Pats To Host Annual Bennett Dunlop Ford Blue vs. White Game On September 5
Regina, Sask. — Good news Pats fans: game action is right around the corner!
The Regina Pats are excited to host their annual Bennett Dunlop Ford Blue vs. White game on Tuesday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m. inside the Brandt Centre.
Admission for the game will be $10 with a donation of a non-perishable food item to the Regina Food Bank. Without a donation, tickets are $15. Trucks will be parked outside the arena to receive non-perishable food donations. Entrance for the game will be through east doors only, located at the main box office. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
The club is also excited to announce guest coaches for their annual Blue vs. White game.
Regina Pats assistant coach Ken Schneider will coach Team White with his son and Pats alumnus Mark Schneider, who was a defenceman for the Pats during the 2010-11 season. Team Blue will be coached by former Pats captain Logan Nijhoff and newly hired assistant coach Evan McFeeters.
Nijhoff is currently a member of the Rockford IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks AHL affiliate and is excited to give back to the team that he played for from 2016-2021.
“I am extremely excited to be a guest coach as it’s such an honour to continually be welcomed by the Pats,” Logan Nijhoff said. “Regina is such a special place to me and I’m looking forward to meeting and helping the next generation of players.”
Meanwhile, Former Pat’ and University of Regina Cougars defenceman Mark Schneider is looking forward to a dream opportunity, coaching alongside is father Ken.
“I have fond memories of my time as a player in the Pats organization,” Mark Schneider said. “To be able to come back as a guest coach and work alongside my dad [Ken Schneider] who taught me the game is a thrill. I’m really looking forward to it.”
The Blue vs. White game will be the final scrimmage and day of 2023 Main Camp. Rosters will consist of free-agents, unsigned prospects, signed prospects and veterans as they look to earn a spot on the Pats roster for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
Rosters for the Blue vs. White intrasquad game will be posted online and via social media on the day of the game.
Following the Blue vs. White contest, the Pats gear up for four pre-season matchups, beginning at home on Friday, September 8 against the Brandon Wheat Kings at 7:00 p.m., inside the Brandt Centre. After a road game in Brandon on September 9, the Pats finish their home pre-season schedule on Wednesday, September 13 against the Saskatoon Blades before ending exhibition play on September 15 in Prince Albert.
The 2023-24 season home opener is on September 23 against the Saskatoon Blades. The Pats will open the season on the road against the Brandon Wheat Kings on September 22.
