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October 12, 2009 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Week in Review

October 9th, 2009 Calgary Hitmen 5 Regina Pats 0

In their previous four games, the Regina Pats scored 28 goals, and that all came to an end on Friday night in a 5-0 loss to the Calgary Hitmen. Michael Snyder was solid with a 34 save shut-out for the Hitmen, he did get some help with the Pats hitting 3 goalposts in the hockey game. The back-breaker was a mysterious goal by Tyler Fiddler 14 seconds into the second period that was banked off goaltender Dawson Guhle and to the back of the net.

October 7th, 2009 Moose Jaw Warriors 9 Regina Pats 6

Two days earlier saw the Pats end a 3 game winning streak with a 9-6 loss in Moose Jaw to the Warriors. The Pats penalty kill, which has been solid all season, was scored on in 5 of 8 attempts. On the positive side, the power play scored on 2 of 4 attempts and Jordan Eberle continued his torrid scoring pace with the hat trick and an assist.

News and Notes:

Top line is....tops:

Since coming back to the Pat line-up after a strong Edmonton Oiler training camp, Jordan Eberle has combined with Jordan Weal and Brett Leffler for a potent top line. In the 5 games, the trio have combined for 14 goals and 33 points.

Eberle topping the charts:

Jordan Eberle is currently the Pats active leader in goals with 110 for his Pat career. This pushes him into the top 20 all time and past Rhett Gordon (Pats 92-96), Len Nielsen (82-87), Gary Dickie (85-89) and Rob Tudor (72-76) on the modern day Pat (1966-present) all time goals list and is now just 2 back of Taylor Hall (81-84). Eberle's 216 points puts him past Darren Veitch (76-80) on the all time points list.

Davidson flying under the radar:

18 year old rookie defenceman, Brandon Davidson, is continuing his stellar rookie campaign. He is 5th in team scoring, while also in the top ten in defensive and rookie scoring.

Guhle filling the void:

With Damien Ketlo nursing a tender groin, rookie goaltender Dawson Guhle has filled in admirably with back-to-back wins this week. He has 3 of the 4 Pat wins this season, and has started 4 straight games.

Leffs is best:

In his 5th season as a member of the Regina Pats, 20 year old forward, Brett Leffler, has been one of the top players in the WHL. He is tied for 4th in the league in scoring, tied for 5th in plus/minus and tied for 3rd in assists.

Injury Report:

Garrett Mitchell (Thumb) - 4-6

Damien Ketlo (Groin) - Day to Day

Games lost to injury - 11 games

Streaks and Milestones:

Streaking:

*Brett Leffler has points in 7 of his last 8 games (4g 10a)

*Jordan Weal has points in 6 of his last 7 games (6g 7a)

*Jordan Eberle has points in 4 of his first 5 games (7g 5a)

*Killian Hutt has points in 4 of his first 5 games (3g 1a)

*Brandon Davidson has points in 5 of his last 7 games (1g 6a)

Milestones:

*Jordan Eberle is the active Pat career leader in points with 216. He is also the current active Pat career leader in goals (112), assists (104), points (216), game winning goals (23), power play goals (42) and shorthanded markers (9).

*Brett Leffler scored his 60th career goal against Swift Current a week ago and 10 minutes away from 400 penalty minutes for his career

*Matt Delahey is 4 games away from reaching the 200 games played.

*Colten Teubert is 5 away from 400 career penalty minutes.

*Garrett Mitchell is 10 games away from 150 in his WHL career.

*Matt Strueby is 1 away from 40 career WHL goals

Pats in the NHL:

The National Hockey League season kicked off last week, and there were 10 former Pats on NHL rosters:

Derek Morris (Pats 95-97) - Boston Bruins Brad Stuart (Pats 95-99) - Detroit Red Wings

Derek Boogaard (Pats 99-00) - Minnesota Wild Josh Harding (Pats 01-04) - Minnesota Wild

Barret Jackman (Pats 97-00) - St. Louis Blues Todd Fedoruk (Pats 97-99) - Tampa Bay Lightning

Colton Orr (Pats 02-03) - Toronto Maple Leafs Rick Rypien (Pats 01-05) - Vancouver Canucks

Boyd Kane (Pats 94-98) - Washington Capitals Garnet Exelby (Pats 00-01) - Toronto Maple Leafs

Around the office:

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

The Regina Pats are proud to have been one of the forerunners in the WHL for the cause of Brest Cancer Awareness. For the past few seasons, the blue and white have raised money for the Canadian Cancer Society with the sales of pink Pats memorabilia and the auctioning of pink game worn jersey's. This month is no different, with the Awareness night coming on October 17th as the Pats host the Lethbridge Hurricanes. That night the blue and white will be...the blue "pink" and white, with a game long silent auction for the special, game worn jerseys.

Sportsman's Dinner is around the corner:

It's not until January 28th, but the Regina Pats Sportsman's Dinner is back this season, in conjunction with another Pats/Warriors alumni weekend. The dinner is on Thursday, January 28th, with tickets available at the Pats office.

Goals for Kids:

With the Pats filling the net 6 times this week, the Prairie Mobile Communications "goals for kids" fund is now up to $570. $15 from every goal scored will be donated to the Ranch Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, courtesy of Prairie Mobile Communications.

Leaders:

Goals - Jordan Eberle (7) Assists - Brett Leffler (10)

Points - Brett Leffler (14) Plus/Minus - Brett Leffler (8)

PIM - Leffler/Sparrow (23) PPG - Jordan Eberle (3)

SHG - Jordan Eberle (2) GWG - 3 tied (1)

Wins - Dawson Guhle (3) GAA - Damien Ketlo (3.37)

Sv. % - Damien Ketlo (.905)

This Week:

The blue and with will have a full week of practice before back to back home games on Friday and Saturday. Friday night, the Kamloops Blazers will make their first visit to the Brandt Centre since February 27th, 2008 in a 3-2 Pats win. Colten Teubert led the way with a pair of assists. 24 hours later will see the return of goaltender Linden Rowat and his Lethbridge Hurricanes. Rowat will make his first appearance at the Brandt Centre since getting traded to the windy city in late September.

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