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Game Night: Brandon

March 12, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Brandon Wheat Kings (48-18-1-3) @ Regina Pats (30-33-3-4)

Tonight 7:00pm Brandt Centre

6:35 Pre-Game Show 620 CKRM

Access 7 Sports Broadcast 7pm

Final Regular Season Home Game:

Tonight is the final regular season home game for the Regina Pats. This is also the final WHL game in the careers of Jordan Eberle, Colten Teubert, Brett Leffler, Matt Strueby and Mitch McColm. The Pats will finish the season tomorrow night in Brandon.

The Lowdown

This is the seventh of eight meetings between the Regina Pats and the Brandon Wheat Kings. Brandon has a 5-1-0-0 record against the Pats so far this season, including a 10-2 win in Brandon two weeks ago.

Wheattie "Bits":

Brandon is in a battle for first in the Eastern Conference with the Calgary Hitmen. They currently trail the Central Division's top team by 3 points with two games remaining.

Who's who: The Wheat Kings are a high scoring, well rounded team with 7 different players averaging more than a point a game.

Player: GP G A Pts.

Brayden Schenn 57 33 61 94

Matt Calvert 66 44 49 93

Aaron Lewadniuk 63 36 49 85

Jordan Eberle picked up a pair of goals Wednesday night in Saskatoon.

Player: GP G A Pts.

Jordan Eberle 55 48 56 104

Jordan Weal 70 35 65 100

Matt Strueby 67 37 22 59

Race for the Goal Title:

Jordan Eberle is currently 2nd in the WHL goal scoring with 48. Spokane Chief forward, Kyle Beach is tops in the league with 52 while the Broncos Cody Eakin and Ryan Howse of the Chilliwack Bruins are tied for 3rd with 45.

Race for the Assist Title:

17 year old forward, Jordan Weal is currently 2nd in the WHL's assist race with 65, trailing Calgary's Brandon Kozun by 4 helpers.

2 at the Century Mark:

With his assist in Saskatoon Wednesday night, Jordan Weal joined Jordan Eberle at the 100 point mark for the season. They are the first teammates to do this feat since the Broncos Tyler Redenbach and Jeremy Williams did the trick in the 2003-04 season. Jordan Weal is the first 17 year old player to hit 100 points since Pavel Brendl did this in the 1998-99 season with the Calgary Hitmen.

Battle of Top Three WHL Scorers:

The 2 Regina Pats are in the hunt for the Bob Clarke Trophy, which goes to the league's top scorer. Both Eberle and Weal have hit the 100 point mark for the first time since Ronald Petrovicky did the trick in 1997-98 with 113 points (Blake Evans scored 102 points in 2000-01, but 59 were with the Tri-City Americans). The last Regina Pat to lead the league in scoring was Dale Derkatch in 1982-83 with 179 points. Here are the current point standings heading into tonight:

Player Team GP G A Pts

Jordan Eberle REG 55 48 56 104

Jordan Weal REG 68 35 65 100

Brandon Kozun CGY 63 31 69 100

Next Action:

The blue and white are back on the ice will finish off the regular season tomorrow night in Brandon. It's a 7:30 puck drop with the action starting with the pre-game show on 620 CKRM at 7:05.

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