Regina Pats 2019-2020

Forwards

Riley Krane(19)(.38)	Dawson Holt(20)(.36)	Austin Pratt(20)(.75)
Garrett Wright(18)(.41)	Ty Kolle(19)(.44)	Duncan Pierce(19)(.4)
Carter Massier(18)(.17)	Cole Dubinskiy(17)(.19)	Logan Nijhoff(18)(.29)
Haydn Delorme(19)(.13)		Blake Allan(18)(.1)
Robbie Holmes(20)(.5)
Drew Englot(17)(NA)
Danil Gushchin(17)

Regina is one of those teams I didn't follow very much last year. The teams I don't follow very much are usually the teams I get wrong.

Regina has had some bad luck before the season has begun. 3 players have decided to not join the team. Sebastian Streu(20) has signed in Europe, Koby Morrisseau(19) has decided to play MJHL and their Import Pick Danil Gushchin(17) is looking to stay with Muskegon in the USHL, (the team he played with last season).

Before learning of those players not coming back, I was initially thinking that Regina looked to have an above-average offense.  

Right now I count 3 near PPG players (Holt, Holmes, Pratt) as well as 4 more that will hit the .5ppg+ mark. The players I have marked as PPG players, 2 of them are volatile in hitting that. Holt and Homes points have varied during the past couple of seasons. 

I would list their offense at about average. If they had gotten everybody to come back and their import to report I would have listed them as slightly above average.

Defenceman

Kyle Walker(19)(.28)	Ryker Evans(18)(.24)
Nikita Sedov(18)(.28)	Tyson feist(18)(.17)
Steven Zonneveld(18)(.17)	Makai Mitchell(17)(.04)
Sam McGinley(17)(NA)

I know very little about this group, so I feel a bit out of the loop on writing anything here. They are a bit young with only 1 19yr old. 

 These players are either listed defenceman or late-round draft picks. If I was going to make a blind guess I'd be more likely to side on the case of below average over above average because of their ages and draft positions. Their GM does have above average skill for recognizing younger talent though.

 I understand kyle walker will be one of their mainstays at the point while Sedov and Evans are more of the offensive type. Grabbing a veteran is a short term fix but could be a difference in them making the playoffs.

Goaltenders

Dean McNabb(19)(.875)

Max Paddock(19)(.896)

Mathew Pesenti(18)(NA)

I'm going to list this group as a slight notch above average. Paddock had memorial cup experience as a 17yr old. Regina should be a little better than last season so I expect a plus .900 save percentage. 

Draft History

Year/DOB	Age	Notes	Pos
2018(2003)	16	No 1,2,3	Late
2017(2002)	17	No 1,2,3 Ex 4th	random
2016(2001)	18	No 1,3, Ex 4th	Mid
2015(2000)	19	No 2nd, Ex 3rd	14th
2014(1999)	20	No 3,4

This doesn't look too good for their immediate future.  This says they should be in the basement this season and for the next 3 years after that. I'm actually impressed with their offense for such a lack of draft picks, but they seem to be in a similar spot recovery wise as swift current.

Import & overage

Danil Gushchin - It looks like he is going to stay in the USHL to play hockey. There was an article in Regina's newspaper about it. Muskegon does have a lot of returning players and was on top of the USHL last season so I could see how it could be difficult to snap him away to a team in the WHL that isn't expected to challenge. It's a tough blow for Regina as they had the 7th overall CHL import pick

Sebastian Streu has apparently signed a contract in Europe

Koby Morrisseau who was shut down last season due to concussion issues has signed with the Dauphin Kings MJHL.

Initial Thoughts

I feel like they will be better than last season. I think at best they are shooting for a wildcard spot. My initial thoughts say better than Moose Jaw and could compete with Brandon &  Lethbridge for one of the last wildcard positions.

Next Up

WHL Eastern Conference Review - This may take me a few days to Finalize.