The Regina Pats finish up their pre-season schedule this weekend with a home-and-home against the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Tonight, the Pats head to Brandon to take on the Wheat Kings with a 7 p.m. puck drop at Westoba Place.
Dante De Caria will have the call on 620 CKRM. Tomorrow’s contest between the Pats and Wheat Kings at home will be broadcast on radio and WHL Live.
MATCH UP
The Pats are 2-1 this pre-season thanks to two victories over the Moose Jaw Warriors last weekend. The Pats picked up a 7-4 win over Friday in Estevan and a 4-2 win on Saturday in Assiniboia. This pre-season, Cole Temple leads the club with five points (2G-3A) in two games while Logan Peskett has goals in three straight games (3G-1A). Sam Oremba and Jaxsin Vaughan each have 1G-2A and Brayden Smith has three assists in three pre-season contests.
The Pats now have 28 players on their pre-season roster, with three goalies, eight defencemen and 18 forwards. Of those 28 players are 20 returning players from the Pats 2023-24 squad that finished 22-40-4-2 with 50 points. Tanner Howe (PIT), Jaxsin (ANA) and Corbin Vaughan (LA) are away at NHL Rookie Camps.
Meanwhile, the Brandon Wheat Kings are 2-0 this pre-season following two victories over Saskatoon. First, a 4-2 win on Friday, Sept. 6 followed by a 6-3 win on Sunday, Sept. 8.
The Wheat Kings are coming off a sixth place finish in the Eastern Conference standings in 2023-24, going 33-28-6-1 with 73 points. The Wheat Kings would play the Moose Jaw Warriors in round one, falling in four straight contests.
The Pats open the 2024-25 season on the road in Prince Albert on September 20. The Pats home opener is September 21 against the Brandon Wheat Kings with a 6pm puck drop.
