Regina Pats Weekly Update
Published on December 5, 2005 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
Where The Team Stands: The Pats currently sit in third place in the East division with a 16-13-0-0 record and thirty-two points, eight behind division leading Moose Jaw, and four points back of Saskatoon ... The Pats sit ten points ahead of Prince Albert & thirteen ahead of Brandon ...
Roster Update: The Pats currently have twenty-five players on their current roster, including two goaltenders, nine defencemen, and fourteen forwards ... Ten have been drafted by the Pats ... Nine have been acquired via trade ... Five were protected list additions ... One was selected in the CHL Import Draft ...
Leading Pats: Injured forward Denis Tolpeko and fellow import Petr Kalus leads the team offensively with twenty-eight points each ... Troy Brouwer of Moose Jaw leads the league with fifty points (twenty-six goals, twenty-four assists) ...
Injuries: Denis Tolpeko is expected to miss 4 - 6 weeks after severing a tendon n his left leg ... Eighteen-year-old defenceman Derek Reinhart is expected to miss two more weeks with injuries to his shoulder & ribs suffered on November 18th in Spokane ... Jordan Fuder is listed as day-to-day with a thumb injury ... Defencemen Spencer Fraipont & Andy Schenn are lost for the remainder of the season ...
One Year Ago: On December 5, 2004 the Pats were 9-18-2-3 after being blanked at home by the Spokane Chiefs...
Special Teams: The Pats are tied for tenth in the league with their power-play that is capitalizing on 17.0% of man advantage opportunities ... Pats penalty-killers have an 81.0% success rate (128/158) fourteenth in the league ... Matt Robinson leads the team with two short-handed goals this season ...
New # 11: Sixteen-year-old forward Jason MacDonald has moved into #11, formerly worn by Shane Halifax who left the team last month for personal reasons ...
Home Sweet Home: The Pats returned home for their first game at Brandt Centre since November 15th last Saturday and defeated Swift Current 4 - 3 in a shootout ... The Pats 12-4-0-0 home record at Brandt Centre this season is third in the WHL, behind Kootenay (14-1-0-0) & Calgary (15-3-0-0) ...
Perfect Record: The Pats have a prefect 3 - 0 record in shootouts this season ... Each shootout has been at home with two victories coming against Prince Albert and their most recent on Saturday vs. Swift Current ... Matt Robinson has scored the winning shootout goal in two of the Pats three shootout victories ...
Reekie Shines In Shootouts: Veteran Pats netminder David Reekie has been the goaltender of record in each of the Pats three shootout victories ... Reekie has stopped nine of the eleven shots he has faced in shootouts this season ... Kyle Cipher of Prince Albert & Swift Current's Kyle Boris are the only players to beat Reekie this season ...
Power-Play Leaders: Pats rookie Petr Kalus is tied for the league lead with nine power-play goal this season ... Jon Bubnick of Portland & Tim Kraus of Vancouver also have nine man-advantage markers ...
Last Second Brandt Centre Skate: The Pats skated at Brandt Centre on Thursday afternoon at the request of the CHL prior to the ADT Canada/Russia Challenge ... The Pats were originally scheduled to practice at the Al Ritchie Arena, but instead stayed at the Brandt Centre to help with the ice preparations for the nationally televised game which had temporary ice logos installed one day prior to the game ...
4/5 At Home: Four of the Pats final five games before the holiday break will be at Brandt Centre, including tomorrow's contest vs. Brandon ... The Pats remaining home games are vs. Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw & Prince Albert ...
Deck Among Leaders: Kyle Deck is tied for fourth among defencemen in the league with eighteen assists ...
Rare Trip To The Manitoba Capital: Seventeen-year-old forward Ian Duval will make a rare road-trip home to Winnipeg with his teammates later this week ... The team will depart for Winnipeg on Friday in preparations for their game with Brandon to be played at the MTS Centre in the Manitoba capital this Saturday ... The Wheaties will play four weekday home games in Winnipeg this season for the second consecutive season ... Last year the Pats dropped their only game in Winnipeg 7 - 3 on February 23, 2005 ...
Global TV Teddy Bear Toss: Global TV & the Pats will team-up for the annual Global TV Teddy Bear Toss this Sunday when the Pats host Medicine Hat, beginning at 6:00PM at Brandt Centre ... Fans are encouraged to bring a new teddy bear or stuffed animal to the game and throw it on the ice when the Pats score their first goal on Sunday ... The Pats will be delivering the stuffed animals to Regina hospitals pediatric wards next week ...
Over After Fourty?: The Pats have a perfect 12-0-0-0 record when leading after the second period this season ... The Pats have also failed to comeback from a deficit at the end of fourty minutes posting a 0-13-0-0 when trailing after two periods ...
Fraipont Returns Home: Injured defenceman Spencer Fraipont returned home to Kelowna this past weekend where he will begin rehabbing his back which has limited the rookie to three games this season ... Fraipont was put on the WHL's 60 Day Injury list last month ...
CHL Sweeps Russian Selects: The CHL made it a clean six-game sweep of the Russians when Team WHL posted a 3 - 1 victory on Thursday night at Brandt Centre ... Team WHL included Pats defencemen Kyle Deck & Logan Pyett, as well as Pats Head Coach Curtis Hunt who served as an assistant to Brent Sutter ...
ADT Canada/Russia Challenge Schedule/Results:
Game 1 - Monday, November 21 at Drummond Ville, Quebec (QMJHL 7 Russia 4)
Game 2 - Wednesday, November 23 at Moncton, New Brunswick (QMJHL 6 Russia 4)
Game 3 - Thursday, November 24 at Kitchener, Ontario (OHL 5 Russia 2)
Game 4 - Monday, November 28 at Peterborough, Ontario (OHL 5 Russia 1)
Game 5 - Wednesday, November 30 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (WHL 9 Russia 2)
Game 6 - Thursday, December 1 at Regina, Saskatchewan (WHL 3 Russia 1)
Drafted Players: Petr Kalus - Boston Bruins (2nd Round, 39th Overall), Derek Reinhart - Columbus Blue Jackets (6th Round, 177th Overall)
Upcoming Week:
Monday, December 5 Practice 2:30-5:00PM
Tuesday, December 6 Game vs. Brandon - 7:00PM Brandt Centre
Wednesday, December 7 Practice 2:30-5:00PM
Thursday, December 8 Practice 2:30-5:00PM /
Friday, December 9 Practice 2:30-5:00PM / Depart for Winnipeg
Saturday, December 10 Game vs. Brandon - 7:30PM MTS Centre
Sunday, November 11 Game vs. Medicine Hat - 6:00PM Brandt Centre
Week In Review:
Saturday, December 3 - Regina 4 @ Swift Current 3 (SO) - Record (16-13-0-0) - Attendance 3964
Goals: 1 - Kalus (18) from K. Ross & N. Ross
2 - K. Ross (8) from Kalus & Sievert
3 - Kalus (19) from Robinson & Festerling
Goalie: David Reekie (27 Saves, 3 GA)
Pats TV On Thursday: Voice of The Pats Rod Pedersen hosts Pats TV this Thursday at 6:30PM on Access 7 ... Rod's guest this week are Pats Assistant Coach Terry Perkins, Captain Kyle Deck, & Twenty-Year-Old Matt Robinson ...
Neutral Zone Online: Fans can see the latest in Pats merchandise online by visiting the Neutral Zone online @ reginapats.com
For all your Regina Pats information, check out reginapats.com
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