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November 12, 2007 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


The Week in Review

November 9th/07- Regina Pats -5 Vs. Saskatoon Blades-2

The Regina Pats got goals from five different players on Friday night as they beat the Saskatoon Blades by a score of 5-2. Jordan Eberle (18), Kirt Hill (3), Logan Pyett (10), Michael MacAngus (7) and Troy Ofukany (3) scored the goals for the Pats who moved their record to 14-7-0-0, while the Blades got goals from Ondrej Fiala and John Flatters who fell to 6-12-1-0 on the season. The Pats went 2 for 6 on the powerplay, moving their league best powerplay to 26% on the season. Linden Rowat won his 10th game on the season moving his record to 10-6-0-0, while Braden Holtby dropped his league high 10th loss.

November 10th /07- Regina Pats - 3 Vs. Edmonton Oil Kings -2 SO

The Regina Pats won their 3rd straight game Saturday night with a 3-2 shootout victory over the expansion Edmonton Oil Kings. The back and forth contest went right down to the final minutes as Robin Figren scored a goal with just 40 seconds left as the Oil Kings thought they had defeated the Pats. After Jordan Eberle kept the puck in on an Oil King clearing attempt he fed it over to Michael MacAngus who scored his 8th of the season, with just 17 seconds left. The game ended with Jordan Eberle scoring the only goal in the shootout and rookie goaltender Jeff Bosch stopping all 3 shooters he faced.

November 11th/07- Regina Pats - 1 @ Brandon Wheat Kings - 2

The Brandon Wheat Kings snapped the Regina Pats 3-game winning streak Sunday afternoon, with a 2-1 victory in front of 4105 fans at Westman Place. Tyler Dittmer and Daniel Bartek scored for the Wheat Kings, while Jordan Eberle scored his 19th of the season. Joe Caligiuri got the win in net making 25 saves, while Linden Rowat made 36 saves in the loss. The Pats league leading powerplay was shut down, going 0 for 5, while the Wheat Kings went 1 for 9.

With the loss the Pats record falls to 15-8-0-0, but is still good enough for 1st place in the East division. The Wheat Kings win put them just 3 points behind the Pats in the race for 1st place.

Who's Hot

- Jordan Eberle - Has 19 goals and 11 assists, which is good enough for 5th in the WHL scoring race.

- Pats captain, Logan Pyett sits in 2nd in defencemen scoring in WHL with 11 goals and 11 assists in 23 games. Pyett also leads the WHL in game winning goals with 4.

- 20 year old forward Tim Kraus has 27 points in 21 games since joining the Pats and that puts him in 7th spot in the WHL scoring race.

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.

On the Road Again

The Pats started their season high 7 game road trip Sunday afternoon in Brandon with a 2-1 loss. The Pats will now play six more games away from the Brandt Centre with stops in Medicine Hat, Spokane, Tri-City, Portland, Seattle and Everett. Their next home contest does not come until November 30th against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Trainer's Table

- Currently no injuries

The Race is on ...

The WHL's Eastern Division has become a dog fight as the 3 tops teams separated by three points. The Regina Pats currently lead the division with 30 points that is 2 points better than the Swift Current Broncos and 3 better than the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Team Leaders

Goals 19 J. Eberle

Assists 23 T. Kraus

Points 30 J. Eberle

PIM 59 C. Teubert

Wins 10 L. Rowat

Plus/Minus: +6 L. Pyett & N. Ross

PPG: 9 J. Eberle

SHG: 1 J. Jagow & N. Ross

GWG: 4 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 12/07 - Day Off

Tuesday November 13/07 - Pats Tv - 9:30am

- Practice @ Brandt Centre - 3:00pm

Wednesday November 14/07 - Pats @ Medicine Hat Tigers - 7:00pm

Thursday November 15/07 - Travel Day

Friday November 16/07 - Pats @ Spokane Chiefs - 7:00pm

Saturday November 17/07 - Pats @ Tri-City Americans - 7:00pm

Sunday November 18/07 - Travel Day

*Practice Schedule is Tentative and Subject to Change*

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