Week in Review
Tuesday, December 15th Red Deer Rebels 3 Regina Pats 2
The Pats found themselves down 3-1 heading into the third period, when Carter Ashton scored with the man-advantage to cut the lead to one late in the 3rd. It was too little too late as the Rebels took out the Pats 3-2. Craig Orfino scored the other Pats goal while Damien Ketlo stopped 19 of 22 shots.
Wednesday, December 16th Edmonton Oil Kings 3 Regina Pats 1
The Pats offensive woes continued in Edmonton, as they were able to beat Torrie Jung just once in a 3-1 loss in Edmonton. The Pats injury woes continued with Damien Ketlo suffering a neck/shoulder injury in the first, with Dawson Guhle replacing him for the final 2 periods. Jordan Weal scored the lone goal in the loss.
Friday, December 18th Calgary Hitmen 3 Regina Pats 1
The Pats played their best game of the road trip, but were not given any favours in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Hitmen. The power plays were 8-1 in favour of the Hitmen, but the Pats were fantastic, killing all 8 Calgary power plays. Dawson Guhle was stellar between the pipes kicking away 47 shots and was named the game's first star.
Injury Report:
Injuries:
Brandon Davidson (Knee) – Week to week
Cody Carlson (Knee) – Day to Day
Dominick Favreau (Knee) – Week to Week
Damien Ketlo (Shoulder) – Indefinite
Games lost due to injury – 42
Just the Facts:
Thrown into the Fire:
The Pats latest acquisitions in Carter Ashton, Craig Orfino, Cass Mappin and Mitch Spooner have been tossed into huge roles in the line-up. All four have seen tons of ice on their regular shifts as well as a ton of power play and penalty killing time.
M*A*S*H* Unit:
With Pats Athletic Therapist, Greg Mayer, currently serving in the same capacity with Canada's World Junior Team, Leigh Fitzpatrick has taken over both equipment and trainer duties. So far on this trip, his job has been a nightmare. In Lethbridge, Cody Carlson hurt his knee, Dominick Favreau hurt his knee in Red Deer, and while last night in Edmonton, Damien Ketlo was clipped late in the 1st by Michael Burns (which wasn't called) and he hurt his shoulder.
Woe is "D":
With the loss of Colten Teubert to the World Juniors, as well as injuries to Brandon Davidson and Cody Carlson, the Pats sent out just one WHL veteran defenceman last night in Matt Delahey. Travis Sparrow, Myles Bell, Tyler Borstmayer and Mitch Sparrow are all in the first WHL season, while Hampus Gustafsson, normally a forward, took a regular shift as a defenceman.
Nygaard gets the Call:
With the injury to starting goaltender Damien Ketlo, Dawson Guhle will get the nod tonight in Calgary, backing him up will be 16 year old Winnipeg native, Cory Nygaard. With the Winnipeg Wild this season he is 13-1 with a 1.77 GAA.
Christmas Tournaments:
Along with the injury bug hitting the Pats, the Christmas tournament season has taken a bite out of the Pats line-up. Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert are playing with Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, while Myles Bell (Team Pacific) and Tyler Borstmayer (Team West) are off to Timmins, Ontario for the World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
Top Prospects:
Jordan Weal was named to play for Team Cherry at the upcoming Home Hardware CHL Top Prospects game on Wednesday, January 20th in Windsor, Ontario.
Streaking:
*Jordan Weal 24 points in his last 16 games (6g 18a)
*Jordan Eberle 25 points in his last 10 games (13g 12a)
Milestones:
*Jordan Eberle is the active Pat career leader in points with 261. He is also the current active Pat career leader in goals (133), assists (128), points (257), game winning goals (27), power play goals (53) and shorthanded markers (13).
*Brett Leffler is 1 goal away from 70 in his WHL career and is now 6th on the Pats all-time games played list with 276 (tied with Dion Zukiwsky) and is just 4 back of Perry Johnson and Mark Janssens for 5th all time on the list.
*Colten Teubert is 6 points away from 100 for 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 3 times this week gives them a season total of 136; the Prairie Mobile Communications "goals for kids" fund is now up to $2040. $15 from every goal scored will be donated to the Ranch Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, courtesy of Prairie Mobile Communications.
Leaders:
Goals – Jordan Eberle (29) Assists – Jordan Weal (34)
Points – Jordan Eberle (60) Plus/Minus – Brandon Davidson (18)
PIM – Brett Leffler (94) PPG – Jordan Eberle (13)
SHG – Jordan Eberle (6) GWG – Jordan Eberle (4)
Wins – Damien Ketlo (11) GAA – Damien Ketlo (3.54)
Sv. % - Guhle/Ketlo (.892)
This Week:
The Pats are on their Christmas break until December 26th, when they will embark on another road trip through the Central Division.
Schedule:
Dec 21-26th Christmas Break
Dec. 27th Pats @ Medicine Hat 6pm (Local) Medicine Hat Arena
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