Regina Pats

The Regina Pats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1917, the Pats are the world's oldest continuously operating major junior hockey team in its original location and with its original name.

The team was first called the Regina Patricia Hockey Club, named after Princess Patricia of Connaught, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the Governor General, the Duke of Connaught.

Today, the Regina Pats play in the East Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference. Their home games are held at the Brandt Centre, and fans can hear the games on 620 CKRM radio.

The Pats are one of the most successful junior hockey teams. They have appeared a record sixteen times at the Memorial Cup tournament and reached the final fourteen times. The team has won the Memorial Cup four times, placing them third in history for this achievement.

History

The Regina Pats hockey team began in 1917 and was named after a famous Canadian regiment from the First World War. Their first home was Regina Arena, which opened in 1910. In 1920, they moved to Regina Stadium, where they played until 1977. The team won its first Memorial Cup title in 1925.

In 1977, the team moved to the new Agridome, now called the Brandt Centre. In 2017, the Pats celebrated their 100th anniversary with special events, including an outdoor game and the 2018 Memorial Cup.

Championship history

The Regina Pats have won many important junior hockey championships. They have been western Canadian junior hockey champions fourteen times, with twelve Abbott Cup and two President's Cup wins. They were also Saskatchewan junior hockey champions in 1918.

The Pats have played in more Memorial Cup tournaments than any other team, winning four times and finishing second ten times. They have hosted the Memorial Cup tournament seven times.

The Regina Pats, circa 1924–25.

Memorial Cups (4): (/wiki/1925_Memorial_Cup), (/wiki/1928_Memorial_Cup), (/wiki/1930_Memorial_Cup), (/wiki/1974_Memorial_Cup)
Abbott Cups (12): 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969
Ed Chynoweth Cups (2): 1973–74, 1979–80
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophies (2): 1973–74, 2016–17
WHL Division Playoff Champions (6): 1966–67, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84
WHL Conference Champions (1): 2016–17
Regular Season WHL Division Champions (9): 1971–72, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2016–17

WHL Championship

1966–67: Loss, 1–4 vs Moose Jaw Canucks
1971–72: Loss, 1–4 vs Edmonton Oil Kings
1973–74: Win, 4–0 vs Calgary Centennials
1979–80: Win, 4–1 vs Victoria Cougars
1981–82: Loss, 1–4 vs Portland Winter Hawks
1983–84: Loss, 3–4 vs Kamloops Blazers
2016–17: Loss, 2–4 vs Seattle Thunderbirds

Memorial Cup finals

(/wiki/1919_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs University of Toronto Schools
(/wiki/1922_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Fort William Great War Vets
(/wiki/1925_Memorial_Cup): Win vs Toronto Aura Lee
(/wiki/1928_Memorial_Cup): Win vs Ottawa Gunners
(/wiki/1930_Memorial_Cup): Win vs West Toronto Nationals
(/wiki/1933_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Newmarket Redmen
(/wiki/1950_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Montreal Junior Canadiens
(/wiki/1952_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters
(/wiki/1955_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Toronto Marlboros
(/wiki/1956_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Toronto Marlboros
(/wiki/1958_Morial_Cup): Loss vs Ottawa–Hull Junior Canadiens
(/wiki/1969_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Montreal Junior Canadiens
(/wiki/1974_Memorial_Cup): Win vs Quebec Remparts
(/wiki/2018_Memorial_Cup): Loss vs Acadie–Bathurst Titan

Season-by-season results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

The Pats faced off outdoors against the Calgary Hitmen as part of the 2011 Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium.

Memorial Cup champions

Western Canada/WHL champions

Saskatchewan champions (1918–66)

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
1917–18	11	10	1	0	–	96	37	–	–	Won championship
1918–19	18	14	4	0	–	164	92	–	–	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1919–20	6	1	5	0	–	33	42	–	–	Lost final
1920–21	5	2	3	0	–	14	26	–	–	Lost final
1921–22	13	9	3	1	–	56	28	–	–	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1922–23	8	5	2	1	–	78	17	–	–	Won championship
1923–24	12	9	3	0	–	56	32	–	–	Won championship
1924–25	17	16	1	0	–	120	34	–	–	Won championship, Abbott Cup and Memorial Cup
1925–26	7	4	3	0	–	25	15	–	–	Lost final
1926–27	14	12	2	0	–	56	30	–	–	Won championship
1927–28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Won championship, Abbott Cup and Memorial Cup
1928–29	10	9	1	0	–	49	20	–	–	Won championship
1929–30	11	11	0	0	–	36	5	–	–	Won championship, Abbott Cup and Memorial Cup
1930–31	14	12	1	1	–	42	8	–	–	Won championship
1931–32	10	8	1	1	–	40	3	–	–	Lost final
1932–33	19	13	3	3	–	55	15	–	–	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1933–34	9	5	2	2	–	34	14	–	–	Lost final
1946–47	30	26	4	0	–	201	82	49	1st SJHL	Lost final
1947–48	28	20	8	0	–	183	107	40	2nd SJHL	Lost final
1948–49	26	11	14	1	–	99	126	40	3rd WCJHL	Lost semifinal
1949–50	40	19	20	1	–	182	182	39	3rd WCJHL	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1950–51	40	26	12	2	–	207	126	54	2nd WCJHL	Won championship
1951–52	44	30	11	3	–	229	127	63	1st WCJHL	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1952–53	30	23	11	2	–	165	135	48	2nd WCJHL	Lost semifinal
1953–54	36	23	13	0	–	182	119	39	2nd WCJHL	Lost final
1954–55	40	30	10	0	–	220	116	60	1st WCJHL	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1955–56	36	24	11	1	–	181	132	49	1st WCJHL	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1956–57	51	32	16	3	–	225	163	67	2nd SJHL	Lost semifinal
1957–58	51	36	12	3	–	246	160	75	1st SJHL	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1958–59	48	27	17	4	–	162	139	58	3rd SJHL	Lost semifinal
1959–60	59	36	17	6	–	234	142	79	2nd SJHL	Lost final
1960–61	60	38	17	5	–	282	177	81	1st SJHL	Won championship
1961–62	56	33	16	7	–	237	156	73	2nd SJHL	Lost final
1962–63	54	22	24	8	–	210	195	52	5th SJHL	Lost quarterfinal
1963–64	62	31	22	9	–	332	249	71	2nd SJHL	Lost semifinal
1964–65	56	38	10	8	–	314	195	84	1st SJHL	Won championship
1965–66	60	28	25	7	–	312	260	63	5th SJHL	Lost quarterfinal
1966–67	56	31	18	7	–	324	230	69	3rd Overall	Lost final
1967–68	60	29	23	8	–	246	237	64	5th Overall	Lost quarterfinal
1968–69	42	32	9	1	–	262	129	65	1st SJHL	Won championship and Abbott Cup
1969–70	35	21	13	1	–	175	126	43	2nd SJHL	Lost Final
1970–71	66	28	36	2	–	202	246	58	4th East	Lost quarterfinal
1971–72	68	43	23	2	–	287	225	88	1st East	Lost final
1972–73	68	30	28	10	–	294	270	70	3rd East	Lost quarterfinal
1973–74	68	43	14	11	–	377	225	97	1st East	Won President's Cup and Memorial Cup
1974–75	70	29	36	5	–	260	288	63	3rd East	Lost semifinal
1975–76	72	22	42	8	–	278	347	52	5th East	Lost preliminary
1976–77	72	8	53	11	–	218	464	27	4th East	Did not qualify
1977–78	72	29	38	5	–	363	405	63	3rd East	Lost East Division final
1978–79	72	18	47	7	–	297	481	43	4th East	Did not qualify
1979–80	72	47	24	1	–	429	311	95	1st East	Won President's Cup
1980–81	72	49	21	2	–	423	315	100	1st East	Lost East Division final
1981–82	72	48	24	0	–	465	368	96	2nd East	Lost final
1982–83	72	48	24	0	–	397	281	96	2nd East	Lost East Division semifinal
1983–84	72	48	23	1	–	426	284	97	1st East	Lost final
1984–85	72	43	28	1	–	387	298	87	3rd East	Lost East Division semifinal
1985–86	72	45	26	1	–	384	295	91	3rd East	Eliminated in round robin
1986–87	72	31	37	4	–	332	356	66	5th East	Lost East Division quarterfinal
1987–88	72	39	29	4	–	342	286	82	5th East	Lost East Division quarterfinal
1988–89	72	23	43	6	–	306	358	52	8th East	Did not qualify
1989–90	72	34	31	7	–	332	329	75	3rd East	Lost East Division semifinal
1990–91	72	37	32	3	–	346	307	77	5th East	Lost East Division semifinal
1991–92	72	31	36	5	–	300	298	67	7th East	Did not qualify
1992–93	72	35	36	1	–	322	313	71	4th East	Lost East Division final
1993–94	72	34	36	2	–	308	341	70	7th East	Lost East Division quarterfinal
1994–95	72	26	43	3	–	269	306	55	7th East	Lost East Division quarterfinal
1995–96	72	37	33	2	–	316	284	76	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semifinal
1996–97	72	42	27	3	–	326	259	87	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
1997–98	72	46	21	5	–	334	250	97	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference semifinal
1998–99	72	24	43	5	–	238	312	53	5th East	Did not qualify
1999–00	72	32	29	6	5	234	255	75	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2000–01	72	40	27	3	2	285	242	85	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2001–02	72	40	20	4	8	252	192	92	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2002–03	72	25	28	14	5	171	217	69	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2003–04	72	28	32	9	3	230	224	68	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2004–05	72	12	50	4	6	154	285	34	5th East	Did not qualify
2005–06	72	40	27	1	4	236	234	85	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2006–07	72	36	28	2	6	234	220	80	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semifinal
2007–08	72	44	22	4	2	217	206	94	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2008–09	72	27	39	1	5	228	265	60	5th East	Did not qualify
2009–10	72	30	35	3	4	246	278	67	6th East	Did not qualify
2010–11	72	23	39	7	3	216	312	56	5th East	Did not qualify
2011–12	72	37	27	6	2	230	214	82	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2012–13	72	25	38	4	5	193	284	59	5th East	Did not qualify
2013–14	72	39	26	4	3	257	247	85	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2014–15	72	37	24	5	6	263	238	85	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference semifinal
2015–16	72	36	28	3	5	243	253	80	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference semifinal
2016–17	72	52	12	7	1	353	211	112	1st East	Lost final
2017–18	72	40	25	6	1	245	235	87	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal Lost Memorial Cup final
2018–19	68	19	45	1	3	173	271	42	5th East	Did not qualify
2019–20	63	21	34	6	2	183	258	50	5th East	Playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	24	9	12	2	1	76	96	21	5th East	No playoffs held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	68	27	36	3	2	240	277	59	6th East	Did not qualify
2022–23	68	34	30	3	1	262	277	72	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal
2023–24	68	22	40	4	2	208	300	50	5th East	Did not qualify
2024–25	68	16	44	5	3	170	285	40	5th East	Did not qualify
2025–26	68	25	34	7	2	234	289	59	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarterfinal

Coaches

Main page: Category:Regina Pats coaches

Alan Millar is the current general manager and Brad Herauf is the head coach. They started in these jobs after John Paddock retired in 2023.

Players

The Regina Pats have had many players who later played in the NHL. Some of these players are listed here.

Colten Teubert, drafted 13th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2008.

NHL alumni

NHL first round draft picks

Jordan Eberle, drafted 22nd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2008.

Notable players

Baseball great Larry Walker once tried out for the Regina Pats as a goaltender in 1983.
Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Nyjer Morgan had a short time with the Regina Pats in 1999–2000. He played 7 games for the Pats.
MLB pitcher Dustin Molleken played one game with the Regina Pats.

#	Player
1	Ed Staniowski
7	Jordan Eberle
8	Brad Hornung
9	Clark Gillies
12	Doug Wickenheiser
14	Dennis Sobchuk
15	Jock Callander
16	Dale Derkatch / Mike Sillinger
17	Bill Hicke

2023 – Connor Bedard, 1st overall, Chicago Blackhawks

2016 – Sam Steel, 30th overall, Anaheim Ducks

2013 – Morgan Klimchuk, 28th overall, Calgary Flames

2008 – Colten Teubert, 13th overall, Los Angeles Kings

2008 – Jordan Eberle, 22nd overall, Edmonton Oilers

2007 – Nick Ross, 30th overall, Phoenix Coyotes

1999 – Barret Jackman, 17th overall, St. Louis Blues

1998 – Brad Stuart, 3rd overall, San Jose Sharks

1996 – Josh Holden, 12th overall, Vancouver Canucks

1996 – Derek Morris, 13th overall, Calgary Flames

1994 – Jeff Friesen, 11th overall, San Jose Sharks

1992 – Jason Smith, 18th overall, New Jersey Devils

1989 – Mike Sillinger, 11th overall, Detroit Red Wings

1989 – Kevin Haller, 14th overall, Buffalo Sabres

1989 – Jamie Heward, 16th overall, Pittsburgh Penguins

1985 – Brent Fedyk, 8th overall, Detroit Red Wings

1984 – Selmar Odelein, 21st overall, Edmonton Oilers

1983 – Nevin Markwart, 21st overall, Boston Bruins

1981 – Garth Butcher, 10th overall, Vancouver Canucks

1980 – Doug Wickenheiser, 1st overall, Montreal Canadiens

1980 – Darren Veitch, 5th overall, Washington Capitals

1980 – Mike Blaisdell, 11th overall, Detroit Red Wings

1974 – Greg Joly, 1st overall, Washington Capitals

1974 – Clark Gillies, 4th overall, New York Islanders

1971 – Larry Wright, 8th overall, Philadelphia Flyers

1968 – Ron Snell, 14th overall, Pittsburgh Penguins

Team records

Josh Harding was named the WHL's top goaltender in 2003.

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	123	2016–17
Most wins	52	2016–17
Fewest points	27	1976–77
Fewest wins	8	1976–77
Most goals for	465	1981–82
Fewest goals for	154	2004–05
Fewest goals against	192	2001–02
Most goals against	481	1978–79

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Doug Wickenheiser	89	1979–80
Most assists	Jock Callander & Dave Michayluk	111	1981–82
Most points	Jock Callander	190	1981–82
Most points, rookie	Dale Derkatch	142	1981–82
Most points, defenceman	Darren Veitch	122	1979–80
Most goals, defenceman	Connor Hobbs	31	2016–17
Most penalty minutes	Al Tuer	486	1981–82
Best GAA (goalie)	Josh Harding	2.39	2001–02
Plus/Minus	Sergey Zborovskiy	+72	2016–17
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Career records
Statistic	Player	Total	Career
Most goals	Dale Derkatch	222	1981–1985
Most assists	Dale Derkatch	269	1981–1985
Most points	Dale Derkatch	491	1981–1985
Most points, defenceman	Darren Veitch	214	1976–1980
Most games played	Frank Kovacs	352	1987–1992
Most shutouts (goalie)	Ken Walters	11	1956–59
Most shutouts (goalie)	Art Koberinski	11	1959–61

Awards

The Regina Pats have won many important awards in hockey. Some awards are for the best player, the best defence player, and the best new player in their league. Players like Doug Wickenheiser, Sam Steel, and Connor Bedard have received these honors. The team’s coaches have also been recognized for their great work, with awards for the best coach. These awards show the skill and dedication of the players and coaches.

City	Regina, Saskatchewan
League	Western Hockey League
Founded	1917
Home arena	Brandt Centre
Regular season titles	2

History

Championship history

WHL Championship

Memorial Cup finals

Season-by-season results

Coaches

Players

NHL alumni

NHL first round draft picks

Notable players

Team records

Awards

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