PREVIEW: Pats head to Estevan for neutral site contest versus Warriors
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats continue their pre-season action tonight, playing the first of two straight games against the rival Moose Jaw Warriors in a neutral site venue.
The Pats are in Estevan, Sask. to take on the Warriors inside Affinity Place, which is home to the SJHL’s Estevan Bruins. Tomorrow, the Pats will rematch the Warriors at the Southland Co-op Centre in Assiniboia, Sask.
The last time the Pats played in neutral site was on September 13, 2022 when they defeated the Swift Current Broncos in Estevan, 4-2.
MATCH UP
The Pats reassigned nine players on Thursday following the clubs young guns battle against the Swift Current Broncos. The Pats now have 29 players on their pre-season roster, with four goalies, seven defencemen and 18 forwards. Of those 29 players are 20 returning players from the Pats 2023-24 squad that finished 22-40-4-2 with 50 points.
The Pats are coming off a 8-5 loss to the Swift Current Broncos in their pre-season opener. Mathis Paull scored twice in the first period which gave the Pats a 2-1 lead after the opening frame. The Pats got points from seven different players with multi-point games from Logan Peskett (1G-1A), Cohen Klassen (1G-1A) and Paull (2G). The final shots were 44-28 for the Pats. Regina was 2-6 on their power play while the Broncos were 3-5 on their power play.
Meanwhile, the Moose Jaw Warriors play the first of four pre-season games before their regular season opens on September 20. The Warriors won their first ever WHL Championship last season, sweeping the Portland Winterhawks in the league final. The Warriors then went 1-2-0 in Memorial Cup round-robin play before falling in the semi-final to Saginaw (7-1 L). Moose Jaw finished the regular season with a 44-21-0-3 record with 91 points, and have made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons.
2024-25 HEAD TO HEAD VS. MOOSE JAW
| Date | Away | Home | Time | Result |
| September 27 | Regina | Moose Jaw | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| September 29 | Moose Jaw | Regina | 2:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 14 | Moose Jaw | Regina | 6:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 31 | Regina | Moose Jaw | 6:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 1 | Moose Jaw | Regina | 4:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 10 | Regina | Moose Jaw | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| March 7 | Regina | Moose Jaw | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| March 8 | Moose Jaw | Regina | 6:00 p.m. CST |
COMING UP
- Saturday, September 7 at Moose Jaw Warriors (7PM in Assiniboia)
- Friday, September 13 at Brandon (7PM)
- Saturday, September 14 vs. Brandon (6PM)
The Regina Pats have three more pre-season games after tonight’s contest against the Warriors in Estevan. After completing back-to-back games against the Warriors tomorrow in Assiniboia, the Pats finish up their pre-season with a home-and-home against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Tickets for the Pats next pre-season home game can be purchased HERE!
The Pats open the 2024-25 season on the road in Prince Albert on September 20. The Pats home opener is September 21 against the Brandon Wheat Kings with a 6pm puck drop! Tickets for the home opener can be found HERE!
