PRESEASON: WHEAT KINGS 8 PATS 3

Photo by J. Schaworski Photography

Regina, Saskatchewan – The Regina Pats (1-4-0-0) fell to the Brandon Wheat Kings (2-0-0-0) 6 to 3 in the second half of a home and home weekend pre-season series.

Game Story
The Brandon Wheat Kings opened the scoring at the 11:24 mark of the first when Mark Matsuba scored unassisted.  They would increase their lead 20 seconds later when Tyler Coulter scored making it 2-0.

The Regina Pats got on the board in the second when Rykr Cole scored his second of the pre-season less than two minutes in.  Brandon and Regina would match goal for goal after that when Brandon’s Stelio Mattheos made it 3-1 on the power play.  The Pats Jared Freadrich would get his first to make it 3-2 on the power play.

The flurry would continue when the Wheat Kings Braylon Shmyr would get his second goal of the pre-season to make it 4-3 Wheat Kings.  Regina’s Colton Kroeker would make it 4-3 with less than one minute left in the second.  In the third, Brandon would get four unanswered goals to beat the Pats 8-3.

Quick Hits
-The Regina Pats will return to the Brandt Centre on Wednesday, September 16th in pre-season action against the Prince Albert Raiders.
-Jared Freadrich scored his first goal as a member of the Regina Pats.

(Courtesy Regina Pats/Mark Rathwell)