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November 5, 2007 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


The Week in Review

October 30th/07- Regina Pats -1 @ Swift Current Broncos-5

The Pats and Broncos met for the 2nd time in under a week on Tuesday night as the Pats travelled to Swift Current. In a game which featured two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference it was the Broncos who drew first blood as Ryan Molle beat Pats goaltender Linden Rowat to make the score 1-0. The Pats would respond before the period was out as Jared Jagow notched his 5th goal of the season to send the two teams to the dressing room locked at 1-1. In the 2nd frame the Broncos would notch the only goal as Dale Weise would notch the eventual game winner and go on to a 5-1 victory.

November 2nd/07- Regina Pats - 2 Vs. Moose Jaw Warriors -5

The Regina Pats went into Friday night's affair with the Moose Jaw Warriors trying to snap a two game losing streak, while the Warriors were coming in on a high, as Captain Riley Holzapfel was returning to their lineup. The Pats would open the scoring mid way through the first period when Captain Logan Pyett would notch his 9th of the season to make it 1-0. The score would stay that way until the second period when Holzapfel would notch to quick goals to put the Warriors up by a score of 2-1. The Warriors would score once more before the period was out when Jason Bast beat Pats goaltender Linden Rowat, as the Warriors would go to the dressing room up 3-1. The Warriors would come out and end the Pats chances of a comeback as Bast would score his second of the contest 6 minutes into the 3rd period. After that the two teams would trade goals as the Warriors would go on to a 5-2 victory.

November 4th/07- Regina Pats - 3 Vs. Brandon Wheat Kings - 2

Jeff Bosch won his fourth straight start Sunday night as the Regina Pats defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings by a score of 3-2.Jordan Eberle scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to break a 2-2 tie, as the Regina Pats moved their record to 13-7-0-0 on the season. Kirt Hill opened the scoring for the Pats in the first at 9:23, netting his second of the year before Brandon's Brayden Schenn tied it just over a minute later. Daryl Boyle put the Wheat Kings up a goal when he scored a short-handed marker at 3:34 in the second. Troy Ofukany, who had an assist on Eberle's goal, tied it for the Pats in the second.

With the win the Pats move back into first place in the Eastern Division, one point up on the idle Swift Current Broncos.

Who's Hot

Jordan Eberle - Has 17 goals and 10 assists, which is good enough for 3rd in the WHL scoring race. Pats captain, Logan Pyett sits in 4th in defencemen scoring in WHL with 9 goals and 9 assists in 20 games. 20 year old forward Tim Kraus has 22 points in 18 games since joining the Pats.

Red Line Report NHL Draft Rankings

The following Regina Pats have been ranked in the Red Line Report for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft:

Colten Teubert - #14 Jordan Eberle - #94 Matt Delahey - #120

Top ranked WHL player is Kyle Beach from Everett Silvertips.

Pats Send 5 to ADT Challenge

The Regina Pats will send four players and their head Coach Curtis Hunt to represent the WHL at the ADT Challenge at the end of November. Forward Jordan Eberle along with defencemen Nick Ross, Colten Teubert and Logan Pyett will all be taking part in ADT challenge.

Rider Night

On Friday night when the Saskatoon Blades come to town, members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be in attendance to drop the puck as the Riders prepare for their home playoff game on Sunday. The Riders will also be on the concourse signing autographs and cheering on your Regina Pats.

Trainer's Table

Rudolf Cerveny - Shoulder - Day to Day

The Race is on ...

The WHL's Eastern Division has become a dog fight as 4 of the top 6 teams are separated by four points. The Regina Pats currently lead the division with 26 points that is 1 point better than the Swift Current Broncos and 3 better than the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Moose Jaw Warriors are the fourth team in the race as they currently sit in fourth place with 22 points.

Team Leaders

Goals 17 J. Eberle

Assists 18 T. Kraus

Points 27 J. Eberle

PIM 53 C. Teubert

Wins 9 L. Rowat

Plus/Minus: +5 J. Eberle

PPG: 9 J. Eberle

GWG: 3 L. Pyett

2007-08 Attendance

- Total attendance at Brandt Centre this season - 54,261 people

- Average attendance per game at Brandt Centre - 4,522people

Upcoming Week At A Glance

Monday November 5/07 - Day Off

Tuesday November 6/07 - Grant Road School - 9:00am

- Practice @ Brandt Centre - 2:45pm

Wednesday November 7/07 - Practice @ Brandt Centre - 2:45pm

Thursday November 8/07 - Practice @ Brandt Centre - 2:45pm

Friday November 9/07 - Rider Night

- Pats vs. Saskatoon Blades - 7:00pm

Saturday November 10/07 - Pats vs. Edmonton Oil Kings - 7:00pm

Sunday November 11/07 - Pats @ Brandon Wheat Kings - 7:00pm

*Practice Schedule is Tentative and Subject to Change*

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