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January 14, 2008 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


The Week in Review

January 11 /08- Regina Pats -5 Vs. Vancouver Giants - 2

The new look Regina Pats entered Friday's contest with the defending Memorial Cup Champions, the Vancouver Giants, looking to send a message and they did just that ... The Pats received goals from five different players in a 5-2 victory over the # 3 ranked team in Canada ... Tim Kraus (8), Kirt Hill (8), Jordan Eberle (26), Ryan DePape (8) and Michael MacAngus (12) all scored for the Pats who held on to 1st place in the East Division with the win ... Linden Rowat made 27 saves for his 20th win of the season, while Giants goaltender Tyson Sexsmith was tagged with the loss .... The Pats went 0 for 5 on the powerplay, while the Giants were 2 for 6 with the man advantage...

January 12/08- Regina Pats - 4 Vs. Swift Current Broncos -2

Saturday night the Swift Current Broncos made their final regular season visit to the Brandt Centre, as the Pats and the Broncos tangled for the fifth time this season.... It would be the Broncos who would open the scoring as David Stieler finished off a nice passing play to make the score 1-0... The Pats would respond less than 2 minutes later when Logan Pyett (15) notched a powerplay marker to knot things at one. It looked as though the teams were heading to the locker room tied, but Kirt Hill (9) scored a nice goal on a two on one, to make the score 2-1 after one. In the 2nd the Pats would score the only goal as Matt Delahey (2) pounced on a rebound to put the home team up by two... In the 3rd Jordan Eberle (27) and Erik Felde would exchange goals as the Pats would go on to a 4-2 victory. Pats goaltender Jeff Bosch got the win between the pipes, while Broncos netminder Travis Yonkman was tagged with the loss ... The Pats went 2 for 8 on the powerplay, while the Broncos were 1 for 8 ...

New Look Pats...

- The Regina Pats have added six new players to their line-up since January 1st. In their first move the Pats added 20 year old forward J.D Watt and 19 year old Scott Doucet in a four player swap which saw the Rebels acquire Cody Gross and Brett Miller.

- Then in the 1st of two moves made on January 5th the Pats acquired defencemen Ryan Bender and Victor Bartley from the Kamloops Blazers for Nick Ross, Spencer Fraipont and a 2008 4th round draft pick.

- In the 2nd of Saturday's trades the Pats acquired Dallas Jackson from the Red Deer Rebels for Troy Ofukany and Juraj Valach. The two teams also reversed one part of the trade made earlier in week as the two teams will once again swap draft picks as the Pats will regain their 3rd round pick in 2009 and the Rebels will regain their 4th round pick from 2009.

- In the Pats final move before the deadline they acquired 19 year old power forward Ryan DePape from the Prince Albert Raiders, for 19 year old Jared Jagow and a 3rd round pick in 2008.

Pats' Injuries

- Brett Leffler - Shoulder - 1 - 2 weeks

- Victor Bartley - Groin - Day to day

- To date, the Pats have missed 52 man-games due to injury this season

Mid Season - NHL Central Scouting Rankings...

The following Regina Pats have been ranked for the 2008 NHL Entry Draft:

- Jordan Eberle - # 24

- Colten Teubert - #27

- Matt Delahey - #50

- Curtis Kulchar - # 156

Top ranked WHL player is Kyle Beach from Everett Silvertips who is ranked #4.

Pats' Prospect Making Waves...

Pats prospect Kyle Mulder was named December's AAA Midget WHL Offensive player of the Month. Mulder, is a member of the Winnipeg AAA Thrashers of the Manitoba Midget AAA Hockey League. Mudler, who was selected in the 8th round of Bantam Draft, 161st overall by the Pats in 2006, has played in 29 games this season, where he has scored 17 goals and added 25 assists for 42 points.

Two Pats' Head to CHL Top Prospects Game...

The Regina Pats will send two players to this year's Top Prospect game, as Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert were both selected to play for Team Red at the upcoming Top Prospects game which will be played on January 23rd, in Edmonton.

6th Annual Regina Pats Sportsman's Dinner

The 6th annual Regina Pats Sportsman's Dinner is scheduled for this Thursday, February 7th. The event will take place at the IPSCO place, and hosts an impressive line of delegates. The guest speakers for the event will be former NHL players Stu Grimson and Theo Fleury. The Master of Ceremonies for the dinner will be Pete Loubardias from the Sportsnet, while comedian Johnny "Bag Pipes" Johnson will provide the entertainment for the evening. For more information, or to purchase your tickets for the event, call 522-PATS.

Pats in the Community

The Pats' players will once again be busy this week both on and off the ice. Here is their community events schedule:

Monday, January 14/08 - Massey School (Hill, Delahey) - 10:30am

McDermid School ( Pyett & Bartley) - 10:30am

Wednesday, January 16/08 - Imperial School (Strueby, Jackson) - 10:30am

McDermid School ( Leffler, Rowat) - 10:30am

Rock the Ritchie (Pyett) - 7:30pm

Team Leaders

Goals 27 J. Eberle

Assists 33 T. Kraus

Points 46 J. Eberle

PIM 122 R. Bender

Wins 20 L. Rowat

Plus/Minus: +15 L. Pyett

PPG: 11 J. Eberle

SHG: 1 B. Leffler, K.Hill, J. Eberle

GWG: 7 J. Eberle

2007-08 Attendance at the Brandt Centre

- Total attendance at Brandt Centre this season - 116,126 people

- Average attendance per game at Brandt Centre - 4,839 people

Upcoming Week At A Glance

Monday January 14/08 McDermid School 10:30am

Massey School 10:30am

Practice @ Brandt Centre 2:30 pm

Tuesday January 15/08 Pats Vs. Brandon Wheat Kings 7:00pm

Wednesday January 16/08 Imperial School 10:30am

McDermid School 10:30am

Rock the Ritchie 7:30pm

Practice @ Brandt Centre 2:30 pm

Thursday January 17/08 Travel Day

Friday January 18/08 Pats @ Kootenay Ice 7:00pm (9:00 SK)

Saturday January 19/08 Pats @ Calgary Hitmen 7:00pm (8:00 SK)

Sunday January 20/08 Pats @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 7:00pm (8:00 SK)

*Practice Schedule is Tentative and Subject to Change*

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