WHL Regina Pats

Pair of Pats help Canada to Gold

January 6, 2009 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Ottawa, Ontario - Canada's drive for five was completed Monday night with a dominating 5-1 win over Sweden in the gold medal game. A pair of Regina Pats played key roles with Canada all tournament long:

Jordan Eberle became an overnight sensation with his dramatic game tying goal with 5.4 seconds left in Canada's 6-5 shoot-out win over Russia in the semi-finals. He then topped the night off by scoring the shoot-out winner. In the gold medal game, Eberle notched a goal and a pair of assists and was the tournament's third leading scorer.

Colten Teubert was part of Canada's shut-down defensive pair with captain Thomas Hickey. He showed why he was a first round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the gold medal game with his dominating physical performance and his play against Sweden's top line.

The Regina Pats have a long history of supplying the Canadian National Junior team with some of the best players in the WHL. Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert are the 20th and 21st Pat players to put on the maple leaf, the most in the CHL:

2008 - Logan Pyett 1986 - Selmar Odelein

2004 - Josh Harding 1985 - Selmar Odelein, John Miner

2002 - Garth Murray 1984 - Lyndon Byers, Dale Derkatch, Gary Leeman

2001, 2000 - Barret Jackman 1983 - Dale Derkatch, Gary Leeman

1999 - Brad Stuart, Kyle Calder 1982 - Garth Butcher

1998 - Josh Holden

1994, 1995 - Jeff Friesen

1993 - Jeff Shantz, Jason Smith

1991 - Mike Sillinger

1990 - Kevin Haller

1975 - Ed Staniowski, Jim Minor (played for a WCHL all-star team, before Hockey Canada began sending teams)

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