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REGINA – A third-period lead in the hands of the Saskatoon Blades is usually money in the bank.

On Friday night, their cheque bounced.

Light-scoring winger Jason Gardiner notched his first two goals of the season late in the third period and Jordan Eberle finished it off with the lone shootout marker as the Regina Pats staged an improbable comeback, beating Saskatoon 4-3 before 5,110 fans at the Brandt Centre.

The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Blades, who entered the contest with the best record in the WHL and the seventh ranking in the CHL. It was the first time this season that they lost a game in which they held a third-period lead.

“We just wouldn’t go away,” offered Pats head coach Curtis Hunt, whose team won its fourth straight on home ice. “I thought we just kept working. Slowly we started to carry some momentum. They have a very good hockey team but we just wouldn’t go away.”

The Blades led 3-1 after the first period and it looked like the top defensive team in the WHL might make it stand up.

Enter an unlikely hero in Gardiner, who scored goals 1:13 apart late in the final frame to help the Pats salvage at least a point.

“To sit on the bench and watch that happen . . . that’s unbelievable,” said Eberle. “That’s the kind of game that can turn your team around. It just goes to show what we can do.”

After a scoreless overtime session, Eberle beat goalie Adam Morrison with the first attempt of the shootout and Pats netminder Damien Ketlo made sure it was the only one his team would need.

Hunt also sent Gardiner out in the shootout in hopes that he would supply a fairytale ending. He failed to get a shot away but it didn’t take any of the lustre out of the victory.

“This is my fairytale right now,” he said with a smile. “It’s feels great because those guys are really good, they’re in first place. We’re right now sitting at the bottom. To beat them like that, down 3-1 in the third, it’s really special.”

The Pats found themselves in an early hole when Matt Strueby was tossed just 31 seconds into the game for a boarding major on Sam Klassen. The situation went from bad to worse for the home team as Saskatoon capitalized 31 ticks later with a power-play goal from Gaelan Patterson.

“Maybe that’s a good summary of how the game was,” noted Hunt. “I don’t know if I agree with (the call) but it doesn’t matter. We can’t control that. We had to keep going.”

Killian Hutt tied it up briefly but the Blades responded with goals from Burke Gallimore and Patterson (short-handed), both off turnovers, to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission despite being outshot 13-10.

Regina continued to apply most of the pressure in the second frame but Morrison stood tall, stopping all 12 shots he faced.

The Pats finally solved him with 5:29 remaining when Gardiner cleaned up a rebound from Brandon Davidson. Just 1:13 later he pounced on a loose puck in front of the net and scooped it past Morrison to tie it up.

Regina outshot the Blades 37-30.

“I’m not disappointed with our effort here tonight; it was a good hockey game,” said Blades head coach Lorne Molleken. “The last six minutes of the hockey game are the disappointing part because I thought we had the situation well under control. We panicked a little bit and they took advantage. Give Regina credit, they stuck with it and played extremely hard. They deserved to work their way back in. In the second period if it wasn’t for Morrison the score could have been evened up at that point in time.”

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REGINA – A third-period lead in the hands of the Saskatoon Blades is usually money in the bank.

On Friday night, their cheque bounced.

Light-scoring winger Jason Gardiner notched his first two goals of the season late in the third period and Jordan Eberle finished it off with the lone shootout marker as the Regina Pats staged an improbable comeback, beating Saskatoon 4-3 before 5,110 fans at the Brandt Centre.

The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Blades, who entered the contest with the best record in the WHL and the seventh ranking in the CHL. It was the first time this season that they lost a game in which they held a third-period lead.

“We just wouldn’t go away,” offered Pats head coach Curtis Hunt, whose team won its fourth straight on home ice. “I thought we just kept working. Slowly we started to carry some momentum. They have a very good hockey team but we just wouldn’t go away.”

The Blades led 3-1 after the first period and it looked like the top defensive team in the WHL might make it stand up.

Enter an unlikely hero in Gardiner, who scored goals 1:13 apart late in the final frame to help the Pats salvage at least a point.

“To sit on the bench and watch that happen . . . that’s unbelievable,” said Eberle. “That’s the kind of game that can turn your team around. It just goes to show what we can do.”

After a scoreless overtime session, Eberle beat goalie Adam Morrison with the first attempt of the shootout and Pats netminder Damien Ketlo made sure it was the only one his team would need.

Hunt also sent Gardiner out in the shootout in hopes that he would supply a fairytale ending. He failed to get a shot away but it didn’t take any of the lustre out of the victory.

“This is my fairytale right now,” he said with a smile. “It’s feels great because those guys are really good, they’re in first place. We’re right now sitting at the bottom. To beat them like that, down 3-1 in the third, it’s really special.”

The Pats found themselves in an early hole when Matt Strueby was tossed just 31 seconds into the game for a boarding major on Sam Klassen. The situation went from bad to worse for the home team as Saskatoon capitalized 31 ticks later with a power-play goal from Gaelan Patterson.

“Maybe that’s a good summary of how the game was,” noted Hunt. “I don’t know if I agree with (the call) but it doesn’t matter. We can’t control that. We had to keep going.”

Killian Hutt tied it up briefly but the Blades responded with goals from Burke Gallimore and Patterson (short-handed), both off turnovers, to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission despite being outshot 13-10.

Regina continued to apply most of the pressure in the second frame but Morrison stood tall, stopping all 12 shots he faced.

The Pats finally solved him with 5:29 remaining when Gardiner cleaned up a rebound from Brandon Davidson. Just 1:13 later he pounced on a loose puck in front of the net and scooped it past Morrison to tie it up.

Regina outshot the Blades 37-30.

“I’m not disappointed with our effort here tonight; it was a good hockey game,” said Blades head coach Lorne Molleken. “The last six minutes of the hockey game are the disappointing part because I thought we had the situation well under control. We panicked a little bit and they took advantage. Give Regina credit, they stuck with it and played extremely hard. They deserved to work their way back in. In the second period if it wasn’t for Morrison the score could have been evened up at that point in time.”

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REGINA – The Regina Pats didn’t exactly tame the highest-scoring team in the WHL on Wednesday, but they did deliver a pretty effective kill shot.

Regina broke open a back-and-forth game with three unanswered goals in the third period, skating away with a 7-4 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers before 3.626 fans at the Brandt Centre.

“I said before the game … ‘This could be a wild one,’ ” said Pats head coach Curtis Hunt, referring to the firepower on both sides. “We’ve put up numbers (this season). They have. They lead our league in scoring. But we found a way.”

Although the Tigers never led on Wednesday, they did erase an early two-goal deficit and came back from two subsequent one-goal advantages.

Matt Strueby got it all started by staking the home team to a 2-0 lead with power-play goals just 1:11 apart. Both came from his office at the top of the crease, giving him 10 goals in just 15 games. It was his first game back after missing three with a concussion.

“I didn’t expect it to happen that fast,” he said with a smile. “It was good to get those two goals out of the way. Like the guys said, ‘The garbage man is back.’ “

Regina’s advantage was short-lived as Taylor Gal and Wacey Hamilton scored 2:20 apart to tie it up heading into the first intermission. The Pats went up 3-2 early in the second period courtesy of defenceman Cody Carlson, who scored his first goal as a Pat in his first game against his former team. Linden Vey tied it up on a two-man advantage but the Pats regained the lead just nine seconds later on a short-handed marker by Brett Leffler, whose long wrist shot fooled goaltender Tyler Bunz.

The back-and-forth action continued with Vey tying it up just 27 seconds into the third period but Jordan Eberle set up Leffler for his second of the night, then added an insurance marker of his own. Garrett Mitchell rounded out the scoring with his first goal of the season.

“We wanted to bury them,” said Leffler. “We kept our foot on the head of the snake and we got the job done. The last two periods I thought we really took charge. Us older guys stepped up. We were challenged (by Hunt) in the first period and I think we did a good job. Unfortunately that can’t happen in the first period from us older guys. We have to be ready to play from the start. But we didn’t quit and we got he W.”

A big assist in the victory went to Pats goaltender Damien Ketlo, who made a couple of game-saving stops in the second period, including a clear-cut breakaway effort by Matt MacKay. Just prior to that, Ketlo kicked out a point-blank shot by Joey Frazer but the rebound went right to Kale Kessy, who was staring at an open net, only to have Ketlo take it away with a lunging glove save that nearly brought the house down.

“I don’t know how he got it but that was just tremendous,” said Hunt. “It gave us a chance.”

So did Eberle, who wasn’t noticeable early in the game but came up big when it mattered. He finished with a goal and two assists despite battling the flu.

“That’s seems to be the way he always does it,” said Tigers head coach Willie Desjardins, who’s slated to coach Eberle on Team Canada at this year’s world juniors in Saskatoon and Regina. “He’s always there when they need him. I think he’s a big-game player and that’s the way he plays.”

EXTRAS: Bunz allowed five goals on 21 shots before getting the hook early in the third. Deven Dubyk stopped seven of nine the rest of the way … Regina went 3-for-5 on the power play while Medicine Hat finished 1-for-5 … Pats D Brandon Davidson (knee) returned after missing three games … Regina’s scratches were LW Graham Hood and D Myles Bell (flu), along with D Travis Sparrow (healthy) … The Pats’ next game is Friday at the Brandt Centre against the Saskatoon Blades.

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REGINA – The Regina Pats didn’t exactly tame the highest-scoring team in the WHL on Wednesday, but they did deliver a pretty effective kill shot.

Regina broke open a back-and-forth game with three unanswered goals in the third period, skating away with a 7-4 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers before 3.626 fans at the Brandt Centre.

“I said before the game … ‘This could be a wild one,’ ” said Pats head coach Curtis Hunt, referring to the firepower on both sides. “We’ve put up numbers (this season). They have. They lead our league in scoring. But we found a way.”

Although the Tigers never led on Wednesday, they did erase an early two-goal deficit and came back from two subsequent one-goal advantages.

Matt Strueby got it all started by staking the home team to a 2-0 lead with power-play goals just 1:11 apart. Both came from his office at the top of the crease, giving him 10 goals in just 15 games. It was his first game back after missing three with a concussion.

“I didn’t expect it to happen that fast,” he said with a smile. “It was good to get those two goals out of the way. Like the guys said, ‘The garbage man is back.’ “

Regina’s advantage was short-lived as Taylor Gal and Wacey Hamilton scored 2:20 apart to tie it up heading into the first intermission. The Pats went up 3-2 early in the second period courtesy of defenceman Cody Carlson, who scored his first goal as a Pat in his first game against his former team. Linden Vey tied it up on a two-man advantage but the Pats regained the lead just nine seconds later on a short-handed marker by Brett Leffler, whose long wrist shot fooled goaltender Tyler Bunz.

The back-and-forth action continued with Vey tying it up just 27 seconds into the third period but Jordan Eberle set up Leffler for his second of the night, then added an insurance marker of his own. Garrett Mitchell rounded out the scoring with his first goal of the season.

“We wanted to bury them,” said Leffler. “We kept our foot on the head of the snake and we got the job done. The last two periods I thought we really took charge. Us older guys stepped up. We were challenged (by Hunt) in the first period and I think we did a good job. Unfortunately that can’t happen in the first period from us older guys. We have to be ready to play from the start. But we didn’t quit and we got he W.”

A big assist in the victory went to Pats goaltender Damien Ketlo, who made a couple of game-saving stops in the second period, including a clear-cut breakaway effort by Matt MacKay. Just prior to that, Ketlo kicked out a point-blank shot by Joey Frazer but the rebound went right to Kale Kessy, who was staring at an open net, only to have Ketlo take it away with a lunging glove save that nearly brought the house down.

“I don’t know how he got it but that was just tremendous,” said Hunt. “It gave us a chance.”

So did Eberle, who wasn’t noticeable early in the game but came up big when it mattered. He finished with a goal and two assists despite battling the flu.

“That’s seems to be the way he always does it,” said Tigers head coach Willie Desjardins, who’s slated to coach Eberle on Team Canada at this year’s world juniors in Saskatoon and Regina. “He’s always there when they need him. I think he’s a big-game player and that’s the way he plays.”

EXTRAS: Bunz allowed five goals on 21 shots before getting the hook early in the third. Deven Dubyk stopped seven of nine the rest of the way … Regina went 3-for-5 on the power play while Medicine Hat finished 1-for-5 … Pats D Brandon Davidson (knee) returned after missing three games … Regina’s scratches were LW Graham Hood and D Myles Bell (flu), along with D Travis Sparrow (healthy) … The Pats’ next game is Friday at the Brandt Centre against the Saskatoon Blades.

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REGINA – The Regina Pats didn’t exactly tame the highest-scoring team in the WHL on Wednesday, but they did deliver a pretty effective kill shot.

Regina broke open a back-and-forth game with three unanswered goals in the third period, skating away with a 7-4 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers before 3.626 fans at the Brandt Centre.

“I said before the game … ‘This could be a wild one,’ ” said Pats head coach Curtis Hunt, referring to the firepower on both sides. “We’ve put up numbers (this season). They have. They lead our league in scoring. But we found a way.”

Although the Tigers never led on Wednesday, they did erase an early two-goal deficit and came back from two subsequent one-goal advantages.

Matt Strueby got it all started by staking the home team to a 2-0 lead with power-play goals just 1:11 apart. Both came from his office at the top of the crease, giving him 10 goals in just 15 games. It was his first game back after missing three with a concussion.

“I didn’t expect it to happen that fast,” he said with a smile. “It was good to get those two goals out of the way. Like the guys said, ‘The garbage man is back.’ “

Regina’s advantage was short-lived as Taylor Gal and Wacey Hamilton scored 2:20 apart to tie it up heading into the first intermission. The Pats went up 3-2 early in the second period courtesy of defenceman Cody Carlson, who scored his first goal as a Pat in his first game against his former team. Linden Vey tied it up on a two-man advantage but the Pats regained the lead just nine seconds later on a short-handed marker by Brett Leffler, whose long wrist shot fooled goaltender Tyler Bunz.

The back-and-forth action continued with Vey tying it up just 27 seconds into the third period but Jordan Eberle set up Leffler for his second of the night, then added an insurance marker of his own. Garrett Mitchell rounded out the scoring with his first goal of the season.

“We wanted to bury them,” said Leffler. “We kept our foot on the head of the snake and we got the job done. The last two periods I thought we really took charge. Us older guys stepped up. We were challenged (by Hunt) in the first period and I think we did a good job. Unfortunately that can’t happen in the first period from us older guys. We have to be ready to play from the start. But we didn’t quit and we got he W.”

A big assist in the victory went to Pats goaltender Damien Ketlo, who made a couple of game-saving stops in the second period, including a clear-cut breakaway effort by Matt MacKay. Just prior to that, Ketlo kicked out a point-blank shot by Joey Frazer but the rebound went right to Kale Kessy, who was staring at an open net, only to have Ketlo take it away with a lunging glove save that nearly brought the house down.

“I don’t know how he got it but that was just tremendous,” said Hunt. “It gave us a chance.”

So did Eberle, who wasn’t noticeable early in the game but came up big when it mattered. He finished with a goal and two assists despite battling the flu.

“That’s seems to be the way he always does it,” said Tigers head coach Willie Desjardins, who’s slated to coach Eberle on Team Canada at this year’s world juniors in Saskatoon and Regina. “He’s always there when they need him. I think he’s a big-game player and that’s the way he plays.”

EXTRAS: Bunz allowed five goals on 21 shots before getting the hook early in the third. Deven Dubyk stopped seven of nine the rest of the way … Regina went 3-for-5 on the power play while Medicine Hat finished 1-for-5 … Pats D Brandon Davidson (knee) returned after missing three games … Regina’s scratches were LW Graham Hood and D Myles Bell (flu), along with D Travis Sparrow (healthy) … The Pats’ next game is Friday at the Brandt Centre against the Saskatoon Blades.

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REGINA – School divisions have begun to send consent forms home to folks of school-age youngsters in kindergarten to Grade 6, who are the subsequent appointed group of H1N1 vaccine recipients.

The Regina Qu’Appelle Health region ( RQHR ) and the Sun Country Health Region are predicted to begin the school H1N1 flu immunization hospitals on Mon..
The RQHR is also offering a special pandemic H1N1 immunization clinic at the site of the previous Robert Usher Collegiate for kids ages five years up to and including Grade 6 with underlying medical issues such as chronic lung or heart disease, asthma, diabetes, cancer, lowered protection, kidney disease, harsh anemia or conditions treted for lengthy periods with acetylsalicylic acid ( ASA ).

the purpose of the H1N1 immunization for college youngsters is to help reduce the impact of flu on scholars, their families, pals and communities.

Hudson related children who have had lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 are anticipated to have protection and do not require immunization.

‘However, there are no unfavourable effects if someone with prior lab-confirmed H1N1 infection receives the vaccine.
[**] she added, if a child is experiencing influenza-like-illness ( cough, sore throat, fever ), at the time of the local clinic for H1N1 immunization, they shouldn’t attend that hospital till they are feeling well and they have stopped coughing.

While the vaccines are being rolled out, health officials continue to urge residents to use good hand cleanliness and cough etiquette and to stay at home if sick with flu-like sickness until they have recovered.

Regina is the major city of Saskatchewan and is called the Queen city since it was named after Queen Victoria. The town is found in the southern part of the province and is surrounded by prairies. Visitors from all over can enjoy world-class dining, shopping and accommodations when they stay in Regina. There are so many things to do and see in this vibrant city!

Some of the town’s main attractions include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Museum, one of the top visitor attractions in Canada, and the Saskatchewan Science Centre, a fun and informative complex that features the 5-story Kramer IMAX Theatre. Other attractions include the Saskatchewan Provincial Legislative Building, the biggest legislative building in Canada, the MacKenzie Art studio, and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. The Wascana Centre is found in the heart of the city. This urban park is one of the biggest in North America. In Wascana Park, you may find the quay, walking trails, bird watching venues, tennis courts, picnic and BBQ sites, and a great view of the Saskatchewan Legislature.

Regina is the major city of Saskatchewan and is known as the Queen city since it was named after Queen Victoria. The city is found in the southern part of the province and is encircled by prairies. Visitors from all over can enjoy top class dining, shopping and accommodations when they stay in Regina. There are so many things to do and see in this vibrant city!

Some of the city’s main attractions include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial Museum, one of the top visitor attractions in Canada, and the Saskatchewan Science Centre, a fun and informative complex that features the 5-story Kramer IMAX Theatre. Other attractions include the Saskatchewan Provincial Legislative Building, the largest legislative building in Canada, the MacKenzie Art studio, and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. The Wascana Centre is located in the heart of the city. This urban park is one of the biggest in North America. In Wascana Park, you’ll find the quay, walking trails, bird watching venues, tennis courts, picnic and BBQ sites, and an excellent vista of the Saskatchewan Legislature.

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