Regina Pats | |
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City | Regina, Saskatchewan |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | East |
Founded | 1917 |
Home arena | Brandt Centre |
Colours | Red, white, blue |
General manager | Allan Millar |
Head coach | Brad Herauf |
Website | chl |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 (1973–74, 2016–17) |
Playoff championships | Memorial Cup 1925, 1928, 1930, 1974 Ed Chynoweth Cup 1974, 1980 Conference Championships 2016–17 Abbott Cup 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969 WJHL Champions 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956 SJHL Champions 1958, 1961, 1965, 1969 Saskatchewan Junior Champions 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933 |
Current uniform | |
The Regina Pats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1917, the Pats are the world's oldest continuously operating major junior hockey franchise in its original location and using its original name. The team was originally named the Regina Patricia Hockey Club, after Princess Patricia of Connaught, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the Governor General, the Duke of Connaught. The team name also associates Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry–Pats sweaters bear the regimental badge and "PPCLI" flash as a shoulder patch.
Today, the team plays in the East Division of the Western Hockey League's Eastern Conference. The Pats host games at the Brandt Centre and games are broadcast on 620 CKRM radio.
The Pats are one of the most successful junior hockey franchises. They have made a record sixteen appearances at the Memorial Cup tournament, and a record fourteen appearances in the tournament final. The teams' four Memorial Cup championships are the third most in history.