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GAME 1 FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 8:00 P.M. CST | BRANDT CENTRE | REGINA, SK (0-0-0-0) 620 CKRM | ACCESSNOW TV | WHL LIVE (0-0-0-0) EvAn DAum | Director, BrAnd MArketing & CommunicAtions | [email protected] | 306-519-1754 PATS READY TO ROLL AFTER YEAR-LONG ABSENCE HEAD-TO-HEAD LAST 10 MEETINGS | REG (2-8-0-0) vs. PA REGINA – Where do we start with this game. Feb. 18, 2020 REG 2 @ PA 5 Nov. 16, 2019 REG 4 vs. PA 3 (SO) 366 days ago seems like a fitting place. It was March 11, 2020 when the Regina Pats last Nov. 1, 2019 REG 3 @ PA 6 skated off the ice following a Western Hockey League game – a 6-2 setback to the Oct. 5, 2019 REG 0 @ PA 6 Winnipeg ICE at the Brandt Centre. Sept. 27, 2019 REG 2 vs. PA 5 Jan. 1, 2019 REG 3 vs. PA 5 Dec. 30, 2018 REG 2 @ PA 1 That game, however, feels like ancient history now, as the Pats end the longest span in Dec. 1, 2018 REG 2 vs. PA 5 franchise history without a game since the club went silent between 1934 and 1945. Oct. 27, 2018 REG 2 @ PA 6 Sept. 22, 2018 REG 1 vs. PA 3 Fast forward 366 days and hockey is back in a major way in the Queen City, as the Pats PATS ALL-TIME REG. SEASON RECORD vs. PA and the rest of the WHL’s East Division get set for a 52-day regular season sprint at the 154-125-11-11-6 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL) Brandt Centre. Regina’s 24-game regular season opens Friday night (8:00 p.m. CST) against the Prince Albert Raiders, as the (still) defending WHL champions come to town in a 2020-21 SCHEDULE (0-0-0) season opener the likes of which the Pats have never seen. All times CST; Regina Hub – Brandt Centre Mar. 12 vs. Prince Albert 8:00 p.m. While there won’t be any fans in the house, there will be no shortage of eyeballs on the Mar. 14 @ Saskatoon 4:00 p.m. latest edition of the Regiment, most notably Connor Bedard. Mar. 16 vs. Moose Jaw 8:00 p.m. Mar. 17 @ Swift Current 8:00 p.m. Mar. 20 vs. Brandon 8:00 p.m. The first player in WHL history to be granted exceptional player status, Bedard joins an Mar. 23 @ Winnipeg 8:00 p.m. elite list of Canadian Hockey League players to make the jump to major junior hockey at Mar. 25 @ Prince Albert 4:00 p.m. 15. The North Vancouver, B.C. is the seventh player in the CHL to earn the elite status, Mar. 26 vs. Saskatoon 4:00 p.m. joining the likes of NHL superstars Connor McDavid (2012) and John Tavares (2005). Mar. 29 vs. Swift Current 8:00 p.m. Mar. 30 @ Moose Jaw 8:00 p.m. Apr. 1 @ Brandon 8:00 p.m. Bedard’s much-anticipated debut marks a key milestone in Regina’s retooling following Apr. 3 vs. Winnipeg 4:00 p.m. the Pats build up and appearance in the 2018 Memorial Cup. Apr. 5 vs. Moose Jaw 4:00 p.m. Apr. 6 @ Swift Current 8:00 p.m. Apr. 9 vs. Brandon 4:00 p.m. The rookie is the centerpiece of Regina’s road back to WHL prominence, as the talented Apr. 12 @ Winnipeg 8:00 p.m. centre is poised to help spark the Pats attack as soon as the puck drops. Apr. 13 vs. Prince Albert 8:00 p.m. Apr. 15 @ Saskatoon 4:00 p.m. By the NUMBERS Apr. 18 @ Prince Albert 8:00 p.m. Apr. 20 vs. Saskatoon 8:00 p.m. th • Logan Nijhoff will wear the ‘C’ this season for the Pats, becoming the 80 captain Apr. 22 vs. Swift Current 8:00 p.m. in franchise history Apr. 23 @ Moose Jaw 8:00 p.m. • Regina’s roster features 13 full-time Pats from a year ago and 7 additional players Apr. 25 @ Brandon 8:00 p.m. Apr. 27 @ Winnipeg 8:00 p.m. who suited up in at least 1 game for the Regiment • st rd Friday’s game is the 91 season opener in Pats’ franchise history and the 53 in 2020-21 WHL EAST the club’s WHL history DIVISION STANDINGS • The Pats are 14-34-2-2-0 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL) all-time in WHL season openers and 1-3-0-1-0 in openers against Prince Albert GP W L OTL Pts • Regina is 7-11-1-2-0 in WHL season openers at home and 22-25-2-2-1 overall in REGINA / / / / / WHL home openers Brandon / / / / / • Moose Jaw / / / / / A total of 84 games are scheduled to be played at the Brandt Centre as part of Prince Albert / / / / / the WHL’s East Division Hub Saskatoon / / / / / • Friday’s game is the 308th regular season meeting between the Pats and Raiders, Swift Current / / / / / and Regina’s 3,684th WHL regular season game all-time Winnipeg / / / / / 2020-21 REGINA PATS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YR. Acquired Hometown Last 2019-20 Team (League) Pronunciation 4 Tom Cadieux RD 6-0 174 ‘02 Traded by TC (2020) Saskatoon, SK Tri-City Americans (WHL) KA-dough 5 Jacob Dewitt * D 6-3 174 ‘04 Drafted by REG (2019) Sicamous, BC POE Prep (CSSHL U18) 6 Makai Mitchell D 6-0 189 ‘02 Listed by REG (2018) Fort Collins, CO, USA Regina Pats (WHL) 11 Carter Massier LW 6-1 179 ‘01 Listed by REG (2017) Peace River, AB Regina Pats (WHL) Mass-E-ur 18 Cole Dubinsky C 5-10 168 ‘02 Drafted by REG (2017) Ardrossan, AB Regina Pats (WHL) Dew-bin-ski 19 Zack Smith RW 5-11 165 ‘01 Listed by REG (2019) Saskatoon, SK Regina Pats (WHL) 20 Kyle Walker ‘A’ D 6-2 203 ‘00 Traded by EVT (2018) Leduc, AB Regina Pats (WHL) 21 Cole Carrier C 6-0 190 ‘02 Traded by KEL (2020) Strathcona, AB Regina Pats (WHL) Carry-ur 22 Carter Chorney RW 6-1 171 ‘01 Traded by SC (2019) Sherwood Park, AB Regina Pats (WHL) 23 Sloan Stanick LW 5-11 162 ‘03 Traded by EVT (2019) Rapid City, MB Regina Pats (WHL) 24 Colby Wotton * C 5-11 154 ‘03 Drafted by REG (2018) Foxwarren, MB Yellowhead Chiefs (MU18HL) WOO-tun 26 Jakob Brook LW 6-2 184 ‘02 Traded by PA (2020) Roblin, MB Regina Pats (WHL) 28 Jake Johnson D 5-11 190 ‘03 Drafted by REG (2018) Scottsdale, AZ, USA Regina Pats (WHL) 29 Logan Nijhoff ‘C’ LW 6-0 182 ‘01 Drafted by REG (2016) Comox, BC Regina Pats (WHL) NYE-hof 30 Matthew Kieper * G 5-11 146 ‘04 Drafted by REG (2019) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL) Keeper 31 Roddy Ross G 6-3 184 ‘00 Traded by SEA (2020) Meadow Lake, SK Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 33 Spencer Welke * G 6-0 185 ‘02 Listed by REG (2019) Yorkton, SK Prince Albert Mintos (SMAAAHL) Well-KEY 36 Marcus Taylor * D 6-0 149 ‘04 Drafted by REG (2018) Coquitlam, BC Burnaby WC (CSSHL U18) 37 Easton Armstrong * RW 6-1 169 ‘03 Drafted by REG (2018) Los Angeles, CA, USA LA Jr. Kings (16U AAA) 39 Carson Denomie ‘A’ (H) LW 6-0 196 ‘00 Traded by MJ (2019) Regina, SK Regina Pats (WHL) Den-UH-me 40 Parker Berge * D 5-11 169 ‘03 Drafted by REG (2018) Edmonton, AB Northern AB X-Treme (CSSHL U18) BUR-j 41 Ryker Evans ‘A’ D 5-11 184 ‘01 Drafted by REG (2016) Calgary, AB Regina Pats (WHL) 42 Drew Englot ‘A’ (A) C 6-2 191 ‘02 Traded by LET (2019) Candiac, SK Regina Pats (WHL) 44 Layton Feist * D 6-0 153 ‘04 Drafted by REG (2019) Dawson Creek, BC Okanagan HA Red (CSSHL U18) 52 Braxton Whitehead * C 5-11 150 ‘04 Drafted by REG (2019) Palmer, AK, USA Pitt. Penguins Elite (15U AAA) 98 Connor Bedard * C 5-9 165 ‘05 Drafted by REG (2020) North Vancouver, BC West Van Academy Prep (CSSHL U18) * Denotes rookie AGE MAKE-UP ORGANIZATIONAL MAKE-UP GEOGRAPHICAL MAKE-UP 2005 born (1) : Bedard WHL DRAFT ALBERTA (7) Berge, Carrier, Chorney, FIRST round (2) : Bedard | ’20 (1st), Feist | Dubinsky, Evans, 2004 born (5) : Dewitt, Feist, Taylor, ’19 (17th) Massier, Walker nd Kieper, Whitehead 2-4th rounds (8) : Cadieux | TC – ’17 (2 ), Chorney | SPO – ’16 (2nd), SASK. (6) Cadieux, Denomie, Brook | PA – ’17 2nd), 2003 born (5) : Armstrong, Berge, Whitehead | 66th (3rd), Englot, Ross, Smith, Johnson Stanick, Kieper | 63rd (3rd), Welke Wotton Dubinsky | 79th (4th), Carrier | KEL – 71st (4th), BC (5) Bedard, Dewitt, Feist, 2002 born (7) : Brook, Cadieux, Carrier, Englot | LET – 76th (4th), Nijhoff, Taylor Dubinsky, Englot, 5th-11th (11): Denomie | KAM – 100th Mitchell, Welke (5th), Ross | SEA – 169th MANITOBA (4) Brook, Kieper, Stanick, (6th), Stanick | EVT – Wotton 145th (7th), Wotton | 2001 born (5) : Chorney, Evans, 136th (7th), Nijhoff | Massier, Nijhoff, Smith 165th (8th), Berge | 157th USA (4) Armstrong, Johnson, (8th), Dewitt | 186th (9th), Mitchell, Whitehead 2000 born (3) : Denomie, Ross, Walker Taylor | 192nd (9th), Armstrong | 214th (10th), Johnson | 201st (10th), Evans | 209th (10th) CHL IMPORT DRAFT (0) LIST 5 – Massier, Mitchell, Smith, Walker, Welke TRADE 9 – Carrier, Chorney, Stanick, Brook, Denomie, Englot, Cadieux, Walker, Ross LAST PATS GAME – March 11, 2020 | Regina 2 – Winnipeg 6 (Brandt Centre) SCORING SUMMARY PATS PLAYER STATS Pos # Player G A +/- SH PIM FOW FIRST PERIOD D 3 Zonneveld, Steven 0 0 -1 0 0 0/0 WPG – Owen Pederson (28) from RW 10 Pratt, Austin - C 0 1 -1 4 2 1/1 Michal Teply and Peyton Krebs – 7:51.