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Pats Drop First Game of Alberta Road Trip

November 23, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Medicine Hat, Alta. - The Regina Pats began their three game Alberta road trip with a 8-0 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday inside Co-op Place.

The Tigers scored one in the first period, four in the second and three more in the third for their second consecutive win, improving to 15-6-2 on the season, now sitting first in the East.

Bogdans Hodass led the way with four points (1G-3A), Cayden Lindstrom (2G-1A) and Oasiz Wiesblatt (2G) each scored twice, while they also received singles from Liam Ruck, Shane Smith and Kadon McCann. Evan May recorded his second career shutout with 23 saves.

The Pats fall to 10-12-1-1 on the season heading into their next matchup on Friday in Edmonton where the club looks to snap a three-game losing-streak.

THEY SAID IT

"Obviously it's a hard pill to swallow. Unfortunately, we had some individuals who weren't very good and some guys who were pretty good. In the second period we had three breakaways and two grade A chances in the first 10 minutes when it was a 2-0 game, and we didn't score on those. I know we were down 4-0, but I still thought we were creating chances. I didn't like a couple of the goals we let in. That's the way it goes. They're a good team and score easy." - Regina Pats Head Coach Brad Herauf

FINAL SCORE: Tigers 8, Pats 0

THE GOALS

First Period

1-0 Tigers at 13:39 - Oasiz Wiesblatt (6), assisted by Cayden Lindstrom & Andrew Basha (PP) // Lindstrom got the puck deep in the Pats zone where he sent a pass to the front of the net to Wiesblatt. He was standing at the edge of the crease and he tapped the puck past Huet to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.

Second Period

2-0 Tigers at 49 seconds - Oasiz Wiesblatt (7), assisted by Gavin McKenna & Tomas Mrsic (PP) // The Tigers worked the puck around the offensive zone, and McKenna stickhandled near the Pats blueline, sent a feed to Wiesblatt who wired a one-timer past Huet to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead early in the second frame.

3-0 Tigers at 12:31 - Liam Ruck (1), assisted by Kadon McCann // Ruck cut through the slot and wired his first career goal past Huet to extend the Tigers lead to 3-0.

4-0 Tigers at 13:51 - Shane Smith (12), assisted by Matt Paranych & Hunter St. Martin // Smith got position on the Pats' defence, while Huet stopped the initial shot, but as Smith was pushed to the ice, he was able to put the puck past a down and out Pats netminder to extend the lead to 4-0.

5-0 Tigers at 17:05 - Cayden Lindstrom (17), assisted by Tyler McKenzie & Bogdans Hodass // Lindstrom gained the zone unchecked and wired a shot from the top of the circle past Huet to make 0t 5-0.

Third Period

6-0 Tigers at 5:13 - Kadon McCann (4), assisted by Bogdans Hodass & Liam Ruck // Hodaas's long shot is kicked out by Pyne where the rebound went right to McCann who put it past Pyne to give the Tigers a 6-goal cushion at 6-0.

7-0 Tigers at 7:21 - Bogdans Hodass (3), assisted by Shane Smith & Matt Paranych // Hodaas split the defence and went on a breakaway, and beat Pyne to make it 7-0.

8-0 Tigers at 13:27 - Cayden Lindstrom (18), assisted by Bogdans Hodass // Lindstrom skated into the Pats zone did a spin-o-rama, and fired a backhander past Pyne to extend the lead to 8-0.

THE STATISTICS

SOG: Regina - 7-12-4-23 | Medicine Hat - 8-16-11-35

PP: Regina - 0/1 | Medicine Hat - 2/2

Face-offs: Regina - 24 | Medicine Hat - 38

THE GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Ewan Huet ( 19 saves / 24 shots in 40 minutes) & Kelton Pyne ( 8 saves / 11 shots in 20 minutes)

Medicine Hat: Evan May ( 23 saves / 23 shots)

THE 3 STARS

First: Bogdans Hodass - Tigers (1G-3A)

Second: Evan May - Tigers (23 save shutout)

Third: Cayden Lindstrom - Tigers (2G-1A)

JUST NOTES

Kolten Bridgeman made his return to the Pats line-up. He had been out of action since October 4 due to injury (missed 17 games).

The Pats are on a six-game road losing streak.

It was the third time that the Pats allowed four goals against in a period this season.

The eight goals allowed is the most that the Pats have allowed in the 2023-24 season.

It was the second time the Pats have been shutout this season.

Check out the Regina Pats Statistics



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