Pats Take on Broncos at Home Saturday
November 5, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats host the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. inside the Brandt Centre
The Pats are coming off a 7-3 victory over the Tri-City Americans on Sunday, snapping the clubs four game losing-streak. The Pats scored a season high seven goals, and a season high four goals in the first period. Connor Bedard matched his career high with five points (2G-3A), while Tanner Howe (1G-2A), Cole Dubinsky (3A), Stanislav Svozil (2A) and Layton Feist (1G-1A) also chipped in with multi-point games. Matthew Kieper got the start in net, making 28 saves in the victory. The final shots were 31-30 for the Americans. The Pats were 1-2 on the power play and 5-6 on the penalty kill.
Meanwhile, the Broncos are coming off a 4-1 loss last night at home to the Red Deer Rebels, which snapped their four game winning-streak. Josh Filmon had the Broncos only goal, while Reid Dyck got the start, allowing four goals on 41 shots, as the Rebels outshot the Broncos 41-20. Swift Current was 0-5 on their power play and 6-8 on their penalty kill.
They are coming off a 26-35-5-2 record last year, good for 59 points, missing the playoffs by two points, finishing tied for ninth with Regina and Calgary. Their biggest success came at the 2022 NHL Draft as Josh Davies (FLA), Connor Hvidston (ANA), Josh Filmon (NJD), Owen Pickering (PIT) and Reid Dyck (BOS) got drafted by NHL clubs.
Match Up
Swift Current Regina
Team Record 6-8-0-0 – 12 points 7-7-0-1 – 15 points
Division Ranking 4th Central 4th East
Conference Ranking 8th Eastern 7th Eastern
League Ranking 15th 13th
Past 10 Games 5-5-0-0 5-4-0-1
Streak 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0
Last Game 4-1 L vs Red Deer (Nov 4 2022) Final 7-3 W vs Tri-City (Oct 30 2022) Final
Home Record 4-6-0-0 3-4-0-1
Away Record 2-2-0-0 4-3-0-0
GF 45 50
GA 53 51
PP (Overall) (13/53) 24.5% (10/57) 17.5%
PP (Home) (8/40) 20.0% (5/28) 17.9%
PP (Away) (5/13) 38.5% (5/29) 17.2%
PK (Overall) (16/78) 79.5% (12/66) 81.8%
PK (Home) (12/57) 78.9% (5/32) 84.4%
PK (Away) (4/21) 81.0% (7/34) 79.4%
PP vs. Opp. (2/2) 100% (3/14) 21.4%
PK vs. Opp. (3/14) 78.6% (2/2) 0%
Leading Rookie Caswell (3-4-7) (0-0-0)
Most PIM McNutt – 34 Barnett – 24
Team PIM/GM 15.1/Game 14.0/Game
Leading Scorers Ward (6-11-17) Bedard (13-16-29)
Filmon (8-5-13) Howe (7-12-19)
Pelletier (6-6-12) Valis (5-6-11)
Hvidston (3-8-11) Svozil (1-10-11)
Pickering (2-9-11) Suzdalev (6-4-10)
Last 5 Games 4-1 L vs Red Deer (Nov 4 2022) Final 7-3 W vs Tri-City (Oct 30 2022) Final
5-4 W vs Vancouver (Nov 2 2022) Final OT 3-2 L vs Everett (Oct 29 2022) Final
5-4 W @ Prince Albert (Oct 29 2022) Final 2-1 L vs Moose Jaw (Oct 26 2022) Final
6-1 W vs Victoria (Oct 28 2022) Final 5-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Oct 20 2022) Final
5-4 W vs Lethbridge (Oct 26 2022) Final 4-3 L vs Lethbridge (Oct 16 2022) Final SO
Leading After 1st 1-1-0-0 5-0-0-0
Leading After 2nd 5-0-0-0 6-0-0-0
Tied After 1st 3-1-0-0 1-1-0-0
Tied After 2nd 0-3-0-0 1-3-0-0
Trailing After 1st 2-6-0-0 1-6-0-1
Trailing After 2nd 1-5-0-0 0-4-0-1
Out Shooting Opponents 2-2-0-0 5-3-0-1
Out Shot by Opponents 3-6-0-0 2-4-0-0
1 Goal Games 5-5-0-0 3-3-0-1
2 Goal Games 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0
3 Goal Games 0-1-0-0 2-2-0-0
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
Radio: 620ckrm.com
Stream: WHL Live
TV: AccessNow
HEAD TO HEAD (2-0-0-0)
The Pats are 178-152-19-7-6 vs. the Broncos, all-time.
Date Home Away Time Result
October 8th Regina Swift Current 7:00 p.m. MDT W, 4-3
October 14th Swift Current Regina 7:00 p.m. MDT W, 4-3
November 5th Regina Swift Current 7:00 p.m. MDT
November 11th Swift Current Regina 4:00 p.m. CST
January 20 Swift Current Regina 7:00 p.m. CST
January 21 Regina Swift Current 7:00 p.m. CST
It’s the third of six meetings between the Pats and Broncos, with one more at home and two on the road. Last season, the Pats went 3-3-0-0 against the Broncos, outscoring the Broncos 25-20 in the season series. The Pats are 11-6-1 over their last 18 meetings against the Broncos. The Pats will next see the Broncos on November 11th.
HEADLINES
Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard was named both the WHL’s Player of the Week (3G-5A-8PTS) and Player of the Month for Sept/Oct. The North Vancouver, B.C. product scored 29 points (13G-16A) in 15 games last month. The 5-foot-10, 185 lb. right-shot centre is currently on a 14 game point-streak and leads the WHL in shots (91) as well as goals, assists and points this season.
Longtime Regina Leader-Post sports editor Rob Vanstone was named the the 2022 recipient of the Bob Ridley WHL Award for Media Excellence on Thursday November 3. Vanstone will be presented the Bob Ridley WHL Award for Media Excellence prior to the start of the WHL Regular Season game between the Regina Pats and Swift Current Broncos tonight.
BY THE NUMBERS
2: Goals over Borya Valis’ last two games as he carries a two game goal-streak into tonight’s contest against the Broncos, all since coming back from injury.
2: Two Pats goaltenders have posted a .900+ save percentage to start the season, as Matthew Kieper sits with a .913 SV% over four starts (2-2-0-1) and Drew Sim holds a .903 SV% in eight starts (5-3-0-0)…last year, Drew Sim posted an .859 SV% and Kieper a .876 SV%.
4: Four game point-streak for Pats defenceman Stanislav Svozil (1G-5A-6PTS)…the Prerov, Czechia product has recorded nine points (1G-8A) over his last eight games…his 11 points (1G-8A) in 12 games this season leads all Pats defencemen.
29: Number of points (13G-16A) in 15 games for Pats captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL, while his 13 goals are tied for first, and his 16 assists are also first…the North Vancouver, BC product is on a 14 game point-streak, with all 29 points over his last 14 games.
91: Shots on net in 15 games this season for Connor Bedard leads the WHL, as he is averaging 6.06 per-game, while he averaged 5.25 shots on net per game last year, with 326 shots in 62 games, leading the league.
81.8: Penalty kill percentage this season, which is eighth in the WHL and sixth in the Eastern Conference…the club has gone 30-36 on the PK’s over their last 10 games (83.3%), after giving up at least one PPGA in five previous games…their PK last season was last at 71.9%.
3.40: Goals against per-game this season is 11th in the WHL and eighth in the Eastern Conference while their goals against per-game last year was 4.07…over the Pats last three games, Regina has given up 8 goals against, which is an average of 2.66 per-game.
COMING UP
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 – Edmonton Oil Kings (2-12-1-0) at Regina Pats (7-7-0-1)
7:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11 – Regina Pats (7-7-0-1) at Swift Current Broncos (6-8-0-0)
7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12 – Red Deer Rebels (14-0-0-0) at Regina Pats (7-7-0-1)
4:00 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13 – Regina Pats (7-7-0-1) at Saskatoon Blades (11-4-0-0)
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