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Regina Pats Weekly

Published on February 2, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Week in Review:

January 27th, 2009 Regina Pats 3 @ Kootenay Ice 7

The second game of a four game road trip was goofy and frustrating for the blue and white. It began with a controversial goal in the first when Linden Rowat stopped an Ice shot from beyond the blue line that got caught up in his pads, was still forced to play it, and in the end it was the Ice's first goal of the game. The Pats dominated play throughout with 70% of the play coming in the Ice zone, but it was still a 3-3 game heading into the third. From there four straight goals in the third finished off the Pats with a 7-3 loss.

January 28th, 2009 Regina Pats 3 @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 2

The Pats go from one of their most frustrating losses of the season to one of their most satisfying wins with a 3-2 victory in Lethbridge. The Pats took a 2-0 lead in the first 20 minutes with goals from Brett Leffler and Graham Hood while out-shooting the Hurricanes 19-6. From there it was cruise control for the blue and white as Jesse Dudas scored the winner on a bomb from beyond the blue line that eluded ‘Canes goaltender Juha Metsola.

January 31st, 2009 Regina Pats 0 @ Edmonton Oil Kings 1

It was another frustrating night for the Pats this past Saturday outshooting the Oil Kings 32-27 but couldn't beat Torrie Jung in a 1-0 blanking. Linden Rowat played well yet again with a 26 save performance and Matt Robertson had a ton of chances including a breakaway in the 2nd and a pair of 1-timers on the power play in the third.

Injury Front:

Matt Delahey (shoulder) - Day to day

Garrett Mitchell (concussion) - indefinite

The Pats have missed 77 man games due to injury

Streaking:

*Jordan Eberle has 11 points over his last 10 games over the month of January.

*Jordan Weal has 10 points in his last 10 games (4g 6a) over the month of January.

*Brett Leffler has 14 points over 13 games during the month of January.

*Victor Bartley and Garrett Mitchell are the only two Pats to play in all 54 games this season

*Jesse Dudas has 11(3g 8a) points in his first 9 games as a Pat.

*Linden Rowat has played in 21 of the Pats last 23 games.

*Neal Prokop had a 5 game scoring streak end Saturday in Edmonton

Milestones:

*Jordan Eberle is 17 points from hitting the 200 mark for his WHL career he is also the current active Pat career leader in goals (96), assists (87), points (183), game winning goals (22), and power play goals (35).

*Linden Rowat is now the all-time Pat leader in shut-outs with 11, passing Josh Harding for top spot.

*Brett Leffler is 4 away from 100 career WHL points.

*Matt Strueby is 2 goals away from 30 career WHL markers.

*Matt Robertson is 6 goals away from 90 in his WHL career

*Victor Bartley has already hit a career high with 11 goals this season, and is 6 away from a career best in points.

Weal-ing:

Jordan Weal is currently 2nd in the team scoring race with 51 points just 4 behind Jordan Eberle's 55 as a rookie in the 2006-07 season.

Big crowds on the road:

The Pats have seen some huge crowds while on the road this season, on January 25th in Calgary over 12-thousand saw the Pats lose 7-4 to the Hitmen. This past Saturday, the Edmonton Oil Kings set a franchise record with an attendance of 13,765, many of those to see Oiler 1st round draft pick Jordan Eberle.

1-0 is not a good score:

The Regina Pats have lost by the score of 1-0 twice this season. The first came on December 30th in Saskatoon courtesy of a Braden Holtby shut-out. The second came in this past Sunday's 1-0 loss in Edmonton with Torrie Jung blanking the blue and white. The Pats have not won a 1-0 game this season.

AMHL All-Star game:

The AMHL had their 20th annual all-star game yesterday afternoon, and the Regina Pats had three prospects taking part. Dawson Guhle (G) (Sherwood Park) was named to the first all-star team and will play for the North, while recently listed player Brandon Davidson (D) (Lethbridge Y's Men Titans) and 2008 1st round bantam pick Myles Bell (D) (Calgary NW Flames) were picked to play for the south. Bell missed the game with a shoulder injury as the South won 4-3 with Brandon Davidson picking up an assist and a minor in the first period and Guhle stopped 14 of 16 shots in the first half of the game.

4th quarter heroics:

The Pats loss in Edmonton was the 54th game of the season, which means the blue and white are into the final quarter of the season. They will face teams within striking distance in the Eastern Conference (Prince Albert, Edmonton, Swift Current, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat) in 10 of the last 18 games.

This Week:

The Pats will begin the week with their final game this season against the Saskatoon Blades. In their previous five, the Blades have won four (2 in a shoot-out) while the Pats lone victory came in Saskatoon in October. From there it's back to back home games beginning Friday with the Prince Albert Raiders and Saturday hosting the Edmonton Oil Kings. These two teams are currently tied with the Pats for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Leaders:

Goals - Brett Leffler (28) GWG - Jordan Eberle (8)

Assists - Jordan Weal (38) Defensive Scoring - Victor Bartley (37)

Points - Jordan Eberle (53) Penalty Minutes - Garrett Mitchell (105)

Plus/Minus - Rudolf Cerveny, (+20) PPG - Matt Robertson (9)

Shorthanded Goals - Jordan Eberle (2) Wins - Linden Rowat (16)

SV% - Linden Rowat (.906) GAA - Linden Rowat (2.87)

Schedule:

Monday Feb. 2nd Practice 2:30 Exhibition Stadium

Tuesday Feb. 3rd Pats @ Blades 7:05 Credit Union Centre

Wednesday Feb. 4th Practice 2:30 Brandt Centre

Thursday Feb. 5th Project 1st goal drug program 9:30 Marion McVeety

Practice 2:30 Brandt Centre

Friday Feb. 6th Oil Kings @ Pats 7pm Brandt Centre

Saturday Feb. 7th Raiders @ Pats 7pm Brandt Centre

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