REGINA PATS WIN IN A SHOOT-OUT - 4-3

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With the return of Colten Teubert, from the NHL Los Angeles Kings Training Camp and Matt Delehay, from New Jersey Devils, Regina Pats D line will be bolstered for tonights game. While Jordan Eberle is still with the Edmonton Oilers and will be with them till the last cut. "He has been one of our better forwards throughout training camp. He's had the puck a lot. He's not afraid to make a difficult play." These are quotes that have been coming up since the start of the Oilers Training Camp. For a return to the Regina Pats, one will have to wait a see.

Parts taken from Rod Pedersen.blog. The Saskatoon Blades roster features 16 returning players from last season's East Division Pennant winning club. Amongst those returning are 6 twenty goal scores from last season in: Hulak, Wintoneak, Hamilton, Gallimore, Kytnar and Patterson.

Ex-Regina Pat, Derek Hulak will be playing in his 177th consecutive game for the Blades tonight. Since being acquired by the Blades from Regina at age 17, Hulak has never missed a game. In that time, the Blades Captain has put up 58 goals and 90 assists.

GAME TIME: 7:00 pm at Brandt Centre - Broadcast: 620 CKRM Regina also WHL WebTV - Notice: you have to pay - Single Live Games - ONLY $6.95

Rookie Dawson Guhle is slated to start as Regina Pats goalie, due to Damien Ketlo - groin injury. Re: Regina Pats Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers pre-season is not playing tonight as Edmonton has two rosters. He will be playing to-morrow night in Winnipeg against Tampa Bay.

Game Report: Regina Pats got their first lead of the season when Matt Strueby, intercepted a give away and scored on a long shot high over Blades goalie Adam Morrison's glove at 8:25, unassisted of the first period. Todate both Regina Pat goals have been scored by Strueby, unassisted. During the period Saskatoon had two man advantage twice, only to have Pats Rookie Goalie Guhle come up great, Saskatoon out-shot the Pats 14-6, plus Saskatoon went 0-6 on the Power Play.

Regina Pats Rookie Myles Bell, picked up the clubs first assist of the season, as he carried the puck down the boards then passed across the goal crease. Tomas Hricina scored over Morrison's glove at 3:11 of the second period, to give the Pats a 2-0 lead. Burke Gallimore of Saskatoon made the score closer as he scored a snap long shot on Pats Guhle's stick side at the 9:01 mark, assisted by Derek Hulak. Pats out-shot Saskatoon 9-4 in the second period.

Two goals, less then two minutes apart in the third period; the first by Regina Pats Matt Strueby, his third of the season, took a puck away from a Saskatoon Defenceman, and scored at 6:32, assisted by Matt Delahey and Brett Leffler. Saskatoon came right back with former Pat Derek Hulak scoring at 8:17, assisted by Gallimore and Stefan Elliott. With only twenty seconds remaining a pass out of the corner infront of the net, had Gallimore score, his third point, assisted by Walker Wintoneak and Derek Hulak to tie the game at 3-3 and force overtime. No scoring. Saskatoon went 0/10 on the Power Play.

SHOOT-OUT:

Saskatoon - #17 Derek Hulak (miss); # 25 Burke Gallimore (miss)

Regina - #19 Jordan Weal (miss); Strueby and Brett Leffler (score)

See: Greg Harder's - Click on: Slap Shots for his side of the story, plus interviews. Also Pats Radio Broadcaster Rod Pedersen - story on his blog.