Trans-Canada Highway Clash Hits Brandt Centre Saturday
February 11, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. - It's the Trans-Canada Highway Clash as the Regina Pats host the Moose Jaw Warriors at 7:00 p.m. inside the Brandt Centre, Saturday.
In partnership with the Western Hockey League, the Pats and 10 other WHL Clubs are participating in the Orange Jersey Project throughout February 2023. WHL Clubs will sport special-edition orange jerseys, complete with the WHL Truth and Reconciliation logo, during warmup of regular season games during the month of February. Starting tonight in warmup, the Pats will be wearing those special jerseys tonight, and February 20, 22 and 25, as well as during warmups for the Pats Indigenous Celebration Night on March 15.
The Pats are coming off a very successful road trip to Alberta, picking up five of a possible eight points throughout last week, going 2-1-1. The club has also played well over their last 10 games coming in, going 6-3-1-0 during that stretch.
Regina is coming off a 5-1 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday to finish the trip snapping their two game winning-streak as well as their stretch of points in three straight. Connor Bedard scored the opening goal for his 45th of the season before the Tigers scored five unanswered goals, with two of them in the first. The final shots were 32-31 for the Tigers. The Pats finished 3-3 on the penalty kill and 0-3 on the power play.
Meanwhile, the Moose Jaw Warriors took down the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday on home ice 6-3 for their third straight win. Jagger Firkus scored his third career hat-trick, Ryker Korczak tallied three assists, Ben Riche, Matthew Gallant and Denton Mateychuk tallied two assists and Atley Calvert finished with 1G-1A. Logan Dowhaniuk scored against his former team and Jackson Unger made 17 saves for the win. The final shots were 42-20 for the Warriors. Edmonton went 1-3 on their power play while Moose Jaw finished 2-4 on their man advantage.
The Warriors are coming off a 2-1 Alberta road trip and are 5-1-0 over their last six games since since snapping a two game skid on January 27, outscoring their opponents 21-to-12 during that time.
MATCH UP
Moose Jaw Regina
Team Record 33-16-0-3 - 69 points 24-22-2-1 - 51 points
Division Ranking 3rd East 4th East
Conference Ranking 4th Eastern 8th Eastern
League Ranking 7th 14th
Past 10 Games 7-2-0-1 6-3-1-0
Streak 3-0-0-0 0-1-0-0
Last Game 6-3 W vs Edmonton (Feb 8 2023) Final 5-1 L @ Medicine Hat (Feb 5 2023) Final
Home Record 17-8-0-1 11-10-0-1
Away Record 16-8-0-2 13-12-2-0
GF 187 179
GA 161 196
PP (Overall) (51/189) 27.0% (49/188) 26.1%
PP (Home) (29/98) 29.6% (22/85) 25.9%
PP (Away) (22/91) 24.2% (27/103) 26.2%
PK (Overall) (35/177) 80.2% (50/215) 76.7%
PK (Home) (18/90) 80.0% (15/87) 82.8%
PK (Away) (17/87) 80.5% (35/128) 72.7%
PP vs. Opp. (7/22) 31.8% (1/15) 6.7%
PK vs. Opp. (1/15) 93.3% (7/22) 68.2%
Leading Rookie Lolacher (11-3-14) Suzdalev (27-37-64)
Most PIM Brenton - 54 Vaughan - 65
Team PIM/GM 8.8/Game 13.3/Game
Leading Scorers Firkus (28-35-63) Bedard (45-46-91)
Yager (21-38-59) Suzdalev (27-37-64)
Calvert (31-26-57) Howe (23-36-59)
Mateychuk (6-47-53) Svozil (5-45-50)
Korczak (21-29-50) Valis (17-22-39)
Last 5 Games 6-3 W vs Edmonton (Feb 8 2023) Final 5-1 L @ Medicine Hat (Feb 5 2023) Final
2-1 W @ Calgary (Feb 5 2023) Final 3-2 W @ Lethbridge (Feb 3 2023) Final
4-1 W @ Edmonton (Feb 3 2023) Final 6-5 W @ Calgary (Feb 1 2023) Final SO
4-1 L @ Lethbridge (Feb 1 2023) Final 6-5 L @ Red Deer (Jan 31 2023) Final OT
3-2 W vs Medicine Hat (Jan 28 2023) Final OT 6-4 L vs Medicine Hat (Jan 29 2023) Final
Leading After 1st 19-4-0-0 17-3-1-0
Leading After 2nd 25-1-0-1 19-1-1-0
Tied After 1st 7-4-0-1 4-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd 6-4-0-0 2-5-0-0
Trailing After 1st 7-8-0-2 3-16-1-1
Trailing After 2nd 2-11-0-2 3-16-1-1
Out Shooting Opponents 14-5-0-1 10-6-0-1
Out Shot by Opponents 16-10-0-2 12-16-2-0
1 Goal Games 14-2-0-3 10-3-2-1
2 Goal Games 5-3-0-0 1-3-0-0
3 Goal Games 6-7-0-0 7-6-0-0
HEAD-TO-HEAD (1-4-0-0)
It's the sixth of eight meetings in the season series between the Pats and Warriors. The Pats are 195-150-13-9-8 vs. the Warriors, all time.
2022-23 HEAD TO HEAD
Date Home Away Time Result
September 23rd Regina Moose Jaw 7:00 p.m. MDT L, 5-4
September 24th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. MDT W, 6-3
October 20th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. MDT L, 5-2
October 23rd Regina Moose Jaw 4:00 p.m. MDT L, 2-1
December 16th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. CST L, 5-2
February 11th Regina Moose Jaw 7:00 p.m. CST
March 17th Regina Moose Jaw 7:00 p.m. CST
March 18th Moose Jaw Regina 7:00 p.m. CST
It's the sixth of eight meetings between the Pats and Warriors, as the season series is 4-1 for Moose Jaw. The Pats won last years season series 6-4, going 5-0 at home and 1-4 on the road. The Pats have recorded at least a point in 14 of their last 22 meetings against Moose Jaw (12-8-1-1) coming in. Over the last six seasons, the Pats are 5-8 in Moose Jaw and 8-2-1-1 in Regina.
INDIVIDUAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Regina Pats
# Name GP G A PTS PIM +/-
98 Connor Bedard 4 4 2 6 4 3
91 Alexander Suzdalev 3 3 1 4 2 -1
40 Parker Berge 5 1 3 4 0 3
44 Layton Feist 5 0 4 4 2 0
19 Tye Spencer 4 2 1 3 0 3
27 Borya Valis 3 2 1 3 6 -1
37 X Easton Armstrong 5 1 2 3 2 0
43 Tanner Howe 4 0 3 3 2 1
11 Stanislav Svozil 2 1 1 2 2 1
# Name GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%
33 Drew Sim 4 1 3 0 0 238:26 16 4.03 0.887
35 X Koen MacInnes 1 0 1 0 0 58:20 5 5.14 0.750
Moose Jaw Warriors
# Name GP G A PTS PIM +/-
29 Brayden Yager 5 3 5 8 2 0
23 Atley Calvert 5 2 3 5 4 -1
27 Jagger Firkus 3 2 3 5 0 -1
11 Harper Lolacher 3 2 2 4 0 1
15 Ben Riche 5 2 2 4 0 -2
22 Josh Hoekstra 5 1 2 3 4 -1
38 Ryder Korczak 1 1 2 3 0 2
5 Denton Mateychuk 2 1 2 3 2 3
14 Logan Dowhaniuk (total) 4 0 3 3 0 -1
# Name GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%
32 Connor Ungar 3 3 0 0 0 180:00 7 2.33 0.919
30 Jackson Unger 2 1 1 0 0 119:52 7 3.50 0.887
HEADLINES
The Regina Pats are 6-3-1 over their last 10 games, defeating the Calgary Hitmen twice (6-2 & 6-5), Saskatoon Blades (7-4), Portland Winterhawks (4-3), Swift Current Broncos (5-2) and Lethbridge Hurricanes (3-2) which comes following a three game losing-streak from Jan. 1 - Jan. 6...during that time, they have outscored their opponents 43-to-40.
14 (+1 in shootout) number of goals for the Pats over the past four games, with three of the last four games ending in one goal (2-1-1), all coming on the recent Alberta road trip...the Pats have received goals from seven different players over the last four games.
Regina Pats Head Coach and GM John Paddock (199) is currently one win away from 200 as Pats coach...he is three wins away from tying Frank Mario (202) for third on the all-time wins list, while 7 wins away from tying Murray Armstrong (206) for second on the list.
BY THE NUMBERS
91: Number of points (45G-46A) in 37 games for captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL...his 45 goals are first while his 46 assists are fifth...the North Vancouver, BC product had his career best 35 game point-streak and 11 game goal-streak end on Feb. 3 at LET.
64: Points for Alexander Suzdalev leads all WHL rookies...his 27 goals also lead all rookies while his 37 assists are first...he is currently riding a nine game point-streak (6G-11A-17PTS)...he also has points in 29 of his last 35 games (21G-34A-55PTS)...15 PPG is T-2nd in the WHL.
4: Four points (2G-2A) for 17-year-old forward Sam Oremba over his last four games as he is on a three game point-streak snapping on Sunday at Medicine Hat...that tied his longest point-streak of his WHL career has he had one from 2021-4-16 - 2021-4-24 (1G-2A-3PTS)
11: Number of assists in nine games for defenceman Stanislav Svozil since coming back from the World Juniors on Jan. 13...the Czechia product is fourth amongst all defencemen in assists with 45 and sixth in points...his 1.35 points/game is third amongst all defencemen.
89.4: Penalty kill percentage over the Pats last six games in which the club has gone 17-for-19 during that span...meanwhile, the Pats power play has gone scoreless in three straight games, going 0-for-11 during that span.
COMING UP
7:00 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17 Regina Pats (24-22-2-1) at Prince Albert Raiders (19-28-3-0)
7:00 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18 Winnipeg ICE (39-7-1-0) at Regina Pats (24-22-2-1)
2:00 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20 Lethbridge Hurricanes (28-18-3-2) at Regina Pats (24-22-2-1)
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22 Regina Pats (24-22-2-1) at Medicine Hat Tigers (21-22-7-1)
Western Hockey League Stories from February 11, 2023
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- Metzger Shuts Down the Shootout, Tips Best Chiefs 2-1 - Everett Silvertips
- Tigers Finish Highway 3 Rivalry With 3-2 Shootout Win Over Lethbridge - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Winterhawks Stumble Against Seattle - Portland Winterhawks
- Oil Kings Downed in Winnipeg - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Second Period the Difference as Broncos Fall to Raiders - Swift Current Broncos
- Strong Second Periods Lifts Pats To 8-4 Victory Over Warriors - Regina Pats
- Raiders Get Weekend Split With 4-1 Win Over Broncos - Prince Albert Raiders
- Wheat Kings Come Back To Defeat Hitmen Saturday - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Wheat Kings Slip Past Hitmen - Calgary Hitmen
- WHL Announces Suspension of Four Moose Jaw Warriors Players - WHL
- Preview: February 11th at Kamlooops - Prince George Cougars
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- Nguyen's Career Night Leads Hawks to 6-3 Win Over Ams - Portland Winterhawks
- GAME HUB: Wheat Kings & Hitmen Conclude Season Series - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Royals Drop First Leg of Home-And-Home to Giants 2-1 in Overtime - Victoria Royals
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