Regina Pats Weekly Update
Published on January 2, 2006 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
Where The Team Stands: The Pats begin the new year in third place in the East division with a 20-17-0-1 record and fourty-one points, five behind Moose Jaw and eleven points behind division leading Saskatoon ... The Pats sit twelve points ahead of Prince Albert and fourteen ahead of Brandon ...
Roster Update: The Pats have twenty-seven players on their current roster, including two goaltenders, nine defencemen, and sixteen forwards ... Eleven have been drafted by the Pats ... Ten have been acquired via trade ... Five were protected list additions ... One was selected in the CHL Import Draft ...
Leading Pat: Eighteen-year-old Petr Kalus has twenty-one goals and twelve assists for thirty-three points ... Troy Brouwer of Moose Jaw continues to lead the league with fifty-five points (twenty-eight goals, twenty-seven assists) ...
Injuries: Denis Tolpeko is now listed as week-to-week while he continues rehabilitating his leg after undergoing surgery in November after suffering a serious injury in Seattle ... Defencemen Spencer Fraipont & Andy Schenn are lost for the season ...
One Year Ago: On January 2, 2005 the Pats had a 10-23-2-4 after dropping a 6 - 3 decision to Saskatoon on New Year's Day ...
Special Teams: The Pats are eighth in the league with their power-play that is capitalizing on 17.6% (36/205) of man advantage opportunities ... Pats penalty-killers have an 82.4% success rate, (172/210) twelfth in the WHL ... Matt Robinson leads the team with two short-handed goals this season ...
Home Ice Advantage: The Pats 15-4-0-1 home record this season is third in the WHL, behind Kootenay (18-1-0-1) & Calgary (17-4-1-0) ...
Heating Up: Seventeen-year-old forward forward Ian Duval has began to hit the score sheet on regular occasion of late having posted four goals in his last six games ... Duval has six goals & sixteen assists in thirty-four games this season ...
Road Weary: The Pats are currently on their third longest stretch away from Brandt Centre this season, in the middle of a six-game road trip that concludes with games in Red Deer tomorrow & Medicine Hat on Wednesday ... The team is 0-4-0-0 on the current trip ... The Pats overall away record sits at 5-13-0-0 ... Only Calgary, Lethbridge, Portland & Tri-City have played fewer road games than the Pats to date this season ...
4 In A Row: The Pats loss in Cranbrook on New Year's Eve was their fourth straight, which is a season high ...
Power-Play Leaders: Pats rookie Petr Kalus has slipped into a three-way tie for second in the league with ten power-play goals this season ... Jon Bubnick of Portland & Justin Keller of Kelowna lead with eleven ... ...
Affiliate Help: 2005 WHL Bantam Draft Choice Brayden Metz joined the team prior to last weeks game vs. Swift Current ... Metz & fellow affiliate player Ryan McDonald have helped fill-out a depleted roster while players are away at holiday tournaments ...
Robinson's Streak Snapped: Matt Robinson's three-game goal scoring streak came to an end on Saturday vs. Kootenay ... Heading into Saturday's game the twenty-year-old South Surrey, BC native had four goals in five games ...
Kalus At The World Juniors: Eighteen-year-old forward Petr Kalus has one goal and four penalty minutes with Team Czech Republic at the World Junior Hockey Championships ... Tonight Kalus and his countrymen face Team USA in a quarter-final game at GM Place ... The winner of tonight's game will face Russia in a semi-final tomorrow ... The Gold & Bronze Medal games will be played on Thursday night ...
Prospects At U-17: Pats forward Brett Leffler was named the captain of Team West at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge ... Leffler played in the first period yesterday vs. Team USA ... after suffering a shoulder injury on Dec. 29 in an exhibition game ... Sixteen-year-old's Matt Delahey & Derek Hulak will suit up for Team West ... Team West & Team USA are tied for second in Pool A with 1-1-1 records ... Team Quebec leads Pool A with a 3-0-0 record ... Team West plays Team Ontario today ... Placement & Semi-Final games will be played tomorrow, with the Gold & Bronze Medal games set for Wednesday at Brandt Centre ...
Ross Leading D-Men In Scoring: Sixteen-year-old Nick Ross is tied for the U-17 tournament lead in scoring for defencemen with two goals and four assists ... The Pats rookie defenceman also has fourteen penalty minutes in four tournament games to date ...
Prospects At Mac's Tournament: The Pats had five prospects playing in the annual Mac's Major Midget Tournament in Calgary over the holiday season ... Jordan Eberle & Jeff Wright of the Calgary Buffaloes captured a bronze medal with a hometown victory over Curtis Kulchar and his P.A. Minto teammates ... Eberle, a seventh-round bantam draft choice of the Pats had two goals in the bronze medal game ... Jeff Bosch of the Saskatoon Blazers and Trent Rumple of the Moose Jaw Warriors also participated in the tournament ...
Trade Deadline Next Week: The WHL Trade Deadline is next Monday (January 9th) at 4:00PM CST ...
Drafted Players: Petr Kalus - Boston Bruins (2nd Round, 39th Overall), Derek Reinhart - Columbus Blue Jackets (6th Round, 177th Overall)
Upcoming Week:
Monday, January 2 Practice (Enmax Centrium)
Tuesday, January 3 Game vs. Red Deer - 8:00PM Enmax Centrium
Wednesday, January 4 Game vs. Medicine Hat - 8:00PM The Arena
Thursday, January 5 Practice 2:30 - 5:00PM - Exhibition Stadium
Friday, January 6 Practice 2:20 - 5:00PM - Exhibition Stadium
Saturday, January 7 Game vs. Lethbridge - 7:00PM Brandt Centre
Sunday, January 8 Game vs. Brandon - 6:00PM Brandt Centre
(All Practices at Brandt Centre, unless otherwise noted and are subject to change)
Week In Review:
Tuesday, December 27 - Regina 2 @ Brandon 6 - Record (20-14-0-1)
Goals: 1 - Duval (5) from McDonald
2 - Robinson (12) from Festerling & MacDermott
Goalie: David Reekie (21 Saves, 6 GA)
Wednesday, December 28 - Regina 2 @ Swift Current 3 - Record (20-15-0-1)
Goals: 1 - Robinson (13)
2 - Senseman (3) from Robinson & Festerling
Goalie: Linden Rowat (22 Saves, 3 GA)
Friday, December 30 - Regina 4 @ Lethbridge 5 - Record (20-16-0-1)
Goals: 1 - Robinson (14) from Festerling & Deck
2 - Sievert (4) from Duval & Senseman
3 - Duval (6) from Deck & Robinson
4 - K. Ross (10) from Pyett & Duval
Goalie: David Reekie (4 Saves, 2 GA)
Linden Rowat (13 Saves, 3 GA)
Saturday, December 31 - Regina 1 @ Kootenay 4 - Record (20-17-0-1)
Goal: 1 - Deck (2) from Reekie & Duval
Goalie: David Reekie (28 Saves, 4 GA)
First Time In Three Weeks: Saturday's game vs. Lethbridge will be the first chance for Pats fans to see their team in action in three weeks ... The Pats last home game was a 4 - 2 victory over Prince Albert on December 17th ...
Fundraise With The Pats: The Pats Have A Unique Fundraising Program For Your School, Team & Non-Profit Organization ... For more information contact Kristin Hensrud by calling 522-PATS or emailing Kristin directly at khensrud@reginapats.com ...
Scouts Night February 4th: The Pats will host their Annual Scouts Night on Friday, February 4th ... The Pats are offering a special package for all Scouting groups that includes a game ticket, popcorn, Coca-Cola product, gift and post-game autograph/skating session ... For more information contact the Scouts Shop at 306.757.3701 ...
For all your Regina Pats information, check out reginapats.com.
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