Pats Weekly - Week of Nov. 16/2009

Tuesday, November 10th Regina Pats 4 Prince George Cougars 3
The Pats continue to roll on their home stand with their fourth win in a row 4-2 over the Prince George Cougars. If it wasn’t for Cougar goaltender Hudson Stremmel’s 42 save performance, it could have been a lot worse for the Cougars. Jordan Eberle led the way for the Pats with three assists.

Friday, November 13th Moose Jaw Warriors 4 Regina Pats 3
The Pats and Warriors began the first half of their home and home series in Regina Friday night. The Pats stormed out to a 2-0 lead halfway through the second, but the Warriors scored 4 straight times before Jordan Eberle cut the lead to 4-3. The Pats had the game tied after the put home a loose puck, there was no whistle but the officials called the play dead and no goal. Antonin Honejsek led the way for the Warriors with a pair of goals, while Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist.

Saturday, November 14th Moose Jaw Warriors 5 Regina Pats 0
The back half of the home and home series saw the Tribe roll to the 5-0 win at home at the Crushed Can. Antonin Honejsek picked up a goal and two assists with Jeff Bosch stoning his former Pat teammates with a 27 save performance.

Sunday, November 15th Brandon Wheat Kings 8 Regina Pats 7
It was an old school shoot-out in Brandon on Sunday night. The Pats trailed 7-3 halfway through the third, only to see them score 4 times in 3:44 to tie the game, only to lose in overtime 8-7. Jordan Eberle had a pair of goals and 3 assists, while both Brett Leffler and Matt Strueby had a pair of goals. Goaltending was not a strong suit as Dawson Guhle let in 3 goals on 6 shots, only to get pulled in the 1st for Damien Ketlo. The Pats outshot Brandon 45-30 with Jacob De Serres getting the win for the Wheat Kings.

Injury Report:
None to report
Games lost to injury – 21 games

Just the Facts:
Subway Super Series:
Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert will be playing for Team WHL in the upcoming Subway Super Series against team Russia on Wednesday, November 25th in Victoria. This will be the third year in a row that the pair has played in this series, which was previously called the ADT Canada/Russia Challenge

Defensive Scoring:
3 of the Pats top ten scorers man the Pats blue line with Brandon Davidson leading the defencemen in scoring with 16 points; Colten Teubert has 15 while Matt Delahey has 9 points.

Important Stretch:
Tuesday will be the last home game for the Pats in November as Agribition starts and the blue and white embark on their 6 game road swing across the pacific northwest of the United States.

The Rookies:
Myles Bell was finally able to get back into the line-up after fighting the flu over the past two weeks. Brandon Davidson continued his strong play, picking up an assist, Andrew Rieder had an assist while getting into his 1st WHL fight, and Tyler Borstmayer also was involved in his 1st WHL fight.

Borstmayer to U-17’s:
The SHA, along with Hockey Manitoba, announced the Team West roster for the upcoming World U-17 Hockey Challenge from December 29th to January 4th and Tyler Borstmayer will be a part of their defensive core.

New Addition:
This week, the Pats added 17 year old forward Tyler Parker to the roster. The Livermore, Ca. product spent last season with the Everett Silvertips and started this season with Wenatchee in the NAHL. He made his debut in the line-up last night in Moose Jaw.

Eberle topping the charts:
Jordan Eberle is currently the Pats active leader in goals with 123 for his Pat career. This puts him into the top 20 all time and pushes him past Mike Wanchuk (71-74), and is now 1 behind Dave Michayluk (79-82) for 13th all-time. Eberle’s 244 points pushes past Craig Endean (86-88), and is now 1 back of Mark Janssens (84-88) and 5 back of Tim Iannone (82-86) and Jeff Friesen (91-95).

Streaking:
*Jordan Weal 8 points in his last 4 games (3g 5a)

*Jordan Eberle 12 points in his last 5 games (5g 7a).

Milestones:
*Jordan Eberle is the active Pat career leader in points with 244. He is also the current active Pat career leader in goals (123), assists (121), points (244), game winning goals (25), power play goals (47) and shorthanded markers (11).

*Brett Leffler is 2 goals away from 70 in his WHL career

*Colten Teubert is 13 points away from 100 for his WHL career.

*Garrett Mitchell played in his 150 career WHL game Friday night.

*Matt Strueby is 3 goals away from 50 in his WHL career.

Around the office:
Sportsman’s Dinner is around the corner:
It’s not until January 28th, but the Regina Pats Sportsman’s Dinner is back this season, in conjunction with another Pats/Warriors alumni weekend. The dinner is on Thursday, January 28th, with tickets available at the Pats office.

Goals for Kids:
With the Pats scoring 14 times this week gives them a season total of 89; the Prairie Mobile Communications “goals for kids” fund is now up to $1335. $15 from every goal scored will be donated to the Ranch Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, courtesy of Prairie Mobile Communications.

The Neutral Zone:
For all of your Regina Pats gear, head to the Neutral Zone during all Pats games, or head to www.reginapats.com to place an order. With Agribition on next week, look for special store hours for all of your Christmas shopping needs.

At the Rink
Tuesday, November 16th Edmonton Oil Kings @ Regina Pats
Tuesday will see the first segment awards for the Molson Cup 3 Stars, and the Colin O’Brian player of the month for Sept. /Oct. It will also be another round in the Home Depot “Race around the World”. For a chance to win a World Junior Hockey Championships Regina package.

Leaders:
Goals – Jordan Eberle (18)
Assists – Jordan Eberle (22)
Points – Jordan Eberle (40)
Plus/Minus – Brandon Davidson (11)
PIM – Brett Leffler (70)
PPG – Jordan Eberle (8)
SHG – Jordan Eberle (4)
GWG – Jordan Eberle (2)
Wins – Damien Ketlo (6)
GAA – Damien Ketlo (3.28)
Sv. % - Damien Ketlo (.900)

This Week:
The Blue & White will have 3 games in 2 countries this week

-The Edmonton Oil Kings will make their first and only appearance at the Brandt Centre this season. This is a key game for the Pats in the race for playoff positioning early in this WHL season

-The same goes for Friday’s game in Cranbrook, as the Pat will take on the Kootenay Ice for the first of two games in the Crowsnest Pass. The next will come on New Year’s Eve

-The weekend will culminate Saturday night in Kennewick, Washington against the Tri-City Americans. This is the first time since November 27th, 2007, where the Pats lost to the Am.