Pats Weekly, Nov 9/2009

Week in Review:
Wednesday, November 4th
Regina Pats 7 Medicine Hat Tigers 4 (Brandt Centre)
Friday, November 6th
Regina Pats 4 Saskatoon Blades 3 SO (Brandt Centre)

Sunday, November 8th
Regina Pats 6 Prince Albert Raiders 2 (Brandt Centre)

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

Defensive Scoring:
Three of the Pats top ten scorers man the Pats blue line with Colten Teubert and Brandon Davidson leading the defencemen in scoring with 15 points while Matt Delahey has 10 points.

More than just the top line:
Head Coach Curtis Hunt may have finally found the right line combination over the past three games. The second, third, and even fourth lines are starting to contribute.

Jason Gardiner scored his first two goals of the season on Friday night against Saskatoon, Garrett Mitchell notched his first of the season against Medicine Hat, while Graham Hood, Killian Hutt have also found the back of the net this past week.

The Rookies:
It was a tough week for one rookie, and a great one for another. Myles Bell missed all three games as he recovers from the flu, while Brandon Davidson had five points (all assists) in the three Pat wins. Tyler Borstmayer has found himself a regular spot in the Pats defensive core as he has played in 7 straight games.

Streaking:
*Jordan Weal has points in 14 of his last 17 games (9g 17a)
*Jordan Eberle has points in 13 of his first15 games (15g 15a), and saw an 8 game point streak end on Friday night.
*Brandon Davidson has assists in 10 of his last 12 games, and has a three game point streak
*Colten Teubert saw a 4 game point streak end on Sunday night

Milestones:
*Brett Leffler is 5 goals away from 70 in his WHL career
*Colten Teubert played in his 220th career game on Friday and is 13 points away from 100.
*Garrett Mitchell is 2 games away from 150 in his WHL career.
*Matt Strueby is 6 goals away from 50 in his WHL career.

Goals for Kids:
With the Pats scoring 17 times this week, the Prairie Mobile Communications "goals for kids" fund is now up to $1125. $15 from every goal scored will be donated to the Ranch Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, courtesy of Prairie Mobile Communications.

At the Rink:
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Cougars @ Pats
This will be the first game televised across the WHL network on SHAW as the Pats host the Cougars. Home Depot will have its first installment of their "Around the World" Contest. A pair of fans will have a chance to win a World Junior Hockey Championship Regina package.

Friday, November 13th, 2009 Warriors @ Pats
This will be the Co-Operators toque giveaway night. The first 500 ids through the doors will receive a Regina Pats toque courtesy of The Co-Operators.

Leaders:
Goals – Jordan Eberle (15)
Assists – Jordan Weal (17)
Points – Jordan Eberle (28)
Plus/Minus – Brandon Davidson (12)
PIM – Brett Leffler (54)
PPG – Jordan Eberle (8)
SHG – Jordan Eberle (3)
GWG – Jordan Eberle (2)
Wins – Damien Ketlo (5)
GAA – Damien Ketlo (2.98)
Sv. % - Damien Ketlo (.910)