PREVIEW: Pats Host Broncos On Saturday
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats host the Swift Current Broncos at 7:00 p.m. inside the Brandt Centre on Saturday.
The Pats are coming off a 5-2 loss on Friday to begin the three game homestand. Regina fell down 4-0 before scoring two unanswered goals in the third, but ultimately it was too little too late, as the Pats fall to 3-4-0-0 on the young season.
Connor Bedard scored his first career goal against the Winnipeg ICE while rookie forward Jaxsin Vaughan scored his second of the season and first of his career on home ice. Carter Herman also recorded his first career assist and point. Matthew Kieper made 30 saves in the loss. The Pats were outshot 35-23, going 0-4 on the power play and 4-4 on the penalty kill.
For the Broncos, they are coming off a 5-4 overtime win on Saturday over the Prince Albert Raiders to improve to 2-3-0-0 on the year. Kayden Sadhra-Kang scored the overtime winner after the Broncos blew a 4-2 lead in the third, allowing the tying goal with less than two minutes to play.
Josh Filmon (1G-2A), Connor Hvidston (1G-1A) and Raphael Pelletier (1G-1A) had multi-point games in the loss. The Raiders outshot the Broncos 28-27. Swift Current went 3-6 on the power play while Prince Albert went 2-6.
The Swift Current Broncos are coming off a 26-35-5-2 record last year, good for 59 points, missing the playoffs by two points, finishing tied for ninth with Regina and Calgary. Their biggest success came at the 2022 NHL Draft as Josh Davies (FLA), Connor Hvidston (ANA), Josh Filmon (NJD), Owen Pickering (PIT) and Reid Dyck (BOS) got drafted by NHL clubs.
MATCH UP
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Swift Current |
Regina |
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| Team Record | 2-3-0-0 — 4 points | 3-4-0-0 — 6 points |
| Division Ranking | 4th Central | 4th East |
| Conference Ranking | 8th Eastern | 5th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 15th | 9th |
| Past 10 Games | 2-3-0-0 | 3-4-0-0 |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Last Game | 5-4 W vs Prince Albert (Oct 7 2022) Final OT | 5-2 L vs Winnipeg (Oct 7 2022) Final |
| Home Record | 1-2-0-0 | 0-2-0-0 |
| Away Record | 1-1-0-0 | 3-2-0-0 |
| GF | 12 | 24 |
| GA | 21 | 28 |
| PP (Overall) | (5/24) 20.8% | (4/26) 15.4% |
| PP (Home) | (3/15) 20.0% | (0/8) 0.0% |
| PP (Away) | (2/9) 22.2% | (4/18) 22.2% |
| PK (Overall) | (7/28) 75.0% | (6/38) 84.2% |
| PK (Home) | (6/20) 70.0% | (1/9) 88.9% |
| PK (Away) | (1/8) 87.5% | (5/29) 82.8% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (0/0) 0% | (0/0) 0% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (0/0) 0% | (0/0) 0% |
| Leading Rookie | (0-0-0) | (0-0-0) |
| Most PIM | Ward – 12 | McNutt – 15 |
| Team PIM/GM | 14.4/Game | 14.1/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Hvidston (2-2-4) | Bedard (6-6-12) |
| Caswell (2-2-4) | Howe (3-4-7) | |
| Ward (0-4-4) | Valis (3-4-7) | |
| Pelletier (2-1-3) | Armstrong (2-3-5) | |
| Filmon (1-2-3) | Suzdalev (3-1-4) | |
| Last 5 Games | 5-4 W vs Prince Albert (Oct 7 2022) Final OT | 5-2 L vs Winnipeg (Oct 7 2022) Final |
| 8-3 L @ Saskatoon (Oct 1 2022) Final | 3-1 W @ Brandon (Oct 5 2022) Final | |
| 5-0 L vs Winnipeg (Sep 30 2022) Final | 7-3 L @ Calgary (Oct 2 2022) Final | |
| 3-2 W @ Calgary (Sep 24 2022) Final SO | 4-2 L @ Red Deer (Oct 1 2022) Final | |
| 2-1 L vs Calgary (Sep 23 2022) Final | 4-3 W @ Edmonton (Sep 29 2022) Final OT | |
| Leading After 1st | 0-0-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 1-0-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 1-0-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 0-1-0-0 | 1-2-0-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 1-3-0-0 | 1-3-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 1-2-0-0 | 0-2-0-0 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 1-1-0-0 | 2-2-0-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 1-2-0-0 | 1-2-0-0 |
| 1-Goal Games | 2-1-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
| 2-Goal Games | 0-0-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
| 3-Goal Games | 0-0-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
- Radio: 620ckrm.com
- Stream: WHL Live
- TV: AccessNowSports
HEAD TO HEAD (0-0-0-0)
The Pats are 176-152-19-7-6 vs. the Broncos, all-time.
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| October 8th | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. MDT | |
| October 14th | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. MDT | |
| November 5th | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. MDT | |
| November 11th | Swift Current | Regina | 4:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 20 | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 21 | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. CST |
It’s the first of six meetings between the Pats and Broncos, with three at home and three on the road. Last season, the Pats went 3-3-0-0 against the Broncos, outscoring the Broncos 25-20 in the season series. The Pats are 9-6-1 over the last 16 meetings against the Broncos.
HEADLINES
- Sam Oremba made his official return to Regina last night, as he made his home debut at the Brandt Centre after the Pats acquired the 2005-born forward on Tuesday from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for 2023 2nd, 2024 1st and a 2025 3rd. The Regina, Sask. product scored 14 points (4G-10A) in 56 games last year in Seattle.
- The Pats are dealing with several injuries, as Zack Stringer, Cole Dubinsky, Logan Linlater, Zane Rowan and Jakob Brook are out of the lineup for today’s game.
BY THE NUMBERS
2: Two goals over Jaxsin Vaughan’s last three games, as he scored his second career goal on Friday against the Winnipeg ICE…the Merritt, B.C. product scored his first career WHL goal on Sunday, October 2 against the Calgary Hitmen at the Saddledome.
2: Two Pats goaltenders have posted a .900+ save percentage to start the season, as Matthew Kieper sits with a .926 SV% over three starts and Drew Sim holds a .903 SV% in two starts.
3: The Pats have three players over, or at a point per-game pace this season, with Bedard (12PTS), Valis (7PTS) and Howe (7PTS) and all over…the Pats top line of Valis, Bedard and Howe have combined for 26 of the pats 56 points this season, and 12 of the teams 24 goals.
12: Number of points (5G-7A) in six games for Pats captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL, while his six goals are second…last season, he produced 100 points (51G-49A) in 62 games, finishing fourth in points & second in goals…he is also currently on a six game point-streak.
47: Shots on net this season for Connor Bedard leads the WHL, as he is averaging 6.71 per-game, while he averaged 5.25 shots on net per game last year, with 326 shots in 62 games, which led the league.
84.2%: Penalty kill percentage through seven games games…last night, the PK went 4-4, as the club has not given up a power play goal against in two straight contests (8-8), after giving up at least one in five previous straight games.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Prince Albert Raiders (2-3-2-0) at Regina Pats (3-4-0-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14 – Regina Pats (3-4-0-0) at Swift Current Broncos (2-3-0-0)
- 4:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16 – Regina Pats (3-4-0-0) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (2-3-0-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 – Regina Pats (3-4-0-0) at Moose Jaw Warriors (3-2-0-0)
