Pats Search for Rebound Effort in Prince Albert
Head-to-Head
The Regina Pats (23-18-3-2) and Prince Albert Raiders (22-20-2-0) meet up for the sixth time this season. The Pats have struggled against Prince Albert with a 0-4-1-0 record on the year. Coming into the game, Chandler Stephenson and Boston Leier lead the Pats with four points each. Leier has the most goals for Regina with three in the five games to date. Josh Morrissey is the Raider with ten points (4G, 6A) in four of the games. Both teams come into tonight’s game after losses Friday night. The Blue and White saw their three game winning streak come to a close with a loss to Kootenay last night. Prince Albert has lost two in a row after a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Saskatoon Blades. This evening’s game can be heard on 620 CKRM starting at 6:35 p.m.
Lead Up: Pats Cooled by Ice in 6-1 Loss
The Pats saw their three game winning streak come to an end with the Kootenay Ice opening up the score as the game wore on. Regina came out of the first period down 1-0 to the visitors, but goals just over a minute apart gave Kootenay a 3-0 lead before Dryden Hunt cut it to 3-1 before the end of the second. The third saw the Ice strike three more times, twice on the powerplay to roll to the 6-1 victory.
In Need of a ‘W’
The Pats haven’t matched up well against the Raiders this season still looking for their first win against the Green and Gold. In four of their five games against Prince Albert, the Pats have only scored one goal or less. The Raiders have done an effective job shutting down Pats scorers with Chandler Stephenson and Morgan Klimchuk having yet to score a goal against Prince Albert this season.
Scoring in Bunches
Dryden Hunt has three goals in his last two games. It marks the fourth time this season Hunt has scored in two or more straight games with eleven of his thirteen goals on the year coming over those stretches.
In the Twenties
The Pats are one of only four teams with three or more players over the twenty goal mark so far this season. Boston Leier with 26, Dyson Stevenson with 21 and Chandler Stephenson with 20 are the Pats’ top three goal scorers. The other teams with three or more 20 goal scorers are Portland (5), Edmonton (3) and Seattle (3).
Who to Watch on Prince Albert
The Pats are very familiar with stay at home defenceman Graeme Craig (’93). The former Saskatoon Blades Captain headed up to Prince Albert ahead of the trade deadline to add some more defensive presence to the Raiders’ blue-line. Craig is enjoying a career year offensively with 25 points (4G, 21A) in 47 games.
Upcoming Schedule
at Calgary – Tuesday, January 21st, 8:00 p.m. CST – Scotiabank Saddledome (CKRM)
at Edmonton – Wednesday, January 22nd, 8:00 p.m. CST – Rexall Place (CKRM)
vs. Prince George – Friday, January 24th, 7:00 p.m. – Brandt Centre (CKRM)
Stat Book
Streaks
2 – Dryden Hunt has goals in back-to-back games with three goals (3G)
Milestones
Games Played
100 – Adam Brooks has played 94 games in his WHL career
Statistical
150 – Morgan Klimchuk registered the 150th point of his WHL career January 11th at Saskatoon
150 – Boston Leier has 148 points in his WHL career
100 – Chandler Stephenson has 98 assists in his WHL career
53 – Boston Leier reached a new single season career high in points with his 53rd of the season January 11th at Saskatoon
