In week seven of the Pats history series: double digits reached in every game this week. The Duke scores seven. A 50th goal. A first-round playoff series comes to an end. 17 goals in a game? Most definitely. A new captain named. This and much more.
This week we cover February 1 to 7.
February 1
1980: Doug Wickenheiser scored five times as the Pats beat the Billings Bighorns 11-3 at the Agridome. He also added an assist in the game and became only the second Pat in the last 12 years to reach 300 points. With 13 goals in his last four games, he currently stands at 132 goals and 171 assists.
“There is an added pressure to do well, but it’s something I don’t mind. You play better knowing that people aren’t going to be satisfied with just an average performance.” – Doug Wickenheiser
3,871 Agridome spectators enjoyed the offense of Wickenheiser and company. The Pats led 5-1 after the first and 7-3 after 40 minutes before scoring four more tallies in the third. Darren Galley, Mike Blaisdell, Ron Flockhart, Barry Ziegler, Bill Ansell, and Barry Trotz helped in the offensive barrage. Bart Hunter made 33 saves for the Pats in the victory.
Marc LeClair scored twice while Jim McTaggert added one for the visiting Bighorns. Andy Moog and Neal Girard combined to face 56 Pats shots in the loss.
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1999: The Pats traded captain Gerad Adams to the Kelowna Rockets for Andrew Kaminsky. In a corresponding move, the Pats named 17-year-old Barret Jackman the new captain. He is believed to be the youngest captain in Pats’ history.
February 2
1934: The Pats closed out their first-round total goal playoff series with the Notre Dame College in a 10-2 win. The round ends in a 16-4 score for the Pats.
Dillon Brady scored four times for the Pats who led 4-0 and 7-0 by period. Notre Dame showed a little bit of life in the third scoring a couple of goals. Murray Armstrong picked up a hat-trick for the Pats. Audley Tuten, Mickey McSherry, and Bill Cairns rounded out the scoring for the Pats. Lindsay Holt tended the Pats net in the win.
Defensemen Metz and Adolphe replied for Notre Dame while Sears went the distance in goal.
February 3
1947: Moose Stinson’s Pats had little trouble with the Prince Albert Black Hawks in a 17-2 dismantling. The Pats’ top line of Gordie Cowan, Jimmy Fairburn, and Maurice Young combined for 19 points in the route. Knutson was the big gun with five goals and two assists. Fairburn and Young scored twice and garnered four assists each. Jimmy Owen scored twice, Julian Smith, Red Staley, and Steve Gaber were the other goal scorers.
A Queen City Gardens crowd of 1,081 “clambered over snowdrifts and scorned the absence of streetcars to turn up to the slaughter.” The Pats led 7-1 and 11-2 by periods before adding a six-pack in the third. Keith McCutcheon picked up the win in goal for the Pats.
Don Johnston and Len Wallington scored the Black Hawks goals. Earl Betker started in goal for Prince Albert but left after the second when he became ill. Arnold Casey replaced Betker for the third period and finished out the contest.
February 4
1955: With 2,376 fans in attendance at the Stadium, the Pats routed the visiting Lethbridge Native Sons 11-0.
The Pats took a 1-0 lead after the first period on a goal by Bev Bell. Harvey Flaman, Con Collie & Bill Hay all scored in the second to give the Pats a 4-0 lead after the second frame. The Pats continued to pour it on in the third period scoring seven more times. Bell scored twice more in the third to complete the hat-trick. It was his third hat-trick of the season. Harold Ottenbreit scored twice, Hay added his second of the game while Bill Kurtz and Elmer Schwartz rounded out the scoring. Joe Selinger made 26 saves to complete his third shutout of the year.
Lethbridge goalie Gus Adams turned away 42 of the 53 shots the Pats threw at him.
February 5
1919: The Pats still known as the Patricias traveled to Lumsden and beat the Northerners 12-3. The game was close through the first twenty minutes as the Pats took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Lumsden tied the game early in the second before the Pats replied with five goals of their own. The Pats scored five more goals in the third period to go up 12-2. Lumsden scored a late marker to make the final 12-3 for the Pats. Mordecai Brown picked up the win in goal for the Pats.
L.J. (Duke) Dutkowski scored seven of the Pats’ 12 goals. Fred Harding also had a good game for the Pats notching four goals. Bill Molisky rounded out the scoring with a second-period marker. Roy Willis, Freezone, and Cally McCalmon replied for Lumsden. M. Mitchell was the goalie of record for the Northerners.
February 5
1974: The Pats tied a then WCHL record scoring sixteen goals in a 16-1 win over the visiting Kamloops Chiefs. It was a slow start for the Pats as they only managed a 2-0 lead after the first period. The Pats scored six more in the second to take an 8-0 lead into the third period. The score was 12-0 when Ed Staniowski’s shutout bid was broken before the Pats scored four more goals.
Fifteen different Pats collected points in the win. They were led by Mike Wanchuk’s four goals and two assists. Wanchuk’s linemates Dennis Sobchuk and Bill Bell each added a pair of goals in the win. Dave Faulkner and Clark Gillies also notched a pair of markers for the Pats. Rick Uhrich, Rob Laird, Drew Callander, and Kim MacDougall scored one apiece to round out the scoring.
Gord Stewart scored the Chiefs’ lone goal at 8:51 of the third period. He scored on a 60-foot slap shot that sneaked past Staniowski. Other than that goal, Staniowski made 25 saves in the win.
Kamloops goalie Tim Priestly faced a 67-shot barrage in the loss.
February 6
1981: After winning just four of their previous contests the Pats picked up a much-needed win. With 2,686 in the stands at the Agridome, they downed the Winnipeg Warriors 11-4. The Pats took period leads of 6-2 and 7-4 while outshooting the Warriors 46-32 in the contest.
WHL leading scorer Brian Varga who was suffering from a knee injury scored once and added three assists. Varga’s new linemates Brent Bobyck and Rob Babchuk had themselves good games as well. Bobyck scored two and added two helpers while Babchuk scored once and added an assist. Dave Michayluk was the Pats’ top weapon on the night with a hat-trick and an assist. Darren Galley, Jock Callander, Barry Trotz, and Rob Proudfoot added to the scoring with one each. Dave Ross made 28 saves on the 32 shots he faced.
Dan Sylvester, Randy Taylor, Geoff Wilson, and Andy Ristau replied for the Warriors. Glen Wilson and Mike Schamber combined to make 35 saves in the Warrior goal.
“The knee was a bit stiff but it feels good, I didn’t feel any added pressure because of our slump. We’ve just run onto some bad times. I was a little tense not having played regularly for a while but once we got a couple goals, you could sense the relief. We just relaxed and played our game.” – Brian Varga
February 7
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1986: Tim Iannone scored four times as the Pats beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 10-3 before 3,502 fans at the Agridome. With his four goals, Iannone beefed up his season goal total to 52.
“Welcome to the Tim Iannone Show.” – Warriors coach Barry Trapp
Bryan Wells, Iannone’s linemate added four points on a goal and three assists. Len Nielsen, Brent Fedyk, Al Acton, Brad Hornung, and Lawrence Siccia all added singles for the Pats. The Pats led 3-1 and 5-2 by periods before they added five more in the third to seal the deal. Stacy Nickel played a brilliant game for the Pats making 30 saves in the win.
“People think I might be blowing smoke but the Pats are the best junior club I’ve seen all season. They’re awesome. They’ve got lots of firepower. We just got our butts kicked by a good club.” – Trapp
Mike Keane scored twice for the Warriors while Garnet Kaziuk added a single. Darryl Gilmour made 33 saves in goal for the visitors.
Final Thoughts
The playoff races are tightening and, in some cases, even starting. This will make things more interesting as we get further on in the winter and into the spring. Still more records, playoffs, championships, and Memorial Cups to come.
