Pats vs. Warriors, Part VI
Published on January 30, 2004 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
The Regina Pats (16-29-4-3) entertain the Moose Jaw Warriors (29-26-7) tonight at 7:00 in the Agridome. It's the sixth meeting of the year between the two clubs, and the Warriors are 5-0 in the season series. Tonight is the finale of a four-game homestand for the Pats, and they've gone 1-2-0 so far. In their last game, Regina knocked off Brandon 3-2 to move within six points of the Wheat Kings for third-place in the East Division. Rick Rypien, Brent Hill and Kyle Ross scored the goals while Dustin Slade made 20 saves in net. The Pats were 1/4 on the powerplay and 4/4 killing penalties. 3,650 fans enjoyed the game.
PATS NOTES: Regina is 10-10-2-1 on home-ice, 2-6-2 in their past 10 games, and 4-12-3-1 versus the East Division. Rick Rypien (15-19-34) and Dan Waschuk (15-19-34) lead the team in scoring followed by Jon Bubnick (14-17-31) and Lance Morrison (10-21-31). Rypien is the team's PM leader with 144. The Pats are the 5th-most penalized team in the WHL. They enter the night 16 points up on Saskatoon for the final playoff spot.
WARRIORS NOTES: Moose Jaw is 13-8-2 on the road, 7-3-0 in their past 10 games, and have won five in a row. In their most recent action, they knocked off Brandon 5-1 in the Civic Centre, moving them into a tie with P.A. for first place in the East. Both teams are 20 points up on third-place Brandon. Kyle Brodziak led the way with three goals against Brandon while Mike Brodeur made 33 saves in net. Brodziak is their leading scorer (33-39-72) followed by Tomas Fleischmann (21-37-58) and Aaron Rome (9-34-43). Lane Manson is their PM leader with 186. The Warriors are the second-most penalized team in the 'Dub.
QUOTABLE: "I've heard a lot of stories about the Pats-Warriors rivalry and the Moose Jaw arena and the fans there. It should be interesting and I like playing in new arenas. I played against the Warriors earlier this year, I think it was my second game, and I had a pretty good game against them. Hopefully I can carry that momentum over, give my team a chance to win and hopefully they can score a couple of goals for me." - Pats goalie Dustin Slade.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Pats have the WHL's 15th-ranked powerplay (14.6%) and the 19th penalty-kill (77.6%)... Warriors have the 8th-best powerplay (18.6%) and 4th penalty-kill (84.6%).
LAST NIGHT IN THE 'DUB: Calgary 2-Red Deer 1 (OT)
TONIGHT IN THE WHL: Saskatoon at P.A., Brandon at Swift Current, Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, Kamloops at Tri-City, Vancouver at Spokane, Kootenay at Seattle, Kelowna at P.G., Everett at Portland
NEXT UP: The Pats visit the Warriors tomorrow night in a 7:00 start. Catch 620 CKRM's broadcast of the game beginning with the Pats GameNight Pregame show at 6:35.
Western Hockey League Stories from January 30, 2004
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