The Pats were looking to bounce back after taking a 6-3 loss to the Raiders in game one. On Sunday, the Pats were the road team against the undefeated Saskatoon Blades. The Blades scored the final three goals as they handed the Pats their second straight 6-3 loss to […]
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A night of firsts; Prince Albert Raiders open the season with a win
Last night at the Brandt Centre in Regina the Prince Albert Raiders took to the ice for competitive hockey since the abrupt ending to last year’s COVID short year. With no exhibition games to be played and just a few practices under their belt, it was fair to say […]
Bedard pots two in WHL Debut
REGINA – It wasn’t the outcome the Regina Pats wanted on the opening night of the WHL East Division season, but the WHL debut of Exceptional Player Connor Bedard was as-advertised. The 15-year old phenom from North Vancouver buried his first two career goals in a 47-second span of […]
Regina Pats 2020-21 preview: Goaltending
In the first part of the Regina Pats season preview, we cover the goaltending situation heading into the 2020-21 season. Looking back at 2019-20 The Pats’ crease was a little bit of a carousel in 2019-20. Max Paddock was the starter until his trade to Prince Albert last January. […]
Regina Pats Dave Struch: “It’s time for us to win more”
As far as the Western Hockey League’s East Division Hub Centre in Regina goes, it appears all systems are go. The teams began arriving on Saturday, have been isolating at the University of Regina dorms, and have undergone Covid testing this week. On a Zoom media availability on Thursday, Regina […]
Thunderbirds trade Ross, draft 13 players in WHL Bantam Draft
Seattle Thunderbirds General Manager Bil La Forge and his scouting group were busy Wednesday as they set to draft players during the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. They sat in a good spot, for what is widely believed to be a deep draft, at seventh overall. With a big trade […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Pats select Bedard first overall in WHL Bantam Draft, acquire Ross and more
The Regina Pats held the first overall pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft held on Wednesday and officially made Connor Bedard the first overall pick. Bedard has been granted exceptional status and will be able to join the Pats full-time in the 2020-21 season
Daily Dose of the Dub: Puutio signs in Finland, More awards handed out
Kasper Puutio (56 GP, 5 G, 23 A with the Swift Current Broncos and Everett Silvertips in 2019-20) has signed with Karpat in Finland for the 2020-21 season.
2019-2020 Thunderbirds: Exciting youth has Seattle primed for success
Last year’s edition of the Seattle Thunderbirds was the definition of hot when they needed to be as they inched their way into the playoffs. The club finished 7-1-1-1 in their last 10 games of the season to grab and hold the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They […]
First WHL goal – the game winner for Williamson in Seattle’s 3-2 win over Portland
(Kent, WA) Despite the gap in the standings between the to longtime U.S. Division rivals, Seattle Thunderbird (23-28-3-3) and Portland Winterhawk (40-9-3-4) games continue to be tight scoring affairs. That was the case again Saturday night as the teams met for the ninth time this season. Despite how close most […]
