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Pats Fall 6-1 in Lethbridge

January 27, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Lethbridge, Alta. - The Regina Pats began their three-game road trip with a 6-1 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday inside the Enmax Centre.

Sam Oremba scored his 11th of the season early in the second to cut the deficit to 2-1, which would be the closest they would get with the Canes' scoring four consecutive goals. The Pats swapped goaltenders throughout the game, with Kelton Pyne playing the first 43:52 and Ewan Huet playing the final 16:08.

Sean Tschigerl led the way for the Hurricanes with three points (2G-1A), while Leo Braillard (1G-1A), Kooper Gizowski (2A) and Trae Wilkie (2A) chipped in with multi point efforts. Brayden Edwards, Miguel Marques and Noah Chadwick rounded out the scoring for the Hurricanes, and Harrison Meneghin made 19 saves.

FINAL SCORE: Hurricanes 6, Pats 1

THE GOALS

First Period

1-0 Hurricanes at 4:58 - Leo Braillard (9), assisted by Logan McCutcheon & Trae Wilke // As a Hurricanes powerplay was expiring, Braillard got the puck at the top of the left circle and let a wrist shot go that beat Pyne low to the glove side to give the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead.

Second Period

2-0 Hurricanes at 1:03 - Brayden Edwards (19), assisted by Tristen Doyle & Dylan Sydor // Doyle sent a pass to Edwards at the left circle, he had time and beat a sprawling Pyne with a wrister to extend the lead to 2-0.

2-1 Pats at 1:30 - Sam Oremba (11), assisted by Tanner Howe & Ty Gibson (PP) // Howe's one-timer is kicked out by Meneghin right to Oremba who buried the powerplay marker to get the Pats on the board down 2-1 less than 30 seconds after the Hurricanes scored.

3-1 Hurricanes at 9:30 - Miguel Marques (20), assisted by Sean Tschigerl & Leo Braillard // Braillard's shot from the left side caromed off multiple players, including Marques, and past Pyne to restore the Hurricanes lead to a pair, now up 3-1.

Third Period

4-1 Hurricanes at 3:52 - Sean Tschigerl (22), assisted by Kooper Gizowski & Logan McCutcheon (PP) // Gizowski's shot from the left circle was tipped past a screened Pyne by Tschigerl and in to give the Hurricanes a 4-1 lead.

5-1 Hurricanes at 11:41 - Sean Tschigerl (23), assisted by Trae Wilke (4-on-4) // A turnover in the Pats zone led to Tschigerl getting the puck at the right side and his shot beat Huet five-hole to extend the Hurricanes lead to 5-1.

6-1 Hurricanes at 16:13 - Noah Chadwick (9), assisted by Kooper Gizowski // Chadwick got the puck at the left point and let a shot go that beat Huet to make it 6-2.

THE STATISTICS

SOG: Regina - 2-12-6--20 | Lethbridge - 13-10-17--40

PP: Regina - 1/2 | Lethbridge - 1/4

Face-offs: Regina - 30 | Lethbridge - 30

THE GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Kelton Pyne (24 saves / 28 shots in 43:52) and Ewan Huet (10 saves / 12 shots in 16:08)

Lethbridge: Harrison Meneghin (19 saves / 20 shots)

THE 3 STARS

First: Sean Tschigerl - Hurricanes (2G-1A)

Second: Leo Braillard - Hurricanes (1G-1A)

Third: Trae Wilke - Hurricanes (2A)

JUST NOTES

Sam Oremba scored his career-high 11th goal of the season with a powerplay marker early in the second period.

Tanner Howe picked up his first point in two games with an assist. He has seven points (1G-6A) in his last seven games.

Ty Gibson has five points, all assists, in nine games since being acquired by the Pats from the Silvertips.

Corban Almen participated in his first career fight, a third-period scrap with Miguel Marques.

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