Adrenaline Regina Sports Magazine in Regina Saskatchewan

Adam Beukeboom gets shutout in Pats win

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:34:00 +0000

Adam Beukeboom stopped 27 shots for a shut out as the Regina Pats beat the Swift Current Broncos 4-0 tonight.

Jordan Weal, Brandon Davidson, Morgan Klimchuk and Dryden Hunt scored for the Pats in the win.

Jon Groenheyde stopped 12 shots for the Broncos before Austin Smith saved 21 shots.

The Pats play Lethbridge tomorrow night at the Brandt Centre at 7 pm.

Pat C’s Defeat the Hounds

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:29:48 +0000

Tyson Predinchuk scored twice to lead the Regina Pat Canadians to a 4-1 road win over the Notre Dame Hounds Thursday night in Wilcox.

Jared Martin and Emery Anderson also scored for Regina.

Ian Williams scored for the Hounds.

Casey Parker made twenty-four saves to record the win in goal for Regina. Alexi Thibadeau took the loss for Notre Dame and made thirty-three saves.

Regina returns to Notre Dame this Sunday to take on the Argos. Game time is 4:30 pm at the Duncan McNeill Arena.

Courtesy of the Regina Pat Canadians

Ferguson, Baker lead Golden Bears to win over Cougars

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:27:33 +0000

REGINA, Sask. – Alberta’s Daniel Ferguson and Jordan Baker combined to lead the Golden Bears to an 81-69 victory over the Regina Cougars on Friday night in Canada West men’s basketball action at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

Ferguson led all scorers with 26 points, while Baker had 21 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to record a huge double-double as No. 10-ranked Alberta improves to 11-6 with the victory.

Alberta led 22-21 after the first quarter thanks to a three-pointer at the buzzer by Baker, and held a four-point advantage after the second as the two teams traded leads six times during the first half. The Golden Bears slowly pulled away from Regina in the third quarter, and held the Cougars without a field goal for three and a half minutes in the fourth as the lead hit double digits late.

Andrew Bates added nine points for the Golden Bears, while Sahr Saffa scored eight and Robert Dewar and Todd Bergen-Henengouwen both chipped in with seven.

Regina’s Connor Burns had a career-high 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to record his third consecutive double-double, while Gradyn Childerhose and Paul Gareau both scored 11 points and Brendan Hebert added 10. Gareau had 12 rebounds to notch a double-double as well.

The Cougars move to 5-11 with the setback.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday night at the CKHS starting at 8 p.m.

Courtesy of the University of Regina

Schneider’s first career goal gives Cougars 4-3 win over Lethbridge

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:40:24 +0000

REGINA, Sask. – The University of Regina’s men’s hockey team kept its playoff hopes alive with a tight 4-3 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns on Friday night at The Co-operators Centre.

First-year defenceman Mark Schneider’s first career Canada West goal stood as the game winner after his shot from the point midway through the third period found its way through a maze of players into the back of the net.

The win moves the Cougars (5-16-2) to within three points of Lethbridge for the sixth and final Canada West playoff spot, and the U of R still has a pair of games in hand on the Pronghorns.

The Cougars opened the scoring just over four minutes into the contest on the power play, when some fancy passing between Schneider and Russ Nielsen set up Terrance DeLaronde for an easy goal. The Pronghorns then got consecutive power play opportunities, but couldn’t capitalize.

In the second, the Cougars widened their lead on an even strength goal by Craig Cuthbert just over seven minutes in when he cut down the left side and rang a shot off the post and in. The two-goal lead didn’t last long, though, as Lethbridge’s Winston Day Chief scored on a two-on-one and Justin Hollinger cashed in on a turnover shortly thereafter to knot the game at two.

The Pronghorns took their first and only lead of the game on a goal by Cass Mappin early in the third after he jammed the puck in at the side of the net, giving the visitors a 3-2 advantage. The Cougars replied four minutes later with Lethbridge’s Taylor Gal in the box for a tripping infraction, as Brett Leffler tied the game on a nice goal that resembled DeLaronde’s first-period marker. Tyler Penny and DeLaronde drew the assists on Leffler’s sixth of the season, setting the stage for Schneider’s heroics four minutes later.

Lucas Gore made five saves in the final minute to secure the victory and ended up stopping 18 shots in the win, while his Lethbridge counterpart Scott Bowles had 25 saves.

The Cougars and Pronghorns will meet again on Saturday night at The Co-operators Centre. Game time is 7 p.m.

Courtesy of the University of Regina

Rick Hansen Night on Saturday Highlights Weekend

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:02:36 +0000

Regina, Saskatchewan – The Regina Pats are back in action this weekend with a pair of games beginning tonight in Swift Current against the Broncos, a 7:00pm start from the Credit Union I-Plex.

Saturday night, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are at the Brandt Centre to take on the Pats for “Rick Hansen Night.” The Man In Motion 25th anniversary tour makes a stop in Regina on Saturday, but the festivities begin today at the Brandt Centre at 2pm with a sledge hockey demonstration with the Canadian National Sledge Hockey developmental team. The media are encouraged to participate with these world class athletes.

Saturday before the puck drops between the Pats and Hurricanes, there will be a pre-game ceremony saluting Rick Hansen and the anniversary of his Man In Motion world tour. The Canadian National Sledge Hockey developmental team will also take to the ice during one of the intermissions.

Regina Pats @ Swift Current Broncos
Friday, February 3^rd, 2012
Credit Union I-Plex 7:00pm
Radio: Home Depot Pats Hockey on 620 CKRM (6:35 Press Box pregame show)

This is the fifth of six meetings this season between the Pats and the Broncos with Regina taking the three of the first four meetings. The last time these two teams met was a week ago today, with the Broncos winning for the first time in two seasons at the Brandt Centre 3-2.

Lethbridge Hurricanes @ Regina Pats
Saturday, February 4^th, 2012
Brandt Centre 7:00pm (Tickets at www.ticketmaster.ca or call 543-7800)
Radio: Home Depot Pats Hockey on 620 CKRM (6:35 Press Box pregame show)

This is the third of four meetings this season between the Pats and the Hurricanes. The last time these two teams met was way back on October 7th at the Brandt Centre in a 5-4 Pats win in a shootout.

Quick ‘Canes bits:

- There are two former members of the Regina Pats on the Hurricanes in goaltender Damien Ketlo and forward Graham Hood.

- 19 year old Brody Sutter is the Hurricanes captain and the lone player drafted by an NHL team. Brody was taken in the 7th round of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.

- Current Regina Pats 20 year old forward, Matt Marantz, played 6 games with the Hurricanes before coming to the Pats in a trade in October. Marantz had an assist against the Pats in the Hurricanes 5-4 loss at the Brandt Centre on October 7^th.

Courtesy of the Regina Pats

Jordan Weal Named WHL Player of the Month

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:59:53 +0000

CALGARY, AB. – The Western Hockey League announced today that forward Jordan Weal,of the Regina Pats, has been named the HUSKY WHL Player of the Month for January.

The 19 year-old forward led all WHL scorers collected 25 points through the month of January finding the net nine times and accumulating 16 assists to go along with a +4 rating. Weal picked up points in all 12 games played, had seven multi-point nights and gathered goals in eight games. Some highlights include five point games against Prince Albert on January 4 and Victoria on January 13.

Weal currently sits second among all WHL scorers with 83 points (30 goals, 53 assists) in 51 games played. His consistent play helped the Regina Pats to a 6-4-2-0 record in the month of January and currently sit 7^th in the WHL Eastern Conference with a 26-20-5-1 overall record for 58 points. Weal’s efforts have also earned him a Three Star selection six times in January, with two being 1^st Stars.

The North Vancouver, BC product is playing in his fourth full WHL season with the Pats who selected Weal in the 4^th round of the 2007 WHL Draft. The Los Angeles Kings made the dynamic forward their 3^rd round selection in the 2010 NHL Draft. This is Weal’s first WHL Player of the Month Award; the last Regina Pat to earn the monthly honor was Jordan Eberle in October 2010.

His accomplishments make Jordan Weal a deserving choice as the HUSKY WHL Player of the Month for January.

HUSKY – proud sponsor of the WHL Education Program and the Canada West WHL Graduate of the Month.

Courtesy of the WHL

Cougars survive late push by Alberta; improve to 16-0

julie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:26 +0000

REGINA, Sask. – The University of Regina’s top-ranked women’s basketball team survived a late charge by Alberta on Friday night and came away with an 81-76 win over the Pandas in Canada West action at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

The two teams traded leads a total of nine times over the first three quarters and it looked as though the Cougars had finally pulled away from Alberta after building up a 15-point lead in the fourth, but the Pandas mounted a 14-2 run to cut the deficit to three with 40 seconds left. That was as close as the visitors would come, as both Brittany Read and Carly Graham hit two free throws in the final seconds of the contest to secure the win for the Cougars.

Joanna Zalesiak fell just short of a triple-double for the Cougars, ending up with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. Danielle Schmidt added 15 points for Regina, while Lindsay Ledingham (11 points), Carly Graham (10), and Jennilea Coppola (10) all hit double figures in scoring as well. Coppola added five rebounds in just 13 minutes off the bench in the win.

Andria Carlyon, a transfer from Grande Prairie Regional College whose previous career high was 12 points, came off the bench to explode for a game-high 24 for the Pandas. Carlyon was 9-for-12 from the field and 6-for-7 from the line, while Nicole Clarke added 16 points and Sally Hillier scored 13.

The Cougars (16-0) clinched home court for the Canada West quarterfinals with the victory, while Alberta moves to 11-6 on the season.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday night at the CKHS, with tip-off scheduled for 6:15 p.m.

NOTES: The Cougars have now won 18 consecutive Canada West games, a streak that started back on Feb. 18, 2011 … that ties a program record, as the U of R also won 18 conference games in a row in a run that stretched from Jan. 27, 2001 to Jan. 11, 2002.

Courtesy of the University of Regina

RIDERS WELCOME DAN FARTHING TO SUPPORT STAFF

julie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:24:58 +0000

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are pleased to announce that they have formalized its relationship with Dan Farthing who has been named the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coordinator.

“We are excited to have Dan officially back with the Riders,” stated Assistant General Manager Jeremy O’Day. “Dan will be a huge asset in this increased role with the team and we believe his contributions will be reflected through on-field success.”

Farthing, who is currently the Director of Sport Performance Training at Level 10 Fitness, has worked with the Rider players over the past numerous seasons through training sessions. This new partnership will ensure Rider players now have access to better designed facilities, consultative services in both training and nutrition as well as regularly scheduled supervised workouts.

“I am very excited about this new initiative, mostly for the players,” said Farthing. “Had this level of support been available during my career, I know that I would have placed a huge value on it and seen it as a tremendous benefit that would give me the best opportunity to be the best player I could possibly be.”

As a former player with the Riders, Farthing currently sits 3rd in all-time receptions and 9th in all-time receiving yardage and is a recent inductee into the Saskatchewan Roughrider Plaza of Honor. In addition to his experience as a professional player, Farthing brings his academic expertise as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, a Certified Exercise Physiologist with The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, a Consultant for the Canadian Sport Centre and the Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan, a Master of Kinesiology (U of R ’96) and the University of Saskatchewan’s Most Distinguished Graduate (1992). Farthing and his team of Sport Performance Training Specialists, Sport Nutritionists and Yoga Instructors from Level 10 Fitness are very excited to be part of the Roughrider Team.

Courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders

RIBL Results for Feb. 2

julie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:22:47 +0000

SENIOR BOYS

MARTIN 66 NOTRE DAME 41

SENIOR GIRLS

MILLER 54 GREENALL 52 (OT)

Pats lose three straight

julie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:54:51 +0000

The Regina Pats lost their third straight game tonight as they fell 4-2 to the Prince Albert Raisers.

Antoine Corbin and Anthony Bardaro scored for the Raiders in the first. Shane Danlyk scored for PA in the second before Brandon Davidson and Morgan Klimchuk finally answerd for the Pats. Bardaro scored his second of the night late in the second frame and the Pats weren’t able to score again in the rest of the game.

Cole Holowenko stopped 40 shots for the Raiders; Matt Hewitt stopped 11 for the Pats before Adam Beukeboom came in and kept out 17.

The Pats next play Friday night in Swift Current at 7 pm.