REGINA PATS NEWS RELEASE - "JUNIOR HOCKEY'S ROYAL FRANCHISE - THE REGINA PATS" BOOK

REGINA PATS NEWS RELEASE - THIS DATE: - http://www.reginapats.com/ -

Regina, Saskatchewan – The Regina Pats Hockey Club is pleased to announce the release of the book “Junior Hockey’s Royal Franchise: The Regina Pats”. It’s a book about the rich and lively history of the Regina Pats written by former Pats employee Ron “Scoreboard” Johnston and former Leader-Post writer, Darrell Davis.

The book has been a long labor of love for Ron "Scoreboard" Johnston, who started the research of the book in the mid-nineties because of his keen interest to discover the club's origins. He began a 13 year quest, working 8 hours a day, mostly at Regina Central Library and the Saskatchewan Archives, searching microfilm records of old newspaper articles from across Canada.

The research that Scoreboard compiled allowed Darrell Davis to turn the pages, hopefully finding some stories that were worth telling. Darrel interviewed dozens of people associated with the Pats, reveled in their memories and put them to print.

There are stories from every generation of Pat hockey, as well as bios and photos of each Pat to play in the NHL, stats and standings of every Regina Pat team, and stories from each of the retired Pat players.
The book

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From Regina Leader Post - Greg Harder - click on below:

Friday, October 30, 2009

Pats history book unveiled also: Pats history told in new book

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In attendance: The writers, Ron “Scoreboard” Johnston and Darrell Davis, as well as Pats General Manager, Brent Parker, former Regina Pats (Alumni), ("The Pup Line" - Jamie Heward, Frank Kovacs and Mike Sillinger), John Hudson, Orville Off and current stars of the Regina Pats, Jordan Eberle, Colten Teubert as well as representatives from both “The Leader-Post Foundation” and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.

The book is currently available at: Paper Cover - The Neutral Zone, Costco, Wall-Mart and major book stores across Regina. Hard Cover - will be abe to order, through the Regina Leader Post Newspaper. Order forms will be put on this web site, sometime next week.

Following photo's taken by Roy Antal, Regina Leader Post

Ron "Scoreboard" Johnston

The two Authors - Darrell Davis and Ron "Scoreboard" Johnston

Darrell Davis

Mike Sillinger (Alumni), Jordan Eberle and Colten Teubert

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Taken from the Regina Pats Web Site - Taken by Dan Plaster



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