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Regina Pats down Saskatoon Blades 9-6 in feisty affair

The Regina Pats reach 15 games without a regulation-time loss to start the WHL season. Taylor Shire / Global News

Adam Brooks and Jake Leschyshyn each had a goal and three assists as the Regina Pats downed the visiting Saskatoon Blades 9-6 on Friday in Western Hockey League (WHL) action.

Filip Ahl and Sam Steel both scored twice as the Pats (12-0-3) reached 15 games without a regulation-time loss to start the season. Regina is currently on an eight-game win streak, which is its longest since the 2001-02 season.

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Austin Wagner, Chase Harrison and Dawson Leedhal also scored while Connor Hobbs tacked on three helpers.

Tyler Brown made 34 saves for the win.

Michael Farren had a pair of goals for the Blades (7-9-1) while Logan Christensen, Caleb Fantillo, Braylon Shmyr and Gage Ramsay rounded out the offence with a goal apiece.

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Brock Hamm allowed six goals on 17 shots in a period of work before giving way to Logan Flodell, who stopped 27-of-30 shots in relief to take the loss.

Regina went 4 for 8 on the power play while Saskatoon scored once on six chances with the man advantage.

The game got feisty with 155 combined penalty minutes handed out to the two teams and a line brawl late in the third period. Regina’s Hobbs, Robbie Holmes and Luc Smith, along with Saskatoon’s Bryton Sayers were all handed game misconducts at the 17:11 mark of the final period.

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