Telus Cup: Regina Pat Canadians improve to 2-0

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The Regina Pat Canadians have made it two wins in as many days at the Telus Cup in Chilliwack, B.C.

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After opening the national male under-18 AAA hockey tournament with a 6-1 win over the host Fraser Valley Thunderbirds on Monday, the Pat Canadians picked up a 3-2 win over the Atlantic representative Moncton Flyers on Tuesday to improve to 2-0.

Ryan Ulmer, who scored against Fraser Valley, opened the scoring with his second goal of the tournament on Tuesday against Moncton to give Regina the 1-0 lead through 20 minutes.

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In the second period, Logan Mehl scored just 1:11 in to put Regina up 2-0 before the captain added his second goal of the period near the end of the frame to put the Pat C’s up 3-0 through 40 minutes.

With eight minutes left in the third, the Flyers got on the board as Alexandre Caissie scored before Nathan Weber cut the lead to 3-2 with just over two minutes left.

However, Pat Canadians goalie Taylor Tabashniuk, who made 24 saves in the win, shut the door from there to preserve the victory for Regina, while the Flyers dropped to 0-2.

After scoring a hat trick in the opening game, Maddox Schultz had two assists on Tuesday while Chase Surkan also had two assists. Johan Sivertson and Nathan Gardiner also chipped in with primary assists.

Regina will now get set to take on Ontario’s Elgin Middlesex Canucks on Wednesday at 12 p.m. Saskatchewan time. The Canucks (1-1-0) beat Moncton 3-2 on Monday before falling to Quebec’s Chevaliers de Levis 5-2 on Tuesday in the early game.

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Following Wednesday’s action, the Pat Canadians will then face the Pacific champion Okanagan Rockets on Thursday at 12 p.m. before taking on the top ranked Chevaliers on Friday at 12 p.m. to wrap up the round robin.

The top four teams in the six-team event will advance to the semifinals 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).

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