Regina Pats vs Kootenay Ice Game Notes
SCOUTING REPORT courtesy Greg Harder, Leader Post
KOOTENAY (32-19-4-4) at REGINA (31-23-5-1) Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
Radio: 620 CKRM Key injuries: REGINA - RW Andrew Rieder (shoulder, day-to-day). KOOTENAY - F Drew Czerwonka (knee, indefinite).
(Statistics do not include Tuesday's games.) Overview: It's the fourth and final meeting of the regular season between the Ice and Pats. Regina has a 1-1-1 record in the season series. Mathematically, the teams could face each other in the first round of the playoffs . . . Kootenay is led by the Reinhart brothers, Max (23-42-65, 50 GP) and Sam (23-30-53, 54 GP), along with G Nathan Lieuwen (2.30 GAA, .921 SP, 3 SOs) . . . The Pats counter with C Jordan Weal (34-60-94, 59 GP), LW Lane Scheidl (22-20-42, 59 GP), D Brandon Davidson (12-30-42, 60 GP) and G Matt Hewitt (2.71 GAA, .905 SP, 3 SOs) . . . Pats D Luke Fenske will complete his two-game suspension tonight for a checking-from-behind major on Friday against Lethbridge. Ice D Jeff Hubic, who's from Regina, served his one-game suspension Tuesday night against Brandon for a charging major on Pats captain Brandon Davidson . . . Kootenay and Regina are among the least-penalized teams in the WHL, tied for 19th with 15.4 minutes per game . . . The Ice owns the WHL's eighth-ranked power play (22.7%) and the fourth-ranked penalty-killing unit (81.6%). The Pats are 17th on the PP (19.8%) and 12th on the PK (77.1%).
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