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Game day thread: Regina @ Wheat Kings, 6:00 pm
1/4/2009 at 1:20 PM
Regina Pats: 7th in Eastern Conference, 19-19-1-4
Top Scorers: Jordan Eberle (23+19=42) (Away at World Junior tournament), Jordan Weal (9+32=41) (away at U17 tournament), Matt Strueby (19+19=38), Brett Leffler (22+14=36), Michael MacAngus (11+17=28)
Top Defenceman: Victor Bartley (7+19=26)
Probable starting goalie: Linden Rowett (11-7-1, 0.912, 2.55)
Manitobans: Kyle Mulder (Winnipeg), Neal Prokop (Winnipeg), justin Slobodzian (Dauphin), Alex Pym (Winnipeg)
Brandon Wheat Kings, T-4th in Eastern Conference, 23-13-1-1
Top Scorers: Scott Glennie (21+28=49), Brayden Schenn (17+27=44), Jay Fehr (13+30=43), Andrew Clark (20+19=39)
Top Defenceman: Colby Robak (6+13=19)
Probable Starting Goalie: James Priestner (6-5-1-1, .873, 3.36)
The Wheat Kings and will be looking to sweep a weekend home-and-home with the shorthanded Regina Pats. The Pats are still missing a number of of their top players in Jordan Eberle, Colton Teubert, Rudolf Cerveny and I believe Jordan Weal.
Brandon will also be looking to fully avenge an embarassing 5-4 come from behind loss the last time Regina was in town. Brandon held a 3-0 lead in that game before eventually falling in overtime to their division rivals.
The hard core fan will have their eyes on the stands tonight. With this and two other games before the WHL trade deadline, should a trade be in the works there's a good chance other teams may have a GM or scouts in attendance.
I post lineups approx a half hour before game time.