Pats Pick Blidstrand

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Pats Select Blidstrand in CHL Import Draft
rPats deal with the Lethbridge Hurricanes to move up in Import Draft

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Regina, Saskatchewan – The Regina Pats are proud to announce the selection of Swedish defenceman Ricard Blidstrand with the 46th pick in 2010 CHL Import Draft. The Pats moved up in the draft by sending 6th round 2012 WHL Bantam Draft pick to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for the 46th overall pick.

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Blidstrand, who hails from Stockholm, Sweden was a 7th round pick, 206th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the recent 2010 NHL Entry Draft. With AIK J20 in Sweden this past season, the big defenceman had 2 goals and 6 assists in 33 games. He also played for Sweden in their U-18 hockey program.

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D – Ricard Blidstrand
rShoots: Left
rHometown: Stockholm, Sweden
rBorn: April 20/92
r6’2” 205lbs.
rDraft: 7th Round, 206 overall Philadelphia Flyers
r2009-10 AIK J20
rGP-33 G-2 A-6 Pts-8

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rRegina Pats General Manager, Chad Lang, “Blidstrand is a big, solid stay at home defenceman who has a great first pass and will adapt well to the North American game. He also gives us some depth at defence and fills a hole we have in the 1992 age group. We welcome Ricard to the Pats family and can’t wait to see him at training camp in August.”

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Blidstrand joins fellow Swede, Hampus Gustafsson as the 2 Pats import players. This is the first time in franchise history that 2 players from Sweden will play for the blue and white in the same season.

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For more information on Blidstrand go to Eliteprospects: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=10384

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rTo see Blidstrand, Gustafsson and the rest of the Regina Pats for the upcoming 2010-11 season, purchase your season tickets now. Adult prices begin at just $199, which averages out to just over $5 per game! For more information, call 522-PATS, click on www.reginapats.com, or head to the Pats office located in the west entrance of the Brandt Centre.