PATS 3 – HURRICANES 2, REGINA LEADS SERIES 2-1
REGINA — This time it was the Regina Pats’ turn to wreak havoc on the powerplay.
Tuesday night in Game 3 of their WHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against Lethbridge, the Pats buried two key powerplay goals to eke out a 3-2 victory and in the process, grab a 2-1 series lead.
In Friday’s Game 1, the Hurricanes rode four powerplay goals to a 6-3 triumph however now they find themselves behind in the series and without the momentum.
Regina started off slowly in Game 3. Very slow. In fact they didn’t produce a shot on goal until the 13:05 mark of the first period and that included almost the entire five minutes of a major penalty to the Hurricanes’ Carter Folk for his check to the head of Regina’s Jared Freadrich. In fact the Hurricanes scored a shorthanded goal – off the stick of Giorgio Estephan – during that penalty.
The Folk hit set off fireworks as Lethbridge coach Brent Kisio went ballistic on the officials for making the call after watching the replay of the hit on the video scoreboard. Apparently the refs aren’t supposed to do that? Oh well.
But, showing why the Pats acquired him at the WHL Trade Deadline, 20-year old sniper Cole Sanford tied the game on the powerplay late in the second period to make it 1-1 going to the third.
Pats star 17-year old Sam Steel was a threat all night and his powerplay goal midway through the third frame gave Regina a 2-1 lead. Moments later, Pats forward Rykr Cole of Moosomin, SK scored the eventual game-winner when his even strength tally made it 3-1.
The Canes’ Andrew Nielson scored a powerplay goal late – with just under two minutes to go – however Lethbridge couldn’t force overtime despite furious pressure in the dying seconds.
THE STATS: Lethbridge outshot Regina 32-22. … Regina goalie Tyler Brown (30 saves) collected the win while Lethbridge target Stuart Skinner (19 saves) got the loss. … Regina’s Adam Brooks picked up three assists on the evening. He received a standing ovation before the game for winning the WHL scoring title. … Regina was 2/7 on the powerplay and 5/6 killing penalties. … The attendance was announced at 6,049 however if they’d announced a sellout of 6,484 no one would’ve known the difference.
UP NEXT: The Pats host the Hurricanes Wednesday in Game 4 at 7:00 pm on 620 CKRM. … Don’t miss 620 CKRM’s SportsCage live from the Brandt Centre on Wednesday at 4:00 pm for a second straight day. The show has served to be a 3-hour pregame show for the Pats.
RP
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THE REST
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Dryden Hunt had three goals and an assist and Zach Sawchenko stopped 26 shots as the Moose Jaw Warriors blanked the visiting Prince Albert Raiders 7-0 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League playoff action.
Brett Howden, Josh Brook and Jayden Halbgewachs had a goal and an assist apiece for the Warriors, who now hold a 3-1 lead in their first-round series and can eliminate Prince Albert with a victory on Friday.
Jesse Shynkaruk also scored for Medicine Hat while Noah Gregor and Brayden Point each added three assists.
Rylan Parenteau started in net for the Raiders but was pulled after allowing four goals on 21 shots in 27:25 of action. Ian Scott turned away 12-of-15 shots in relief.
The Warriors went 2 for 7 on the power play while Prince Albert failed to score on four chances with the man advantage.
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ROCKETS 1 BLAZERS 0
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Michael Herringer made 40 saves as Kelowna shut out the Blazers to take a 2-1 first-round series lead.
Justin Kirkland scored the game’s only goal 1:45 into the second period.
Connor Ingram kicked out 36-of-37 shots for Kamloops.
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THUNDERBIRDS 5 COUGARS 0
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Cavin Leth struck twice and Landon Bow made 27 saves as Seattle took a 3-0 first-round series lead by blanking the Cougars.
Keegan Kolesar and Nick Holowko had a goal and an assist apiece for the Thunderbirds and Alexander True added the other.
Ty Edmonds allowed three goals on 10 shots for Prince George before giving way to Nick McBride, who made 22 saves in 36:29 of relief.
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CHIEFS 5 ROYALS 2
SPOKANE, Wash. – Keanu Yamamoto set up three goals and the Chiefs broke out to a five-goal lead en route to their first series victory over the Royals.
Jason Fram, Jordan Henderson, Hudson Elynuik, Presten Kopeck and Jaret Anderson-Dolan supplied the goals for Spokane, which trails the first-round matchup 2-1. Lasse Petersen stopped 22 shots for the win.
Matthew Philips and Scott Walford scored third-period goals for Victoria as Coleman Vollrath made 32 saves in defeat.
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SILVERTIPS 5 WINTERHAWKS 3
PORTLAND, Ore. – Remi Laurencelle and Matt Fonteyne had a goal and an assist apiece as Everett pushed the Winterhawks a game away from elimination.
Dawson Leedahl, Patrick Bajkov and Brycen Martin also scored for the Silvertips, who are up 3-0 in their first-round series. Mario Petit made 23 saves for the win.
Cody Glass, Rihards Bukarts and Alex Schoenborn struck for Portland, which got a 20-save outing from Adin Hill.
(Canadian Press)
Moose Jaw has Raiders on the ropes
Wow what a game. The boys were so nervous out of the gate but weathered the storm and kept plugging away and were rewarded for working hard. I haven't seen the building rocking like it was tonight since 1992-1993 when Shawn Yakimishyn got ejected and swung his stick at the crowd. Fantastic entertainment tonight. Well done Pats!
Brooks + Hobbs + Tyler Brown = Memorial Cup 2016!!
Hey Rod,
Although you can be a cornball sometimes, I gotta give you props on the Pats coverage.
Remember the good ole days when the Pats had a marketing department and gave away rally towels, thunder sticks, or sea of white t-shirts….. This year they gave out a .15 cent piece of cardboard. They did a poor job of hyping the game…. the atmosphere felt like a weekday game in the middle of January. No hockey minds… no creative thinking. They just want my money (chuck a puck, jersey raffle, etc..) Instead lets try and another row of tables and seats behind the last row of seats on the lower level and make what was a already a… Read more »
Stay home.
Way to go Regina, big fail in not selling out a playoff game, in a 6500 seat arena!
Stay home.
one game so kids can have fun to enjoy a hockey game? you sir need to take a pill
Why are you even a season ticket holder all you just did is whine and complain. Brutal Next you will be complaining that it was too loud in the building, like really give your season tickets to someone else. You must live a very horrible life being that bitchy and negative all the time, stay home and let someone else enjoy the game.
6400seating capacity and no it was actually a good crowd you anon wouldn't be happy with anything Regina does anyways 400 short of sellout not to shabby. Moose jaw had 3289 1500 short of capacity Portland had 6000 or so way short of capacity, Spokane 3400 prince george3400 Spokane filled the arena to about 30 percent capacity prince George 60 percent
If fans are consistenrly told to stay home, they will.
Stay home directed to a few dis-satisfied chronic complainers who are never happy with the product.
I am a Pats fan and hope they keep playing well….however for Mr Pedersen to make the comment on the Refs watching the video replay and saying "Oh Well"…I can just imagine his comments if the tables were turned…it would have been crying uncontrollable….was one of the worst officiating games I have seen right from the beginning..glad Brooks is really taking charge of this team as well as brown playing well
You sir are not very smart if you truly believe that but my guess is you are just trying to stir the pot. Actually the reffing was very fair and accurate. Much better than 1st game in Lethbridge. That game was over reffed. Folk deserves a suspension, so hopefully the league follows through.
One of the strangest games I have ever been to. Two standing ovations before the game was 10 minutes old … and the Pats were being outshot 7-0. The first period was clearly 2nd versus 7th. The Pats didn't belong and ahd me wondering how they won game two in Lethbridge. My how things changed! Still, I have two other sides of the coin points. The atmosphere from the 5-minute major in the first until the last minute of the game was preseason-ish. Atmosphere isn't measured when a team scores the tying and goal ahead goals. Its reaction to hits,… Read more »
Sellouts are simply perception. I'm glad they announced what they did. Saying something is sold out then seeing hundreds of empty seats in the second level just makes it a joke.
My friends and I attend a lot of games and we refer to the empty sections of seats as the Brandt employees section. Get it?
Hey, to the guy that chirps the Pats marketing department on a daily basis. We get it, you didn't get hired. Last I checked, the marketing departments job is to want your money. If they gave away towels and thunder sticks, how would that be 'creative thinking'? I would love for you to post some ideas on here that are better than what they are doing. Now smarten up and go back to looking for a job, you self proclaimed 'hockey mind', you.
First Anon #4, I want you to come to the game….but I also want you to enjoy it. There are about 5 season ticket holders in my section that yell and bitch every game. They change their target from the refs to Paddock to Brown staying in his net…..etc. Pre-game they complain the entire time, I don't get how you can continue to buy season tickets if all you want to do is complain. I think the table seating behind is a great idea, big deal if the traffic is jammed a bit. Complaining about losing your seats for one… Read more »
Great atmosphere. Rumour has it, attendance is up – wouldn't believe it sometimes with the hostility in the keyboard warriors section of the blog.
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Great crowd, great atmosphere and great win. The Sh_t Heads will always have some little thing to complain about (if they really are seasons ticket holders). The Pats looked nervous and tentative early and started to get back to their game as it went on. By the third period they were doing there thing and also hit a couple pipes as well. They will be much better tonight. Does Hilsendager not get you can't take three needless penalties per game? The slash of a guys stick out of his hand late in the third could have been a devastating penalty.… Read more »
You're all a bunch of nincompoops. There, done.
Trump
Hey Kellin just because its in the paper doesnt mean its true. The Pats "sold-out" the night they unveiled the new clock too but everyone in the city knows that the owners gave away 1,000 seats to brandt employees.
I have been to over a dozen games this season when 4,000 announced attendance and i would put my life on the fact there were less than 3,000 in the house. A lot of sponsored seats are bought in support of the local team but rarely filled.
Stay home.
The Pats go ahead in a playoff series and all people can do is complain. It's so sad.
Slow start for the Pats last night but they prevailed! Keep rolling boys!