Despite their record, the Regina Pats made a lasting impression on the final weekend of the regular season. One night later, the injury-depleted Pats overcame a two-goal deficit butBrandon won the battle on Saturday but Regina won the war, claiming the season series with a 4-2-0-2 record versus the Wheat Kings. “It takes a special group of people to do what these guys did this weekend,” offered Pats head coach Dave Struch, whose team played with just 15 skaters — three short of a full lineup. “Now we have to piece it all together because we’re going to get a lot of these guys back next year. “Those are things the players are going to have to understand when they leave,” he added.

Source: National Post March 17, 2019 22:41 UTC