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The Week That Was
Wednesday, November 6th – Pats 5 @ Lethbridge 2
The Pats started out their stretch of November road games with a bang. Morgan Klimchuk notched his first WHL hat-trick as part of a four point night, newcomer Jesse Zgraggen scored as did Connor Gay in the Pats 5-2 win over Lethbridge. The Hurricanes scored both their goals on the powerplay (Reid Duke, Axel Blomqvist) as Pats netminder Dawson MacAuley made 30 saves in the victory.
Saturday, November 9th – Pats 5 @ Seattle 3
Morgan Klimchuk opened the scoring in the first two minutes and added a second in the middle frame to match Alexander Delnov and Branden Troock’s markers for the Thunderbirds for a 2-2 game after two. In the third, Braden Christoffer and Boston Leier scored for the Pats who put up 27 shots in the final frame in a 5-3 victory over Seattle. Adam Henry scored the T-Birds’ third goal while Kyle Burroughs scored his first of the year into an empty net.
Sunday, November 10th – Pats 2 @ Portland 5
The Winterhawks got on the board early and worked out to a 2-0 lead courtesy of Nic Petan and Brendan Leipsic. The Pats cut into that number when Dryden Hunt scored his first of the season in the second, but Portland would regain the two goal lead off the stick of Taylor Leier. Kyle Burroughs brought the Pats back within one, but the Hawks goat goals from Chase De Leo and Leier to take the game by a 5-2 final score. Dawson MacAuley made 53 saves in the loss.
Quote of the Week
“I thought we had a real strong game. We took pucks to the net, got pucks deep, didn’t turn over a lot, and were very aggressive on the forecheck. We had a lot of quality chances and our powerplay was clicking last night. We didn’t finish as many as we wanted but we executed real well and had some real good opportunities.”
– Assistant Coach Bill McGuigan on the Pats’ performance in Seattle
Roster Moves
Pats recall G Nicholas Schneider (’97)
Pats trade G Teagan Sacher (’94) to Lethbridge in exchange for a 2015 5th Rd Bantam Draft pick
The Week Ahead
Wednesday, November 13th – Pats @ Everett
The Pats play the fourth game of their road swing against Joshua Winquist and the Everett Silvertips. The ‘Tips have been off to a strong start, battling for a spot in the top three of the Western Conference. Catch the action on the road with Home Depot Pats Hockey on 620 CKRM starting at 8:35 p.m. CST.
Friday, November 15th – Pats @ Tri-City
The Blue and White close out their U.S. Division road swing with a pair of weekends starting Friday in Kennewick, WAS against the Tri-City Americans. The Pats will have to shut down forwards Brian Williams (25 PTS) and Connor Rankin (20 PTS) to come out of the Toyota Centre with a win.
Saturday, November 16th – Pats @ Spokane
The final game of the Pats’ trip comes against WHL leading scorer Mitch Holmberg (51 PTS) and the Spokane Chiefs. At the conclusion of the contest, it’s back to the Queen City for a couple days before heading out on the road again.
Neutral Zone Store Open for Agribition
The Pats Neutral Zone Store will be open for business in the Brandt Centre at select times during Agribition. Stop by and pick up one of the new red third jerseys or some 22Fresh Pats gear. Voucher Packs are also available from the Neutral Zone, visit ReginaPats.com and follow @PatsNeutralZone on twitter during Agribition for store hours.
Important Dates
Friday, November 29th – Prince Albert @ Pats – 7:00 p.m.
(Courtesy Daniel Fink/Pats PR)
