Regina Pats

Regina Pats
City	Regina, Saskatchewan
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	East
Founded	1917 (1917)
Home arena	Brandt Centre
Colours	Red, white and blue
General manager	John Paddock
Head coach	John Paddock
Captain
Championships	Ed Chynoweth Cup 2 (1974, 1980) Memorial Cup 2 (as Monarchs) (1925, 1928) 2 (as Pats) (1930, 1974) 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969 Abbott Cup Champions 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956 WJHL Champions 1958, 1961, 1965, 1969 SJHL Champions 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933 Saskatchewan Junior Champions
Website	reginapats.com

The Regina Pats are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The Pats are based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and the Brandt Centre is their home arena. The Regina Pats are the oldest major junior hockey franchise in the world that have continuously operated from their original location and use the same name. They began operations in 1917. They were 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 was also associated with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, named for the same Princess, to the point that Pats sweaters still bear the regimental badge and "PPCLI" flash as a shoulder patch. In 2017 the club celebrated its 100th anniversary. Games are broadcast on 620 CKRM radio.

History[]

In 1923, the team's name was shortened to the Pats. 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 and changed back to the Pats nickname in 1928–29. During the 1940s and 1950s the club was a farm team for the Montreal Canadiens.

The Pats played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1946 to 1948, the Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL) from 1948 to 1956, and then the revived Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) from 1956 to 1966. A charter member of the WCHL (currently called the WHL) in 1966, the Pats returned to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 1968 so that they could qualify for the Memorial Cup, winning the league title in their first year. They returned to the WCHL for good in 1970. In their place the Regina Blues were formed as their farm team in the SJHL. The Blues folded in 1982. In 1977, they moved from Regina Exhibition Stadium to the adjacent and brand-new Agridome, since renamed the Brandt Centre. The Regina Pats are now owned by Queen City Sports and Entertainment Group, a consortium of owners that include Anthony Marquart (Governor), Todd Lumbard (President), Shaun Semple, Gavin Semple and Jason Drummond.

Championships[]

The Pats have been Memorial Cup (national Canadian junior hockey) champions 4 times (1925,1928,1930 and 1974) and western Canadian junior hockey champions 14 times (winning the Abbott Cup, precursor to major junior hockey and the WHL, 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 Saskatchewan junior hockey champions in 1918 (no inter-provincial or national championship play existed until 1919).

The Pats have appeared in more Memorial Cups than any other team (15), winning 4 times and finishing as the runner-up 9 times. They have been Memorial Cup hosts (either solely or jointly) 7 times: 1947, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1980, 2001 and 2018.

The club has twice won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as Western Hockey League regular season champions – in 1973–74 and 2016–17.

WHL finals appearances[]

• 1966–67: Loss, 1–4 vs Moose Jaw
• 1971–72: Loss, 1–4 vs Edmonton
• 1973–74: Win, 4–0 vs Calgary
• 1979–80: Win, 4–1 vs Victoria
• 1981–82: Loss, 1–4 vs Portland
• 1983–84: Loss, 3–4 vs Kamloops
• 2016–17: Loss, 2–4 vs Seattle

Coaches[]

John Paddock is the current general manager and head coach. Brad Herauf is an assistant coach.

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated January 17, 2022.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Drafted
37			RW	R	19	2018	Redondo Beach, California	Undrafted
3			D	L	19	2021	Kamloops, British Columbia	Undrafted
98		Connor Bedard (A)	C	R	16	2020	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Eligible 2023
40			D	L	19	2018	Edmonton, Alberta	Undrafted
26			LW	R	19	2020	Roblin, Manitoba	Undrafted
21			C	L	19	2020	Strathcona, Alberta	Undrafted
18			C	L	19	2017	Ardrossan, Alberta	Undrafted
41		(A)	D	L	20	2016	Calgary, Alberta	2021, 35th Overall, SEA
44			D	L	18	2019	Coldstream, British Columbia	Eligible 2022
43			LW	L	16	2020	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2024
28			D	R	18	2018	Sudbury, Ontario	Undrafted
30			G	L	17	2019	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Eligible 2022
20			C	R	18	2022	Kindersley, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
22			D	R	18	2021	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
57			C	R	16	2020	Colleyville, Texas	Eligible 2023
29		(C)	LW	L	20	2016	Comox, British Columbia	Undrafted
25			LW	L	17	2019	Torrance, California	Eligible 2022
10			D	L	21	2022	Edmonton, Alberta	Undrafted
33			G	L	18	2021	Tees, Alberta	Undrafted
			RW	R	17	2022	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2022
13			LW	L	18	2021	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Undrafted
11			D	L	19	2020	Prerov, Czech Republic	2021, 69th Overall, CBJ
27			RW	R	17	2021	Denver, Colorado	Eligible 2022
52			C	R	17	2019	Palmer, Alaska	Eligible 2022

Player sweaters retired[]

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

NHL alumni[]

NHL first round drafted Pats[]

• 2016 – Sam Steel – Drafted 30th overall by the Anaheim Ducks
• 2013 – Morgan Klimchuk- Drafted 28th overall by the Calgary Flames
• 2008 – Colten Teubert- Drafted 13th overall by the Los Angeles Kings
• 2008 – Jordan Eberle- Drafted 22nd overall by the Edmonton Oilers
• 2007 – Nick Ross- Drafted 30th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes
• 1999 – Barret Jackman- Drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues.
• 1998 – Brad Stuart – Drafted 3rd overall by the San Jose Sharks.
• 1996 – Josh Holden – Drafted 12th overall by the Vancouver Canucks.
• 1996 – Derek Morris – Drafted 13th overall by the Calgary Flames.
• 1994 – Jeff Friesen – Drafted 11th overall by the San Jose Sharks.
• 1992 – Jason Smith – Drafted 18th overall by the New Jersey Devils.
• 1989 – Mike Sillinger – Drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Red Wings.
• 1989 – Kevin Haller – Drafted 14th overall by the Buffalo Sabres.
• 1989 – Jamie Heward – Drafted 16th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
• 1985 – Brent Fedyk – Drafted 8th overall by the Detroit Red Wings.
• 1984 – Selmar Odelein – Drafted 21st overall by the Edmonton Oilers.
• 1983 – Nevin Markwart – Drafted 21st overall by the Boston Bruins.
• 1981 – Garth Butcher – Drafted 10th overall by the Vancouver Canucks.
• 1980 – Doug Wickenheiser – Drafted 1st overall by the Montreal Canadiens.
• 1980 – Darren Veitch – Drafted 5th overall by the Washington Capitals.
• 1980 – Mike Blaisdell – Drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Red Wings.
• 1974 – Greg Joly – Drafted 1st overall by the Washington Capitals.
• 1974 – Clark Gillies – Drafted 4th overall by the New York Islanders.
• 1971 – Larry Wright – Drafted 8th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers.
• 1968 – Ron Snell – Drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Notable players[]

• Baseball great Larry Walker once tried out for the Regina Pats as a goaltender.
• Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Nyjer Morgan had a stint with the Regina Pats in 1999–2000. He played 7 games for the Pats, registering 2 goals and 20 penalty minutes.
• MLB pitcher Dustin Molleken played a single game with the Regina Pats.

Season-by-season results[]

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	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 championship 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	Out of playoffs
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	Out of playoffs
1979–80	72	47	24	1	–	429	311	95	1st East	Won championship
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	Out of playoffs
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	Out of playoffs
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	Out of playoffs
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
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	Out of playoffs
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
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	Out of playoffs
2009–10	72	30	35	3	4	246	278	67	6th East	Out of playoffs
2010–11	72	23	39	7	3	216	312	56	5th East	Out of playoffs
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	Out of playoffs
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 Qualified for Memorial Cup as host
2018–19	68	19	45	1	3	173	271	42	5th East	Out of playoffs
2019–20	63	21	34	6	2	183	258	50	5th East	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	24	9	12	2	1	76	96	21	5th East	No playoffs were held

SAJHL seasons[]

• 1969 Won League, Won Abbott Cup, Lost 1969 Memorial Cup

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[]

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	112	2016–17
Most wins	52	2016–17
Fewest points	27
Fewest wins	8
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 and 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		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[]

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[]

• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan Royal Connections

References[]

External links[]

• Official team website
• Regina Pats alumni & history