The Pats have had a long history of sending players to the World Juniors. Their first two players played in the World under-twenty tournament back in 1975. The International Ice Hockey Federation did not recognize the tournament in their records until the 1977 tournament. The Pats do not have […]
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Import Players and the Regina Pats
Life before the Import Draft Well before the CHL Import Draft, the Pats dipped into the European pool back in the late 1970’s when they added Finnish players, forward Jari Helle (for one game) and defenceman Kimmo Lahtinen (4 games) in 1978-79. Helle returned home to Finland for 1979-80 but […]
