ROYALS HOST TWO
GAMES THIS WEEK; TEDDY BEAR TOSS NIGHT ON FRIDAY
Victoria hosts
Prince Albert tomorrow and Vancouver on Friday.
For
Immediate Release
Monday,
December 8, 2014
Victoria,
BC- The Victoria
Royals will host two games this week, beginning with the Prince Albert Raiders
tomorrow night. The Royals will then welcome the Vancouver Giants on Friday
night for the fourth annual Teddy Bear Toss Night.
TORONTO
BOUND: Tuesday’s
match-up against the Prince Albert Raiders will see two possible Team Canada
players face off against each other. The Victoria Royals' Joe Hicketts and the
Raiders Josh Morrissey were invited to Team Canada's evaluation camp. Hicketts
currently leads defensemen in the CHL with 38 points (8g-30a) in 30 games,
while Morrissey has 21 points (7g-14a) in 24 games, good for 12th in the
WHL.
SEND OUT
THE HATS: Axel
Blomqvist scored the Victoria Royals’ first hat-trick of the season in a 6-3
victory against the Saskatoon Blades last Friday night. This marked Blomqvist’s third hat-trick in his Western Hockey League career. Last
season, Blomqvist notched his first hat-trick as a Royal on December 27, 2013
in an 8-1 win vs. the Prince George Cougars. Victoria’s last hat-trick was
scored by Austin Carroll on February 4, 2014 in a 7-2 win over the Calgary
Hitmen. The Royals went a span of 60 games including playoffs between the two
hat-tricks.
TUESDAY
– BOSTON PIZZA TWO-FOR-ONE TUESDAYS
TICKETS
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All
UVIC and Camosun students will save $4.00 off any corner or end seats when they
show their student ID at the Select Your Tickets Box Office window prior to
puck drop.
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Boston
Pizza presents two-for-one Tuesdays. Show your Tuesday night game ticket at any
participating Boston Pizza location and receive two appetizers for the price of
one. This offer is valid any time after the game up until the following
Thursday.
PRE-GAME
6:00-6:45
p.m.
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Japan Camera will be on site at Gate 1 to take
Christmas photos with Marty the Marmot. Photos are by food or cash donation to
the Mustard Seed Food Bank.
FRIDAY
NIGHT – TEDDY BEAR TOSS NIGHT
Fans are encouraged to bring their new teddy bears or
other plush toys to the game and throw them on the ice after the first Royals’
goal. Toys will be distributed by 2 Burley Men Moving & Hauling to a
variety of local charities such as the Zone 91.3’s Toy Drive, the Salvation
Army and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Mini-Marty the Marmot
stuffed toys are also on sale at all three Capital Iron and all six Save-On-Foods
locations in greater Victoria leading up to Friday for $10 .00 each. Proceeds
will benefit the BC Children’s Hospital.
PRE-GAME
6:00-6:45
p.m.
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Japan Camera will be on site at Gate 1 to take
Christmas photos with Marty the Marmot. Photos are by food or cash donation to
the Mustard Seed Food Bank.
6:00 p.m.
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A limited number of Mini Marty the Marmot stuffed toys
will be available to purchase upon entrance.
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Capital Iron will be on site with a Christmas Light
display, and handing out coupons on entrance with lucky numbers. Fans are
encouraged to check their numbers at the Capital Iron booth at Gate 1 during
the intermissions for a chance at a prize from Evolution Lighting.
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Save-On-Foods will be providing bags for fans to
protect their stuffed toys from moisture as they throw them onto the ice.
INTERMISSION
ACTIVITIES, PROMOS
Second
Intermission
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SORA
Spa Chuck-a-Puck
o Round
trip flight for two from Victoria to Pitt Meadows by Harbour Air
o SORA Spa Package
o Jiffy Lube Oil Change
Promo
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The
Zone @ 91.3 (First Intermission)
o Fans
will compete for a limited edition The Zone @ 91-3 hockey jersey.
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Capital Iron Find Marty presented by Evolution
Lighting (Second Intermission)
o One
fan will win a set of
100% tangle free indoor/outdoor Evolution cluster lights with a total of 1,120
LEDs over 33 feet and seven settings! Comes with remote a control.
The Royals’ Pink in the Rink and Canadian Forces
jerseys will be on display in the concourse at Gate 1 and available to bid on
in ongoing jersey auctions during both games. All proceeds support the BC
Cancer Foundation and the Military Family Resource Centre respectively.
Full jersey auction schedule can be found at www.victoriaroyals.com/jerseyauctions.
Give the
gift of hockey this holiday season. The Royals “Holiday Combo” includes four
any-time vouchers and a Royals’ fleece scarf. The best part? It’s already
pre-wrapped in a colourful ticket booklet. Visit www.victoriaroyals.com or the box-office for full details.
