PAT CANADIANS OFF TO TELUS CUP NATIONALS

Photo courtesy Mike Tate

The Regina Pat Canadians will have a chance to earn a record fifth national midget hockey championship.  On Sunday in Dauphin, MB, the Pat Canadians beat Pembina Valley (MB) 7-1 in the final to win the regional tournament and earn a spot in the Telus Cup (formerly Air Canada Cup).  Here’s Sunday’s game summary from the DauphinsKingdom blog:

DAUPHIN, MB — The Regina Pat Canadians used a strong second period to roll to a 7-1 victory over the Pembina Valley Hawks in the final of the Telus Cup Midget Regional.

Regina got goals from five different players with Tyran Brown and Riley Woods notching two in the contest. Woods’ goal at the 8:55 mark of the middle frame turned out to be the winner.

Starting goaltender Curtis Meger took the victory between the pipes for Regina. He faced just 18 shots, including four in the first period and five in the second. Round robin MVP Travis Klassen was given the loss for Pembina Valley but couldn’t be faulted on any of the goals. He stopped 34 of 41.

There were a lot of Power Plays in the affair, Regina had eight, scoring on five of them. Pembina Valley had just two. I would credit Regina for being very disciplined in the contest and that’s why the infractions were so one sided, at least in my opinion.

The Pat Canadians are now off to the Telus Cup which takes place in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec April 20-26.

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