Pats blanked by Wheat Kings

Published on March 19, 2016 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release

Brandon, Manitoba - The Regina Pats (36-28-3-5) and Brandon Wheat Kings (48-18-4-2) concluded their regular seasons in Brandon. Jayce Hawryluk scored three times as the Wheat Kings captured a 3-0 win.

Both teams took time to feel each other out in the opening frame. The Pats generated a pair of great scoring chances. Lane Zablocki slipped through defenders before firing a shot just over the top corner. Riley Woods followed that by setting up a Sam Steel tip-play that was turned away by Jordan Papirny. At the other end, Tyler Brown was tested often with his best save coming against Jayce Hawryluk on a cross-ice play. With twenty minutes in the books neither team found the back of the net.

The Pats came out strong in the second, controlling the play early on, but couldn't find a way to beat Papirny. Jayce Hawryluk continued his scoring ways against the Pats, knocking in a Mitch Wheaton rebound to open the scoring 6:44 in. The Florida Panthers prospect struck again when he tipped a Wheaton shot past Brown for a 2-0 Brandon lead before the midway point of the period. Tyler Brown was the best Pat on the ice, making 22 saves in the period for a two period total of 34 stops.

The third frame saw the Wheat Kings extend their lead when Jayce Hawryluk rolled in on a two-on-one, kept, and netted his third of the night. The Pats best chance to get back into the contest came when Cole Sanford was awarded a penalty shot, but Jordan Papirny came up with a glove stop. The Pats couldn't find a way to generate a goal on the night, falling by the 3-0 score. Papirny made 17 saves for the shutout.

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