Hitmen blank Pats!

[Hitmen1]

Dan Spence was good in this one for the shutout, hopefully he picks up his play after being benched the last little while.

Hitmen Shutout Regina! (http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/sports/story.html?id=e66d2e63-e9ee-428d-9d43-5cd1e6acddd6)

[Fight Guy]

If it weren't for the ridiculous play of Rowat, and the Pats increase of defense as the game went on, it would have been A LOT worse in the eyes of the Pats. That's all I can really say about the game. Pats haven't played a more skilled team for awhile, so I dont think they were ready for the Hitmen the way it looked. If the Pats played hard all game, they may have had a chance, but they just weren't fast enough or rough enough. They weren't hitting as much as they have lately and were too slow moving the puck. Couldn't get anything going. I hope the Pats use this game as a warm up for tomorrow against Brandon as they are a higher caliber team.