The OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs have seen about enough of Max Paddock of the Regina Pats. The 2000-born netminder returned to the ice for the first time since March 16th in the first game of the Memorial Cup and stopped 31 of 33 as his Pats edged the OHL champions. On […]
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Henry’s hat-trick sends Regina to Memorial Cup semi-final and ends Swift Current’s season
Counting the preseason, the Swift Current Broncos were playing in their 106th game of the 2017-18 campaign on Wednesday evening. It was also the last game of the round robin in the Mastercard Memorial Cup and would turn out to be their last as they fell 6-5 to the host […]
Pats take their turn at big victory to force Game 7
By Les Lazaruk Playoff hockey is about nail-biting games with overtime added in for a little spice…right? The Regina Pats and Swift Current Broncos, obviously, didn’t receive the memo with the post-season template. The Queen City Kids forced a seventh and deciding game in the best-of-seven WHL Eastern Conference […]
WHL recap: Pats and Thunderbirds add to their win totals
Regina 3 Prince Albert 2 (SO) Sometimes it’s all about how you are playing when the playoffs start. For the Regina Pats (39-25-5-1), Wednesday night’s 3-2 shootout win over the Prince Albert Raiders (32-25-9-3) at home was a positive sign for the Pats playoff aspirations. The win was the sixth straight for […]
WHL recap: Everett and Regina get OT wins; Victoria and Prince Albert solidifying their playoff positions
Prince Albert 4 Lethbridge 1 The Prince Albert Raiders (29-25-9-2) have picked the right time to be playing their best hockey of the season. They beat the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes (32-26-6-0) 4-1 on Saturday night, earning their sixth straight win. They did so by beating a team sporting their own three-game winning streak […]
Swing and a miss for strike two…Blades let large lead get away
By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades have a “two-strike” count against them. With 10 games remaining in the regular-season, the Bridge City Bunch needs to avoid a third strike or hope that it doesn’t put them out…of the playoffs! For the second time in two weeks, the blue and […]
WHL recap: Hired guns lead Regina to a big road win over Brandon
Regina 5 @Brandon 2 The Regina Pats (28-22-5-0) need their trade deadline acquisitions to come up big for them down the stretch in order for them to catch the Brandon Wheat Kings (29-19-3-2) in the standings. That is just what three of them did on Tuesday night in Brandon, powering […]
WHL recap: Pats escape with OT win over Raiders; Blazers not so lucky; Giants hold off Tigers
Regina 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) Sam Steel and Josh Mahura had the Regina Pats (27-22-5-0) sitting pretty midway through the third period. The Pats were up against their East Division rivals the Prince Albert Raiders (21-20-9-2) 4-1. Then the Raiders scored three times in the last 7:30 of regulation and […]
WHL recap: Pats and Blazers earn important wins as January ends
Regina 4 Prince George 1 Taylor Gauthier did everything he could do in order to keep the Prince George Cougars (18-26-4-4) in this one. He faced 24 shots in the first period against the homesteading Regina Pats (26-22-5-0) and 25 in the second. That is 49 shots over 40 minutes of […]
Pats’ Best Players Pace Regina Past Blades
By Les Lazaruk REGINA – It’s a time-honoured hockey cliché, but it held true for the Pats Wednesday night. Their best players were their best players as Regina trimmed the visiting Saskatoon Blades 7-3. Pats’ captain Sam Steel set up five of the seven Pats’ goals, defenceman Josh Mahura opened […]
