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SWIFT CURRENT — The Regina Pats were without captain Adam Brooks on Monday night for Game 3 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final against the Swift Current Broncos.

Regina suffered a 2-1 overtime loss, falling behind 2-1 in the series.

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Brooks suffered an apparent knee injury in Game 2 on Friday night at the Brandt Centre. The Pats aren’t saying much about his injury but the 20-year-old centre, who did make the trip to Swift Current, is unofficially considered day-to-day at best.

Brooks’ status remains up in the air depending on how he responds to treatment but he may not be able to return before the end of the series against Swift Current.

Meanwhile, left-winger Filip Ahl (illness) missed his second straight game on Monday. He also won’t be available for Game 4 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Broncos forward MacKenzie Wight was suspended two games on Monday for the knee-on-knee check that injured Brooks, who took another hit from Conner Chaulk after the initial collision.

Wight, 17, is a fourth-line affiliate player who split this season between the Broncos, Seattle Thunderbirds and the BCHL’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs. His WHL rights were acquired midway through the season from Seattle for Regina product Tyler Adams.

With Brooks and Ahl out, 15-year-old prospect Kjell Kjemhus made his third appearance of the playoffs. Rookie forward Duncan Pierce also made his return after missing the past five weeks with a hairline ankle fracture.