PREVIEW: Pats Rematch Wheat Kings On Connor Bedard Bobblehead Night
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats rematch the Brandon Wheat Kings at 4pm inside the Brandt Centre for Connor Bedard Bobblehead Night, presented by Westridge Construction.
The Pats come into today’s contest with a 9-9-1-1 record while the Wheat Kings enter 8-7-4-1.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
ABOUT TONIGHT
The exclusive Connor Bedard Bobblehead will go on sale when the doors open at the Brandt Centre at 3pm on Sunday, November 12. Bobbleheads will be sold for $10.00 on the Northwest side of the concourse. Sales will be limited to one bobblehead per person and there is a limited quantity, so be sure to get to the Brandt Centre early.
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PREVIEW
The Regina Pats and Brandon Wheat Kings battled on Saturday afternoon inside Westoba Place, with the Wheat Kings edging the Pats 7-5. The had a 2-1 lead after one and a 4-2 lead midway through the second period, but were unable to hold on after the Wheat Kings scored four straight goals to take a two goal lead at 4-2.
Tanner Howe (1G-2A) and Parker Berge (1G-1A) had multi-point games for the Pats. Keagan Slaney scored his first in a Pats uniform, Zackary Shantz scored his first in six games and Jaxsin Vaughan scored for a second straight contest.
Roger McQueen led the way for the Wheat Kings with four points (2G-2A). Brett Hyland scored twice, Rylen Roersma tallied two goals and Caleb Hadland added a single tally, snapping their three game losing-streak. Carson Bjarnason made 27 saves in the victory.
The final shots were 52-30 for the Wheat Kings. The Pats went 1-4 on their power play and 3-6 on their penalty kill.
These two rivals rematch today for the fourth of eight meetings this season, as Regina looks to snap their three game losing-streak. The Pats still lead the season series 2-1 as all three contests have been high scoring games.
Match Up
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Brandon |
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| Team Record | 8-7-4-1 — 21 points | 9-9-1-1 — 20 points |
| Division Ranking | 4th East | 5th East |
| Conference Ranking | 6th Eastern | 8th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 12th | 14th |
| Past 10 Games | 3-3-3-1 | 3-6-0-1 |
| Streak | 1-0-1-0 | 0-2-0-1 |
| Last Game | 7-5 W vs Regina (Nov 11 2023) Final | 7-5 L @ Brandon (Nov 11 2023) Final |
| Home Record | 5-2-2-0 | 7-3-1-1 |
| Away Record | 3-5-2-1 | 2-6-0-0 |
| GF | 68 | 66 |
| GA | 82 | 72 |
| PP (Overall) | (15/74) 20.3% | (13/71) 18.3% |
| PP (Home) | (9/34) 26.5% | (5/38) 13.2% |
| PP (Away) | (6/40) 15.0% | (8/33) 24.2% |
| PK (Overall) | (18/77) 76.6% | (22/105) 79.0% |
| PK (Home) | (8/34) 76.5% | (9/60) 85.0% |
| PK (Away) | (10/43) 76.7% | (13/45) 71.1% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (6/15) 40% | (3/10) 30% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (3/10) 70% | (6/15) 60% |
| Leading Rookie | Petr (7-12-19) | Temple (4-2-6) |
| Most PIM | Henry – 34 | Vaughan – 46 |
| Team PIM/GM | 14.8/Game | 13.8/Game |
| Leading Scorers | McQueen (12-11-23) | Howe (11-15-26) |
| Roersma (7-16-23) | Berge (5-16-21) | |
| Petr (7-12-19) | Valis (5-10-15) | |
| Hadland (5-9-14) | Whitehead (7-5-12) | |
| Hyland (10-3-13) | Michels (5-6-11) | |
| Last 5 Games | 7-5 W vs Regina (Nov 11 2023) Final | 7-5 L @ Brandon (Nov 11 2023) Final |
| 4-3 L @ Moose Jaw (Nov 9 2023) Final OT | 2-1 L vs Saskatoon (Nov 8 2023) Final SO | |
| 6-1 L @ Regina (Nov 3 2023) Final | 6-2 L @ Saskatoon (Nov 5 2023) Final | |
| 3-2 L vs Prince George (Nov 1 2023) Final OT | 6-1 W vs Brandon (Nov 3 2023) Final | |
| 2-1 W vs Saskatoon (Oct 28 2023) Final | 4-1 L vs Prince Albert (Nov 1 2023) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 4-2-1-0 | 4-2-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 4-1-0-0 | 7-1-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 1-1-1-1 | 2-1-1-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 4-1-0-0 | 1-1-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 3-4-2-0 | 3-6-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 0-5-4-1 | 1-7-0-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 4-3-1-0 | 3-2-0-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 4-3-3-1 | 5-7-0-1 |
| 1 Goal Games | 4-2-4-1 | 3-2-1-1 |
| 2 Goal Games | 1-1-0-0 | 4-3-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 2-1-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. BRANDON (2-1-0-0)
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| September 22 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CDT | OTW, 7-6 |
| November 3 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 6-1 |
| November 11 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 7-5 |
| November 12 | Regina | Brandon | 4:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 1 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 27 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 30 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| March 22 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
The Pats are 208-226-21-12-6 vs. the Wheat Kings, all-time, going 136-83-12-3-2 at home & 72-143-9-9-4 on the road.
Today marks the fourth of eight meetings against the Brandon Wheat Kings this season. The Pats went 4-2 in six matchups last season against the Wheat Kings, outscored by them 20-to-19. The Pats are 15-15-1-2 against Brandon since the 2018-19 season, with 15 of those 32 games being decided by one goal…five of their six matchups last season were decided by two goals or more.
INDIVIDUAL SEASON SERIES STATS
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Brandon Wheat Kings
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COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov 15 – Edmonton Oil Kings (5-11-0-1) at Regina Pats (9-9-1-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Nov 17 – Regina Pats (9-9-1-1) at Swift Current Broncos (9-9-1-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov 22 – Regina Pats (9-9-1-1) at Medicine Hat Tigers (13-5-2-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 24 – Regina Pats (9-9-1-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (5-11-0-1)
