Maddox Schultz notches second hat trick to lead Regina Pat Canadians to third straight win at Telus Cup

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23-04-2025

Maddox Schultz notched his second hat trick of the Telus Cup to keep the Regina Pat Canadians undefeated record intact through three days in Chilliwack, B.C.
Following wins over the host Fraser Valley Thunderbirds and Atlantic champion Moncton Flyers in the opening two days of the national male under-18 AAA hockey championship, the West regional champion Pat Canadians improved to 3-0 with a 6-2 win on Wednesday over Ontario's Elgin Middlesex Canucks, who are representing the Central region.
Schultz, the tournament's leading scorer, got things going for Regina with a goal in the first period before adding his second of the game in the second period to make it 2-0.
Regina then extended its lead as Jonah Sivertson found the back of the net on the powerplay, drawing assists from Schultz and Eli Johnson to make it 3-0.
The Pat C's then increased their lead to 5-0 as Sivertson scored his second of the game before Reid Bechard scored 29 seconds later.
The Canucks got on the board shortly after that as Josh Myatt scored before Lucas Can Steensel added a goal in the third period to cut the lead to 5-2.
Schultz would then put the game to bed minutes later with his third goal of the day — and second hat trick of the tournament — while Pat C's goalie Adam Muntain made the final of his 30 saves for his first win.
The 15-year-old Schultz (three goals, one assist) and Johnson (four assists) each had four points for the Pat Canadians while Sivertson (two goals, one assist) had three to lead Regina to a third straight victory while Elgin Middlesex dropped to 1-2.
On Thursday, the No. 2 ranked Pat Canadians will be back in action against the Pacific champion Okanagan Rockets at 12 p.m. before taking on Quebec's Chevaliers de Levis, the No. 1 ranked team, on Friday at 12 p.m. to wrap up the round robin.
The top four teams in the six-team event will advance to the semifinals on Saturday (1 p.m. and 5 p.m.) with the winners advancing to Sunday's gold medal final, which is set for 4 p.m. The semifinal losers will play for bronze at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
The Pat Canadians, who are appearing in their first Telus Cup since 2017 when they finished fourth, have won the national tournament four times (1983, 1988, 1994 and 1999).
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