Pat Canadians fall in Telus Cup semi-final, will play for national bronze

The Regina Pat Canadians fell to the Halifax Macs in the 2026 Telus Cup national semi-final (Source: Hockey Canada)

The Regina Pat Canadians will not repeat as U18 men’s national hockey champions after losing to Halifax 3-1 in Saturday’s Telus Cup semi-final.

Regina opened the scoring 12:35 into the first period with a goal from Brodie Bowen.

That would be the only time the Pat C’s found the back of the net, giving up a goal in each the second and third periods before the Halifax Macs added a third with an empty netter with 40 seconds remaining to seal the victory.

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Regina entered this year’s Telus Cup as defending champions and as the top-ranked team in the nation according to MyHockey Rankings.

The loss sends the Pat Canadians to Sunday’s bronze medal game, where they will play the loser between the Okanagan Rockets and Chevaliers de Lévis – while Halifax will take on the winner for gold.

The Chevaliers are the team Regina defeated in the 2025 gold medal game to win their first national championship since 1999.

Sunday’s bronze medal game is set for noon Sask. time on HNlive.ca