PREVIEW: Pats host Broncos in CHL #LeaveYourMark Jerseys Design game
Regina, Sask. – Tonight at 7:00 p.m., inside the Brandt Centre, the Regina Pats (9-13-0) host the Swift Current Broncos (8-12-3) in the first game of a three game homestand.
Tonight will also be the #CHLLeaveYourMark jersey design contest, with the Pats wearing a fan made jersey by Allery Lang. Real Canadian Superstore’s Leave Your Mark Design a Jersey Contest is a CHL-wide promotion encouraging hockey fans to create a jersey for their favourite team to wear during a special home game
The Pats have lost their last three games, and finished off their six game road swing with a 5-2 loss in Prince Albert against the Raiders. Tanner Howe scored his team leading fourth power play goal of the year while Braxton Whitehead was credited with an unassisted goal after the Raiders scored on their own net. The final shots were 42-30 in favor of the Pats, with Regina going 1-for-5 on their power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Swift Current Broncos are coming off a 3-0 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday, and have won two of their last three games. Isaac Poulter 47 saves for his third shutout of the season while the Broncos got goals from Matthew Ward, Carter Stebblings and Josh Filmon.
The Broncos are also coming off a 5-5-1 month of November, where they sprung together a three game winning-streak in the middle of it. On the flip side, the Broncos have dropped nine straight road games, with their last road win coming on October 2nd.
MATCH UP
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| Team Record | 8-12-2-1 — 19 points | 9-13-0-0 — 18 points |
| Division Ranking | 4th Central | 6th East |
| Conference Ranking | 9th Eastern | 10th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 15th | 16th |
| Past 10 Games | 5-5-0-0 | 4-6-0-0 |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 0-3-0-0 |
| Last Game | 3-0 W vs Brandon (Dec 1 2021) Final | 5-2 L @ Prince Albert (Dec 3 2021) Final |
| Home Record | 7-6-0-0 | 4-6-0-0 |
| Away Record | 1-6-2-1 | 5-7-0-0 |
| GF | 56 | 69 |
| GA | 80 | 82 |
| PP (Overall) | (16/102) 15.7% | (20/83) 24.1% |
| PP (Home) | (8/54) 14.8% | (10/31) 32.3% |
| PP (Away) | (8/48) 16.7% | (10/52) 19.2% |
| PK (Overall) | (24/97) 75.3% | (22/103) 78.6% |
| PK (Home) | (7/51) 86.3% | (10/37) 73.0% |
| PK (Away) | (17/46) 63.0% | (12/66) 81.8% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (4/15) 26.7% | (3/8) 37.5% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (3/8) 62.5% | (4/15) 73.3% |
| Leading Rookie | Bettahar (0-7-7) | Svozil (1-14-15) |
| Most PIM | Wyrostok – 46 | McNutt – 40 |
| Team PIM/GM | 14.4/Game | 14.4/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Ward (9-15-24) | Evans (4-18-22) |
| Filmon (9-8-17) | Bedard (11-7-18) | |
| Pelletier (6-9-15) | Svozil (1-14-15) | |
| Pickering (5-6-11) | Dubinsky (7-7-14) | |
| Nagy (4-5-9) | Howe (8-5-13) | |
| Last 5 Games | 3-0 W vs Brandon (Dec 1 2021) Final | 5-2 L @ Prince Albert (Dec 3 2021) Final |
| 6-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Nov 27 2021) Final | 10-3 L @ Calgary (Nov 28 2021) Final | |
| 2-1 W vs Moose Jaw (Nov 26 2021) Final OT | 4-2 L @ Red Deer (Nov 27 2021) Final | |
| 7-0 L @ Winnipeg (Nov 24 2021) Final | 3-2 W @ Lethbridge (Nov 24 2021) Final OT | |
| 8-2 L @ Brandon (Nov 23 2021) Final | 6-2 W @ Medicine Hat (Nov 23 2021) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 5-3-1-0 | 4-0-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 7-0-2-1 | 9-0-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 3-2-1-0 | 4-4-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 1-2-0-0 | 0-2-0-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 0-7-0-1 | 1-9-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 0-10-0-0 | 0-11-0-0 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 3-0-0-0 | 7-6-0-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 5-12-2-1 | 2-5-0-0 |
| 1 Goal Games | 3-2-2-1 | 2-2-0-0 |
| 2 Goal Games | 1-1-0-0 | 2-3-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 2-4-0-0 | 2-6-0-0 |
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
- Radio: 620ckrm.com
- Stream: WHL Live
- TV: AccessNowSports
HEAD TO HEAD
This will mark the third of six meetings between the Pats and Broncos this season.
2021-22 HEAD TO HEAD:
| Date | Away | Home | Time | Result |
| October 29th | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. MDT | W, 4-1 |
| October 30th | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. MDT | W, 7-3 |
| December 4th | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 31st | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| February 21st | Swift Current | Regina | 2:00 p.m. CST | |
| March 22nd | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. CDT |
It’s the third of six meetings between the Pats and Broncos…the Pats last saw the Broncos on October 29th/30th, where the Pats swept the home and home with 4-1 and 7-3 wins. The Pats are 8-3-1 over the last 12 meetings against the Broncos and are 5-3-1 at the Brandt Centre in Regina (as home team) against Swift Current since the 2018-19 season.
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HEADLINES
- Regina Pats second-year forward Braxton Whitehead has been named the recipient of the Academic Player of the Month for November. The 17-year-old native of Palmer, Alaska successfully completed English 11 in November with a very respectable final grade of 90%. Currently, Braxton is completing two online courses through Texas Tech University: English 12 and Economics 12, maintaining a very impressive 99.3% GPA.
- The Regina Pats are 3-3 since they parted ways with Dave Struch on November 18th, with GM John Paddock taking over as the Head Coach…the Pats have recorded wins against Moose Jaw (3-2), Medicine Hat (6-2) and Lethbridge (OTW, 3-2) under Paddock…they’ve been outscored 25-to-19 during that time, while being outshot in two of those six games, with equal shots twice (226 SF / 218 SA).
BY THE NUMBERS
8: Game point-streak for Pats 16-year-old forward Tanner Howe (7G-5A-12PTS)…he has also scored in three straight games, with three goals during that time, and has goals in six of his last eight games…he is third among rookies in power play goals (4) and leads the WHL in SH% (38.1%).
14: Assists this season for Stanislav Svozil is first among all rookie defencemen…he also ranks second among rookie defencemen in shots (60), and tied for first in points (1G-14A) and first in power play assists (7)…he has one goal and eight assists over his last 10 games.
22: Number of points (4G-18A) for Regina Pats defenceman Ryker Evans is tied for third amongst defenceman in in the WHL, while his 18 assists are tied for fourth…he has points in eight of his last 12 games (3G-11A-14PTS-+5).
117: Shots on goal for Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard leads the WHL…the North Vancouver native is averaging 5.31 shots on net per contest along with 11 goals and 18 points in 22 games…he has 5G-3A over his last eight games, with points in six of those eight contests.
24.1: Power play percentage (20-for-83) this season ranks fourth best in the WHL and third best in the Eastern Division…the Pats man advantage is also third best on home ice in the WHL, running at 32.3% (10-for-31).
COMING UP
The Regina Pats continue their three game homestand on Wednesday against the Medicine Hat Tigers before the Pats Teddy Bear toss game on Friday December 10th against the Raiders. The Pats then head to Brandon on Saturday, December 11th to take on the Wheat Kings before coming back home on Friday, December 17th where the Pats end the first half schedule with a home and home matchup against the Moose Jaw Warriors.
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec 8th – Medicine Hat Tigers (4-13-4) at Regina Pats (9-13-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec 10th – Prince Albert Raiders (9-12-1) at Regina Pats (9-13-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec 11th – Regina Pats (9-13-0) at Brandon Wheat Kings (10-12-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec 17th – Moose Jaw Warriors (11-11-2) at Regina Pats (9-13-0)
