WHEAT KINGS TAKE GAME 1
REGINA — Goaltending was the Regina Pats’ achilles heel in their playoff opener against the Brandon Wheat Kings Saturday night at a sold out Brandt Centre. Starting goaltender Dawson MacAuley was pulled at the 16:46 mark of the opening period after allowing four goals on 10 shots in an eventual 6-3 loss in Game 1 of their WHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with the Wheat Kings.
Jayce Hawryluk got things going for the visitors just 3:05 into the game, scoring on their first shot-on-goal. John Quenneville, Peter Quenneville and Ryan Pilon upped Brandon’s lead to 4-0 before the period was out and it was all the offense they would need.
Brandon led 4-0 after the first frame and 5-3 after two. Regina’s goals came from Morgan Klimchuk, Dryden Hunt and Connor Gay.
MacAuley was playing in place of the injured Daniel Wapple whose status is in doubt for the remainder of the series (ankle). Rookie Tyler Fuhr mopped up for the Pats stopping 23 of 25 shots. The Wheat Kings’ Jordan Papirny stopped 31 of 34 shots to get the win in his WHL playoff debut. Regina was also missing team MVP Dyson Stevenson (hand).
Brandon outshot Regina 35-34. The Pats were 1/6 on the powerplay and 2/3 on the penalty kill. The attendance was announced as a sellout at 6,200.
Game 2 goes Sunday in the Brandt Centre at 7:00 pm. 620 CKRM’s broadcast begins with the Press Box Sports Bar Pregame Show at 6:05 pm.
Last game at the Brandt Centre on Mar 23. Pats lose and will continue so in Brandon for Games 3 and 4. It's a sad evening. Miles
Why are you giving up ?
Pats lay a egg in front of 6200 people. Unbelievable!
Donna
Goaltending…….who do we have available? Pam
Grab the broom$
Once again, dumb comment
I can just hear the locals screaming "if we only had goaltending" bla bla bla.
Fact is, Pats would have been beat anyway. As there coach said with Phil after the game…. They were beat by a team that simply outplayed them.
We need someone a different power play unit other then 5 forwards. I recall a game in Moose Jaw at the end of the season whereby Sinitysn had 2 goals from the point. By far the hardest shot on the point from the Pats. Secondly, we need someone in front of the net screening Brandon's goalie. We are missing Dyson bug time. Hope Dyson can play game # 2. If not, I see the Pats going down 2-0 in this series. Something needs to change real quick with this power play unit. Lastly, Zaggragen if you can't play better defense.… Read more »
Sweep. Need I say more.
Ray
Wheaties in 4 straight for the SWEEEEEP…. also, hope Pats enjoyed their one and only sellout of the season tonight (6,200) because they'll be lucky to get 4,000 tomorrow night.
Wheaties fan I don't think you know what you're talking about
Chase Harrison #36. Take a seat for the rest of the series.
Kyle
Get Mrs. Sportscage's broom out pedersen its a wheatking sweep for your patsies!
One game! What a stupid comment!
No Wapple, No chance. Mapes and the marketing team can't save this squad
Stink city Roddie. Stink city!!
Goaltending….
This franchise can't catch a break. '98 Holden.. '14 Wapple. Stevenson. Never fails
Wapple and a crutch has to be better than macauley and 2 legs. Awful performance. Get used to it Regina fans. Brandon will be getting the upper hand for at least the next half decade
Wow you people on here what the check wrong with you negative negative negative
Don't fool yourself, this series is over.
I thought it took 4 games
You negative neds are out in force tonight…wonder if any of you actually went to the game? If you did you would have saw that Pats outchanced Brandon a lot in the 1st period and just couldn't catch a break. Had 3 great scoring chances (1 post) before Brandon had 1st shot. 4 Brandon goals in 1st period – 3 on screen shots and one scramble where no Pat showed up to to help Macauley after he stopped 2 shots…so don't blame it on the Tender! Fuhr did play well after relieving Macauley, for a change of pace. 2nd and… Read more »
Sweeping beauty Rp! Pats are sweeping beauties!
The Red got ROCKED!!!
Better where a different colour Sunday night.
It's wear
Man oh man!, how the Wheat king fans love to troll this blog. Pat fans take heart, it is only one game. A lot more drama to come!