Pats Host Raiders in First Pre-Season Home Game
September 10, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats host the Prince Albert Raiders tonight at 7:00 p.m., wrapping up a home-and-home inside the Brandt Centre.
These two clubs last met on Friday night at the Art Hauser Centre where the Pats defeated the Raiders 3-2 to open their pre-season with a victory. Cole Dubinsky (1G-1A) and Tye Spencer (1G-1A) tallied a pair of points, Alexander Suzdalev scored the third marker for his first in a Pats uniform and Drew Sim stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Pats win.
For the Raiders, they got goals in the third period from Cole Peardon and Seth Tansem, bringing the Raiders within one. In relief of starting goaltender Tikhon Chaika who allowed two goals on 13 shots, Max Hildebrand allowed one goal on 16 shots.
The final shots were 29-24 for the Raiders. The Pats went 0-4 on the power play and 7-8 on the penalty kill.
WHERE TO WATCH
Stream: WHL Live
The Pats will be broadcasting all of their pre-season home games on WHL Live, as well as two pre-season games on 620ckrm.com, as Dante De Caria and Nathan Kanter will have the call of the Pats contest against the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday, September 13 in Estevan, Sask. and the Pats home game against the Winnipeg ICE on Thursday, September 15.
WHO TO WATCH
The obvious player to watch would be Connor Bedard, as he is coming off 51 goals and 100 points last season where he finished fourth in the WHL in points and second in goals. But another player who Pats fans should be watching is Borya Valis who looks like he has taken a step in his development. The Denver, Colorado product did not play last night in Prince Albert and is expected to play tonight at home.
Alexander Suzdalev made his Pats debut in Prince Albert last night, and scored his first in a Pats uniform. He is expected to play alongside Connor Bedard this season, as the two of them showed their chemistry in the scrimmages at training camp, after playing with each other in Sweden during the 2020-21 season.
For the Raiders, it remains the same. They will be leaning on returning veteran forwards Sloan Stanick, Evan Herman, Carson Latimer up front, as well as defencemen Nolan Allan and Landon Kosior and Belarus goaltender Tikhon Chaika. Stanick and Herman both produced 20+ goals last season, while Kosior scored 18 goals from the backend and Chaika finished with a .904 save percentage.
One name who Pats fans might see this weekend is “Derkatch” as Pats great Dale Derkatch’s son Dayce was drafted by the Raiders in the third-round in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft. He played last night at home, and might make the trip to Regina and play in the rink where his father made his name with the Pats.
2022-23 HEAD TO HEAD VS. PRINCE ALBERT
Date Home Away Time Result
October 12th Regina Prince Albert 7:00 p.m. MDT
December 9th Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. CST
December 30th Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. CST
January 1st Regina Prince Albert 4:00 p.m. CST
February 17 Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. CST
March 25 Regina Prince Albert 7:00 p.m. CDT
For the regular season, the Pats will play the Prince Albert Raiders six times, with three at home and three on the road.
COMING UP
REG vs. SC – Tuesday, September 13th (7:00 p.m. Affinity Place)
REG vs. WPG – Thursday, September 15th (7:00 p.m. Brandt Centre)
REG at WPG – Saturday, September 17th (6:00 p.m. RINK WPG)
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