Last month, the NHL Draft Lottery settled the drama regarding who would receive the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. The Chicago Blackhawks were the lucky winners, and on Wednesday, they selected Connor Bedard from the Regina Pats. The North Vancouver product put on the Blackhawks jersey for the first time […]
On Wednesday June 28, Connor Bedard will don a National Hockey League (NHL) jersey and as the likely number one overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft in Nashville. Tonight, we should find out who will select the Regina Pats captain with that pick when the league holds their draft lottery. The […]
The NHL Central Scouting announced their final rankings today ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft. Connor Bedard and Borya Valis of the Regina Pats were named in the rankings. Bedard is the number one ranked prospect ahead of the NHL Draft. This past season, the 17-year-old led the WHL in goals (71) and points […]
The future National Hockey League team for Regina Pats captain Connor Bedard will likely be determined on Monday, May 8 when the league holds their Draft Lottery. On Thursday, the Anaheim Ducks clinched the final spot in the league standings, as a result the Ducks will enter the lottery with the highest odds to win […]
The Regina Pats have agreed to terms with Washington Capitals prospect Alexander Suzdalev to a standard player agreement. The 18 year old was selected by the Pats in the second round of the 2021 CHL Import Draft. He was taken by the Washington Capitals 70th overall of the 2022 NHL Draft. Last season he played […]
Two Regina Pats have cracked the NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings for the 2022 NHL Draft. Matthew Kieper and Layton Feist both made the list. Kieper is ranked 25th among North American goalies and eighth among Western Hockey League goaltenders. This past season, the Pats netminder completed his rookie season with a 16-14-1-0 record, […]
The NHL’s newest team is starting to get a Regina Pats connection. Having taken former Pat Jordan Eberle in the expansion draft, the Seattle Kraken looked at the Pats Saturday in Round 2 of the NHL draft as they selected Ryker Evans. The 19-year-old Calgary product finished in a tie for the team lead in […]
Many NHL mock drafts had Regina’s Cole Sillinger going in the first round of the NHL draft somewhere between picks 10-20. Those mock drafts were correct. The Columbus Blue Jackets moved up by making a trade with Chicago to take Sillinger with the 12th pick. Cole, who is the son of long-time NHL’er and former […]
NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings for the July draft earlier this week and there are several names on it that would be familiar to Saskatchewan hockey fans. When the list of North American skaters came out, Regina’s Cole Sillinger was ranked 10th. Sillinger went to the USHL to play for Sioux City this […]