PREVIEW: Post Host ICE in Guaranteed Win Night
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats (26-34-3-2) host the Winnipeg ICE (51-10-3-2) on Friday at 7:00 p.m., inside the Brandt Centre.
Tonight at the Brandt Centre is GUARANTEED WIN NIGHT. If the Pats come up short today, all fans in attendance will receive a voucher for a FREE silver ticket to any regular season home game next season. The ticket vouchers will be distributed upon exiting the venue. Plus, for all three Pats games this weekend, we will be selling draft beer (at the Northeast and Southwest bars only) for half price during the first hour after doors open. That means 6-7 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, and 3-4 p.m. on Sunday!
Proceeds from both relocated games on Friday and Saturday will be shared with the Winnipeg ICE via an agreed upon revenue share model.
It’s the first three-in-three at the Brandt Centre since February 21 – 23 of the 2019-20 season when the Pats hosted Saskatoon (L, 6-3), Edmonton (L, 2-1) and Brandon (OTW, 4-3).
The Pats are coming off back-to-back wins last weekend over Swift Current and Prince Albert, bringing The Regiment within two points of the final playoff spot. The Pats defeated the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday, 5-3. Connor Bedard (2G-1A) and Tanner Howe (1G-2A) each recorded three point games, while Kelton Pyne made 24 saves for his fourth win of the season. The final shots were 27-18 for the Raiders, while the Pats went 2-for-4 on their power play and 4-for-4 on their penalty kill. It’s the Pats first win this season when recording less than 20 shots in a game.
The two wins for the Pats over the Broncos and Raiders were crucial for the club, who now has a strong chance at making the playoffs. Here is a look at the Eastern Conference standings head into tonight’s action:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| # | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | ROW | GF | GA | Streak | P10 | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Z
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66 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 0.811 | 50 | 305 | 147 | 2-0-0-0 | 9-1-0-0 | 650 | |
| 2 |
Y
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66 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 0.758 | 45 | 289 | 180 | 2-0-1-0 | 6-3-1-0 | 941 | |
| 3 |
X
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67 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 0.701 | 44 | 262 | 185 | 1-0-0-0 | 7-2-0-1 | 863 | |
| 4 |
X
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66 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 0.606 | 35 | 243 | 209 | 2-0-0-1 | 5-4-0-1 | 730 | |
| 5 |
X
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67 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 0.582 | 36 | 217 | 216 | 1-0-0-0 | 4-6-0-0 | 592 | |
| 6 |
X
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66 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 75 | 0.568 | 33 | 216 | 235 | 0-1-0-0 | 7-3-0-0 | 891 | |
| 7 |
X
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66 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 0.508 | 27 | 208 | 232 | 4-0-1-0 | 7-2-1-0 | 703 | |
| 8 | 67 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 0.440 | 26 | 180 | 242 | 0-3-0-0 | 6-4-0-0 | 880 | ||
| 9 | 67 | 25 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 0.433 | 24 | 181 | 226 | 0-3-0-0 | 5-5-0-0 | 790 | ||
| 10 | 65 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 0.438 | 26 | 228 | 261 | 2-0-0-0 | 3-7-0-0 | 856 | ||
| 11 | 66 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 0.432 | 24 | 185 | 223 | 0-2-0-0 | 3-6-1-0 | 791 | ||
| 12 | 67 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0.194 | 8 | 154 | 312 | 0-11-0-0 | 0-10-0-0 | 869 |
The Swift Current Broncos host the Prince Albert Raiders tonight on home ice. The Prince Albert Raiders wrap up their season on Saturday at home against the Brandon Wheat Kings while the Calgary Hitmen end their season with a matchup against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sunday at home.
For the Winnipeg ICE, they wrap up their regular season against the Pats on Friday and Saturday, as they await their first round opponent. The ICE had their streak of 17 straight games without a regulation loss as well as their 13 game winning-streak end on April 2nd following a 3-1 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors. The ICE have clinched a regular season title, which will give them home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
They are led by Matthew Savoie and Conor Geekie who are ranked three and four among North American Skaters by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2022 NHL Draft. Savoie leads all WHL rookies in points (86) and plus/minus while second in goals (34) and second in assists (52). Forward Zach Benson is fourth among WHL 2005-born players in points (61).
MATCH UP
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Regina |
Winnipeg |
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| Team Record | 26-34-3-2 — 57 points | 51-10-3-2 — 107 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th East | 1st East |
| Conference Ranking | 10th Eastern | 1st Eastern |
| League Ranking | 16th | 1st |
| Past 10 Games | 3-7-0-0 | 9-1-0-0 |
| Streak | 2-0-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 5-3 W vs Prince Albert (Apr 9 2022) Final | 8-2 W vs Medicine Hat (Apr 10 2022) Final |
| Home Record | 17-14-1-1 | 27-3-1-1 |
| Away Record | 9-20-2-1 | 24-7-2-1 |
| GF | 228 | 305 |
| GA | 261 | 147 |
| PP (Overall) | (64/250) 25.6% | (73/266) 27.4% |
| PP (Home) | (39/129) 30.2% | (45/148) 30.4% |
| PP (Away) | (25/121) 20.7% | (28/118) 23.7% |
| PK (Overall) | (76/273) 72.2% | (34/212) 84.0% |
| PK (Home) | (35/126) 72.2% | (17/112) 84.8% |
| PK (Away) | (41/147) 72.1% | (17/100) 83.0% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (2/18) 11.1% | (5/17) 29.4% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (5/17) 70.6% | (2/18) 88.9% |
| Leading Rookie | Howe (26-40-66) | Savoie (34-52-86) |
| Most PIM | Evans – 96 | Finley – 68 |
| Team PIM/GM | 13.2/Game | 9.8/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Bedard (49-43-92) | Savoie (34-52-86) |
| Howe (26-40-66) | McClennon (42-36-78) | |
| Evans (14-45-59) | Milne (36-42-78) | |
| Nijhoff (22-24-46) | Geekie (23-45-68) | |
| Dubinsky (18-27-45) | Smallwood (24-40-64) | |
| Last 5 Games | 5-3 W vs Prince Albert (Apr 9 2022) Final | 8-2 W vs Medicine Hat (Apr 10 2022) Final |
| 4-2 W @ Swift Current (Apr 8 2022) Final | 6-1 W vs Medicine Hat (Apr 9 2022) Final | |
| 5-4 L @ Brandon (Apr 5 2022) Final | 3-1 L @ Moose Jaw (Apr 2 2022) Final | |
| 6-1 L @ Prince Albert (Apr 2 2022) Final | 7-0 W @ Regina (Apr 1 2022) Final | |
| 7-0 L vs Winnipeg (Apr 1 2022) Final | 8-1 W vs Moose Jaw (Mar 29 2022) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 15-3-2-0 | 35-5-3-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 22-1-1-1 | 41-3-1-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 9-10-0-0 | 11-1-0-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 3-6-1-0 | 7-2-2-2 |
| Trailing After 1st | 2-21-1-2 | 5-4-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 1-27-1-1 | 3-5-0-0 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 16-15-2-2 | 44-7-2-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 10-16-1-0 | 5-3-1-0 |
| 1 Goal Games | 9-9-3-2 | 10-3-3-2 |
| 2 Goal Games | 7-9-0-0 | 9-3-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 4-10-0-0 | 8-2-0-0 |
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
- Radio: 620ckrm.com
- Stream: WHL Live
HEAD TO HEAD (0-5-0)
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| October 6 | Regina | Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. MT | 5-2 L |
| October 15 | Winnipeg | Regina | 7:00 p.m. MT | 4-2 L |
| October 16 | Regina | Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. CT | 6-3 L |
| December 29 | Winnipeg | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CT | L, 4-2 |
| April 1 | Regina | Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. CT | L, 7-0 |
| April 15 | Regina | Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. MT | |
| April 16 | Regina | Winnipeg | 7:00 p.m. MT |
The last time the Pats saw the ICE, Winnipeg skated away with a 7-0 win on April 1 at the Brandt Centre, shutting out the Pats for the first time since their move to Winnipeg. The Pats are 0-12-1-1 against the ICE since their move from Kootenay to Winnipeg at the beginning of the 2019-20 season. The last time the Pats defeated the Kootenay/Winnipeg franchise was on February 20, 2019, as the Pats won 5-4 in a shootout.
TEAM VS. TEAM
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HEADLINES
- Connor Bedard is one goal away from becoming the youngest player in WHL history to reach 50 goals…Dan Lucas (57G, 1974-75) and Glen Goodell (63G, 1986-87) reached the mark in their 16-year-old season, but had already turned 17 by the time they captured 50 goals…the last Pats’ 50 goal scorer was Sam Steel back in the 2016-17 season.
BY THE NUMBERS
2: Pats records were broken by Connor Bedard, as he passed Jeff Friesen’s (1992-93, 45G) Pats 16-year-old goal record and broke Doug Wickenheiser’s (1977-78, 88PTS) Pats 16-year-old points record with a two goal effort on Friday, April 8, against the Swift Current Broncos.
4-1-1: Record for Pats affiliate goaltender Kelton Pyne, posting a 2.68 goals against average and a .915 save percentage in those seven starts….the White City, Sask., native stopped 61 of 66 in his two wins last weekend for the Pats, as Regina was outshot 66-to-44 in those two contests.
77: Points (38G-39A) over Connor Bedard’s last 39 games since Nov. 28, with points in 36 of those 39 contests, after he had 15 points (10G-5A) in his first 20 games this season…over that 39 game span, he is producing at a 1.97 point per-game pace….the North Vancouver, B.C., native is 1st in shots (309), 2nd in goals (49), 5th in points (92).
22: Goals this season for Pats captain Logan Nijhoff ranks third on the Pats…on Apr. 5 at BDN, the Comox, B.C., native scored his first career hat-trick to reach the 20-goal mark…he has goals in three straight (5G-1A) while his 58.0 faceoff win percentage is fifth in the WHL.
66: Points this season for Tanner Howe is third amongst all rookies, while his 40 assists are fourth and his 26 goals are tied for seventh…his +7 plus/minus rating leads the Pats roster…Sat. vs. PA, he snapped his eight game goalless-streak with a goal and two helpers.
228: Goals for this season ranks 10th in the WHL and fifth in the Eastern Conference, averaging 3.51 goals per game which is also 10th…the Pats are the only team in the WHL that has scored 200+ goals this season, and have not clinched a berth in the playoffs…the Pats have scored more goals than Saskatoon (217), Brandon (216) and Lethbridge (208) who are all in playoff position.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 16th – Winnipeg ICE (51-10-5) at Regina Pats (26-34-5)
- 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 17th – Moose Jaw Warriors (37-23-6) at Regina Pats (26-34-5)
You can purchase your tickets for Guaranteed Win Night HERE.
