Connor Bedard officially becomes a Regina Pat on Wednesday morning when the team takes him with the first overall selection in the WHL Bantam Draft, but he is already signed, sealed and delivered. On Tuesday, the Pats announced they have signed the Vancouver product to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. He comes to Regina after […]
Ryker Evans is hoping he will hear his name called at the NHL Entry Draft later this year. On Wednesday when NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings, Evans was on the list as the 178th ranked North American skater meaning he could be a late round selection. The Calgary product had a career season […]
The Regina Pats have a special opportunity after receiving the first overall pick in the 2020 bantam draft. For the first time in WHL history a player has been granted exceptional status to enter the league full time as a 15-year-old. Connor Bedard, from North Vancouver recorded 43 goals and 41 assists in 36 games […]
The Regina Pats have the first overall pick in the WHL Bantam Draft this year. The WHL draft lottery was held Wednesday morning from Calgary. The Prince George Cougars, who were positioned in fourth, saw their ball fall first in the lottery, but can only move up two positions, allowing the Pats to receive the […]
The Western Hockey League’s bantam draft goes Wednesday morning with the Regina Pats knowing they will pick no lower than second. The lottery is for the six teams who did not make the playoffs. Regina owns Swift Current’s first round pick and the Broncos have the best chance of winning the lottery after finishing last […]
Player of the Year – Robbie Holmes Holmes set career highs with 19 goals, 29 assists and 48 points in 57 games. He put up four game winners, four powerplay markers and one shorthanded goal. The 20-year-old product of Sherwood Park, Alberta finished his WHL career, playing in 231 games, scoring 51 goals and 114 […]
Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison announced today the conclusion of the 2019-20 WHL Regular Season. Following a meeting with the WHL Board of Governors and consultation with medical professionals it was determined that the remaining 54 games on the 2019-20 WHL Regular Season schedule will be cancelled and not played. “The WHL takes the […]
The Regina Pats, like other teams in the WHL, are preparing for the worst when it comes to COVID-19. On Sunday, the Pats said they would be letting players return to their respective hometowns to wait out the stoppage in the season announced last week which could mean the entire season will be cancelled. COVID-19 […]
The Regina Pats season likely came to an end on Wednesday night with just over a week to go in the regular season. On Thursday, the Canadian Hockey League stopped play in wake of the COVID-19 situation as they do what many other leagues have done including the Western Hockey League and the National Hockey […]
The NHL has suspended the 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. League commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement in a statement Thursday afternoon following a conference call with the board of governors. The move to “pause” the NHL schedule came after the NBA announced the same measure Wednesday night following the revelation a member […]
