Pats Wrap up Pre-Season at the Brandt Centre
September 25, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. -ÃÂ The Regina Pats (3-1-1) cap off their pre-season schedule tonight, completing a home-and-home series with the Moose Jaw Warriors (3-1-0) at the Brandt Centre.
The Pats are coming off a 4-1 victory at Mosaic place against the Warriors Friday. The Regiment got goals from Zac Stringer (4), Cole Carrier (5), Connor Bedard (6) and Jakob Brook (1), while Matthew Kieper made 36 saves on 37 shots for his third win this pre-season. The Pats extended their pre-season winning-streak to two games, while the Warriors dropped their first exhibition contest.
Bedard and Stringer each tallied two points on Friday, giving Bedard 10 points in five pre-season games, while Stringer has seven points in three pre-season games. Carrier now has five goals in five pre-season games, and is now riding a three game goal streak.ÃÂ Kieper improved to 3-0 in the pre-season and holds an impressive .945 SV% in four appearances.
PRE-SEASON RESULTS:
Date Score Opponent Shots
ÃÂ September 10th W, 5-4 Winnipeg REG 34 / WPG 40
ÃÂ September 11th SOL, 6-5 Winnipeg REG 31 / WPG 47
ÃÂ September 17th L, 8-6 Prince Albert REG 27 / PA 33
ÃÂ September 18th W, 6-2 Prince Albert REG 33 / PA 29
September 24th W, 4-1 Moose Jaw REG 28 / MJ 37
Cole Dubinksy and Bedard are now tied for the WHL pre-season lead with 10 points while Bedard leads all skaters in goals with six. The Pats are still without Logan Nijhoff (ANH), Drew Englot (EDM), Ryker Evans (SEA) and Stanislav Svozil (CBJ), while they received Stringer back from the Minnesota Wild rookie camp last night. Nine different players have scored for the Pats in exhibition play, while they have had yet to get a goal from a defenceman. The Pats power play went 2-for-6 last night and have now scored six goals on the man-advantage through five games, running at 24.0%. Despite not scoring a short handed goal in Moose Jaw, their seven short handed goals still ranks first in the WHL.
On the other side, the Moose Jaw Warriors dropped their first game this pre-season with a 4-1 loss last night. They outshot the Pats 37-28, and outshot them 28-14 in the final 40 minutes of play. Their only goal came on the power play with Logan Doust scoring his first of exhibition play. Jackson Unger got the start, and allowed four goals on 28 shots. D-man Denton Mateychuk piled seven shots on goal while Cade Hayes had five shots. They were also strong in the faceoff dot, winning 35 faceoffs to Regina's 22 faceoff wins.ÃÂ The Warriors have defeated Brandon (3-1) and Swift Current twice (6-1 & 5-2).ÃÂ All three of their goaltenders have seen action thus far, and have only given up eight goals against. Their offence has accumulated 15 goals, but it has beenÃÂ scoring by committee for the Warriors as 11 players have scored this pre-season.
2021-22 HEAD TO HEAD:
Date Home Away Time
October 8th ÃÂ Moose Jaw ÃÂ Regina ÃÂ 7:00 p.m. MT
November 3rd Regina Moose Jaw 7:00 p.m. MT
November 20th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. CT
December 17th Regina Moose Jaw 7:00 p.m. CT
December 18th ÃÂ Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. CT
January 1st Regina Moose Jaw 4:00 p.m. CT
January 29th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. CT
January 30th ÃÂ Regina ÃÂ Moose Jaw 4:00 p.m. CT
March 9th Regina Moose Jaw 7:00 p.m. CT
March 19th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. CDT
The Regina Pats went 2-0-1-1 against the Warriors last season and areÃÂ 188-142-13-9-8 all-time versus Moose Jaw.
PATS UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
Friday, October 1 at Prince Albert - 7:00 p.m. (620 CKRM)
Saturday, October 2 vs. Prince Albert - 7:00 p.m. (CBC & 620 CKRM)
Pats single game ticketsÃÂ are now on sale!ÃÂ You can alsoÃÂ purchase pre-season ticketsÃÂ for tonight's home game at the Brandt Centre.
Western Hockey League Stories from September 25, 2021
- Warriors Finish Preseason with Win in Regina - Moose Jaw Warriors
- ICE Win 4-3 over Brandon - Winnipeg Ice
- Broncos Rout Tigers 8-2 to End Pre-Season Schedule - Swift Current Broncos
- Raiders Fall in Final Pre-Season Contest - Prince Albert Raiders
- Oil Kings Drop Pre-Season Finale to Calgary - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Ice Win Pre-Season Finale - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Ronan Seeley Signs 3-Year Entry Level NHL Contract with Carolina - Everett Silvertips
- Red Wings Assign Hanas to Portland - Portland Winterhawks
- Tigers Sign Zahara - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Alarie Takes a Lot Away from Training Camp with Florida - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Pats Wrap up Pre-Season at the Brandt Centre - Regina Pats
- Ritchie, Ginnell Back in the Fold, Wrap up Pre-Season Tonight - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Giants Wrap up Preseason with a 3-1 Victory over Prince George - Vancouver Giants
- Broncos Comeback Falls Short in OT against Tigers - Swift Current Broncos
- Cougars Downed by Giants - Prince George Cougars
- Warriors Suffer First Preseason Loss - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Rockets Drop 4-2 Decision To Blazers - Kelowna Rockets
- Rebels Dominate Late But Fall to Hurricanes in Preseason Play - Red Deer Rebels
- Oil Kings Fall in Overtime to Hitmen - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Raiders Doubled Up By Blades - Prince Albert Raiders
- Blades Erase Deficit, Double up Raiders 4-2 - Saskatoon Blades
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