The Royals won't have to wait long for a rematch against their first round playoff rivals, the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday Sept 28th in Victoria.
Royals President/Alt Governor Dave Dakers talks about the Schedule:
Victoria will face Vancouver the most with 10 games, and 8 matches each against their other BC Division counterparts.
This season it's the Eastern Division's turn to come for a single visit each. The busiest month will be January with 14 contests.
The longest home stretch will run 11 days, with 6 teams visiting from November 16th - 27th.
The longest road trip in February, a 9 day, 7 game trek February 8-17th.
For the full WHL Schedule, click here:
http://whl.ca/uploads/assets/WHL_EN_SITE/2011_12_WHL_Season/WHL_Documents11_12/2012_13_WHL_Schedule_June_27_12.pdf
Dakers gives more details about the Royals schedule:
Press Release:
ROYALS ANNOUNCE 2012-13 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Victoria to open at home on September 22nd versus Vancouver!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Victoria, BC – The Victoria Royals are proud to announce the team’s 2012-13 regular season schedule.
The Royals will kick off their 2012-13 home schedule on September 22nd when they will host the Vancouver Giants at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Victoria will begin the season on the road with the front end of a home-and-home series the previous night in Vancouver.
The longest home stretch for the Royals will be from November 16th through November 27th when the team hosts six games on the island. During that span Victoria will welcome the Everett Silvertips on November 16th, Regina Pats on November 17th, Saskatoon Blades on November 20th and Prince George Cougars on November 23rd and 24th before finishing the home stand against the Moose Jaw Warriors on November 27th.
The team will embark on their longest road trip of the season in February. The Royals kick off the nine day, seven game journey in Kennewick, Washington versus the Tri-City Americans on February 8th. The team will also face Spokane, Kootenay, Red Deer and Calgary before ending the trip on February 17th in Edmonton.
2012-13 Schedule Facts:
By Team:
Brandon: 1 home + 0 away = 1 game
Calgary: 1 home + 2 away = 3 games
Edmonton: 0 home + 2 away = 2 games
Everett: 2 home + 2 away = 4 games
Kamloops: 4 home + 4 away = 8 games
Kelowna: 4 home + 4 away = 8 games
Kootenay: 0 home + 1 away = 1 game
Lethbridge: 1 home + 1 away = 2 games
Medicine Hat: 1 home + 1 away = 2 games
Moose Jaw: 1 home + 0 away = 1 game
Portland: 2 home + 2 away = 4 games
Prince Albert: 1 home + 0 away = 1 game
Price George: 4 home + 4 away = 8 games
Regina: 1 home + 0 away = 1 game
Red Deer: 0 home + 2 away = 2 games
Saskatoon: 1 home + 0 away = 1 game
Seattle: 2 home + 2 away = 4 games
Spokane: 2 home + 2 away = 4 games
Swift Current: 1 home + 0 away = 1 game
Tri-City: 2 home + 2 away = 4 games
Vancouver: 5 home + 5 away = 10 game
By Division:
B.C Division: 17 home, 17 away = 34 games
U.S. Division: 10 home, 10 away = 20 games
East Division: 6 home, 0 away = 6 games
Central Division: 3 home, 9 away = 12 games
By Month:
September: 3 home, 1 away = 4 games
October: 5 home, 6 away = 11 games
November: 6 home, 6 away = 12 games
December: 4 home, 4 away = 8 games
January: 7 home, 7 away = 14 games
February: 5 home, 8 away = 13 games
March: 6 home, 4 away = 10 games
By Day:
Sunday: 2 home, 3 away = 5 games
Monday: 0 home, 0 away = 0 games
Tuesday: 7 home, 2 away = 9 games
Wednesday: 5 home, 6 away = 11 games
Thursday: 1 home, 1 away = 2 games
Friday: 11 home, 12 away = 23 games
Saturday: 10 home, 12 away = 22 games
