Blazers scouting report

REGINA PATS at KAMLOOPS BLAZERS
Today, 7 p.m., Interior Savings Centre (Radio NL 610)

REGINA (15-10-1-3): The Pats last played Saturday when they lost 4-1 to the
Tigers in Medicine Hat. . . . One day earlier, Regina was beaten 4-1 by the
Broncos in Swift Current. . . . Regina is fifth in the Eastern Conference,
one point behind the Kootenay Ice and one ahead of the Broncos. . . . In the
computerized Massey Ratings, the Pats slid four spots to 13th last week. . .
. This is the first game of a five-game B.C. Division tour for Regina. . . .
Former Blazers D Victor Bartley, 20, is the Pats’ captain. . . . Bartley,
Matt Delahey and Colten Teubert are the Pats’ big three on the back end.
Teubert was selected by the Los Angeles Kings with the 13th pick of the 2008
NHL draft. Delahey was taken by the New Jersey Devils with the 112th pick. .
. . Teubert and RW Jordan Eberle played in the ADT Challenge games Wednesday
and Thursday. . . . The Pats claimed D Scott Gabriel, 20, off waivers from
the Portland Winter Hawks last week but he chose to stay with the AJHL’s
Sherwood Park Crusaders. . . . In their last six games, the Pats have gone
2-4-0-0 and have scored only 11 goals. Of those 11 goals, nine have come
from Eberle, who has 89 career goals, Brett Leffler and Michael MacAngus. .
. . Injuries: None.
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KAMLOOPS (11-14-0-3): In their last game, the Blazers were 6-1 losers to the
visiting Vancouver Giants on Saturday. . . . Kamloops is sixth in the
Western Conference, four points behind the Everett Silvertips and two ahead
of the Seattle Thunderbirds. . . . The Blazers are 1-5-0-1 in their last
seven outings and have been outscored 36-20 in the process. . . . Kamloops
is 9-7-0-1 at home, meaning tonight is the halfway mark of their 36-game
home schedule. . . . After tonight, Kamloops has eight games remaining — six
of them on the road — before the Christmas break. . . . RW Kenton Dulle
(arm) is scheduled to return after a five-game absence. The Blazers went
1-4-0-0 without him. . . . The Blazers meet the Chiefs in Spokane on
Saturday night and return home to face the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday. . .
. D Zak Stebner, 18, acquired Wednesday from the Prince Albert Raiders for D
Jordan Rowley, will make his debut tonight. He is expected to be partnered
with Michal Siska. . . . In the computerized Massey Ratings, the Blazers are
up one to 17th after last week. . . . Injuries: C Mark Hall (knee, out), D
Kurt Torbohm (concussion, out), RW Kenton Dulle (arm, probable).
— GREGG DRINNAN