REGINA PATS - 7 vs. TRI CITY AMERICANS - 1

VS.

The Pats visit the Tri-City Americans tonight at (9:05 p.m. Sask time) on 620 CKRM (Press Box Sports Bar Pats Pregame Show at 8:35 pm). Dan Plaster is the broadcaster.

GAME SUMMARY: Regina Pats came out fast and scored first. It was Jordan Weal tipping in Colten Teubert's shot at 2:22, also assisted by Hampus Gustafsson. Regina went up 2-0 when Jordan Eberle decked out Americans goaltender Drew Owsley and passed to Brett Leffler who was alone and only had to score into a wide open net at 9:59, also assisted by Matt Strueby. With less then two minutes remaining in the period Pats went up 3-0 as Garret Mitchell scored a power play goal at 18:19, assisted by Leffler and Killian Hutt.

Regina scored a power play goal early in the second period as Eberle scored his 20th goal, a nice pass from Cody Carlson at 1:52, also assisted by Teubert. Regina went up 5-0 as Weal scored on a power play goal at 8:13, once again a nice pass from Carlson, and also Eberle. Tri City changed their goalie, Brett Martyniuk placed Owsley. Regina Pats went four for five on the power play as Teubert scored a wrist shot at 9:37, assisted by Eberle and Carlson. Jordan Eberle's assist put him into a tie for first place in the WHL scoring race. Regina killed a 5 on 3 penalty kill at the 12:07 to 15:07 mark then came right back and Mitchell made it 7-0 scoring a high shot at 15:54, assisted by Weal and Davidson. Regina Pats to date have killed 8 penalites, Tri-City are 0-8 while Regina is 4-5 on the power play.

Tri City finally got on the score board, as Jarret Toll scored on a shot from the point that went in off Regina Pats' Garret Mitchell's leg at 10:10 of the third period to make it Regina Pats 7-1. It was Tri City Americans first home lost of the season. It was also the worst loss on home ice for the Americans since the Kamloops Blazers shut them out 6-0 on February 1, 2003.

Taken from the Tri-City Herald Sports Newspaper Section -

Ams take it on the chin

"I think we are used to it going our way, and when it didn't, we had a tough time dealing with it. We pouted," said Tri-City coach Jim Hiller. "There are nights when bounces go your way and things are easy. Tonight it didn't and we responded with a spoiled-child attitude. Now we have to respond -- that's the next challenge."