Regina Pats

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Regina Pats
CityRegina, Saskatchewan
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionEast
Founded1917 (1917)
Home arenaBrandt Centre
ColoursRed, white, blue
     
General managerAllan Millar
Head coachBrad Herauf
Websitechl.ca/whl-pats
Championships
Regular season titles2 (1973–74, 2016–17)
Playoff championshipsMemorial Cup
1925, 1928, 1930, 1974
Ed Chynoweth Cup
1974, 1980
Conference Championships
2016–17
Abbott Cup
1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969
WJHL Champions
1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956
SJHL Champions
1958, 1961, 1965, 1969
Saskatchewan Junior Champions
1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933

The Regina Pats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1917, the Pats are the world's oldest continuously operating major junior hockey franchise in its original location and using its original name. The team was originally named the Regina Patricia Hockey Club, after Princess Patricia of Connaught, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the Governor General, the Duke of Connaught. The team name also associates Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry–Pats sweaters bear the regimental badge and "PPCLI" flash as a shoulder patch.

Today, the team plays in the East Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference. The Pats host games at the Brandt Centre and games are broadcast on 620 CKRM radio.

The Pats have made a record sixteen appearances at the Memorial Cup tournament, and a record fourteen appearances in the tournament final. The teams' four Memorial Cup championships are the second most in history.

History[edit]

The team was founded in 1917 and named after the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a Western Canadian regiment founded during the First World War.[1] The Memorial Cup was founded as a tribute to Canadian war veterans, and the Pats earned the right to contest the first ever Memorial Cup championship in 1919, which they lost to the University of Toronto Schools.[1] In 1923, the team's name was shortened to the Pats. In 1925, the team secured its first Memorial Cup title with a victory over Toronto Aura Lee. For the 1927–28 season, the Pats merged with the Regina Falcons and called themselves the Regina Monarchs. The team went on to win the Memorial Cup that year before reverting to the Pats nickname in 1928–29.[2] The Pats would win one more Memorial Cup title in this era, defeating the West Toronto Nationals 2–0 in 1930.

The Pats played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1946 to 1948, the Western Canada Junior Hockey League from 1948 to 1956, and then the revived Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1956 to 1966. During the 1950s and 1960s, the club was an affiliate farm team for the Montreal Canadiens.[citation needed]

Del Wilson, a scout for the Canadiens, became the Pats general manager in 1955; in 1966, Wilson and the Pats became central in establishing a new major junior league for western Canada, the Western Canada Hockey League.[3] Although the impetus for the new league was creating more even footing for western teams to compete with teams in eastern Canada for the Memorial Cup, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) regarded the new league as an "outlaw league" and, ironically for WCHL members, banned its teams from competing for the Memorial Cup. Because of this, the Pats returned to a once-more revived Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 1968.[4] In 1970, CAHA reorganized junior hockey in Canada and finally recognized the WCHL as a legitimate major junior league, and the Pats returned to the league, which was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1978, for good. Wilson, who purchased the Pats in 1970, helped turn the team back into a national champion, as the Pats won their first WCHL championship and fourth Memorial Cup in 1974.[5] Wilson sold his interest in the team in 1980, the same year the team won its second President's Cup.[6] The team remained competitive in the early 1980s, losing the WHL final in 1982 and 1984.

In 1977, the team moved from Regina Exhibition Stadium to the adjacent and brand-new Agridome, since renamed the Brandt Centre.[7] The Regina Pats are now owned by Brandt owners Shaun and Gavin Semple.

The 2017–18 season marked the 100th anniversary for the Pats, and the team held celebrations throughout the year. In addition to announcing an outdoor game at Mosaic Stadium against the rival Moose Jaw Warriors, the Pats hosted the 2018 Memorial Cup.[1][8] Although the 2018 outdoor game was ultimately moved indoors due largely to weather and ice concerns, the Pats did host the Calgary Hitmen at Mosaic as part of the 2019 Heritage Classic festivities; the game, dubbed the "Prairie Classic", saw Calgary win 5–4 in overtime.[9][10]

Championship history[edit]

The Pats have been western Canadian junior hockey champions 14 times, winning the Abbott Cup in 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1969, and winning the WJHL title in 1974 and the WHL title in 1980. They were also Saskatchewan junior hockey champions in 1918 before the advent of inter-provincial junior championships.

The Pats have appeared in more Memorial Cups than any other team, winning 4 times and finishing as the runner-up 9 times. They have hosted the Memorial Cup tournament, solely or jointly, 7 times: 1947, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1980, 2001, and 2018.

The Regina Pats, circa 1924–25.

WHL Championship[edit]

Memorial Cup finals[edit]

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Updated January 7, 2024.[11]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
21 Canada Corban Almen C R 16 2022 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Eligible 2025
24 Slovakia Samuel Barcík D R 19 2023 Zvolen, Slovakia Undrafted
38 Canada Brayden Barnett C L 19 2019 Martensville, Saskatchewan Undrafted
4 Canada Kolten Bridgeman D R 17 2022 Regina, Saskatchewan Eligible 2025
29 Canada Tyson Buczkowski D L 18 2023 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Eligible 2024
6 Canada Ty Gibson D R 20 2023 Victoria, British Columbia Undrafted
5 Canada Carson Haynes D L 21 2023 Taber, Alberta Undrafted
43 Canada Tanner Howe (C) LW L 18 2020 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Eligible 2024
70 Switzerland Ewan Huet G L 19 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland Undrafted
2 Canada Aaron Krestanowich D L 17 2021 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2024
22 Canada Harper Lolacher C L 19 2023 Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan Undrafted
18 Canada Zach Moore C R 17 2023 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Eligible 2024
35 Canada Madden Mulawka G L 18 2023 Edmonton, Alberta Eligible 2024
26 Canada Dru Mushumanski RW R 17 2021 Rossburn, Manitoba Eligible 2024
55 Canada Sam Oremba C L 19 2020 Regina, Saskatchewan Undrafted
10 Canada Logan Peskett RW R 17 2023 North Vancouver, British Columbia Eligible 2024
31 Canada Kelton Pyne G L 18 2021 White City, Saskatchewan Undrafted
25 United States Zane Rowan LW L 19 2019 Torrance, California Undrafted
42 Canada Zackary Shantz C R 18 2022 Grande Prairie, Alberta Undrafted
23 Canada Keagan Slaney D L 21 2023 Airdrie, Alberta Undrafted
19 Canada Tye Spencer RW R 19 2022 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Undrafted
28 Canada Cole Temple C L 17 2022 Brandon, Manitoba Eligible 2025
41 Canada Corbin Vaughn D L 18 2021 Kelowna, British Columbia Eligible 2024
51 Canada Jaxsin Vaughn RW R 18 2021 Kelowna, British Columbia Eligible 2024
52 United States Braxton Whitehead (A) C R 19 2019 Palmer, Alaska Undrafted
11 Canada Anthony Wilson RW R 19 2023 Swift Current, Saskatchewan Undrafted

Coaches[edit]

Main page: Category:Regina Pats coaches

Alan Millar is the current general manager and Brad Herauf is the head coach, following the retirement of John Paddock in 2023.[12]

Retired numbers[edit]

# Player
1 Ed Staniowski
7 Jordan Eberle
8 Brad Hornung
9 Clark Gillies
12 Doug Wickenheiser
14 Dennis Sobchuk
15 Jock Callander
16 Dale Derkatch / Mike Sillinger
17 Bill Hicke

NHL alumni[edit]

NHL first round draft picks[edit]

Colten Teubert, drafted 13th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2008.
Jordan Eberle, drafted 22nd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2008.

Notable players[edit]

Season-by-season results[edit]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Memorial Cup champions Western Canada champions Saskatchewan champions
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts Finish Playoffs
1917–18 11 10 1 0 – 96 37 – – Won championship
1918–19 18 14 4 0 – 164 92 – – Won championship and Abbott Cup
1919–20 6 1 5 0 – 33 42 – – Lost final
1920–21 5 2 3 0 – 14 26 – – Lost final
1921–22 13 9 3 1 – 56 28 – – Won championship and Abbott Cup
1922–23 8 5 2 1 – 78 17 – – Won championship
1923–24 12 9 3 0 – 56 32 – – Won championship
1924–25 17 16 1 0 – 120 34 – – Won championship, Abbott Cup and Memorial Cup
1925–26 7 4 3 0 – 25 15 – – Lost final
1926–27 14 12 2 0 – 56 30 – – Won championship
1927–28 – – – – – – – – – Won championship, Abbott Cup and Memorial Cup
1928–29 10 9 1 0 – 49 20 – – Won championship
1929–30 11 11 0 0 – 36 5 – – Won championship, Abbott Cup and Memorial Cup
1930–31 14 12 1 1 – 42 8 – – Won championship
1931–32 10 8 1 1 – 40 3 – – Lost final
1932–33 19 13 3 3 – 55 15 – – Won championship and Abbott Cup
1933–34 9 5 2 2 – 34 14 – – Lost final
1946–47 30 26 4 0 – 201 82 49 1st SJHL Lost final
1947–48 28 20 8 0 – 183 107 40 2nd SJHL Lost final
1948–49 26 11 14 1 – 99 126 40 3rd WCJHL Lost semi-final
1949–50 40 19 20 1 – 182 182 39 3rd WCJHL Won championship and Abbott Cup
1950–51 40 26 12 2 – 207 126 54 2nd WCJHL Won championship
1951–52 44 30 11 3 – 229 127 63 1st WCJHL Won championship and Abbott Cup
1952–53 30 23 11 2 – 165 135 48 2nd WCJHL Lost semi-final
1953–54 36 23 13 0 – 182 119 39 2nd WCJHL Lost final
1954–55 40 30 10 0 – 220 116 60 1st WCJHL Won championship and Abbott Cup
1955–56 36 24 11 1 – 181 132 49 1st WCJHL Won championship and Abbott Cup
1956–57 51 32 16 3 – 225 163 67 2nd SJHL Lost semi-final
1957–58 51 36 12 3 – 246 160 75 1st SJHL Won championship and Abbott Cup
1958–59 48 27 17 4 – 162 139 58 3rd SJHL Lost semi-final
1959–60 59 36 17 6 – 234 142 79 2nd SJHL Lost final
1960–61 60 38 17 5 – 282 177 81 1st SJHL Won championship
1961–62 56 33 16 7 – 237 156 73 2nd SJHL Lost final
1962–63 54 22 24 8 – 210 195 52 5th SJHL Lost quarter-final
1963–64 62 31 22 9 – 332 249 71 2nd SJHL Lost semi-final
1964–65 56 38 10 8 – 314 195 84 1st SJHL Won championship
1965–66 60 28 25 7 – 312 260 63 5th SJHL Lost quarter-final
1966–67 56 31 18 7 – 324 230 69 3rd Overall Lost final
1967–68 60 29 23 8 – 246 237 64 5th Overall Lost quarter-final
1968–69 42 32 9 1 – 262 129 65 1st SJHL Won championship and Abbott Cup
1969–70 35 21 13 1 – 175 126 43 2nd SJHL Lost Final
1970–71 66 28 36 2 – 202 246 58 4th East Lost quarter-final
1971–72 68 43 23 2 – 287 225 88 1st East Lost final
1972–73 68 30 28 10 – 294 270 70 3rd East Lost quarter-final
1973–74 68 43 14 11 – 377 225 97 1st East Won Ed Chynoweth Cup and Memorial Cup
1974–75 70 29 36 5 – 260 288 63 3rd East Lost semi-final
1975–76 72 22 42 8 – 278 347 52 5th East Lost preliminary
1976–77 72 8 53 11 – 218 464 27 4th East
1977–78 72 29 38 5 – 363 405 63 3rd East Lost East Division final
1978–79 72 18 47 7 – 297 481 43 4th East
1979–80 72 47 24 1 – 429 311 95 1st East Won Ed Chynoweth Cup
1980–81 72 49 21 2 – 423 315 100 1st East Lost East Division final
1981–82 72 48 24 0 – 465 368 96 2nd East Lost final
1982–83 72 48 24 0 – 397 281 96 2nd East Lost East Division semi-final
1983–84 72 48 23 1 – 426 284 97 1st East Lost final
1984–85 72 43 28 1 – 387 298 87 3rd East Lost East Division semi-final
1985–86 72 45 26 1 – 384 295 91 3rd East Eliminated in round-robin
1986–87 72 31 37 4 – 332 356 66 5th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1987–88 72 39 29 4 – 342 286 82 5th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1988–89 72 23 43 6 – 306 358 52 8th East
1989–90 72 34 31 7 – 332 329 75 3rd East Lost East Division semi-final
1990–91 72 37 32 3 – 346 307 77 5th East Lost East Division semi-final
1991–92 72 31 36 5 – 300 298 67 7th East
1992–93 72 35 36 1 – 322 313 71 4th East Lost East Division final
1993–94 72 34 36 2 – 308 341 70 7th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1994–95 72 26 43 3 – 269 306 55 7th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1995–96 72 37 33 2 – 316 284 76 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
1996–97 72 42 27 3 – 326 259 87 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1997–98 72 46 21 5 – 334 250 97 1st East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
1998–99 72 24 43 5 – 238 312 53 5th East
1999–00 72 32 29 6 5 234 255 75 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2000–01 72 40 27 3 2 285 242 85 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
Lost Memorial Cup semi-final[a]
2001–02 72 40 20 4 8 252 192 92 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2002–03 72 25 28 14 5 171 217 69 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2003–04 72 28 32 9 3 230 224 68 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2004–05 72 12 50 4 6 154 285 34 5th East
2005–06 72 40 27 1 4 236 234 85 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2006–07 72 36 28 2 6 234 220 80 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2007–08 72 44 22 4 2 217 206 94 1st East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09 72 27 39 1 5 228 265 60 5th East
2009–10 72 30 35 3 4 246 278 67 6th East
2010–11 72 23 39 7 3 216 312 56 5th East
2011–12 72 37 27 6 2 230 214 82 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2012–13 72 25 38 4 5 193 284 59 5th East
2013–14 72 39 26 4 3 257 247 85 1st East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2014–15 72 37 24 5 6 263 238 85 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2015–16 72 36 28 3 5 243 253 80 4th East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2016–17 72 52 12 7 1 353 211 112 1st East Lost final
2017–18 72 40 25 6 1 245 235 87 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
Lost Memorial Cup final[a]
2018–19 68 19 45 1 3 173 271 42 5th East
2019–20 63 21 34 6 2 183 258 50 5th East Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 24 9 12 2 1 76 96 21 5th East Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 68 27 36 3 2 240 277 59 6th East
2022–23 68 34 30 3 1 262 277 72 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2023–24 68 22 40 4 2 208 300 50 5th East
Notes
  1. ^ a b Qualified for the Memorial Cup as host

SAJHL seasons[edit]

Regina Pats defeated Moose Jaw Canucks 4-games-to-none
Regina Pats defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-1 SAJHL CHAMPIONS
Regina Pats defeated Lethbridge Sugar Kings (AJHL) 4-games-to-2
Regina Pats defeated Dauphin Kings (MJHL) 4-games-to-3 ABBOTT CUP CHAMPIONS
Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA) defeated Regina Pats 4-games-to-none
  • 1970 Lost Final
Regina Pats defeated Saskatoon Olympics 4-games-to-1
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Regina Pats 4-games-to-2

Team records[edit]

Team records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most points 123 2016–17
Most wins 52 2016–17
Fewest points 27 1976–77
Fewest wins 8 1976–77
Most goals for 465 1981–82
Fewest goals for 154 2004–05
Fewest goals against 192 2001–02
Most goals against 481 1978–79
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most goals Doug Wickenheiser 89 1979–80
Most assists Jock Callander & Dave Michayluk 111 1981–82
Most points Jock Callander 190 1981–82
Most points, rookie Dale Derkatch 142 1981–82
Most points, defenceman Darren Veitch 122 1979–80
Most goals, defenceman Connor Hobbs 31 2016–17
Most penalty minutes Al Tuer 486 1981–82
Best GAA (goalie) Josh Harding 2.39 2001–02
Plus/Minus Sergey Zborovskiy +72 2016–17
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

CHL records[edit]

Canadian Hockey League records held by Regina Pats:

  • Most ties in one season with overtime, with 14 ties in 72 games in 2002–03
  • Longest winless streak with 36 winless games from October 23, 1976 through January 23, 1977
  • Longest winless streak on the road with 36 games from October 3, 1976 through March 27, 1977
  • 2nd most consecutive 40 win seasons with 7 from 1979–80 to 1985–86

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Harder, Greg (January 24, 2017). "Pats believe they're a perfect fit for 100th Memorial Cup". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Shaw, Kevin (September 25, 2017). "Celebrating 100 Years: Second Decade, 1927-1936". Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "WHL History". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Celebrating 100 Years: Sixth Decade, 1967-1976". Regina Pats. January 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Celebrating 100 Years: Sixth Decade, 1967-1976". Regina Pats. January 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "WHL History". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Shaw, Kevin (February 27, 2018). "Celebrating 100 Years: Seventh Decade, 1977-1986". Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Regina Pats announce 'magnificent' birthday bash for centennial". CBC News. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Regina Pats move outdoor games inside due to ticket sales, ice quality, weather". CBC News. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Guignard, Jonathan (October 28, 2019). "'It was just like being a kid again': Regina Pats reflect on Prairie Classic". Global News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  11. ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved January 7, 2024
  12. ^ "Brad Herauf takes over as new Regina Pats head coach". CBC News. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

External links[edit]

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