PREVIEW: Pats Host Hitmen In 2022 Teddy Bear Toss Game At Brandt Centre
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats host the Calgary Hitmen in their 26th all-time Teddy Bear Toss game inside the Brandt Centre at 7:00 p.m.
The Pats are coming off a 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday at the Art Hauser Centre, concluding their stretch of 10 games away from home. Stanislav Svozil opened the scoring with his fifth of the season while Riley Ginnell scored twice in the Pats third straight win. Drew Sim made 25 saves for his fifth straight win. The final shots were 27-19 for the Raiders. The Pats were 3-4 on their penalty kill and were not awarded a power play.
Meanwhile, the Calgary Hitmen are coming off a 9-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on the road last night, snapping their two game winning-streak. Th Hitmen got goals from Sean Tschigerl and Carter Yakemchuk in the loss. Both Brayden Peters and Ethan Buenaventura saw time between the pipes on Friday, as Peters allowed five goals on 18 shots and Buenaventura gave up four goals on 19 shots. The final shots were 37-29 for the Warriors. The Hitmen were 1-3 on their power play and 3-5 on their penalty kill.
The Calgary Hitmen are coming off a 25-34-7-2 season with 59 points, which was tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference standings with Regina and Swift Current, missing the playoffs by two points. The Hitmen were last in the playoffs in the 2018-19 season when they lost in the conference-semis, as they were swept by Edmonton.
MATCH UP
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Calgary |
Regina |
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| Team Record | 14-8-3-1 — 32 points | 15-12-1-1 — 32 points |
| Division Ranking | 3rd Central | 4th East |
| Conference Ranking | 7th Eastern | 6th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 10th | 9th |
| Past 10 Games | 4-4-2-0 | 6-4-0-0 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 3-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 9-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Dec 9 2022) Final | 3-2 W @ Prince Albert (Dec 9 2022) Final |
| Home Record | 6-4-1-1 | 5-5-0-1 |
| Away Record | 8-4-2-0 | 10-7-1-0 |
| GF | 90 | 115 |
| GA | 74 | 110 |
| PP (Overall) | (23/113) 20.4% | (33/118) 28.0% |
| PP (Home) | (11/57) 19.3% | (12/46) 26.1% |
| PP (Away) | (12/56) 21.4% | (21/72) 29.2% |
| PK (Overall) | (14/118) 88.1% | (32/135) 76.3% |
| PK (Home) | (9/60) 85.0% | (8/46) 82.6% |
| PK (Away) | (5/58) 91.4% | (24/89) 73.0% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (2/8) 25% | (1/4) 25% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (1/4) 75% | (2/8) 75% |
| Leading Rookie | Wetsch (5-7-12) | Suzdalev (16-20-36) |
| Most PIM | Galloway – 42 | Vaughan – 49 |
| Team PIM/GM | 14.0/Game | 14.8/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Fiddler-Schultz (14-15-29) | Bedard (27-37-64) |
| Siepmann (6-19-25) | Howe (18-23-41) | |
| Tulk (11-13-24) | Suzdalev (16-20-36) | |
| Funk (9-11-20) | Svozil (5-30-35) | |
| Tschigerl (6-14-20) | Valis (13-16-29) | |
| Last 5 Games | 9-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Dec 9 2022) Final | 3-2 W @ Prince Albert (Dec 9 2022) Final |
| 4-1 W @ Swift Current (Dec 7 2022) Final | 8-2 W @ Edmonton (Dec 4 2022) Final | |
| 5-3 W vs Moose Jaw (Dec 4 2022) Final | 5-1 W @ Prince George (Dec 2 2022) Final | |
| 4-3 L vs Medicine Hat (Dec 2 2022) Final | 9-3 L @ Kamloops (Nov 30 2022) Final | |
| 3-2 L vs Red Deer (Nov 27 2022) Final OT | 6-5 W @ Kelowna (Nov 29 2022) Final OT | |
| Leading After 1st | 9-0-2-1 | 12-1-1-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 11-0-0-1 | 13-0-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 2-3-1-0 | 2-2-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 2-2-1-0 | 2-4-0-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 3-5-0-0 | 1-9-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 1-6-2-0 | 0-8-1-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 11-2-3-0 | 7-6-0-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 3-6-0-1 | 7-6-1-0 |
| 1 Goal Games | 3-2-3-1 | 5-3-1-1 |
| 2 Goal Games | 1-1-0-0 | 1-1-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 4-4-0-0 | 4-5-0-0 |
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
- Radio: 620ckrm.com
- Stream: WHL Live
- TV: AccessNow
HEAD TO HEAD (0-1-0-0)
The Pats are 48-52-2-6-3 vs. the Hitmen, all-time, 23-30-0-2-0 at home & 21-31-1-3-0 on the road.
| Date | Road | Home | Time | Result |
| October 2nd | Regina | Calgary | 7:00 p.m. MDT | L, 7-3 |
| December 10th | Calgary | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 8th | Calgary | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| February 1st | Regina | Calgary | 7:00 p.m. MST |
These two clubs last met on October 2 in Calgary at the Saddledome, losing 7-3 which was their seventh straight loss inside the Saddledome in Calgary (0-5-2), with their last win in Calgary coming on October 14, 2018 (OTW, 4-3).
It’s the second of four meetings this season between these two clubs. The Pats went 2-1-2-1 in six meetings against the Hitmen last season, going 2-0-0-1 at home and 0-1-2-0 on the road. The Pats are 2-5-4 over their last 11 meetings vs. Calgary but have won their last two matchups against the Hitmen inside the Brandt Centre (9GF-1GA).
HEADLINES
- The Pats host their 26th all-time Teddy Bear Toss game at the Brandt Centre tonight against the Calgary Hitmen. Tanner Howe scored last year’s Teddy Bear Toss goal, becoming the youngest player in team history to do so (16 years, one month, 12 days). The Pats have won their last two Teddy Bear Toss games dating back to the 2019-20 season when Austin Pratt scored the goal in a 3-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Dec. 7, 2019.
- For more info on the Pats Teddy Bear Toss history, CLICK HERE, and go to page 52.
- The Pats are 1-0 without captain Connor Bedard as he left the Pats for Canada’s WJC selection camp with a 27 game point-streak. He is expected to miss between 9 and 11 more games as he looks for his second straight gold medal. He is one of 10 players attending Canada’s camp who won gold in August.
- The Regina Pats have won six of their last seven games coming into tonight’s action, having outscored their opponents 35-24 during that stretch, good for a +11 goal differential.
BY THE NUMBERS
64: Number of points (27G-37A) in 28 games for Pats captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL…his 27 goals are first, and his 37 assists are also first…the North Vancouver, BC product also leads the WHL in goals per-game (0.96), shots (175) and power play points (25).
30.3: Shooting percentage for Alexander Suzdalev is first in the WHL (16-for-53)…the Washington Capitals 2021 third-round pick is riding a five game point-streak (3G-4A), and has points in 14 of his last 15 games (10G-17A-27PTS)…his 11 PPG are tied for second in the WHL.
41: Points this season for forward Tanner Howe is sixth in the WHL, while his 18 goals are tied for sixth and his shooting percentage (18-for-62) is second best in the league…he is currently on a seven game point-streak (8G-7A-15PTS), and has scored in 8 of his last 11 games.
9: Nine game point-streak (3G-16A-19PTS) for Stanislav Svozil heading into tonight’s action…the Columbus Blue Jackets 2021 third-round pick is second amongst all WHL defencemen in points with 35 (5G-30A) while first in assists…he is also second amongst all skaters in assists.
26: Power play goals for the Pats over their last 16 contests dating back to Oct. 26, as the club has scored a PPG in 16 straight games (26-for-71, 36.6%)….prior to this stretch, the Pats power play was 19th in the WHL at 14.9%…now the Pats power play is third in the WHL at 28.0%.
5: Five straight wins for Pats goaltender Drew Sim (10GA-303MIN), posting a 1.98 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage over his last five starts…he is currently tied for firth in shutouts with two this season.
10-7-1-0: Record for the Pats on the road this season…the Pats 10 road wins this year are tied for the second most in the WHL with Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Seattle…Winnipeg’s 13 road victories is first in the league.
COMING UP
5:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9 – Regina Pats (15-12-1-1) at Winnipeg ICE (24-4-0-0)
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14 – Spokane Chiefs (5-19-0-1) at Regina Pats (15-12-1-1)
7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16 – Regina Pats (15-12-1-1) at Moose Jaw Warriors (19-10-0-0)
7:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 – Saskatoon Blades (20-5-0-0) at Regina Pats (15-12-1-1)
