Diggin' into the Archives...Jr. Pats from days gone by

Regina, SK - It's always tough over the holidays to keep the content fresh on the blog.  The team is resting, games are a few days away and everyone takes a bit of a break to relax.  With that in mind, I dug into the archives and compiled this gem of current Pat Blues who made up the nucleus of the Junior Pats in second year novice.  It's pretty easy to tell who's who with the possible exception of journeyman mascot/golf head cover "Junior Pat" (pictured second from the left enjoying some delicious Earl's Yam fries).  Enjoy!

Merry Christmas from patblues.blogspot.ca!

Regina, SK -  Let's hope everyone had a peaceful and restful Christmas Day.  It's a busy winter when you have children in hockey so a few off days should be enjoyed.  One of our traditions is to head out on the outdoor rink on Christmas day and the weather this year did not disappoint.  While we thought Sean was going to watch from the sidelines...well you can watch for yourself:

Raiders spoil Pats Christmas break with a 7-6 win

Regina, SK - Considering this was the Pat Blues 4th game in 6 nights and the Pat Blues won 3 of them I suppose the old adage of "you can't win them all applies".  Sure, it would have been nice to go into the Christmas break with a win but the Pat Blues have been on a tear for the last few weeks and currently sit comfortably in 3rd place in the tough Southern Division.  Let's give PA full marks for the victory as they head home north on Highway #11 with 4 out of 4 points from Regina area teams. The Pat Blues will enjoy a little break over the holidays before starting a very busy January in Bantam AA action.  Click on the video below for your Regina Pat Blues game highlights!

Millionaires run out of Christmas Cash - Pat Blues win 4-2

Dmytro Kazymyra celebrates his son's goal!

Regina, SK - The Pat Blues were up on the Melville Millionaires 3-0 and it looked like they were on cruise control.  Give marks to the Millionaires, however, as they clawed back to make this game much closer than it should have been.  In fact, they got to within 1 goal as the clock ticked down but Matthew Chekay sealed the deal with his second of the night to earn the Pat Blues the victory and the coveted 2 points against a divisional rival.  Jordan Kazymyra and Tristan Third had singles for the Pat Blues.  Matthew Lenz earned the victory in net!

Matthew Puglia, pictured to the left, earned the coveted hard hat tonight and he's featured on the video high-lights below with a nice shot from the point.  Well done Michael!

I've got some Christmas music to go with the high-lights tonight. That is if my good friends at YouTube allow me to use some classic Frank Sinatra that was suggested by Donavon Beatty's grandfather Ray.  Apparently Ray could really 'cut up the rug' in his day when he was listening to ol' Blue Eyes!

Player(s) of the game with added 'photo-bomb' bonus!

Swift Current, SK - Coach Dave sent me this nice shot of Co-Player of the game Randen Schmidt and Jacob Smith for their outstanding penalty killing effort against Swift Current the other night.  I'm also going to give a shout out to Coach Dave himself as his photography skills are vastly improving. Notice the nice photo-bomb by a pensive looking Matthew Chekay on the right?  Well done Dave and keep them coming!

Are you ready for some Dodgeball?

Emerald Park, SK - Get ready for some Dodgeball Pat blues because it is on!  Monday, December 23rd at 6:45.  Winning team goes on to face the Average Joe's!

Pat Blues send Swift Current down the river with 7-5 victory

Swift Current, SK - The Regina Pat Blues defeated the Swift Current Kabos Raiders (Now there's a team name that just rolls off the tongue....) 7-5 in front of a hostile Swift Current crowd.  I had to rely on some outstanding reporting from patblues.blogspot correspondent Garth Beatty for these game game updates:

"Two players kicked out, tons of penalties."
"Chase & Puglia ejected...reffing is brutal."
"Goal scorers: 4, 12, 8, 14, 14...5-5 early in 3rd"
"7-5 win...How's Sean?"

I'm going right off the board with my video clip tonight and instead of using one from the actual game, I've got an 'out-take' from the Moose Jaw game spiced up with a little Phil Collins.  Hopefully Jordan Kazymyra will forgive me for the musical tie in on this clip!

Breaking: Sean Dawson undergoes knee surgery

Regina, SK - Breaking:  Sean had his knee surgery this afternoon in Regina and reports from the surgeon seem to indicate he did extremely well.  Sean had a meniscectomy which is the surgical removal of the torn portion of the meniscus.    

Pat Blues ring Notre Dame's bell; win 5-2

Regina, SK - This was a penalty filled match and it was a series of special teams that was going to decide this game.  With all those penalties, it results in penalty kills and power plays and thankfully the Pats were able to prevail and take the 2 points off the board.  I searched the Internet for famous "Blake's" and the best I could come up with to spice up the hard hat photo was Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers.  Congrats to Blake Diewold who was the player of the game tonight!

Virden Oil Capitals Christmas Message!

Virden, MB - With Christmas only a week away, I thought I'd post a festive video from our neighbours to the East.  What a great job the Virden Oil Capitals did on this video.  In four days, its already received over 50,000 hits.  If you haven't seen it yet, check it out below:

Moose Juice runs out of gas, lose 7-1 to Pat Blues

Regina - We've got a nice feature for the blog tonight: Video highlights!  Rather than put up with my observations of the game, I captured the first 6 goals scored by the Pat Blues for your viewing pleasure.  I'm not too happy with the video results because I had to shrink the video but it is nice to re-live this impressive game.  You'll note when you watch the goals that just about every one was scored with either an aggressive fore check or bodies in front of the net, particularly Tristan Third! That seems to be the recipe for success in this league.  Also, thanks to coach Dave who snapped this picture of Matthew Lenz who deservedly wore the hardhat home tonight!

Sean Dawson surgery date set

Regina, SK - Sean Dawson is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery next week.  The surgery will remove the torn section of the meniscus on his right knee and get Sean closer to recovery from his injury, and tough start to the year. Sean's x-ray of his right knee is on the left while a short video of the procedure is on the right.

               

BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Pat Blues 2000's selected for Team Regina final evaluations

Regina, SK -  Multiple Regina Pat Blues have been selected to tryout for Team Regina.  The selected team will eventually compete at the Saskatchewan Winter Games in Prince Albert, SK from Feb. 16th to Feb. 22nd, 2014.  For a complete list of players selected for final evaluations, please click here.

Pat Blues get blown over by Prairie Storm, lose 7-0

Regina - I'm not going to dwell on this game for a second.  Let's put things in perspective, the Pat Blues took 4 of a possible 6 points after playing 3 games in 5 nights.  'Nuff said!  We'll see that team again, I'm sure.

I've got a short player profile for the blog featuring #15 defenseman Michael Puglia.  Always an exciting player to watch, suffice to say the opposing team knows when he's on the ice.  Not quite convinced....take note as to how this clip ends!  In recent games I've noticed Michael is much more disciplined with his play than earlier in the year.  Here is tonight's' player profile, Michael Puglia: