July 8, 2024
The Saskatchewan Junior Pats took part in the 35th Annual Brick Invitational, held in Edmonton from July 1-7, 2024. The had a great tournament, finishing 3-3 with wins over the Western Selects, CCM Chicago, and last year’s champions – the Montreal Canadiens. The record was good enough to place the team in a tie for 3rd in their pool however they lost the tiebreaker to Connecticut thanks to a round robin loss to the Jr Rangers. The other two losses were to the two teams that played in the tournament final – the Toronto Bulldogs and the Detroit Jr Red Wings. The Jr Pats lost to the Bulldogs 2-1 in their opening game and to Detroit on Wednesday 5-2, with Detroit scoring two empty netters at the end of the game. All in all, a great tournament for the Jr Pats!