Regina Pats Game Notes vs. Kelowna Rockets
Published on December 16, 2003 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
LAST GAME:.....The Pats last action was this past Saturday night when they dropped a 6-3 decision to the Vancouver Giants......the loss snapped a modest two game winning streak for the Pats.....Rick Rypien had a pair for Regina (10 & 11) while Jordan McGillivray had his 7th......
PATS VERSUS ROCKETS:.......Tonight is the one and only meeting of the season for the Pats and Rockets......over the past five seasons these teams have split their series down the middle going 4-4-3.....each team has a slight edge in the other team's building with the Rockets holding a 3-2-1 record in the Agridome over the past five years....it has been over a year since these team' s last met with the Rockets and Pats sawing off a 2-2 tie on November 27th of 2002..........
PAT CHAT......Tonight is the first game of the second half of the season (game #37) for the Pats....the Pats will be without goaltender Josh Harding until at least January 9th as he has earned a spot on the Canadian World Junior team heading to Finland for the World Junior Hockey Championships beginning December 26th........Harding is the first Pat goaltender to represent Canada in the World Junior's.........
DRAFTED & SIGNED PATS: #37 Josh Harding, Minnesota, 2nd round/02
UPCOMING GAMES.....The Pats will close out their pre-Christmas schedule with a trip to Moose Jaw tomorrow and a trip to Saskatoon on Friday........the Pats will return home on Sunday, December 28th for an afternoon matinee with the Warriors at 2:00pm......
BUMS IN THE SEATS:
Season Average: 3989
Season Tickets: 2821
Season High: 5,026, Sept. 19 vs. Saskatoon
ON THE MEND: #3, Craig Lineker, back, indefinite, #27, Mike O'Dwyer, shoulder, 3-4 weeks, #41, Robin Kovar, shoulder, day to day....
JOSH HARDING/COOPERATORS SAVES FOR A CURE PROGRAM:......This season Josh Harding is personally donating $1.00 for every save he makes to the Caring Hearts Camp for Children. The Cooperators are donating $1.00 for every save made by Regina Pats goaltenders, an amount that will be matched by the Pats...thus far the season total is at $2,992.
PATS IN THE PRO'S.......Former Pat Josh Holden has 6 points in 10 games with the American Hockey League's St John Leafs....
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