GoPro Video of Pat Blues Picture Day

Picture Day, tomorrow at the Co-Operators!

It's a Double Donavon!

Saskatoon - Good news out of Saskatoon as the Regina Pat Blues have defeated the Saskatoon Maniacs in a late afternoon start in the Bridge City.  Player of the Game Donavon Beatty was awarded the hard hat for his efforts tonight.  I've matched that photo up with a vintage photo of DB taken from his bronze medal victory in the City of Champions Tournament in the mid 2000's.  Let's keep the momentum moving boys and back it up with a victory tomorrow to really put some distance to those chasing the Pat Blues in the standings!

The Fox says "Cheese"

Regina, SK - I may lose a whole legion of followers with this post but I had the pleasure of taking pictures for the Pat Blues arch rival Regina Foxes tonight and what a treat that was.  The entire team was so well organized that the team photo only took about 6 minutes.  Special shout out to Tim Ludwar for the fine job in corralling the young men before the picture.  The Pat Blues will get their chance to be just as impressive when they get their pictures done next week.  Start working on that sick flow boys and take inspiration from the Foxes who had some healthy manes going tonight at the Co-operators!

GoPro Highlights of Pat Blues vs. Estevan

Prairie Storm blasts Pat Blues back to Regina!

Balgonie, SK -  Whenever you face the Prairie Storm at any level you've got to have all cylinders firing for a full 60 minutes.  I walked in to the rink with 10 minutes left in the 3rd with the game tied 3-3 only to have the game end up being 6-3 for the PS Storm.  Just like the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline, you'd best be prepared when you're facing that team.  Singles came from Matthew Chekay & Alex Kanook today.  The Pat Blues end up with 2 out of a possible 4 pts. this weekend as they head back to practice before back to back games in The Bridge City this weekend.  Don't forget to check back on the blog this week for some GoPro footage of the game vs. Estevan.  

Double Dean Celebrations! Pat Blues beat Estevan 5-3

Regina, SK -  Must have been the GoPro at practice to get the Pat Blues firing on all cylinders! Seriously, this was an entertaining game and the result was in doubt up until the final 4 minutes of the 3rd period when Bantam Rookie Dean Mason (pictured below) sealed the game for the Pat Blues. Matthew Chekay, Jordan Kazymyra, & Alex Kanook also added singles.  I've got it on good authority that the hard hat was issued solely for Dean's post goal celebration and it's to be shared with Dean Sr. who was ecstatic with the late period goal!  I've got some video from the game I'll be posting over the next couple of days so keep checking the blog for updates.  The Pat Blues head East on Highway #1 to Balgonie for an afternoon tilt against the always tough Prairie Storm!

Mixing things up to Jump Start the Pat Blues

Regina, SK - I've never really featured a practice on the blog because as weak as an effort this blog is, I've never been so hard up for content that I had to film practice.  I mean, we're talking about practice.  Not the game, not the game, not the game, but practice.   With that in mind, I'm trying something different and making an exception in hopes of jump starting the Pat Blues to get in the win column this weekend.  Take a close look at the video and you'll notice a few things:  #1 - It reminds you that these players are really still kids  #2 - These kids are having fun and #3 - Coach Dave has a few jokers on his team so hats off to the head coach for putting his time in with this squad.  Myrna didn't like my music choice for the video, but I picked it intentionally - listen to your coach because:

                                                              "That's the way it is!"

Blues tie Foxes in last minute with goalie on the bench

Regina, SK -  The Pat Blues got a last minute goal from Carson Denomie off a Donavon Beatty slapshot to tie their arch-rival Foxes 4 - 4 in a spirited match up at the Ritchie.  Had it not been for some solid goaltending from rookie goaltender Blake Diewold (pictured left), the Pats would likely not have left the game with a point.  In particular, credit Blake with killing off a 4 minute power play that featured 2 of those minutes being disadvantaged 5 on 3.  Well done Blake!  Singles for the Pat Blues came from Jordan Kazymyra and Dean Mason.

The financial cost of being a goalie: Bill Lenz appears on CBC Morning Edition

Check out Regina Pat Blue Goalie Parent Bill Lenz as he sheds some light on what it costs to have a son play goalie in Saskatchewan.  Click here or on the CBC Logo to hear Bill being interviewed by the CBC's Eric Anderson on The Morning Edition with Sheila Coles, first broadcast on Monday January 13, 2014.

The Cost Of Playing Goal In Hockey

The Morning Edition's Eric Anderson joins host Sheila Coles to look at how expensive it is to be a hockey goaltender, and how that is impacting the number of Canadian goalies playing at elite levels.

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A 'stitch' in time...results in 8 goals?

Humboldt, SK -  I've got very limited information to go on here but sadly the Pat Blues lost 8-4 today in their match at the historic Drake arena in Humboldt, SK.  I did happen to obtain a nice shot of a couple of the Pat Blue Hockey Mom's on the bus early this afternoon, however.  I've gotta admit, this bus trip seems really tame compared to some other ones I've been on in the past but maybe that's a good sign.  The Pat Blues are back in action this Thursday versus those pesky Regina Foxes.  See you at the Al Ritchie!

5 point afternoon for Sando

Saskatoon - When you look at the scoresheet from this afternoons game vs. the Saskatoon Generals under Isaac Sandomirsky you see all kinds of numbers; 5,3,4, and 2.  He was all over the scoresheet getting 2 goals, 3 assist, 4 penalties, and 5 points.  It was nice to see the Pat Blues break out of their scoring slump with 7 markers put on the board including the last 4 goals of the game, all scored in the 3rd period.  Randen Schmidt & Jordan Kazymyra had singles for the Pat Blues.  Matthew Chekay had the hattie while Matthew Lenz & Blake Diewold shared the goaltending duties for the Pat Blues. Pictured is young "Sando" looking much more like a General than the Saskatoon team this afternoon!

Foxes hunt down Pat Blues for 3-1 victory

Regina, SK - The Regina Pat Blues appear to be in a bit of a post Christmas funk as they've lost their last four games.  Goals have been hard to come by for the Pat Blues as they've only lit the lamp once in their past two games and this game would be no different with Jacob Smith being the only player to solve Fox goalie Nathan Moore. The Foxes back end was particularly punishing for the Pat Blues forwards throughout the game.  Tylor Ludwar sealed the game with an empty net goal and Fox goalie Nathan Moore was the star of the game in my opinion.   The Pats now hit the road this weekend for games in Saskatoon and Humboldt.  Here are your Pat Blues game highlights:

Foxes take on Pat Blues in Bantam AA Action

Regina, SK - Continuing on with the animal theme (see previous story), the Pat Blues take on the Silver Foxes errrr Foxes tomorrow in Regina.  I don't think I've heard of a nickname change mid-season but apparently that's what's happened when the Pense Silver Foxes took exception to their namesake being used by a bunch of 14 & 15 year olds from the Queen city.  But enough about the legalities as the Pat Blues need to pay attention to this team that's won 3 of their last 4 games and includes speedy winger Dawson Claypool (pictured below left).  This promises to be an entertaining game so don't miss the action tomorrow night at the Ritchie!  Puck drop at 7:45 pm!

Outlaws outlast Pat Blues with 4-1 win

Regina - Sadly, I missed the game today so I couldn't get any pictures or video of any "Outlaws" so they best I could come up with is Garth Beatty's father "In-Law" Ray.  He's pictured below on the left and he's one of the biggest Pat Blues fans out there!   Jordan Kazymyra scored the only goal for the Pat Blues who find themselves in a bit of a scoring drought over the weekend as they only counted 1 goal in 120 minutes of play.  Let's hope they find their scoring touch as they'll need it this upcoming weekend for back to back games in toon town. Maybe this is just what the team needs, a road trip to come together and re-focus for the new year.  I dolphinately think this losing streak needs to come to an end!

Pat Blues get stung by Vipers 2-0

Regina, SK -  The Sask Valley Vipers defeated the Regina Pat Blues 2-0.  From what I hear the biggest highlight was Dmytro Kazymyra living large with one of the biggest 50 - 50 jackpots of the year.  Well done Kaz!  I can see you one day trying to up-sell my cell phone contract at a kiosk in the Cornwall centre!  The Vipers opened the scoring late in the second period and that was all they needed.  They added some insurance in the final half of the 3rd to put this game away.  Matthew Lenz, as always, was outstanding in net.  One other tidbit, if you think the Pat Blues blog needs some work (and it does!), check out the website from the Sask Valley Vipers.  Hello...it`s 2014 not 1996! Here are your game hi-lights brought to you by yqrsports.com