REGINA PATS - 9 vs. PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS - 3 - WELCOME BACK JORDAN EBERLE

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The return of Regina Pats Jordan Eberle, was welcomed by the club when he arrived Monday from the Edmonton Oilers Training Camp. With his return and being in the Pats line-up tonight will be a great help to the club. (Part taken from Rod Pedersen.blog - Rod: What's he going to do for your team? Coach Curtis HUNT: "Well right now he gives us hope! Haha. Especially the way we've struggled as much as we have to score. He brings leadership, he'll play in all situations, he'll kill penalties, block shots. The way his demeanor is, I think it's a calming influence for our group."

Pats at Raiders - 7:00 tonight on 620 CKRM - WELCOME BACK EBERLE.


Regina Pats # 31 - Damien Ketlo, # 6 - Myles Bell and Prince Albert # 22 - Ryan Harrison

(Photo: Thomas Porter - WHL.ca)

Game Report: Eberle considered his time at Edmonton Oilers training camp a valuable learning experience. Wednesday night, he put his lessons to good use. He scored twice and added two assists in his first game of the season, leading the Regina Pats to a 9-3 drubbing of the Prince Albert Raiders in Western Hockey League action.

With Eberle, it was a different Regina Pats team. The number one line scored at the 5:45 mark of the first period. It was Jordan Eberle scoring, later they announced a change and gave the goal to Jordan Weal and said it went in off a defenceman. Eberle did finally score less then three minutes later, on a Power Play when he stole the puck from goal tender Steven Stanford, as Stanford went out to get the puck at 8:13. Around the three minue mark Colten Teubert rung the cross bar on a Power Play. Pats did come out flying, out shooting Prince Albert 18-6.

The NEW LOOK Regina Pats went up 3-0 on Jordan Weal's second goal, as he scored at 3:15 under the cross bar, assisted by Jordan Eberle and Brett Leffler. Regina scored two quick goals with in one minute. Brayden Metz recieved a pass from the right face-off circle fromMatt Strueby, at 7:28, also assisted by Brandon Davidson. Jordan Eberle scored Pats first short hand goal at 8:36 to go up 5-0. Prince Albert finally got on the score board at 12:21, when Jordan Hickmott scored on a third rebound, assisted by Igo Revenko and Ryan Harrison. Pats were not finished, scoring two goals in less then one minute. Matt Strueby a back hander from a feed by Eberle at 15:45. Jordan Weal got his hat trick at 16:25, assisted by Kyle Mulder and Brett Leffler. It was Regina Pats 7-1 after the second period.

In a wild third period, Regina Pats got into penalty problems as Prince Albert had three chances on a two man advantage. The Raiders finally scored at 12:33 on Dustin Cameron's Power Play goal. Then Raiders second Power Play, scored by Jordayn Hickmott at 13:09. Prince Albert had seven straight penalties, and one of them had Brett Leffler score at 14:16 on a short handed break-away, Pats second on the night. The finally goal at 15:33 had Regina Pats scoring on a Power Play goal by Killan Hutt to give the Regina Pats a 9-3 score.

Regina Pats CKRM Broadcaster - Rod Pedersen.blog story - Pats 9 Raiders 3

Regina Leader Post story - Regina Pats bash host Prince Albert Raiders 9-3

Prince Albert Daily Herald Sports - John MacNeil story - Raiders take one on the chin