Telus Cup: Regina Pat Canadians remain undefeated after four games

Article content

The Regina Pat Canadians have won a fourth straight game to begin the 2025 Telus Cup.

Article content

Following wins over the host Fraser Valley Thunderbirds, Atlantic champion Moncton Flyers and Central champion Elgin Middlesex Canucks at the national male under-18 AAA hockey championship in Chilliwack, B.C., the West regional champion Pat Canadians beat the Pacific champion Okanagan Rockets 8-1 on Thursday to improve to 4-0.

Article content

The tournament’s leading scorer Maddox Schultz — who had two hat tricks in the first three games — had two goals and three assists in the win, while Eli Johnson also had a five-point game with two goals and three assists.

And it was Johnson getting things going for Regina in the first period as he scored near the end of the frame to make it 1-0 Pat C’s through 20 minutes.

In the second, Johan Sivertson got his first of the game before Johnson and Schultz scored to make it 4-0 after 40 minutes.

In the third, Sivertson scored his second of the contest before the Rockets scored their only goal of the game to make it 5-1. The Pat Canadians then closed it out with goals from Nathan Gardiner, Schultz and Brodie Bowen while Taylor Tabashniuk made 18 saves for his third victory of the tournament.

The Pat Canadians will now get set for a first-place showdown against Quebec’s Chevaliers de Levis — who are also 4-0 — in the final round robin game on Friday at 12 p.m.

While both teams have already secured a semifinal spot, the winner will secure top spot in the division and a date with the fourth seed in the semifinal, while the loser of Friday’s game will take on the third seed.

Article content

Following the final day of round robin action on Friday, the semifinals will get underway on Saturday (1 p.m. and 5 p.m.) with the winners advancing to Sunday’s gold medal final, which is set for 4 p.m. The semifinal losers will play for bronze at 12 p.m. on Sunday.

The Pat Canadians, who are appearing in their first Telus Cup since 2017 when they finished fourth, have won the national tournament four times (1983, 1988, 1994 and 1999).

[email protected]

The Regina Leader-Post has created an Afternoon Headlines newsletter that can be delivered daily to your inbox so you are up to date with the most vital news of the day. Click here to subscribe.

With some online platforms blocking access to the journalism upon which you depend, our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark leaderpost.com and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed. Click here to subscribe.

Share this article in your social network