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February 8, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Week in Review

Monday, February 1st Kootenay Ice 2 Regina Pats 1 so

This was their make-up date from the cancelled January 24th game that was postponed because of poor weather and driving conditions. It was a grind of a night with both goaltenders leading the way in a 2-1 Kootenay shoot-out win. Jordan Eberle and Matt Fraser scored the lone goals, while Jesse Ismond picked up the shoot-out winner. Damien Ketlo was stopped 31 shots in the loss, while Todd Matthews kicked away 25 shots during the game and 2 of 3 Pats shoot-out shooters

Tuesday, February 2nd Red Deer Rebels 3 Regina Pats 2 so

The Pats went to a shoot-out for the second straight night and for the second straight time, the Pats lost in extra shooters. Matt Strueby forced extra time with the game tying goal with just 12 seconds left in the game. Damien Ketlo stopped 34 of 36 shots in the loss.

Friday, February 5th Saskatoon Blades 5 Regina Pats 4 so

The Pats went to a shoot-out for the third straight time last Friday night, and for the third straight time, they went down to defeats. This time it was to the Saskatoon Blades 4-3. Jordan Eberle scored twice in the loss, while Cass Mappin picked up the other Pat goals. Damien Ketlo was fantastic, yet again with 37 saves.

Saturday, February 6th Regina Pats 5 Kootenay Ice 4 ot

The Pats were down 4-2 with fewer than 2 minutes left when Cody Carlson began the comeback with his 5th goal of the season, then Jordan Eberle stepped up again, tying the game with 56 seconds left to send it to overtime. From there, it was the most unlikely of hero's, Mitch Spooner, who scored the game winning goal in overtime for the 5-4, win.

Injury Report:

None to Report

Games lost due to injury - 72

Just the Facts:

Kets great at home:

Pats goaltender, Damien Ketlo has had his ups and downs this season, battling back from both a sprained hip flexor and a partially separated shoulder. The one thing the Pats can count on is how good he has been at home. Heading into tonight Ketlo is 12-2-0-4 at the Brandt Centre

Defensive Scoring:

The Pats have three defencemen in the team's top ten scorers. Colten Teubert leads with 33 points; Brandon Davidson has 30 and Cody Carlson are right behind him with 29.

Top 5 Scorers in Canada:

Jordan Eberle is second in the WHL with 79 points, 2 points back of Craig Cunningham for the league lead. Eberle is the top goal scorer in the country. Here are the top 5 scorers in all of the CHL:

Player Team GP G A Pts

Tyler Seguin Plymouth 49 37 49 86

Taylor Hall Windsor 46 34 49 83

Craig Cunningham Vancouver 57 33 48 81

Jordan Eberle Regina 41 39 40 79

Nicolas Deschamps Moncton 49 31 46 77

Mid-Term Rankings: The NHL CSS mid-term draft rankings were released earlier this week, and the Pats are represented with a pair of players. Jordan Weal is 45 in North American skaters, while Brandon Davidson continues to move up the rankings, he is now 57th. Jordan Weal will play in the CHL Top Prospects game January 19th and 20th in Windsor.

The Last 15 games:

The Pats have been one of the best teams in the WHL over the last 15 games with just 3 regulation losses:

Team W-L-OTL-SOL

1. Everett 13-2-0-0 26pts

2. Kootenay 11-2-2-0 24pts

3. Brandon 10-3-1-1 22pts

T4.Regina 8-3-0-4 20pts

T4.Tri-City 9-4-0-2 20pts

T4.Kelowna 9-4-0-2 20pts

They are all big games:

With the Pats in full chase mode in the Eastern Conference playoff race, every game is important from here on in. Here's how the rest of the schedule breaks down: 16 games (6 home/10 away), 14 v/ Eastern Conference, 9 East Division, 2 B.C. Division.

Bank on extra time:

With the Pats trying to grind their way to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, they have found a way to get points in all but one of their last 12 games. 7 of them have gone to overtime with 6 going to a shoot-out with the Pats winning 2 of them.

Cardiac Kids:

In their last three games, the Regina Pats have needed to pull out the last minute heroics to tie hockey games. On Tuesday against Red Deer, Matt Strueby tied the game with 12 seconds left, Friday night saw Jordan Eberle score with 2:36 left to tie Saskatoon, and on Saturday, both Carter Ashton and Jordan Eberle scored in the final two minutes to tie Kootenay.

Play Your Stars!!!:

Regina Pats forward Jordan Eberle may look like he's on the ice all of the time. Against the Kootenay Ice on Saturday night, Eberle played 23:40 including 2 overtime shifts which is right in line with the top forwards in the NHL. Here are the top 5 NHL forwards and their ice time so far in the 2009-10 season:

Player Team Avg. T.O.I.

1.Ilya Kovalchuk Atl/NJ 22:16

2.Ryan Getzlaf Anh 22:07

3.Anze Kopitar L.A. 21:52

4.Marian Gaborik NYR 21:50

5.Sidney Crosby PITT 21:49

Streaking:

*Jordan Eberle is on a 4 game point streak (4g 3a)

Milestones

*Matt Strueby is 10 games away from 200 in his WHL career

*Jordan Eberle is 12 games away from 250 in his WHL career

*Carter Ashton notched his 100th career WHL point in Saturday night

*Brett Leffler is 5 points away from 150 in his WHL career

*Colten Teubert is 3 games away from 250 in his WHL career

*Jordan Weal is 5 points away from 150 in his WHL career

Eberle topping the charts:

Jordan Eberle is currently the Pats active leader in goals with 144 for his Pat career and points with 283, here's how he ranks on the all-time list:

Goals Points

Rank Player G Rank Player Pts

T5. Jock Callander 158 11. Frank Kovacs 311

T5. Doug Wickenheiser 158 12. Dave Michayluk 307

7. Louis Dumont 154 T13. Clark Gillies 283

8. Frank Kovacs 148 T13. Dirk Graham 283

9. Brett Lysak 145 15. Jordan Eberle 283

10. Jordan Eberle 144

Leffler on all-time list:

Since being a 1st round pick in the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft, Brett Leffler has played 293 games. This places him in the top 5 on the all-time Pats list:

Games Played

Rank Player GP

1 Frank Kovacs 352

2 Brett Lysak 331

3 Brett Leffler 293

4 David McDonald 287

Leaders:

Goals - Jordan Eberle (39) Assists - Jordan Weal (50)

Points - Jordan Eberle (79) Plus/Minus - Brandon Davidson (15)

PIM - Brett Leffler (115) PPG - Jordan Eberle (17)

SHG - Jordan Eberle (6) GWG - Jordan Eberle (5)

Wins - Damien Ketlo (17) GAA - Damien Ketlo (3.25)

Sv. % - Damien Ketlo (.899)

In the Pros:

NHL Spotlight:

D-Derek Morris: Spent 2 seasons with the Pats.

Regina Pats (1995-1997) GP-134 G-26 A-101 Pts-127 PIM-250

1st round pick of the Calgary Flames in 1996 and is in his 12th season in the NHL:

Boston Bruins (2009-10) GP-54 G-3 A-19 Pts-22 PIM-24

AHL Spotlight:

LW - Kyle Calder: Spent 3 1/2 seasons with the Pats

Regina Pats (1995-1999) GP-185 G-76 A-119 Pts-195 PIM-195

5th round pick of the Chicago Black Hawks in 1997 is in his 11th pro season

Toronto Marlies (2009-10) GP-14 G-2 A-6 Pts-8 PIM-4 (Spent time with Anaheim in the NHL and Bakersfield in the ECHL)

ECHL Spotlight:

LW-Matt Robinson: Spent the 2005-06 season with the Pats

Regina Pats (2005-06) GP-69 G-35 A-22 Pts-57 PIM-97

Is in his 4th pro season

Stockton Thunder (2009-10) GP-25 G-10 A-15 Pts-25 PIM-12

Europe:

LW - Chad Bassen: Spent 1 1/2 seasons with the Pats

Regina Pats (200-01) GP-71 G-11 A-8 Pts-19 PIM-70

In his 6th season of pro hockey, 3rd with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey League (DEL)

Straubing Tigers (2009-10) GP-44 G-11 A-16 Pts-27 PIM-12

CIS:

C - Ian Duval: Spent parts of 4 seasons with the Pats

Regina Pats (2003-2007) GP-149 G-22 A-36 Pts-58 PIM-60

He is in his 1st season of CIS hockey with the Manitoba Bisons

U of Manitoba (2009-10) GP-24 G-5 A-10 Pts-15 PIM-10

Around the office:

Sportsman's Dinner is set for March:

The annual Regina Pats Sportman's Dinner is set for March 8th at the Delta Inn. The doors open at 6pm with cocktails, the dinner and ceremonies begin at 7pm. Kevin Lowe will be the guest speaker. Get your tickets by dropping by the Regina Pats office, or call 522-PATS for more information.

Goals for Kids:

With the Pats scoring 12 times this week gives them a season total of 196; the Prairie Mobile Communications "goals for kids" fund is now up to $2940. $15 from every goal scored will be donated to the Ranch Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, courtesy of Prairie Mobile Communications.

In the Community:

Western Pizza "Have a Heart" night is coming up next week. On Monday, February 15th, all of the Pats players will be delivering Western Pizza to folks across Regina with the delivery fees and tips going to the Regina Heart and Stroke Foundation. The Pats have raised almost 35-thousand dollars over the last few seasons that this great program existence.

On the Ice

This Week:

The Pats have a busy week with 4 games, 3 of them on the road

Tuesday, February 9th Regina @ Brandon

The Pats will take on one of the top teams in the CHL on Tuesday night in the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Pats won the last meeting between the two that happened at the Brandt Centre on January 13, 4-2

Wednesday, February 10th Calgary @ Regina

The top team in the Central Division, the Calgary Hitmen, will make their second and final appearance at the Brandt Centre. The Hitmen have won the three previous meetings between the two

Friday, February 12th Regina @ Red Deer

The Pats will begin their final swing of the season out west with a date with the Rebels. The blue and white will look to avenge their 3-2 shoot-out loss to the Rebels at the Brandt Centre this past Tuesday.

Saturday, February 13th Regina @ Edmonton

The Pats will play the Edmonton Oil Kings for the final time this season. The home teams have won the first three meetings.

Schedule:

Monday Practice 2:00 - 4:00 Brandt Centre

Tuesday Pats @ Brandon 7:00 Westman Communications Group Place

Wednesday Calgary @ Regina Brandt Centre

Thursday tba

Friday Pats @ Red Deer 7:30 Enmax Centrium

Saturday Pats @ Oil Kings 7:00 Rexall Place

Sunday Day off

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