2012-13 record: 25-38-4-5 (missed the playoffs)
The often overmatched Regina Pats floundered their way to a miserable 2012-13 season and things don't figure to get better this season. Despite returning Morgan Klimchuk and Kyle Burroughs, the Pats are woefully thin at both ends of the ice. Leading scorer Lane Scheidl takes 41 goals with him to the next level, which leaves significant questions on offense beyond Klimchuk. Colton Jobke and Matt Hewitt also leave due to their eligibility being up. Max Kammerer and Dmitry Sinistyn are new arrivals via the Import Draft, and while both will shore up some issues, it will take more than that to shore up the second worst defense in the Conference, as they gave up 269 goals last season, and there's no clear solution in goal.
Prediction: 12th in the East
Morgan Klimchuk will make the Pats worth watching, but unless the Pats find some secondary scoring and someone that can stop the puck at a rate better than 3.44 GAA (Matt Hewitt's numbers last season), it will be a long season in the Queen City.
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