The W-H-L is holding an outdoor game as part of the N-H-L Heritage Classic Week in late October in Regina.
The Pats will host the Calgary Hitmen at Mosaic Stadium on Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m. The Prairie Classic will be the second outdoor meeting between the two franchises, who also played at McMahon Stadium in Calgary in 2011. On Saturday, October 26, the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames will meet in the 17th N-H-L Heritage Classic at Mosaic Stadium. Following is the news release from the Pats…
The Regina Pats Hockey Club, in partnership with Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL), is pleased to announce a WHL outdoor game will take place as part of Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Week in late October.
The Pats will host the Calgary Hitmen at Mosaic Stadium on Sunday, October 27 at 2:00 p.m. in the Prairie Classic, it will be the second outdoor meeting between the two franchises who played at McMahon Stadium in 2011.
General seating for the event will be $18.50, taxes and fees included, tickets will go on sale August 29, 2019 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.ca.
“We are extremely excited to be part of Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Week,” said Pats Governor Anthony Marquart. “We have worked hard with our partners at REAL to make this possible, to be able to showcase our club outdoors at Mosaic Stadium will be an event no one will forget.”
“To have the opportunity to host not one, but two outdoor games is something truly special,” said Tim Reid, President and CEO of Regina Exhibition Association Limited. “We are very excited to partner with the Regina Pats to give WHL hockey fans a unique game day experience at Mosaic Stadium during Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Week.”
“The WHL and Regina Pats appreciate the support and cooperation we have received from the NHL and REAL in providing this opportunity to stage a WHL outdoor game as part of the historic NHL Heritage Classic week,” commented WHL Commissioner Ron Robison. “The WHL Prairie Classic will allow our players and fans the chance to be part of this historic outdoor event at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.”
“We are excited and honoured to have the opportunity to participate in Tim Hortons Heritage Classic Week,” said Hitmen Vice President and Alternate Governor Mike Moore. “On behalf of the Calgary Hitmen organization, I would like to thank the Regina Pats for the invite to this memorable event. We look forward to sharing in our second outdoor experience with the Pats.”
