Pat Blues buck Broncos, then get clipped by Wings

Melville, SK - The Regina Pat Blues are in Melville this weekend where they played at the beautiful Horizon Credit Union Place.  What a great rink and, as you can tell by the photo, the fans were really into the games today!

The Pat Blues began their tournament with a match against the Humboldt Broncos.  The Pat Blues scored the first 3 goals of the game in the 1st period before closing out the game with a 6-3 victory.  Matthew Lens was the tournament opening game starter and he looked stellar between the pipes.  Pictured below is Tristan Third doing his best to screen the Broncos goalie.

Next up in the afternoon was an exciting match-up between the Weyburn Red Wings.  I was impressed by the Red Wings who played a disciplined game with an effective power play.  Believe it or not, the Wings actually didn't score on the photo below but they did score 4 times to double the Pat Blues 4-2.  Sean Dawson had a rare double appearance on the score sheet with 2 points and was +2 for the game.  Blake Diewold was in net and he played solid, giving up few rebounds throughout the match.  The Pat Blues take on the always tough Yorkton Terriers tomorrow morning in Melville and that game will decide whether they're in the A, B, C, or D final.