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WHL: Regina Pats lose captain Tanner Howe to injury in second game back from NHL [Video]

The Regina Pats will have to be without their captain and arguably best player Tanner Howe for a little while longer as the team announced Saturday he is listed as “week-to-week” with an upper body injury.

Howe was injured early in the second period of Sept. 29’s 4-3 overtime win at home against the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The 18-year-old from Prince Albert was playing in just his second game with the Pats in the 2024-25 season since being sent back to the Western Hockey League (WHL) by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Howe was drafted 46th overall by the Penguins in June and played in one pre-season game this fall for the club, recording three shots and four penalty minutes.

Howe returned to the Pats’ lineup on Sept. 27 and scored a third period power-play goal in a 4-2 loss in Moose Jaw.

He played in all 68 games for the Pats …

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