Well it's been a long time since I've been oh here, but life has gotten in the way also I haven't really had the desire to put much down. I'm not really too sure who all reads this blog anymore, or has been checking in for updates. But since this is my little piece of the web, I will be putting more of a effort into updating it than in the past. So too get to what brought me here now.
The Regina Pats season came to a crashing halt last night in Moose Jaw. As the Warriors won game 5 in their 1st round WHL playoff clash against the Pats by the score of 5-2. Four major reasons that jump out at me as to way the Pats lost in this round are. In game 2 they just didn't come to play at all from puck drop to the final whistle losing 8-1.
Then in game 3 back at home Moose Jaw jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first minute of the game, they were up 5-1 after the 1st and hung on to win 5-3. Game 4 at home as well with the Pats leading 4-3 with 7 minutes left to play the refs who were brutal all night, had their biggest fuck up giving Pats forward Dyson Stevenson a 5 min major for clipping. In what at best should have been a 2 minute minor. The Warriors scored with a minute and some left in the pp force the game into overtime and would get the game winner in double ot going up 3-1 in the series. But not lost in the fact was the Pats lost their starting goalie who suffered a broken wrist in ot and their all-star defenceman and captain to a shoulder injury.
Also the league decided to rub salt in the wound by suspended Dyson Stevenson for 1 game all 3 didn't play last night. And the fourth thing. The Pats once again feel asleep in the first finding themselves down 1-0 just 16 seconds into game 5 and 4-0 after the first. But that's enough of the negative stuff.
This past season for the Pats was a fun one with lots to cheer about. Lots of highs and some lows as well but overall a very exciting year.
The Pats have nothing to hang their heads about. At the start of the season alot of people had already writing them off, but they proved their critics wrong. The Pats were lead this season by all-star centre Jodan Weal as he had career highs in assits(75) and points(116) as well as +/-(+31+ he also had 41 goals. Behind Weal was linemate Land Scheidl who also had career highs in goals(27) assists(28) points(55_ and +/-(+24). 17 year old Chandler Stepenson and 3rd member of the Pats top line as well posted career highs in golas(22) assists(20) points(42) and +/-(-1).
20 year old and Pats Captain Bradon Davidson who is drafted by the NHL's Edmonton Oilers he as well had career highs in goals(13) and +/-(+26). Davidson will no doubt be a stud on the blueline for the Oilers very soon.
Himself along with defenceman Artem Bidlevskii and forward Matt Marantz have all exhausted their junior careers. I would like to send out a heart felt thank you to those 3 great people, they will be missed both on and off the ice around here.
So now we have the long off season to get through I honestly don't know what I will do with myself? I guess the NHL playoffs are less then 2 weeks away. The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders start training camp in a few short months. I still have my hockey playoffs, which with any luck wont end n ext Wednesday.
Or I guess I could always dedicate more time to this blog. All I know is it wont be the same.
Once again I would like to send out a big thank you to the Regina Pats for a great year.
I can't wait til this Sept. until then see ya around.
p.s I will do my best to put up my 2nd round picks for the WHL playoffs. But if not not check back in about a week for my NHL 1st round playoff picks.
Cheers!
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