Pats Weekly October 6th
Week in Review:
Wednesday Oct. 1st   Regina Pats 7  Moose Jaw Warriors 3
The first win of the season saw the Pats finally break through on the score sheet as the blue and white rolled up on their Highway One rivals, the Moose Jaw Warriors 7-3. Jordan Eberle (2-1) and Jordan Weal (1-2) had great nights with three points each, while five others had two points in the game. Linden Rowat picked up the win with a 29 save performance.

Saturday Oct. 4th   Regina Pats 4  Brandon Wheat Kings 2
Brandon has historically been a difficult place to place to play for the blue and white, but this past Saturday saw them gut out a 4-2 win at Westman Communications Group Place. Victor Bartley took over the game, scoring twice, laying out the body and was a plus-3. Linden Rowat was outstanding, stopping 27 Wheat Kings shots, including a game saver on Brayden Schenn late in the third period to preserve the win

Sunday Oct. 5th   Regina Pats 2  Red Deer Rebels 1 S/O
Damien Ketlo’s first ever WHL start will be one to remember, backstopping the Pat to a 2-1 win in a shoot-out. He stopped 28 shots over the first 63 minutes, and then sent away all three Rebels shooters empty handed in the shoot out. Matt Strueby took over the team lead in goals with his fourth of the season.

Who’s Hot?
Matt Strueby has taken over the team lead in goals with 4, including markers in all three of the Pat wins this week. Jordan Weal continues to lead the team in scoring with 11 points, while Victor Bartley is one of the top scoring defencemen in the WHL with 7 points.

Power Outage:
Even with the three game winning streak, the Pat power play continues to struggle. The have scored just twice in 35 attempts this season (5.7%). The number is a little deceiving, in Wednesday’s win over the Warriors, the Pats scored just seconds after a power play ended on two occasions

Injury Front:
Kyle Mulder – Day-to-Day – Hip Flexor
Brett Leffler – 1-2 Weeks – Concussion
Mitch Czibere – Indefinite - Knee
The Pats have lost 14 man games due to injury.

On The Farm:
Regina Pats bantam pick Derek Tendler (5th Rd 2007) has played every minute of all five games for the Regina Pat Canadians. He has a let in just 9 goals (1.80 GAA) with a save percentage of .931, helping lead the Pat C's to the top of the SMAAAHL standings.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
For the third year in a row, the Pats along with Southland Mall have teamed up to increase awareness for breast cancer, as well as raise money for the “Research to Recovery” fund for the Canadian Cancer Society. Pink hats are available at the Neutral Zone, as well as on reginapats.com, and Southland Mall. The month will be capped with the Breast Cancer Awareness night on October 24th, when Pats players will wear special jersey’s that will be auctioned off at the end of the night with all of the money going towards the “Research to Recovery” fund. Over the past two seasons, the Pats have raised almost $25,000 for the fund.

This Week:
The blue and white play back to back home games this week. Wednesday will see the Kootenay Ice pay a visit to the Brandt Centre, for the beginning of their trip through the East Division. It’s been a tough start for the Ice, with two wins in their first 9 starts; they are lead by WHL vets Andrew Bailey and Dustin Sylvester.

Saturday night will see the Tri-City Americans make their first visit to the Brandt Centre since February 27, 2006. They are on their extensive trip through the East Division, which started last Friday in Prince Albert.

Leaders:
Goals – Matt Strueby (4)
Assists – Jordan Weal (8)
Points – Jordan Weal (11)
Plus/Minus – Rudolf Cerveny (+8)
PIM – Colten Teubert (20)
Wins – Linden Rowat (2)
GAA – Damien Ketlo (0.92)
SV% - Damien Ketlo (.966)

Schedule:
Monday Oct. 6th  Day Off
Tuesday Oct. 7th  Player Appearance 10:45  Sacred Heart School
                                 Player Appearance 10:45  George Lee School
                                 Practice 2:30 – 5pm   Brandt Centre
Wednesday Oct. 8th  Ice @ Pats 7pm   Brandt Centre
Thursday Oct. 9th  Practice 2:30 – 5pm   Brandt Centre
Friday Oct. 10th  Practice 2:30 – 5pm   Brandt Centre
Saturday Oct. 11th  Americans @ Pats 7pm  Brandt Centre

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