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December 1, 2009 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Week in Review

Tuesday, November 24th Regina Pats 6 Portland Winterhawks 3

Even without Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert, who were away at the Subway Super Series, the Pats successful road trip continued in Portland on Tuesday night. Brandon Davidson picked up 4 assists and was a +4 as the Pats rolled to a 6-3 win, Hampus Gustafsson and Tomas Hricina each had a pair of goals, while Garrett Mitchell and Matt Strueby added singles.

Wednesday, November 25th Seattle Thunderbirds 5 Regina Pats 2

The Pats 4 game winning streak ended with a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds in the blue and white's first ever appearance at the Showare Center in Kent. Garrett Mitchell scored on a 5-on-3 disadvantage and Matt Strueby also scored shorthanded for the Pats only goals.

Friday, November 27th Regina Pats 4 Everett Silvertips 2

The Everett Silvertips took a 2-0 lead late into the 1st period, only to have Cody Carlson put in his 3rd of the season with just 6 seconds left in the session to cut the lead to 2-1. From there, it was all Jordan Eberle as he scored three straight times to lead the Pats to a 4-2 win.

Saturday, November 28th Spokane Chiefs 4 Regina Pats 0

The six game road trip ended with a 4-0 thud at the hands of the Spokane Chiefs. The Pats put on the pressure early but Chiefs goaltender, James Reid was solid, as he was the rest of the way for the 22 save shutout.

Injury Report:

Injuries:

Graham Hood - (Shoulder) Day to day

Kyle Mulder - (Charley Horse) Day to Day

Games lost due to injury -31

Just the Facts:

Defensive Scoring:3 of the Pats top ten scorers man the Pats blue line with Brandon Davidson leading the way with 22 points, while Colten Teubert has 20 points; while Cody Carlson has 16 points.

16's to the World U-17's: Last week Team West, comprising of players from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, announced their squad that will play in the upcoming World U-17 Hockey Challenge during the holiday season in Timmins, Ontario. Tyler Borstmayer was named as one of the defensive core with Team West. Earlier this week, Team Pacific (made up of Alberta and B.C.) announced their team, and Myles Bell will be manning their defensive core.

NHL Central Scouting: Last week, NHL Central Scouting Bureau (CSB) announced their fall rankings for the CHL, and there were 2 Regina Pats in the top 25 in the WHL. Jordan Weal was the 10th ranked skater, while defenceman, Brandon Davidson was the 22nd ranked skater.

Team WHL Captains: Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert were both named to play for team WHL at the Subway Super Series on November 25th in Victoria, B.C. on Wednesday night. Colten Teubert was named captain of Team WHL, while Jordan Eberle was named an assistant. The Pats were without both players for their game in Portland Tuesday night and in Seattle on Wednesday. Team WHL defeated Team Russia 2-1 in Victoria in the game Teubert and Eberle played in.

Eberle topping the charts: Jordan Eberle is currently the Pats active leader in goals with 128 for his Pat career. This puts him into the top 20 all time and pushes past Tim Iannone (82-86) for 12th all-time, and trails Brian Varga (78-81) by 1 goal and is 6 away from climbing into the top ten. Eberle's 254 points pushes him past Doug Trapp (82-85), and is 2 points shy of Gerry Minor (74-78).

Pats in the Pros:

National Hockey League

Kyle Calder - Anaheim Ducks Derek Morris - Boston Bruins Brad Stuart - Detroit Red Wings

Dean Arsene - Edmonton Oilers Josh Harding - Minnesota Wild Derek Boogaard - Minnesota Wild

Barret Jackman - St. Louis Blues Colton Orr - Toronto Maple Leafs Garnet Exelby - Toronto Mable Leafs

Rick Rypien - Vancouver Canucks

American Hockey League

Garth Murray - Abbotsford Heat J.D. Watt - Abbotsford Heat Craig Schira - Binghamton Senators

Boyd Kane - Hershey Bears Petr Kalus - Houston Aeros Logan Pyett - Grand Rapids Griffins

San Antonio Rampage - Nick Ross Justin Bernhardt - San Antonio Rampage

ECHL

Matt Robinson - Johnstown Chiefs Tim Kraus - Ontario Reign Myles Stoesz - Trenton Devils

Victor Bartley - Utah Grizzlies Lance Morrison - Victoria Salmon Kings

Streaking:

*Jordan Weal 16 points in his last 8 games (3g 13a)

*Jordan Eberle 15 points in his last 6 games (5g 7a).

Milestones:

*Jordan Eberle is the active Pat career leader in points with 254. He is also the current active Pat career leader in goals (128), assists (126), points (254), game winning goals (26), power play goals (52) and shorthanded markers (11).

*Brett Leffler is 1 goal away from 70 in his WHL career and is now 10th on the all-time games played list with the Regina Pats with 267, passing Kyle Deck, Mike Sillinger and Garth Murray in the process.

*Colten Teubert is 9 points away from 100 for his WHL career.

*Matt Strueby scored his 50th WHL career goal Tuesday night in Portland.

Around the office:

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 scoring 12 times this week gives them a season total of 116; the Prairie Mobile Communications "goals for kids" fund is now up to $1740. $15 from every goal scored will be donated to the Ranch Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, courtesy of Prairie Mobile Communications.

The Neutral Zone:

For all of you Regina Pats gear, head to the Neutral Zone during all Pats games, or head to www.reginapats.com to place an order. Look for special store hours for all of your Christmas shopping needs.

At the Rink

Saturday, December 5th Brandon Wheat Kings @ Regina Pats

The Regina Pats "Toque and Teddy Bear Toss" night, brought to you by Budget Rent a Car is back again this Christmas season. Bring you new toque, mittens or teddy bear to the game on Saturday night, and when the Pats score their first goal, throw it on the ice. The next week, players will be delivering the goods to local charities.

Sunday, December 6th Prince Albert Raiders @ Regina Pats

K-9 will be celebrating his 31st birthday and to celebrate, there will be a mascot hockey game brought to you by Northgate Mall.

Leaders:

Goals - Jordan Eberle (23) Assists - Jordan Weal (30)

Points - Jordan Eberle (50) Plus/Minus - Brandon Davidson (18)

PIM - Brett Leffler (82) PPG - Jordan Eberle (12)

SHG - Jordan Eberle (4) GWG - Matt Strueby/Eberle (3)

Wins - Damien Ketlo (10) GAA - Damien Ketlo (3.19)

Sv. % - Damien Ketlo (.904)

This Week:

The blue and white will play back to back home games this weekend:

-The Wheat Kings will pay their second visit to the Brandt Centre this season, the Wheatties are one of the top scoring teams in the WHL and bring Canadian World Jr. hopefuls Brayden Schenn and Scott Glennie

-23 hours later, the Prince Albert Raiders head into the Brandt Centre, Garrett Zemlak has been a thorn in the Pats side, winning 2 of his last 3 starts against the blue and white

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