vertern winger Brett Leffler to a knee injury. Leffler was the victim of a knee-on-knee hit last night, and didn't return to the game after going off with the Trainer in the third. The opposing player did not even recieve a penalty for the hit. I find this interesting because Georges Laraque was just suspended 5 games for a knee-on-knee hit. I know, I know, this isn't the NHL, but it just goes to show that this instance deserves at the very least a two minute penalty! Assistant coach Shawn Sutter believes that Leffler won't play tonight against Seattle, but should hopefully be back in the lineup for the weekend.
The Pats will once again have to rally together tonight as they face the Seattle Thunderbirds. They will be without Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert for the second night in a row, and now Leffler as well. However, although this may be an annoying situation for the Pats to be in, it does give them a taste of how things will be when Jordan and Colten are gone for a month with Team Canada. They have already shown that they can beat the number 2 team in the U.S. division without them, hopefully the boys can work their magic again tonight! Good Luck Boys!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
HUGE.
The Regina Pats got a HUGE win last night over the number one team in the Western Conference. The Pats dominated the highly-toted Tri-City Americans to a 7-1 victory, and handed the Am's their first loss on home ice. It was a great night for "Guhle the Goalie" who bounced back after being pulled in the Brandon game to stop 35 out of 36 shots.
Scoring for the Pats in the win: Jordan Eberle, Weal (2), Mitchell (2), Leffler, and Teubert
Scoring the lone goal for the Am's: Drozd
It's interesting, and kind of annoying, that even though the Pats dominated the game, somehow Tri-City managed to get the third star of the night, and Regina's Cody Carlson, who had three assists, didn't get a star. I don't want to jinx anything but Garrett Mitchell has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, he has 10 points in 16 games so far this season, he only had 15 all of last season. His hard work seems to be paying off!
The boys have a travel day today and then another day off tomorrow. Their next action is Tuesday against Hutt's former team, the Portland Winterhawks. Good Luck Boys!
Scoring for the Pats in the win: Jordan Eberle, Weal (2), Mitchell (2), Leffler, and Teubert
Scoring the lone goal for the Am's: Drozd
It's interesting, and kind of annoying, that even though the Pats dominated the game, somehow Tri-City managed to get the third star of the night, and Regina's Cody Carlson, who had three assists, didn't get a star. I don't want to jinx anything but Garrett Mitchell has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, he has 10 points in 16 games so far this season, he only had 15 all of last season. His hard work seems to be paying off!
The boys have a travel day today and then another day off tomorrow. Their next action is Tuesday against Hutt's former team, the Portland Winterhawks. Good Luck Boys!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Pats Win on the Road
The Regina Pats came away with 2 points tonight as they took on the Kootenay Ice. The Pats found themselves down 2 early as Ketlo let in 2 goals on 7 shots. Ew. But, Jordan Eberle scored in the second for the pats and Mulder tipped in Teuberts shot from the point to even things up in the third. Overtime didn't solve anything so off to a shootout the pats go.. The Pats are undefeated in the shootout thus far sporting a 2-0 record (both shootout wins against the Blades) and pushed their shootout record to 3-0 after tonight. The Pats ended up having to use a fourth shooter.. enter Matt Strueby. He played hero tonight, and Ketlo stopped the final Kootenay player and secured the win!
Thank God Ketlo didn't dwell on his early misshaps in the game and came back to secure the win for the boys. The win helps to give the regina kids some confidence as they continue on to face some tough teams in the US division, they head to tri city tomorrow night! This is only the second win on the road for the Pats, who will look to get a few more along this tough swing. Good luck tomorrow night boys!
Thank God Ketlo didn't dwell on his early misshaps in the game and came back to secure the win for the boys. The win helps to give the regina kids some confidence as they continue on to face some tough teams in the US division, they head to tri city tomorrow night! This is only the second win on the road for the Pats, who will look to get a few more along this tough swing. Good luck tomorrow night boys!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Pats Hit the Road..
The Pats bus left the Brandt Centre today at 9:00am as the boys head down to the States for a 10 day trek. People keep saying how exciting the boys must be.. trust me, they aren't! Maybe some of the rookies are excited, as it is their first big trip and all, also, most of them are still in high school so I'm sure their pumped to miss about 7 days of school. But for the older boys, their far from excited, if the words "That's going to suck!" mean anything to you. Plus, Rod Pedersen posted a picture of the boys leaving on his blog this morning, and by the looks of things someone brought thier guitar. Oh God, that 12 hour bus ride just got a little longer and a lot more annoying! Hope you remembered to pack your headphones boys!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Pats On A (Dare I Say it) Win Streak!
*Knock on Wood* That's right, a WIN streak. The Regina Pats got their third straight victory tonight as they beat the Prince Albert Raiders by a score of 6-2. The Pats were coming off of their 4-3 shootout victory over the Blades, the number one team in the division. While the Raiders were coming off of 4-3 shootout loss also against the Blades. The Pats carried their momentum into the game tonight and Jordan Eberle opened up the scoring in the first. The Pats and Raiders went goal for goal during the better part of the second period, but the Regina boys put away three unanswered goals in the third to secure the 2 points. This gives the Pats their third win in as many home games, and more importantly pulls them within two points of the Broncos and Raiders in the East Division Standings.
Random Thought: I'm wondering if right-winger Garrett Mitchell secretly wants to be a goalie as he blocked yet another shot tonight sending him to the bench where he was assessed by the trainer. But, true to Garrett fashion, he went back into the game within a couple of minutes. Also, the Pats were able to get Zemlak's number tonight, who has been unreal as of late earning him the CHL goalie of the week, but the Pats found a way to get passed him.. 6 ways to be exact!
Scoring for the Raiders in the loss were: Herrod and Cedergren
Scoring for the Pats in the Win were: Jordan Eberle (2), Gustafsson, Hood, Delahey and Strueby
The Pats are back in action, yet again at home, Tuesday against the Prince George Cougars. Game action starts at 7:00pm, Good Luck Boys!
Random Thought: I'm wondering if right-winger Garrett Mitchell secretly wants to be a goalie as he blocked yet another shot tonight sending him to the bench where he was assessed by the trainer. But, true to Garrett fashion, he went back into the game within a couple of minutes. Also, the Pats were able to get Zemlak's number tonight, who has been unreal as of late earning him the CHL goalie of the week, but the Pats found a way to get passed him.. 6 ways to be exact!
Scoring for the Raiders in the loss were: Herrod and Cedergren
Scoring for the Pats in the Win were: Jordan Eberle (2), Gustafsson, Hood, Delahey and Strueby
The Pats are back in action, yet again at home, Tuesday against the Prince George Cougars. Game action starts at 7:00pm, Good Luck Boys!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Unreal.
That was the only word that I could find to describe the Pats -come from behind- win over the Saskatoon Blades last night. The Pats were down 3-1 after the first period, and the score didn't change until the dying minutes of the third period in which Pats rookie Jason Gardiner played hero, not once but twice! His two goals forced the game into overtime, which was scoreless and the game then proceeded to the shootout. The Pats sent out Jordan Eberle to get things going, he shoots he scores! Saskatoon couldn't reply and surprisingly instead of the Pats usual choice of Jordan Weal for the second shooter, they went with Jason Gardiner. But hey, he deserved the chance to get that third goal as it would seem that he had the goalies number. However, his inexperience in the shootout showed. Was it just me or was he skating very slow combining it with very slow stick handling moves and then topping it off with not shooting the puck? Either way, it was a good attempt and Gardiner was able to laugh off the attempt as he skated back to the bench. Saskatoon as well as Leffler missed there attempts and Ketlo stayed strong in net, giving the Pats the win after stopping every shootout shot he faced.
I must say, I was damn near having a heart attack in those dying seconds of overtime, and it seemed to carry on into the shootout. It was a fantastic game to watch with great hockey action from both ends of the ice. It's always nice to see a team rally together and come from behind to steal the victory. Although, as I was watching the game I did make a few observations...
1. It's interesting that Strueby gets thrown from the game 30 seconds in on nearly an identical play that got him a concussion. Could it be a coinsidence that it was against the very team that did it to him? NO, No it couldn't. However, I do think that the call was a little steep, considering the player he hit came back into the game and Toomey only recieved a four minute penalty for his hit on Struebs. Oh that's right, he did get a one game suspension... after he scored 2 goals in the game including the winner!
2. I have no idea what Jordan Eberle has to do to draw a penalty. It seems as though the Ref's refuse to call anything on him. Sutter says he goes through about 3 sticks a game because guys are always slashing at him, but do they get called? NO! He was getting pushed down, checked from behind and tripped up like none other last night, yet still.. no call!
3. The loss for Saskatoon now puts them with 3 shootout losses on there record so far this season, two of which came from the Pats, Thank you very much.
4. The Pats are suppose to have the 4th best power play in the league, but definitly didn't prove it last night going 0-5 while giving up 2 shorthanded goals. Yuck.
5. To all those people that claim the two Jordans and Leffler are the only chances the Pats have at winning.. HA! I find this funny, considering it was the line of Mitchell-Hutt-Gardiner that did all the scoring tonight! What now?! Looks like the Pats scoring lines just got a little deeper!.. Uh Oh!
Finally, as you may have been able to tell, I highly enjoyed the game! Except for sitting behind this girl that clearly had some sort of form of Swine Flu and wouldn't stop caughing. But hey, at least I was behind her, the people I really feel sorry for are the ones sitting infront of her, Hello germs! Anyway, the Pats take on the Prince Albert Raiders Sunday night at the Brandt Centre at 6:00pm. Hopefully the Pats can carry there new found momentum and confidence and use it to crush the Raiders! Good luck boys!
I must say, I was damn near having a heart attack in those dying seconds of overtime, and it seemed to carry on into the shootout. It was a fantastic game to watch with great hockey action from both ends of the ice. It's always nice to see a team rally together and come from behind to steal the victory. Although, as I was watching the game I did make a few observations...
1. It's interesting that Strueby gets thrown from the game 30 seconds in on nearly an identical play that got him a concussion. Could it be a coinsidence that it was against the very team that did it to him? NO, No it couldn't. However, I do think that the call was a little steep, considering the player he hit came back into the game and Toomey only recieved a four minute penalty for his hit on Struebs. Oh that's right, he did get a one game suspension... after he scored 2 goals in the game including the winner!
2. I have no idea what Jordan Eberle has to do to draw a penalty. It seems as though the Ref's refuse to call anything on him. Sutter says he goes through about 3 sticks a game because guys are always slashing at him, but do they get called? NO! He was getting pushed down, checked from behind and tripped up like none other last night, yet still.. no call!
3. The loss for Saskatoon now puts them with 3 shootout losses on there record so far this season, two of which came from the Pats, Thank you very much.
4. The Pats are suppose to have the 4th best power play in the league, but definitly didn't prove it last night going 0-5 while giving up 2 shorthanded goals. Yuck.
5. To all those people that claim the two Jordans and Leffler are the only chances the Pats have at winning.. HA! I find this funny, considering it was the line of Mitchell-Hutt-Gardiner that did all the scoring tonight! What now?! Looks like the Pats scoring lines just got a little deeper!.. Uh Oh!
Finally, as you may have been able to tell, I highly enjoyed the game! Except for sitting behind this girl that clearly had some sort of form of Swine Flu and wouldn't stop caughing. But hey, at least I was behind her, the people I really feel sorry for are the ones sitting infront of her, Hello germs! Anyway, the Pats take on the Prince Albert Raiders Sunday night at the Brandt Centre at 6:00pm. Hopefully the Pats can carry there new found momentum and confidence and use it to crush the Raiders! Good luck boys!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Pats Dominant in Win Over Tigers
The Regina Pats took the first step towards a winning track tonight, as they beat the Medicine Hat Tigers by a score of 7-4. This game marked the return of pats overage forward Matt Strueby, who played on the top line and scored 2 goals.. not bad at all! The pats power play was once again one of the best in the league and went 3/5 with the man advantage. Other Pats scoring tonight were: Leffler(2), Cody Carlson (his first as a Pat), Garret Mitchell (his first of the season), and Jordan Eberle.
In all, it was a great hockey game, with lots of back and forth action. It seemed as though everytime the Pats scored the Tigers replied and tried to take the momentum away, but the Pats kept battling in it and scored 3 unanswered goals in the third to take the win and gain 2 points. The Pats next action is Friday against the Saskatoon Blades at the Brandt Centre. It wouldn't suprise me if there were a few MMA bouts in this one as it was the Blades forward Travis Toomey that hit Strueby from behind in the last game resulting in Struebs missing three games with a concussion. I'm sure the Pats would love to put another blemish on the Blades record; who, rumour has it, are trying to stack their team with some trades and try to make a run for the Memorial Cup. Some would say this is too early in the season, not to the Blades apparently! Either way, it should be a great hockey game! Action begins at 7:00pm Friday at the Brandt Centre! Good luck boys!
In all, it was a great hockey game, with lots of back and forth action. It seemed as though everytime the Pats scored the Tigers replied and tried to take the momentum away, but the Pats kept battling in it and scored 3 unanswered goals in the third to take the win and gain 2 points. The Pats next action is Friday against the Saskatoon Blades at the Brandt Centre. It wouldn't suprise me if there were a few MMA bouts in this one as it was the Blades forward Travis Toomey that hit Strueby from behind in the last game resulting in Struebs missing three games with a concussion. I'm sure the Pats would love to put another blemish on the Blades record; who, rumour has it, are trying to stack their team with some trades and try to make a run for the Memorial Cup. Some would say this is too early in the season, not to the Blades apparently! Either way, it should be a great hockey game! Action begins at 7:00pm Friday at the Brandt Centre! Good luck boys!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Metz down to SJ
It was announced today that Brayden Metz has "asked" to be sent down to the Melville Millionaires. A friend of Metz told me earlier that he had told her that "he would be coming back"(to Melville), he said this over a month before the announcement, so perhaps his mind has been made up for a while now. On the one hand, I suppose Metz may have made a good decision, perhaps he knows himself well enough to know what he wants and how committed he is. On the bright side, he is also giving the opportunity for some other player to get a chance to wear blue and white that truely wants to. However, on the other, I hope that Metz realizes how many players, virtually everyone in the SJHL, MJHL or any other Junior A league that they, would give anything to have the option to play in the dub. Just think about Czibere or Perrault, some of his own teammates had to give up so much just to be sent down to where Metz is requesting to play.
You never know what the future will bring, but if Metz really wants to be a National Leaguer some day they I suppose he will have to find some other path to get him there. Perhaps the Junior A to college route is where he wants to go, but I hope he realizes exactly what he is giving up when he asked for this. I hope that everything works out for the best with Metzy and his new team, because if it doesn't... he has no one to blame but himself.
You never know what the future will bring, but if Metz really wants to be a National Leaguer some day they I suppose he will have to find some other path to get him there. Perhaps the Junior A to college route is where he wants to go, but I hope he realizes exactly what he is giving up when he asked for this. I hope that everything works out for the best with Metzy and his new team, because if it doesn't... he has no one to blame but himself.
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