Hockey Great Bobby Orr on Role Models, Youth, & his Legacy

I recently came across a feature in the Boston Globe on one of Hockey's all time greats Bobby Orr.  For any of the Pat Blues who are unfamiliar with Bobby, I suggest you talk to your parents or grandparents because even to this day, many argue he's the greatest hockey player of all time.  I wasn't aware of this but over the past decades, Orr has forged a transcendental legacy by privately counselling the sick and the dying, the disabled and the disenfranchised, the poor and the grieving.  The video is short but it leaves an impact with the viewer. Hope you enjoy it!

      

Pat Blues help out little tykes at Tryouts!

Regina, SK - While most of us were sleeping in on Saturday morning a couple of Pat Blues were helping out with the Novice Try-outs at the Cooperators.  Sean Dawson & Randen Schmidt both spent four hours working with the future stars of tomorrow.  There was some talent out on the ice too so let me be the first to say the 2007 birth year looks strong!

Blues concerto cancelled due to Storm!

Regina, SK - The always strong Prairie Storm defeated the Pat Blues 6-3 this evening in exhibition play at the Balfour arena.  This was a penalty filled game with the Pat Blue getting over 30 minutes of penalties throughout the game.  On at least a couple of those power plays, the Prairie Storm capitalized on their chances as well as getting a short handed marker to seal the game in the win column.  Although the score sheet indicated Jordan Kazymyra had two goals, I counted Kaz with one, Randen Schmidt with one and Jacob Smith with the final goal for the Pat Blues.  Since Kaz Sr. generously donated a caramilk bar to Sean Dawson (in an effort for him to gain some weight), I'm going into the archives tonight for this signed photo of Kaz in honour of his goal tonight!

Pat Blues name leadership group

The Pat Blues named their leadership core tonight at the Jack Staples arena in North Regina.  Matthew Chekay was named captain while defensemen Donovan Beatty, Noah Kockzak, and Michael Puglia will sport the A's for the team.

Great choices all the way around and remember as one of the greatest captains in hockey history Wayne Gretzky once said:  "90% of hockey is mental and the other half is physical."

5 minutes for a shot to the head

Ok, not exactly but here's a little video compiled from the head shots taken before the game.  Special thanks to Coach Dave and all the players for doing this quickly before the game.  The boys look good but we'll see how they look after the season!

Hounds Howl up 6 goals to defeat Pat Blues

Wilcox, SK - The Notre Dame Hounds defeated the Regina Pat Blues 6-2 in Bantam AA exhibition action this afternoon in Wilcox.  No doubt Pere Murray would have been proud of the effort ot the Notre Dame Squad who never trailed in the game.  The Pat Blues actually had a chance to win going into the 3rd as the score was knotted up at two for the final stanza but the hounds came in waves for the 3rd with 4 unanswered goals on the big olympic ice.  The hounds took advantage of their power plays which were numerous throughout the game.

Pictured is Noah Koczak tying the game in the second and Jordan Kazymyra showing his speed down the wing.

Despite the tough 3rd period, there was plenty of action to keep the fans interested throughout the game:

Be sure to click on the photos to get an even better view!  Except maybe not the last picture, I'll work on a feature of reducing the size for photos for future posts! Next up in Exhibition play is the always tough Prairie Storm who visit the Queen City on Tuesday to face the Pat Blues.