Monday 29 September 2014

Royals ink Griffen Outhouse

ROYALS SIGN GRIFFEN OUTHOUSE
Victoria inks 1998-born goaltender.

For Immediate Release
Monday, September 29, 2014

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals are pleased to announce that the team has signed 1998-born goaltender Griffen Outhouse to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement.

Outhouse currently plays for the Cariboo Cougars of the BC Major Midget Hockey League and will continue the 2014-15 season with the Prince George, BC based club. Outhouse recorded the victory in his lone contest with the Cougars.

The 5-11, 165 lb netminder spent the 2013-14 season with the Pursuit of Excellence (POE) Under 16 team of the North American Prospects League. With the POE team, Outhouse posted a goals against average of 2.88 to go along with a 0.882 save percentage in 12 appearances.

“Griffen continues to work hard at fulfilling his potential as a goaltender,” Royals’ General Manager Cameron Hope said.  “Griffen is taking his game to a higher level this year, we are happy to welcome him to the Royals’ family.”

Outhouse, a native from Williams Lake, BC was listed to the Royals’ 50-man protected player list in 2013.

Interested in joining our Royal Family? Royals season ticket packages start at just $414 and offer a host of fantastic benefits including early entrance to home games, savings at the Royals team store, monthly e-newsletters, and first right of refusal on the same seats for the play-offs. Get the full details at www.victoriaroyals.com or by calling 250-220-7889. 

Recap VIC 3 - VAN 5

The Vancouver Giants came from behind to defeat the the visiting Victoria Royals 5-3 Sunday night.

The Royals who were playing 3 games in 3 days, were leading 3-2 heading into the third but were outshot 11-4 in the final frame.

“You can’t fault the effort, I thought our guys competed hard…” said Head Coach Dave Lowry,

We did run out of gas, but we’re not going to use that as an excuse, we’re going to use that as another learning tool.

They gave up a pair of goals 1:16 apart in the third, and one more into an empty net.

“When you play 3 in 3 you have to be an intelligent team. When you go into the third period with the lead,  you have to make sure you’re pushing the pace and not receiving it.” Said Lowry

Coleman Vollrath kicked out 25 of 29 in the defeat, while Payton Lee allowed 3 goals on 27 shots, 15 of which were in the first period.

Vancouver is now 3-0 on the season, after defeating Portland Friday and Victoria 3-1 last Saturday, while the Royals slide to 1-4.  The Giants take a 2-0 lead in the 10 game season series.

Rookie Jared Dmytriw opened the scoring for Victoria just :32 seconds in, tipping in a Keegan Kanzig point shot, for his first WHL goal.

Victoria would go up 2-0 early in the second on the power play as Austin Carroll earned his 2nd goal in as many days.  Vancouver would respond with a pair to tie, but Travis Brown last minute point drive on a 5-3 man advantage gave the Royals the lead heading into the third.

Six Giants had two point games, while their power play went 1 for 5, the Royals were 2 for 8 in a physical affair.

Taylor Crunk earned the decision in a rematch against Jack McClelland.  Chaz Reddekopp was very physical, throwing many body checks and earning an assist.

The Royals were without defenseman Ryan Gagnon and Brandon Magee, both due to suspension along with Axel Blomqvist (inj) and Brandon Fushimi.

Victoria earned one victory over the weekend, edging the visiting Kamloops Blazers 4-3 in overtime Saturday, after falling 8-2 to the Blazers one night earlier.

The Royals will have a week of practice before entertaining the Swift Current Broncos Saturday and the Portland Winterhawks a week Monday.

- Marlon Martens

GAME SUMMARY

1st Period Scoring
1. VIC J. Dmytriw, (1) (K. Kanzig), 0:32

1st Period Penalties
1 - VIC A. Carroll, 8:22 - Roughing, 2 min (PP)
1 - VIC A. Carroll, 11:37 - Unsportsmanlike Cnd., 2 min
1 - VAN V. Bobylev, 11:37 - Unsportsmanlike Cnd., 2 min
1 - VAN M. Bellerive, 15:20 - High Sticking, 2 min (PP)

2nd Period Scoring:
2. VIC A. Carroll, (2) (T. Soy, C. Reddekopp), 1:10 (PP)
2. VAN V. Bobylev, (2) (C. Kirichenko, T. Morrison), 11:10
2. VAN C. Popoff, (2) (J. Hamilton, A. Baer), 15:36 (PP)
2. VIC T. Soy, (1) (T. Brown, J. Hicketts), 19:22 (PP)

2nd Period Penalties:
2 - VAN C. Popoff, 0:38 - Holding, 2 min (PP)
2 - VAN T. Benson, 2:30 - Checking to the Head, (48.2) 2 min (PP)
2 - VIC T. Crunk, 4:42 - Major-Fighting, 5 min
2 - VAN J. McClelland, 4:42 - Major-Fighting, 5 min
2 - VIC K. Ferletak, 4:45 - Interference, 2 min (PP)
2 - VIC A. Carroll, 8:20 - Charging, 2 min (PP)
2 - VIC T. Soy, 10:36 - Roughing, 2 min
2 - VAN M. Bellerive, 10:36 - Roughing, 2 min
2 - VAN D. Osipov, 12:35 - Checking from Behind, 2 min (PP)
2 - VIC J. Hicketts, 14:14 - Interference, 2 min (PP)
2 - VAN M. Geertsen, 16:28 - High Sticking, 2 min (PP)
2 - VAN A. Atwal, 17:55 - Cross Checking, 2 min (PP)
2 - VAN D. Sward, 19:10 - Inter. on Goaltender, 2 min (PP)

3rd Period Scoring:
3. VAN A. Baer, (1) (C. Popoff, J. Hamilton), 11:09
3. VAN T. Benson, (2) (T. Morrison, T. Foster), 12:25
3. VAN T. Foster, (2) (T. Benson), 19:59 (EN)

3rd Period Penalties:
3 - VIC T. Brown, 2:31 - High Sticking, 2 min (PP)
3 - VAN V. Bobylev, 5:53 - Checking from Behind, 2 min (PP)

Attendance: 4074
Start: 5:03 PM - End: 7:21 PM: Length: 2:18

STARS:
1. VAN - 42 Carter Popoff
2. VIC - 2 Joe Hicketts
3. VAN - 1 Payton Lee

Jeff Ingram (82), Referee
Jason Nissen (91), Referee
Michael Bean (148), Linesman
Ron Dietterle (121), Linesman

ROYALS CLIPPED BY GIANTS
Victoria drops 5-3 result to Vancouver.

For Immediate Release
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Vancouver, BC- The Victoria Royals surrendered three third period goals, including an empty netter, in a 5-3 loss to the Vancouver Giants at Pacific Coliseum.

The Royals who were playing their third game in three nights led 1-0 after the first period and 3-2 heading into the final frame. The Giants notched two goals in the third period in a 1:16 span to take a one goal lead. Vancouver’s Tyler Benson was credited with the game winning goal.

Victoria got goals from Jared Dmytriw, Austin Carroll and Tyler Soy. Dmytriw’s tally was the first of his WHL career, while Carroll and Soy scored on the power play. The other markers for Vancouver came from Vladimir Bobylev, Carter Popoff, Alec Baer and Thomas Foster.

Coleman Vollrath stopped 25 of 29 shots he faced for the Royals, while netminder Payton Lee made 24 saves on 27 shots for the Giants.

Victoria went 2/8=25.0% with the man advantage, while Kamloops went 1/5=20.0%.

The Royals return home for a match-up with the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday, October 4th on Country Night at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Sunday 28 September 2014

Preview: Victoria at Vancouver Sunday Sept. 28th

The Victoria Royals (1-3) look for back to back wins in as many days as they travel to Vancouver (0-2) to take on the Giants Sunday at 5pm.

Pregame show on The Zone at 4:40 or online at www.thezone.fm

Victoria looks to avenge a 3-1 road loss to Vancouver a week ago last Saturday.

The Giants try to remain undefeated with a 2-0 record after a 5-3 home victory over the Winterhawks Friday night.

The Royals are coming off their first win of the season Saturday, edging the Blazers 4-3 in overtime.

Joe Hicketts scored the game winner, while Austin Carroll tied the game late in the third with the goaltender pulled.

Coleman Vollrath earned the victory with 32 saves, while Cole Kehler allowed 4 goals on 31 shots.

Brandon Fushimi and Dante Hannoun both scored power play goals for Victoria, who went 2 for 6 with the man advantage.  For Hannoun, the Royals 11th overall selection in 2013, it was his first WHL goal.

Hicketts, Hannoun and Fushimi recorded a goal and assist each.

The victory avenged an 8-2 loss on home ice to the Blazers one night earlier.

Defenseman Keegan Kanzig was returned by the Calgary Flames and was inserted into the line up.  Ryan Gagnon (susp tbd), and Brandon Magee (susp) did not play.

Vancouver rookie forward Tyler Benson scored his first WHL goal Friday, while Vladimir Bobylev and Joel Hamilton both had two point nights as the Giants beat the visiting Winterhawks 5-3.

Vancouver has given up the fewest shots against on average after two games, while taking the most shots for.  The Giants did however outshoot the Royals 45-12 in their only meeting so far.

Vancouver has yet to strike on the power play after two games (0/8).

The Giants roster was bolstered this week as two players returned from NHL Main Camps.  Defenseman Mason Geertsen from the Avalanche and Jackson Houck from the Oilers.

Vancouver forward Alec Baer played in the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Thursday night in Buffalo and helped team Mike Grier to a 6-3 win over Team Ed Olczyk. Baer had a goal and an assist in the victory.

After wrapping up 3 in 3 days for the Royals they’ll have a week of practice before entertaining the Swift Current Broncos Saturday and the Portland Winterhawks Monday.

-Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals vs Vancouver Giants: Head To Head Stats
Summary

  
Description
Result
Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular SeasonVictoria 0-1-0-0Vancouver 1-0-0-0
Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular SeasonVictoria 5-4-0-1Vancouver 5-4-1-0
Last 5 Years record between teamsVictoria 20-19-1-1Vancouver 21-19-1-0
Victoria vs. Vancouver Last 5 Years record at VictoriaVictoria 12-7-0-1Vancouver 8-11-1-0
Victoria vs. Vancouver Last 5 Years record at VancouverVictoria 8-12-1-0Vancouver 13-8-0-0
Previous Meetings This SeasonVictoria 1 @ Vancouver 3 (Sep 20 2014) Final

How the 2 teams match up
   
 
Vancouver
Victoria
Team Record2-0-0-0 -- 4 points1-3-0-0 -- 2 points
Division Ranking3rd B.C.5th B.C.
Conference Ranking5th Western9th Western
League Ranking8th18th
Past 10 Games2-0-0-01-3-0-0
Streak2-0-0-01-0-0-0
Last Game5-3 W vs Portland (Sep 26 2014) Final4-3 W vs Kamloops (Sep 27 2014) Final OT
Home Record2-0-0-01-1-0-0
Away Record0-0-0-00-2-0-0
GF10 
GA20 
PP (Overall)(0/8) 0.0(4/25) 16.0
PP (Home)(0/8) 0.0(2/13) 15.4
PP (Away)(0/0)(2/12) 16.7
PK (Overall)(2/9) 77.8(5/18) 72.2
PK (Home)(2/9) 77.8(4/9) 55.6
PK (Away)(0/0)(1/9) 88.9
Leading Rookie(0-0-0)(0-0-0)
Most PIMBellerive - 7Crunk - 15
Team PIM/GM15.0/Game18.2/Game
Leading ScorersHamilton (2-1-3)Brown (2-2-4)
 Benson (1-1-2)Fushimi (1-3-4)
 Bobylev (1-1-2)Hicketts (2-1-3)
 Foster (1-1-2)Carroll (1-2-3)
 Morrison (1-1-2)Palmer (2-0-2)
Last 5 Games5-3 W vs Portland (Sep 26 2014) Final4-3 W vs Kamloops (Sep 27 2014) Final OT
 3-1 W vs Victoria (Sep 20 2014) Final8-2 L vs Kamloops (Sep 26 2014) Final
  3-1 L @ Vancouver (Sep 20 2014) Final
  6-3 L @ Kamloops (Sep 19 2014) Final
   
Leading After 1st1-0-0-00-0-0-0
Leading After 2nd1-0-0-00-0-0-0
Tied After 1st1-0-0-01-0-0-0
Tied After 2nd1-0-0-01-0-0-0
Trailing After 1st0-0-0-00-3-0-0
Trailing After 2nd0-0-0-00-3-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents2-0-0-00-1-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents0-0-0-01-2-0-0
1-Goal Games0-0-0-01-0-0-0
2-Goal Games2-0-0-00-1-0-0
3-Goal Games0-0-0-00-1-0-0

Saturday 27 September 2014

Royals Edge Blazers 4-3 in OT

ROYALS EDGE BLAZERS 4-3 IN OVERTIME
Victoria rallies from 3-2 deficit to beat Kamloops.

For Immediate Release
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals beat the Kamloops Blazers 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night, with Joe Hicketts scoring the overtime winner.

Veteran goaltender Coleman Vollrath made his fourth consecutive start in goal for the Royals, while the Blazers countered with Cole Kehler between the pipes.

Both teams exchanged power play goals in the first period with Brandon Fushimi tallying for Victoria and Cole Ully for Kamloops. The Royals took the lead in the middle frame on Dante Hannoun’s first career WHL goal, before the Blazers answered back with a marker from Nick Chyzowski. 

Kamloops scored late in the third period before Austin Carroll tied the game with 42 seconds left to send the contest to overtime.

Royals’ netminder Vollrath stopped 32 of the 35 shots he faced for the win. Goaltender Kehler turned away 27 of 31 shots for the Blazers.

Victoria went 2/6=33.3% with the man advantage, while Kamloops went 1/4=25.0%.

The Royals now head to Vancouver tomorrow for a match-up against the Giants. Puck drop is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.


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Preview: Kamloops at Victoria Saturday Sept. 27th

Saturday night the Victoria Royals (0-3) look for their first win of the season and to avenge an 8-2 loss against Kamloops (2-1) one night earlier, against the same Blazers.

Friday night, the visitors built up period leads of 3-0 and 7-0, while their power play went 3 for 5.  They also notched a short handed marker in the third.

Five Kamloops players had 3 point nights, and netminder Bolton Pouliot kicked out 27 of 29 for his 2nd win over Victoria this season.

The Royals outscored the Blazers 2-1 in the third, while outshooting their opposition 15-4 in the final frame, however were outshot 33-29 overall while going 0 for 7 on the power play.

Netminders Coleman Vollrath (15/19) and Evan Smith (10/14) shared the goaltending duties for the home team.

It was the third straight loss for Victoria, and second to Kamloops after a 6-3 loss on the road last Friday.

Defenseman Joe Hicketts and Jack Walker scored the goals for the Royals, while Austin Carroll and Axel Blomqvist picked up a pair of assists each.

With three point nights for the Blazers was Devin Sideroff (2g 1a), Matt Revell and Matt Needham with 3 helpers a piece. Newcomer Mike Winther and Cole Ully tallied a goal and 2 assists each.  Michael For and Jake Kryski chipped in with a goal and assist each.

Game Misconducts were handed out to Victoria’s Ryan Gagnon for Charging, while Patrik Maier of Kamloops was assessed the misconduct for the Check to the Head of Axel Blomqvist who left and did not return.

The Royals welcomed back 20 yr old forward Austin Carroll (7th rd ’14) and Brandon Magee (free agent) from Calgary Flames Camp, Axel Blomqvist (signed) from the Jets, and from Detroit, Joe Hicketts who signed a 3 year entry level contract earlier this week.

Magee was serving the 3rd of his 12 game suspension.  Defenseman Keegan Kanzig is still with the Flames.

After Saturday’s rematch, Victoria wraps up 3 in 3 nights in Vancouver with a 5 pm puck drop.

-Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals vs Kamloops Blazers: Head To Head Stats
Summary

  
Description
Result
Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular SeasonVictoria 0-2-0-0Kamloops 2-0-0-0
Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular SeasonVictoria 7-1-0-0Kamloops 1-7-0-0
Last 5 Years record between teamsVictoria 17-16-1-0Kamloops 17-14-1-2
Victoria vs. Kamloops Last 5 Years record at VictoriaVictoria 11-5-1-0Kamloops 6-9-0-2
Victoria vs. Kamloops Last 5 Years record at KamloopsVictoria 6-11-0-0Kamloops 11-5-1-0
Previous Meetings This SeasonKamloops 8 @ Victoria 2 (Sep 26 2014) Final
Victoria 3 @ Kamloops 6 (Sep 19 2014) Final

How the 2 teams match up
   
 
Kamloops
Victoria
Team Record2-1-0-0 -- 4 points0-3-0-0 -- 0 points
Division Ranking3rd B.C.5th B.C.
Conference Ranking4th Western10th Western
League Ranking8th22nd
Past 10 Games2-1-0-00-3-0-0
Streak1-0-0-00-3-0-0
Last Game8-2 W @ Victoria (Sep 26 2014) Final8-2 L vs Kamloops (Sep 26 2014) Final
Home Record1-0-0-00-1-0-0
Away Record1-1-0-00-2-0-0
GF15 
GA11 17 
PP (Overall)(4/15) 26.7(2/19) 10.5
PP (Home)(1/4) 25.0(0/7) 0.0
PP (Away)(3/11) 27.3(2/12) 16.7
PK (Overall)(3/20) 85.0(4/14) 71.4
PK (Home)(1/6) 83.3(3/5) 40.0
PK (Away)(2/14) 85.7(1/9) 88.9
Leading RookieSideroff (3-1-4)(0-0-0)
Most PIMMaier - 15Crunk - 15
Team PIM/GM23.7/Game21.7/Game
Leading ScorersRevel (2-4-6)Brown (2-1-3)
 Ully (2-4-6)Palmer (2-0-2)
 Needham (1-4-5)Blomqvist (0-2-2)
 Sideroff (3-1-4)Carroll (0-2-2)
 Connolly (2-2-4)Fushimi (0-2-2)
Last 5 Games8-2 W @ Victoria (Sep 26 2014) Final8-2 L vs Kamloops (Sep 26 2014) Final
 6-1 L @ Kelowna (Sep 20 2014) Final3-1 L @ Vancouver (Sep 20 2014) Final
 6-3 W vs Victoria (Sep 19 2014) Final6-3 L @ Kamloops (Sep 19 2014) Final
   
   
Leading After 1st2-0-0-00-0-0-0
Leading After 2nd2-0-0-00-0-0-0
Tied After 1st0-0-0-00-0-0-0
Tied After 2nd0-0-0-00-0-0-0
Trailing After 1st0-1-0-00-3-0-0
Trailing After 2nd0-1-0-00-3-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents1-0-0-00-1-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents1-1-0-00-2-0-0
1-Goal Games0-0-0-00-0-0-0
2-Goal Games0-0-0-00-1-0-0
3-Goal Games1-0-0-00-1-0-0

Friday 26 September 2014

Recap: KAM 8 - VIC 2

ROYALS DOWNED BY BLAZERS IN HOME OPENER
Victoria falls 8-2 to Kamloops.
Tyler Soy attempts a shot on Pouliot.  Credit: Quigley

For Immediate Release
Friday, September 26, 2014

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals dropped an 8-2 decision to the Kamloops Blazers in the Royals’ 2014 Save-On-Foods Home Opener on Friday night.

Goaltender’s Coleman Vollrath and Evan Smith split time in net for the Royals, while Bolton Pouliot started in goal for the Blazers.

Kamloops took a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes of play on a tally from Josh Connolly and two goals by Deven Sideroff. The Blazers would outscore the Royals 6-2 in the game’s final two periods. Defencemen Joe Hicketts and Jack Walker had the markers for Victoria.

Vollrath stopped 15 of 19 shots he faced, while Evan Smith turned away 10 of 14 shots for the Royals. Blazers’ netminder Bolton Pouliot made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win.

Victoria went 0/7=0.0% with the man advantage, while Kamloops went 3/5=60.0%.

The Royals continue their two game home-stand tomorrow evening against the Kamloops Blazers. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.


Interested in joining our Royal Family? Royals season ticket packages start at just $414 and offer a host of fantastic benefits including early entrance to home games, savings at the Royals team store, monthly e-newsletters, and first right of refusal on the same seats for the play-offs. Get the full details at www.victoriaroyals.com or by calling 250-220-7889. 

Thursday 25 September 2014

Preview: Kamloops at Victoria, Friday Sept 26th

This Friday night is the home opener for the Victoria Royals (0-2) as they entertain the Kamloops Blazers (1-1) for a pair of back to back games.

Pregame show on The Zone @ 91.3 fm at 6:40 both nights or online at www.thezone.fm

The Royals will be looking for their first win of the season, and revenge, after dropping a 6-3 to decision to the Blazers last Friday, followed up with a 3-1 loss to the Giants.

Kamloops is 1-1 after falling 6-1 in Kelowna last Saturday.

It’s the beginning of 3 games in 3 nights for Victoria, beginning with the pair at home to Kamloops and wrapping up on the road in Vancouver Sunday at 5 pm.

Last season season the Royals won 7 of 8 games against the Blazers.

Last Friday, in Kamloops, the Blazers jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead and never looked back as Josh Connolly and Cole Ully had a goal and two assits each.  Matt Revel notched a pair of goals and rookie Jake Kryski had a goal and an assist.

Jack Palmer scored a pair for Victoria, while Travis Brown connected on the power play.  Coleman Vollrath started, but split the duties with Evan Smith.  20 year old netminder Bolton Pouliout earned the win for the Blazers.

Victoria welcomes back forward Austin Carroll from the Flames bringing a team leading 34 goals last season, 19yr forward Axel Blomqvist, from the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets Main Camp and defenseman Joe Hicketts, who signed a 3 year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings earlier this week after going undrafted.

Brandon Magee was also returned from the Calgary Flames.  Magee however won't be available yet, as he's serving a 12 game suspension stemming from the playoff series versus Portland.

Only 6’6 250 lb defenseman Keegan Kanzig is still away at NHL camp with the Flames.

The Royals assigned 18 year old forward Braden Oleksyn to Junior ‘A’.

17 year old Victoria forward Tyler Soy and defenseman Chaz Reddekopp made the NHL Central Scouting 'Ones to Watch' list, with a 'C' Rating indicating a 4th-6th round candidate in the upcoming 2015 entry draft.

Blazers defenseman Ryan Rehill was returned Wednesday from New Jersey’s main camp.  Cole Ully attended Dallas Stars camp along with Colin Shirley.  Forward Matt Revel was returned from the Canucks after a free agent try out.

Kamloops is still without 19 year forward Chase Souto, out indefinitely with an upper body injury.  Souto had 31 points in 47 games last season.

The Blazers acquired 20-year-old forward Mike Winther from the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a 4th round pick in 2015 and a 6th round pick in 2017.  A former 1st round Bantam pick has 70 goals and 142 career points in 231 games with Prince Albert and Calgary.

Winther was selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round of the 2012 NHL Draft. He did not sign an NHL contract, so is now a free agent.

Kamloops also announced this week that they hired Mike Needham as the team’s new Assistant Coach.  Needham has spent the past three seasons as the Head Coach of the Okanagan Hockey Academy Bantam Prep team. His playing career included three seasons with the Kamloops Blazers from 1987-1990. He played 6 seasons of pro hockey which included 86 NHL games. Needham also won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1992.

Friday night Victoria looks to get their first win of the season and exact revenge in their home opener against Kamloops.

-Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals vs Kamloops Blazers: Head To Head Stats
Summary

Description
Result
Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular SeasonVictoria 0-1-0-0Kamloops 1-0-0-0
Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular SeasonVictoria 7-1-0-0Kamloops 1-7-0-0
Last 5 Years record between teamsVictoria 17-15-1-0Kamloops 16-14-1-2
Victoria vs. Kamloops Last 5 Years record at VictoriaVictoria 11-4-1-0Kamloops 5-9-0-2
Victoria vs. Kamloops Last 5 Years record at KamloopsVictoria 6-11-0-0Kamloops 11-5-1-0
Previous Meetings This SeasonVictoria 3 @ Kamloops 6 (Sep 19 2014) Final



How the 2 teams match up
Kamloops
Victoria
Team Record1-1-0-0 -- 2 points0-2-0-0 -- 0 points
Division Ranking3rd B.C.5th B.C.
Conference Ranking5th Western10th Western
League Ranking10th22nd
Past 10 Games1-1-0-00-2-0-0
Streak0-1-0-00-2-0-0
Last Game6-1 L @ Kelowna (Sep 20 2014) Final3-1 L @ Vancouver (Sep 20 2014) Final
Home Record1-0-0-00-0-0-0
Away Record0-1-0-00-2-0-0
GF
GA
PP (Overall)(1/10) 10.0(2/12) 16.7
PP (Home)(1/4) 25.0(0/0)
PP (Away)(0/6) 0.0(2/12) 16.7
PK (Overall)(3/13) 76.9(1/9) 88.9
PK (Home)(1/6) 83.3(0/0)
PK (Away)(2/7) 71.4(1/9) 88.9
Leading RookieKryski (1-1-2)(0-0-0)
Most PIMMaier - 8Gagnon - 9
Team PIM/GM18.5/Game18.5/Game
Leading ScorersRevel (2-1-3)Brown (2-1-3)
Connolly (1-2-3)Palmer (2-0-2)
Ully (1-2-3)Fushimi (0-2-2)
Kryski (1-1-2)Skapski (0-2-2)
Needham (1-1-2)Jarratt (0-1-1)
Last 5 Games6-1 L @ Kelowna (Sep 20 2014) Final3-1 L @ Vancouver (Sep 20 2014) Final
6-3 W vs Victoria (Sep 19 2014) Final6-3 L @ Kamloops (Sep 19 2014) Final

Blomqvist Back, Hicketts Signs

The Victoria Royals roster got a boost this week as three players were returned from NHL Main Camps.

Royals 19 year old forward Axel Blomqvist was returned from the NHL Winnipeg Jets to Victoria.

Defenseman Joe Hicketts signed a 3 year entry level contract with the NHL Detroit Red Wings after attending camp as a free agent.


20 year old forward Brandon Magee was returned by Calgary but faces a 12 game suspension.

Only forward Austin Carroll (team leading 34 goals last season) and 6’6 250 lb defenseman Keegan Kanzig are still away at NHL camps, both with the Flames.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Hicketts Signs With Detroit

ROYALS’ HICKETTS SIGNS WITH DETROIT RED WINGS
Victoria’s first ever draft pick signs NHL contract.

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals would like to congratulate defenceman Joe Hicketts who has agreed to a three-year entry level contract as a free agent with the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Detroit Red Wings.

The Kamloops, BC product has spent the past two seasons with the Royals. Hicketts ranks as the seventh-leading scorer for defenceman in franchise history with 48 points (12g-36a) in 104 games. 
Hicketts was selected 12th overall in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft as the Royals’ first ever draft choice. 

The 5-8, 186 lb defender won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the World Under-18 Hockey Championships in Finland this past April. Hicketts also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament where he was named an alternate captain.

The Royals kick-off their 2014-15 home schedule with a Friday night clash versus the Kamloops Blazers on September 26th.  Interested in joining our Royal Family? Royals season ticket packages start at just $414 and offer a host of fantastic benefits including early entrance to home games, savings at the Royals team store, monthly e-newsletters, and first right of refusal on the same seats for the play-offs. Get the full details at www.victoriaroyals.com or by calling 250-220-7889.


Tuesday 23 September 2014

Magee & Hicketts: Back From NHL Camps

A pair of familiar faces were back on Royals ice Tuesday after returning from NHL camps, Joe Hicketts from the Wings, and Brandon Magee from the Flames.  Magee however won't be available yet, as he's serving a 12 game suspension stemming from the playoff series versus Portland.

I caught up with defenseman Joe Hicketts after returning from the NHL Detroit Red Wings Main Camp as a free agent.


Royals leading scorer last season, 20 year old Brandon Magee after returning from NHL Calgary Flames Main Camp.



Soy & Reddekopp make NHL 'Ones To Watch' List

Royals forward Tyler Soy and defenseman Chaz Reddekopp are on the NHL CSS 'Ones to Watch' list, with a 'C' Rating indicating a 4th-6th round candidate.

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING ISSUES 2015 ONES TO WATCH
Sep 23, 2014 - 11:17 MDT
NHL Central Scouting issues its preliminary Ones to Watch list for the 2015 NHL Draft, with 39 Western Hockey League skaters and three WHL goaltenders making the list.

NHL Central Scouting identifies players with a rating system that includes four ratings.  The ‘A’ rating indicates a 1st Round candidate, a ‘B’ rating indicates a 2nd/3rd Round candidate, and a ‘C’ rating indicates a 4th/5th/6th Round candidate. An ‘LV’ rating indicates Limited Viewing of injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.

Five WHL players were assigned an ‘A’ rating, including Mathew Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Paul Bittner of the Portland Winterhawks, Brandon Carlo of the Tri-City Americans, Jansen Harkins of the Prince George Cougars and 2013-14 WHL Rookie of the Year Nick Merkley of the Kelowna Rockets.

In addition, 13 WHL skaters were assigned ‘B’ ratings while 21 WHL skaters were given ‘C’ ratings. 

Three WHL goaltenders appear on the list, including Taz Burman of the Red Deer Rebels, Nick McBride of the Prince Albert Raiders and Jordan Papirny of the Brandon Wheat Kings. All three WHL goaltenders were assigned ‘C’ ratings.

Below is the list of WHL players on the NHL Central Scouting 2015 Ones To Watch list

2015 NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING PRELIMINARY ‘ONES TO WATCH’ – WHL PLAYERS
A
MATHEW
BARZAL
26-May-97
SEATTLE
WHL
5' 11.25"
175
C
R
A
PAUL
BITTNER
4-Nov-96
PORTLAND
WHL
6' 4.0"
206
LW
L
A
BRANDON
CARLO
26-Nov-96
TRI-CITY
WHL
6' 4.75"
198
D
R
A
JANSEN
HARKINS
23-May-97
PRINCE GEORGE
WHL
6' 0.75"
177
C
L
A
NICK
MERKLEY
23-May-97
KELOWNA
WHL
5' 10.75"
191
C
R
B
ALEXANDER
BAER
25-Aug-97
VANCOUVER
WHL
5' 9.5"
167
C
R
B
ETHAN
BEAR
26-Jun-97
SEATTLE
WHL
5' 11.0"
200
D
R
B
JAKE
DeBRUSK
17-Oct-96
SWIFT CURRENT
WHL
5' 11.5"
171
LW
L
B
JESSE
GABRIELLE
17-Jun-97
BRANDON
WHL
5' 10.75"
205
LW
L
B
REID
GARDINER
19-Jan-96
PRINCE ALBERT
WHL
5' 10.5"
187
C/RW
R
B
GLENN
GAWDIN
25-Mar-97
SWIFT CURRENT
WHL
6' 0.75"
188
C
R
B
RYAN
GROPP
16-Sep-96
SEATTLE
WHL
6' 2.0"
184
LW
L
B
NOAH
JUULSEN
2-Apr-97
EVERETT
WHL
6' 1.25"
175
D
R
B
ADAM
MUSIL
26-Mar-97
RED DEER
WHL
6' 2.5"
198
C
R
B
RYAN
PILON
10-Oct-96
BRANDON
WHL
6' 2.0"
206
D
L
B
IVAN
PROVOROV
13-Jan-97
BRANDON
WHL
6' 0.0"
191
D
L
B
PARKER
WOTHERSPOON
24-Aug-97
TRI-CITY
WHL
6' 0.25"
171
D
L
B
ZACHARY
ZBOROSKY
15-Oct-96
KOOTENAY
WHL
5' 11.0"
175
C
R
C
TAZ
BURMAN
16-Feb-97
RED DEER
WHL
6' 0.25"
165
G
L
C
CARTER
COCHRANE
18-Oct-96
EVERETT
WHL
5' 10.5"
189
D
L
C
KEVIN
DAVIS
14-Mar-97
EVERETT
WHL
5' 11.75"
183
D
R
C
GIORGIO
ESTEPHAN
3-Feb-97
LETHBRIDGE
WHL
6' 0.0"
188
C
R
C
JOE
GATENBY
15-May-97
KELOWNA
WHL
6' 0.25"
176
D
R
C
MATTEO
GENNARO
30-Mar-97
PRINCE ALBERT
WHL
6' 2.25"
187
C
L
C
MARIO
GRMAN
11-Apr-97
RED DEER
WHL
6' 1.25"
186
D
R
C
CAMERON
HEBIG
21-Jan-97
SASKATOON
WHL
5' 10.75"
178
C
R
C
NICHOLAS
HEID
21-May-97
PORTLAND
WHL
6' 1.75"
206
D
R
C
CONNOR
HOBBS
4-Jan-97
MEDICINE HAT
WHL
6' 1.0"
188
D
R
C
PAVEL
KARNAUKHOV
15-Mar-97
CALGARY
WHL
6' 2.5"
194
LW
L
C
NICK
MCBRIDE
11-Jan-97
PRINCE ALBERT
WHL
6' 3.5"
179
G
L
C
TROY
MURRAY
12-Sep-97
KOOTENAY
WHL
6' 0.25"
188
D
L
C
BRENDAN
O'REILLY
15-May-97
TRI-CITY
WHL
6' 2.25"
185
D
R
C
DMITRY
OSIPOV
4-Oct-96
VANCOUVER
WHL
6' 4.0"
193
D
R
C
JORDAN
PAPIRNY
10-Apr-96
BRANDON
WHL
6' 0.5"
173
G
L
C
GRAYSON
PAWLENCHUK
22-Mar-97
RED DEER
WHL
5' 11.5"
183
LW
L
C
CHAZ
REDDEKOPP
1-Jan-97
VICTORIA
WHL
6' 3.25"
219
D
L
C
TOMAS
SOUSTAL
15-Feb-97
KELOWNA
WHL
6' 2.0"
195
C
L
C
TYLER
SOY
10-Feb-97
VICTORIA
WHL
5' 11.5"
172
C
L
C
KEONI
TEXEIRA
24-Mar-97
PORTLAND
WHL
5' 11.75"
208
D
L

Players have been identified using the following criteria:
• A Rating -- Indicates a 1st round candidate
• B Rating -- Indicates a 2nd/3rd round candidate
• C Rating -- Indicates a 4th/5th/6th round candidate
• LV (Limited Viewing) -- Injured players who have not had sufficient viewings to be categorized.
For the complete list, CLICK HERE