Friday 30 November 2012

Recap: VIC 2 - PG 0

Patrik Polivka made 30 saves to help the Victoria Royals (14-12-0-1, 29pts) to a 2-0 shut victory in Prince George (9-13-1-3, 22pts) Friday night.

Jamie Crooks was stopped on a breakaway by Engel
Alex Gogolev had a pair of assists as his club takes the first of back to back games on the road.  They’ll meet again Saturday night and lead the 8 game season series 2-1.  It’ll be their 4th meetings in 5 games.

“It wasn’t the prettiest game in the world, but at the end of the day we got the result and that’s what we came here for.  We’re pretty happy about that.” said Royals Assistant Coach Enio Sacilotto.

Austin Carroll scored his 3rd early in the first, and Jamie Crooks got his team leading 13th on a 5 on 3 power play in the second.  It was also Crook’s 90th career goal, tying Kevin Sundher for 2nd all time in Bruins / Royals history for goals scored.

The Royals were outshot 30-28 on the night, but held a 14-4 advantage in the second.

Sacilotto was pleased with the clubs middle frame,

We skated a lot better, our work ethic was much better…it was a good effort all the way around.

Faceoff in the Cougars end
The club found itself in familiar terriorty being up 2-0 in the third as they were on Tuesday before falling 4-3 in a shoot out to Moose Jaw.  Sacilotto commented on the clubs abiltiy to close out the Cougars.

Tonight there was no panic on the bench and no panic on the ice…they played good defense, (Polivka) was strong in the net and we got the victory…I think our guys were really well disciplined in the third period.”

Patrik Polivka earned his 2nd shut out with 30 saves.
Polivka earned his 11th win and 2nd shut out of the season.  He was all smiles after the game.

It was a really good game, I am so happy to have my second shut out but, the guys helped me a lot and I’m happy but we need to stayed focused on tomorrow’s game.”

Mac Engel allowed 2 goals on 28 shots.



Victoria went 1 for 5 on the power play, while shutting down all 4 Prince George man advantages.

Cougar forward Colin Jacobs took a checking to the head penalty on Royals forward Luke Harrison in the second period and did not return.

Victoria forward Alex Gogolev is on a 11 game point streak (4g 9a) and leads the team in points with (32).  Logan Nelson has pushed his streak to 8 games (3g 8a) and is tied with Gogolev in assists (21).

Victoria remains 6th in the Conference with 29 points, 4 more that 7th Seattle, 5 ahead of 8th place Everett.

The Cougars fall into 9th in the Conference, 7 back of the Royals and dip to 2 under .500 at home with a (5-7-1-0) record.

After the game in Prince George Saturday night, Victoria returns home for a tilt against BC Division rivals Vancouver Wednesday and Swift Current on Teddy Bear Toss Night a week Saturday.

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Victoria Royals 2 at Prince George Cougars 0 - Status: Final
Friday, November 30, 2012 - CN Centre - Prince George, BC

Victoria 1 1 0 - 2
Prince George 0 0 0 - 0

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Carroll 3 (Gogolev), 1:04.

Penalties-Harrison Vic (tripping), 3:47.

2nd Period-
2, Victoria, Crooks 13 (Nelson, Gogolev), 11:53 (PP).

Penalties-Pochiro P.g (roughing), 5:20; Jacobs P.g (major - checking to the head, game misconduct), 8:58; Mykitiuk P.g (cross checking), 11:44; Traber Vic (boarding), 15:53; Kanzig Vic (major-fighting), 18:52; Hanes P.g (major-fighting), 18:52; Stahl Vic (roughing), 19:02; Forsberg P.g (cross checking), 19:02; Ehrhardt P.g (cross checking), 20:00.

3rd Period-
No Scoring.

Penalties-McNulty P.g (hooking), 13:26; Stahl Vic (interference), 14:08; Magee Vic (slashing), 19:20.

Shots on Goal-
Victoria 8-15-5-28.
Prince George 14-4-12-30.

Power Play Opportunities-
Victoria 1 / 5;
Prince George 0 / 4.

Goalies-
Victoria, Polivka 11-6-0-1 (30 shots-30 saves).
Prince George, Engel 4-8-0-3 (28 shots-26 saves).

A-1,771
Referees-Jeff Ingram (82), Chris Crich (20).
Linesmen-Ron Dietterle (121), Richie Rogers (101).


Quesnel produces #3 Ryan Gagnon and #12 Tim Traber (right)

#25 Brandon Fushimi and #20 Logan Fisher on a rush

Preview: Victoria at Prince George, Friday Nov 30th

The Victoria Royals (13-12-0-1, 27pts) are on the road to face the Prince George Cougars (9-12-1-3, 22pts) in the first of back to back games, beginning Friday night.

It’s the 3rd of 8 season meetings, as the Royals earned a split against the Cougars a week ago with a 3-2 victory after falling 5-4 the night before.  It’ll be their 3rd and 4th meetings in 5 games.

Last season the Royals took 6 of 8 encouters against their BC Division rivals, winning all 4 on the road while splitting the double headers at home.

Victoria is 6th in the Conference with 27 points, 2 more that Seattle and 5 up on Prince George, who’s tied for 8th with Everett.

The Royals are coming off a 4-3 shoot out loss to the Warriors Tuesday, wrapping up a 6 game home stand with a 3-2-0-1 record.  They have a (4-8) road record this season.

The Cougars haven’t played since settling for the split on the Island last weekend, and open a 3 game home stand.  Prince George is 1 under .500 at home with a (5-6-1-0) record.  5 of their last 6 contests have been one goal games (2-1-0-2).

Victoria forward Alex Gogolev is on a 10 game point streak (4g 7a) and leads the team in points with (30).  Logan Nelson has pushed his streak to 7 games (3g 7a) and is the team leader in assists (20).  Jamie Crooks has now played 250 career games and is 1 goal away from tying Kevin Sundher (90) for 2nd in Royals / Bruins history for goals scored.

Prince George is led in scoring by Colin Jacobs, who leads the club in goals (10), assists (13) and points (23).

The Royals will face the Cougars again Saturday before returning home to face the Giants on Wednesday December 5th.

How the 2 teams match up

     
 
Prince George
Victoria
Team Record 9-12-1-3 -- 22 points 13-12-0-1 -- 27 points
Division Ranking 4th B.C. 3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking 8th Western 6th Western
League Ranking 19th 11th
Past 10 Games 2-5-0-3 4-5-0-1
Streak 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-1
Last Game 3-2 L @ Victoria (Nov 24 2012) Final 4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Nov 27 2012) Final SO
Home Record 5-6-1-0 9-4-0-1
Away Record 4-6-0-3 4-8-0-0
GF 71  77 
GA 94  88 
PP (Overall) (18/120) 15.0 (24/122) 19.7
PP (Home) (6/43) 14.0 (12/64) 18.8
PP (Away) (12/77) 15.6 (12/58) 20.7
PK (Overall) (23/82) 72.0 (25/119) 79.0
PK (Home) (8/26) 69.2 (10/57) 82.5
PK (Away) (15/56) 73.2 (15/62) 75.8
Leading Rookie Pochiro (3-8-11) Hicketts (1-7-8)
Most PIM Jacobs - 32 Carroll - 62
Team PIM/GM 12.0/Game 20.0/Game
Leading Scorers Jacobs (10-13-23) Gogolev (11-19-30)
  Erricson (6-8-14) Nelson (6-20-26)
  Forsberg (5-9-14) Walker (10-11-21)
  Bourke (3-9-12) Magee (12-7-19)
  Siwak (5-6-11) Crooks (12-6-18)
Last 5 Games 3-2 L @ Victoria (Nov 24 2012) Final 4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Nov 27 2012) Final SO
  5-4 W @ Victoria (Nov 23 2012) Final 3-2 W vs Prince George (Nov 24 2012) Final
  4-3 W vs Regina (Nov 20 2012) Final SO 5-4 L vs Prince George (Nov 23 2012) Final
  5-4 L @ Kamloops (Nov 17 2012) Final SO 5-2 W vs Saskatoon (Nov 20 2012) Final
  4-0 L vs Saskatoon (Nov 16 2012) Final 3-2 L vs Regina (Nov 17 2012) Final
Leading After 1st 4-2-0-0 7-2-0-1
Leading After 2nd 7-0-1-1 7-0-0-1
Tied After 1st 2-0-1-2 3-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd 1-3-0-1 1-1-0-0
Trailing After 1st 3-10-0-1 3-7-0-0
Trailing After 2nd 1-9-0-1 5-11-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents 5-5-0-2 5-2-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents 2-7-1-1 6-10-0-1
1-Goal Games 6-3-1-3 8-2-0-1
2-Goal Games 1-3-0-0 3-2-0-0
3-Goal Games 1-1-0-0 1-6-0-0

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Update: WHL SANCTIONS PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS

 The comissioner of the WHL, Ron Robison joined Hockey Central @ Noon to discuss the sanctions against the Portland Winterhawks:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/2012/11/30/winterhakwks_down/

Here are the League and Winterhawks press releases in chronological order:

2012-11-28
WHL SANCTIONS PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS:
http://www.whl.ca/article/whl-sanctions-portland-winterhawks

The Western Hockey League announced today the disciplinary action which has been taken against the Portland Winterhawks franchise for a series of violations of the WHL Regulations.

As a result of a series of player benefit violations which have occurred over the past four seasons, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison has suspended the Portland Winterhawks from participating in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft and the forfeiture of their first round selections in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 WHL Bantam Drafts. 

Should the first round selection in 2014 not be available due to a conditional trade, Portland will surrender their second and third round picks in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft.  The WHL also announced the Portland Winterhawks have been fined $200,000 and Winterhawks General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston has been suspended for the balance of the 2012-13 season, including the 2013 WHL Playoffs.

“All WHL Clubs understand they are required to fully comply and respect our League Regulations or they will face significant consequences,” stated WHL Commissioner Ron Robison.  “WHL Clubs are required to fully disclose all commitments they make to a player in the WHL Standard Player Agreement.  Our independent investigation in this case revealed there were multiple violations over an extended period for player benefits that are not permitted under WHL Regulations and were not disclosed to the WHL.  It should also be noted through the course of the investigation there was no evidence of any payments or enhanced education benefits provided to players that would be contrary to WHL Regulations as previous media reports indicated.”

The Western Hockey League will not make any further public comments on this matter.

2012-11-28
Winterhawks Statement:
http://www.winterhawks.com/article/winterhawks-statement-on-whl-sanctions-suspension

Today the Western Hockey League has announced disciplinary action against the Portland Winterhawks for violations related to player benefits. The WHL has forfeited the team from participating in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft and the forfeiture of the team’s first round picks in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The WHL also announced the organization has been fined $200,000, and that General Manager & Head Coach Mike Johnston has been suspended for the remainder of the season, including the playoffs. Assistant General Manager & Assistant Coach Travis Green will assume Johnston’s duties on an interim basis.

What follows is a summary of the league’s findings, and a statement from Johnston:

The Winterhawks were found to have committed the following violations:

•       A player contract signed in 2009, involving flights for the player’s family and a summer training program
•       Over the last five years, seven families were provided flights 2-4 times per season based on financial need and their distance from Portland
•       Twice in the last five years the team paid for two players to each have a one-week summer training regimen
•       The Winterhawks provided a cell phone for its team captain for a period of three seasons

The WHL’s audit found no violations involving monetary payments made to players, their families or agents, or any violations related to the league’s educational packages.

“After fully cooperating with the league’s investigation, we were extremely surprised at the excessive nature of the sanctions, and we don’t feel they are in line with the scope of the violations we were found to have committed,” said Johnston.

“We believe that apart from recruiting trips and parents’ weekend, there is no prohibition in the rules governing flights for players’ parents, which were the majority of the infractions,” continued Johnston. “We are currently exploring our options on how we will proceed. Despite our objections, the league has made its decision, and our players will continue to pursue the goal of winning a WHL championship.”

2012-11-29
http://www.whl.ca/article/whl-statement-regarding-portland-sanctions


WHL STATEMENT REGARDING SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS

CALGARY, AB. - The Western Hockey League has released the following statement to provide further clarification on the sanctions imposed yesterday on the Portland Winterhawks.

After the WHL became aware that the Portland Winterhawks had entered into an undisclosed player agreement which contravened WHL Regulations, the WHL commissioned international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct an independent investigation to determine whether there were any additional benefits extended to players during the past five seasons.  The independent investigation identified 54 violations involving 14 players which have occurred over the past five seasons.

The violations all relate to providing players with benefits not permitted under WHL Regulations.  The violations include additional parent travel, off-season training and other benefits.  These additional benefits, which were not disclosed to the WHL, are strictly prohibited under WHL Regulations.

All WHL Clubs and General Managers are required to fully disclose to the WHL all benefits provided to players and to ensure their Club is fully aware of and in compliance with WHL Regulations at all times.

“We believe the sanctions are not excessive given the repeated and systemic nature of the violations,” stated WHL Commissioner Ron Robison.  “The independent investigation discovered an unprecedented number of violations.  It is the responsibility of each WHL Club and General Manager to be fully aware of the WHL Regulations and to be in compliance at all times.  These sanctions are necessary in order to protect the overall welfare and integrity of our League and to preserve a level playing field for all of our member Clubs and our players.” 

 2012-11-29  
Statement From Winterhawks In Response To WHL
 http://www.winterhawks.com/article/statement-from-winterhawks-in-response-to-whl
 
Tonight the Western Hockey League released a statement indicating there were 54 violations over five years involving 14 players. The Winterhawks do not dispute these allegations, which are consistent with the statement the team made yesterday:

•       One player was provided flights for his family and a summer training program
•       Seven families were provided 2-4 flights per season over the course of five years
•       Two players were provided a one-week summer training session
•       Four captains over three years were provided cell phones

The WHL is counting each flight, training session and phone as an individual infraction, adding up to 54. The league’s findings are consistent with the team’s statement yesterday, and the Winterhawks are encouraging more transparency in this process.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Recap: MJ 4 - VIC 3 SOL

The Moose Jaw Warriors (9-11-3-4, 25pts) scored twice late in the third and then earned the extra point in a 4-3 shoot out win over the host Victoria Royals (13-12-0-1, 27pts) Tuesday night.

It was our inability to close them…” said Royals Assistant Coach Enio Sacilotto, “When you have a 2 goal lead you have to bring the game home, you have to find ways to win the game.”

The win snaps a 4 game winless streak for the Warriors, while the Royals wrap up their 6 game homestand with a (3-2-0-1) record.

Moose Jaw trailed 2-0 going into the third, after Brandon Magee (12th) in the first and Alex Gogolev (11th) on the power play in the second, had Victoria up by a pair.

D Travis Brown cut the lead in half before Tim Traber scored his first of the season on a breakaway to re-establish the Royals 2 goal lead. 

The Warriors who out shot the home team 19-5 in the third and 36-22 on the night scored twice with less than 4 minutes to play on goals by Brayden Point (1g 1a) and Justin Kirsch with the goaltender pulled, to force the extra inning.  Morgan Rielly assisted on both those goals.

After a scoreless overtime, Logan Nelson scored the lone goal for the Royals in the 4 round shoot out, while the Warriors got goals from Kirsch and Jordan Messier for the extra point.

It was Moose Jaw’s first shoot out victory of the season in 5 opportunities (1-4), while Victoria suffered their first loss (2-1).

G Daniel Wapple earned his 3rd win of the season with a 19 save performance, while Patrik Polivka allowed 3 goals on 36 shots and falls to a record of (10-6-0-1).

Both clubs went 1 for 4 on the power play.

Alex Gogolev extends his point streak to 10 games with his goal (4g 7a) 11 points in that stretch.  Logan Nelson pushes his streak to 7 games (3g 7a), while Ben Walker had his 5 game point streak snapped.

The Royals saw the return of F Tim Traber after missing 6 games to injury.  They also had Captain Tyler Stahl back after serving a two game suspension.  F Jamie Crooks played his 250 career WHL game.

Victoria now travels to Prince George for a pair of games Friday and Saturday, then back home for games against Vancouver and Swift Current before the Christmas break.

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Moose Jaw Warriors 4 (SO) at Victoria Royals 3 - Status: Final SO
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Moose Jaw 0 0 3 0 - 4
Victoria 1 1 1 0 - 3

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Magee 12 (Zgraggen), 7:00.

Penalties-Uhrich M.j (roughing), 2:08; Traber Vic (roughing), 2:08; Messier M.j (roughing), 6:21; Carroll Vic (roughing), 6:21; Cote Vic (interference), 12:08; McFaull M.j (tripping), 15:53; Brown M.j (roughing), 19:30; Carroll Vic (roughing), 19:30; Edmundson M.j (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 20:00.

2nd Period-
2, Victoria, Gogolev 11 (Crooks, Nelson), 1:20 (PP).

Penalties-Messier M.j (charging), 4:16; Edmundson M.j (cross checking), 14:54; Kirsch M.j (10-minute misconduct), 14:54; Deacon Vic (cross checking), 14:54; Kanzig Vic (elbowing), 19:35.

3rd Period-
3, Moose Jaw, Brown 4 (Warkentine, Brooks), 10:27.
4, Victoria, Traber 1 (Deacon, Kanzig), 13:14.
5, Moose Jaw, Kirsch 11 (Rielly, Point), 16:05 (PP).
6, Moose Jaw, Point 7 (Rielly), 18:56.

Penalties-Potomak M.j (roughing), 2:35; Hicketts Vic (roughing), 2:35; Kanzig Vic (roughing), 2:35; Edmundson M.j (tripping), 6:32; Hicketts Vic (interference), 15:32.

OT Period-
No Scoring.

Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout –
Moose Jaw 2 (Point NG, Kirsch G, Fioretti NG, Messier G),
Victoria 1 (Nelson G, Magee NG, Walker NG, Gogolev NG).

Shots on Goal-
Moose Jaw 8-5-19-4-1-37.
Victoria 6-9-5-2-0-22.

Power Play Opportunities-
Moose Jaw 1 / 4; Victoria 1 / 4.

Goalies-
Moose Jaw, Wapple 3-5-0-2 (22 shots-19 saves).
Victoria, Polivka 10-6-0-1 (36 shots-33 saves).
A-4,385
Referees-Derek Zalaski (8).
Linesmen-Riley Friesen (76), Kirk Van Helvoirt (107).

Sunday 25 November 2012

Preview: Moose Jaw at Victoria

The Victoria Royals (13-12, 26pts) entertain the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors (8-11-3-4, 23pts) in their only meeting of the season Tuesday night.

Pregame show on The Zone @ 91.3 FM at 6:40 pm Saturday night or online at www.thezone.fm .

Last season Victoria fell 2-0 in Moose Jaw on January 18th, Cam Braes had a goal and an assist for the Warriors.

The Royals remain 6th in the West after earning a split with the Cougars over the weekend.  Victoria fell 5-4 Friday to Prince George before defeating them 3-2 on Saturday.  Ben Walker had 2 goals and Brett Cote provided the winner.

Victoria boasts a 3-2 record in their current 6 game homestand which wraps up against Moose Jaw Tuesday.

The Warriors are ranked 11th in East with 23 points, however are in a 4 way tie for 8th in the Conference.

Moose Jaw is on a 7 game road trip which started with a 5-1 loss in Edmonton and most recently a 2-1 shoot out loss in Red Deer on Saturday.  They will now tour the entire BC Division.

In the game against the Red Deer, Moose Jaw outshot the Rebels 43-29 and went 0-for-4 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill.

The Warriors are on a 4 game winless streak, and have only won 1 game in their last 12.  During that span they’ve suffered 3 losses in overtime and 3 in shoot outs.

The Royals are (9-4) at home, while the Warriors are (2-8-1-2).

Moose Jaw is led in scoring by Sam Fioretti with a team leading 16 goals and 29 points.  D Morgan Rielly has a team leading 18 assists and is 2nd on the club in points with 22.

The Royals are led in scoring by Alex Gogolev’s 29 points, he pushed his point streak to 9 games (3g 7a) with an assist against Prince George.  Logan Nelson is tied with Gogolev for the team lead in assists with 18 and is 2nd in club scoring with points in 6 straight (3g 6a).  Jamie Crooks is the team leader in goals with 12.  Ben Walker has a 5 game point streak (5g 4a) after a pair of goals in his last outing.

Victoria will again have the services of Captain Tyler Stahl after serving a two game suspension for a check from behind in the game against Saskatoon.

Moose Jaw’s Drafted Players…D Joel Edmundson, St. Louis, 2nd 2010; D Morgan Rielly, Toronto, 1st rd, (5th overall) 2011; D Travis Brown, Chicago, 5th 2011

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How the 2 teams match up


Victoria
Moose Jaw
Team Record 13-12-0-0 -- 26 points 8-11-3-4 -- 23 points
Division Ranking 3rd B.C. 6th East
Conference Ranking 6th Western 11th Eastern
League Ranking 11th 18th
Past 10 Games 4-6-0-0 1-5-1-3
Streak 1-0-0-0 0-3-0-1
Last Game 3-2 W vs Prince George (Nov 24 2012) Final 2-1 L @ Red Deer (Nov 24 2012) Final SO
Home Record 9-4-0-0 6-3-2-2
Away Record 4-8-0-0 2-8-1-2
GF 74  66 
GA 84  85 
PP (Overall) (23/118) 19.5 (25/115) 21.7
PP (Home) (11/60) 18.3 (13/57) 22.8
PP (Away) (12/58) 20.7 (12/58) 20.7
PK (Overall) (24/115) 79.1 (22/95) 76.8
PK (Home) (9/53) 83.0 (6/51) 88.2
PK (Away) (15/62) 75.8 (16/44) 63.6
Leading Rookie Hicketts (1-7-8) Point (6-11-17)
Most PIM Carroll - 58 Edmundson - 52
Team PIM/GM 20.1/Game 14.8/Game
Leading Scorers Gogolev (10-19-29) Fioretti (16-13-29)
Nelson (6-19-25) Rielly (4-18-22)
Walker (10-11-21) Brown (3-15-18)
Magee (11-7-18) Point (6-11-17)
Crooks (12-5-17) Kirsch (10-6-16)
Last 5 Games 3-2 W vs Prince George (Nov 24 2012) Final 2-1 L @ Red Deer (Nov 24 2012) Final SO
5-4 L vs Prince George (Nov 23 2012) Final 5-1 L @ Edmonton (Nov 23 2012) Final
5-2 W vs Saskatoon (Nov 20 2012) Final 3-2 L vs Prince Albert (Nov 21 2012) Final
3-2 L vs Regina (Nov 17 2012) Final 4-1 L vs Lethbridge (Nov 12 2012) Final
5-0 W vs Everett (Nov 16 2012) Final 4-1 W @ Kootenay (Nov 10 2012) Final
Leading After 1st 7-2-0-0 4-1-1-1
Leading After 2nd 7-0-0-0 5-0-0-2
Tied After 1st 3-3-0-0 1-2-1-2
Tied After 2nd 1-1-0-0 2-3-2-2
Trailing After 1st 3-7-0-0 3-8-1-1
Trailing After 2nd 5-11-0-0 1-8-1-0
Out Shooting Opponents 5-2-0-0 5-4-3-3
Out Shot by Opponents 6-10-0-0 3-6-0-1
1-Goal Games 8-2-0-0 3-2-3-4
2-Goal Games 3-2-0-0 1-0-0-0
3-Goal Games 1-6-0-0 2-4-0-0

Saturday 24 November 2012

Recap: PG 2 - VIC 3

The Victoria Royals (13-12, 26pts) earned a split against the visiting Prince George Cougars (9-12-1-3, 22pts) with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

Royals defenseman Brett Cote broke a 2-2 tie with less than 3 minutes to go in the third, to bring the season series to a game a piece, after falling to the Cougars 5-4 the night before.

“We’re happy with the win, we really need that, and those points against a rival in our division is critical.”  Royals assistant Coach Ben Cooper.

After Prince George defenseman Raymond Grewal opened the scoring in the first on the power play, Ben Walker replied with his 9th and 10th goals of the season to give Victoria a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.  Walker had been stopped on a penalty shot earlier in the period. 

He’s one of our most consistent forwards on a game to game basis…” said Cooper about Walker the games first star, “He’s got one of the quickest releases…he had a great game tonight, he was shooting the puck and was really good on the penalty kill.”

Cougars forward Jarrett Fontaine had the only goal in the 2nd.

Patrik Polivka got the start again, this time going the distance making 31 saves for his 10th win, while his counterpart Brett Zawrony allowed 3 goals on 28 shots for his 5th loss.

Victoria went 0/1 on the power play while Prince George went 1 fo 6.

The Royals are now 3-2 on their current 6 game homestand which wraps up Tuesday with a visit from the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Victoria improves to 13-12, and with 26 points remain in 6th in the West, 3 up on Seattle, and 4 up on Prince George and Everett.  They’ll play the Cougars twice next weekend in Prince George.

Walker extends his point streak to 5 games (5g 4a), Alex Gogolev pushes his streak to 9 games with an assist (3g 7a).  With 2 helpers Logan Nelson now has points in 6 straight games (3g 6a).

Royals 8th overall bantam selection in 2012, Tyler Soy played in his first WHL game.  Defenseman Tyler Stahl served the final of his two game suspension.  Victoria was still without the services of 19 year old forward Tim Traber (upper).  Steven Hodges played his 150th career game.

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Prince George Cougars 2 at Victoria Royals 3 - Status: Final
Saturday, November 24, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Prince George 1 1 0 - 2
Victoria 2 0 1 - 3

1st Period-
1, Prince George, Grewal 1 (Siwak, Erricson), 6:20 (PP).
2, Victoria, Walker 9 (Nelson), 10:39.
3, Victoria, Walker 10 (Gogolev, Nelson), 13:05.

Penalties-Hodges Vic (checking from behind, checking from behind), 4:36; Jacobs P.g (roughing), 15:23; Magee Vic (roughing), 15:23; Magee Vic (slashing), 17:40.

2nd Period-
4, Prince George, Fontaine 3 (Witala, McNulty), 8:28.

Penalties-Ehrhardt P.g (hooking), 3:48; Hicketts Vic (high sticking), 4:52; McNulty P.g (major-fighting), 14:48; Fransoo Vic (major-fighting), 14:48; Fisher Vic (kneeing), 18:59.

3rd Period-
5, Victoria, Cote 3   17:04. Penalties-Harrison Vic (delay of game), 9:12.

Shots on Goal-
Prince George 10-13-10-33.
Victoria 13-4-11-28.

Power Play Opportunities-
Prince George 1 / 6;
Victoria 0 / 1.

Goalies-
Prince George, Zarowny 5-5-0-0 (28 shots-25 saves).
Victoria, Polivka 10-6-0-0 (33 shots-31 saves).

A-4,803
Referees-Adam Griffiths (36), Mark Pearce (5).
Linesmen-Riley Friesen (76), Ryan Gibbons (73).

Preview: Prince George at Victoria, Saturday

The Victoria Royals (12-12, 24pts) entertain the Prince George Couagars (9-11-1-3, 22pts) for a second time in as many nights.

Pregame show on The Zone @ 91.3 FM at 6:40pm Saturday night or online at www.thezone.fm .

The 6th in the West Royals are now only 2 points ahead of the 8th place Cougars after falling to Prince George 5-4 last night in Victoria.

The Royals opened the scoring, but found themselves down 3-1 after 20 minutes, and were trailing 4-1 in the second before clawing back to within 1.  The Cougars led 5-3 heading into the third before Victoria added a single in the final frame and pushed hard but fell short.

Ryan Hanes and Brett Roulston scored a pair each for the Cougars and got a single from Colin Jacobs as their power play went 2 for 6. Alex Forsberg had 3 assists while Zach Pochiro and Joseph Carvalho had a pair of helpers each.  Mac Engel earned his 4th win with a 20 save performance for Prince George.  

The Royals got goals from Steven Hodges, Jamie Crooks, Ben Walker (1g 1a) and Brandon Magee.  Jordan Fransoo had 2 assists. 

Patrik Polivka was replaced in the second period by Coleman Vollrath after allowing 4 goals on 15 shots.  Victoria struck once with the man advantage on 4 chances and now have scored a power play goal in each of their last 6 contests.

Prince George now leads the 8 game season series 1-0 and will return home to await their BC Division rivals for a pair next weekend.

Victoria’s Alex Gogolev is now on an 8 game point scoring streak with an assist Friday night (3g 6a) 9pts.  Logan Nelson extends his streak to 5 games (3g 4a), Ben Walker now has points in his last 4 (2g 4a).  Jamie Crooks now 3 goals in his last 2 games, and 9 in his last 11. 

Crooks is one goal away from tying Kevin Sundher (90) for 2nd in Royals/Bruins history for goals scored.  Steven Hodges next game will be his 150th career game.

Royals first overall bantam pick in 2012, 8th overall forward, Tyler Soy will play his first WHL game Saturday night.  He’s currently playing for the Okanagan Hockey Academy with 31 points in 21 games (17g 14a). 

Defenseman and Captain Tyler Stahl will serve the final of a two game suspension for a check from behind in the game against Saskatoon.

The Royals fall to 2-2 on their 6 game homestand and back to .500 overall.  Up next Victoria entertains the Moose Jaw Warriors Tuesday before heading to Prince George for a pair next weekend.

How the 2 teams match up

     
 
Prince George
Victoria
Team Record 9-11-1-3 -- 22 points 12-12-0-0 -- 24 points
Division Ranking 4th B.C. 3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking 8th Western 6th Western
League Ranking 18th 12th
Past 10 Games 3-4-0-3 3-7-0-0
Streak 2-0-0-1 0-1-0-0
Last Game 5-4 W @ Victoria (Nov 23 2012) Final 5-4 L vs Prince George (Nov 23 2012) Final
Home Record 5-6-1-0 8-4-0-0
Away Record 4-5-0-3 4-8-0-0
GF 69  71 
GA 91  82 
PP (Overall) (17/114) 14.9 (23/117) 19.7
PP (Home) (6/43) 14.0 (11/59) 18.6
PP (Away) (11/71) 15.5 (12/58) 20.7
PK (Overall) (23/81) 71.6 (23/109) 78.9
PK (Home) (8/26) 69.2 (8/47) 83.0
PK (Away) (15/55) 72.7 (15/62) 75.8
Leading Rookie Pochiro (3-8-11) Hicketts (1-7-8)
Most PIM Erricson - 30 Carroll - 58
Team PIM/GM 12.2/Game 20.2/Game
Leading Scorers Jacobs (10-13-23) Gogolev (10-18-28)
  Forsberg (5-9-14) Nelson (6-17-23)
  Erricson (6-7-13) Walker (8-11-19)
  Bourke (3-9-12) Magee (11-7-18)
  Pochiro (3-8-11) Crooks (12-5-17)
Last 5 Games 5-4 W @ Victoria (Nov 23 2012) Final 5-4 L vs Prince George (Nov 23 2012) Final
  4-3 W vs Regina (Nov 20 2012) Final SO 5-2 W vs Saskatoon (Nov 20 2012) Final
  5-4 L @ Kamloops (Nov 17 2012) Final SO 3-2 L vs Regina (Nov 17 2012) Final
  4-0 L vs Saskatoon (Nov 16 2012) Final 5-0 W vs Everett (Nov 16 2012) Final
  4-3 L @ Vancouver (Nov 11 2012) Final SO 5-3 W @ Medicine Hat (Nov 10 2012) Final
Leading After 1st 4-2-0-0 6-2-0-0
Leading After 2nd 7-0-1-1 7-0-0-0
Tied After 1st 2-0-1-2 3-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd 1-2-0-1 0-1-0-0
Trailing After 1st 3-9-0-1 3-7-0-0
Trailing After 2nd 1-9-0-1 5-11-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents 5-4-0-2 5-2-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents 2-7-1-1 5-10-0-0
1-Goal Games 6-2-1-3 7-2-0-0
2-Goal Games 1-3-0-0 3-2-0-0
3-Goal Games 1-1-0-0 1-6-0-0

Friday 23 November 2012

Recap: PG 5 - VIC 4 L

Ryan Hanes scored twice including the eventual game winner as the visiting Prince George Cougars edged the Victoria Royals 5-4 Friday night.

The first few shifts of the game we were pretty good, then we seemed to get into a bit of a lull, allowed all those goals and it was tough to come back.”  Royals Assistant Coach Enio Sacilotto.

The Cougars take game one of back to back games against the Royals in their first of 8 season meetings.

Victoria opened the scoring but trailed 3-1 after 20 minutes, and 5-3 after 40.  The Royals added the only goal in the third with a big push and 12 –7 shot advantage but fell short.

We gave it a push in the third period, hopefully we can carry that momentum into tomorrow night and get it going again.” commented Sacilotto.

Mac Engel earned his 4th win with a 20 save performance for Prince George.  Patrik Polivka got the start for the Royals allowing 4 goals on 15 shots, replaced early in the 2nd period by Coleman Vollrath who stopped 8 of 9.

Victoria got goals from Steven Hodges (6th), Jamie Crooks team leading 12th, Ben Walker’s 8th (1g 1a), and Brandon Magee his 11th.  Jordan Fransoo had 2 assists in the loss.

Prince George had a pair of goals each from Brett Roulston and Ryan Hanes, with Colin Jacobs tallying a single.  Alex Forsberg had 3 assists while Zach Pochiro and Joseph Carvalho had a pair of helpers each.

The Cougars power play went 2 for 6, the Royals 1 for 4.

Victoria played without Captain Tyler Stahl who is serving a 2 game suspension for a check from behind in the game against Saskatoon and was missed according to Sacilotto.

“It was a big hole not to have him in the line up tonight, we miss the physical play that he offers the team.”

The Royals fall to 2-2 on their 6 game homestand and back to .500 overall with 24 points.  The 8th place Cougars earned their 9th win of the season, and with 22 points are within striking distance of the 6th place Victoria.

We need to play a simple, fast, physical game…” said Logan Nelson about the rematch on Saturday, “We’re lucky to have them back in our building tomorrow…We’ll be ready.”

The two clubs square off again on the Island Saturday night.

-mm

Prince George Cougars 5 at Victoria Royals 4 - Status: Final
Friday, November 23, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Prince George 3 2 0 - 5
Victoria 1 2 1 - 4

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Hodges 6 (Hicketts, Kanzig), 5:20.
2, Prince George, Roulston 6 (Carvalho, Pochiro), 6:05.
3, Prince George, Hanes 2 (Forsberg, Gibb), 14:24.
4, Prince George, Jacobs 10 (Mykitiuk, Forsberg), 19:57 (PP).

Penalties-Kanzig Vic (delay of game), 8:35; Fransoo Vic (hooking), 16:59; served by Fushimi Vic (too many men), 19:12.

2nd Period-
5, Prince George, Roulston 7 (Pochiro, Carvalho), 3:31.
6, Victoria, Crooks 12 (Nelson, Fransoo), 7:30 (PP).
7, Victoria, Walker 8 (Gogolev, Fransoo), 15:26.
8, Prince George, Hanes 3 (Forsberg, Ehrhardt), 15:59 (PP).

Penalties-Roulston P.g (hooking), 6:29; Fransoo Vic (delay of game), 15:44; Jacobs P.g (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 17:34; Fisher Vic (major-fighting), 17:34.

3rd Period-
9, Victoria, Magee 11 (Cote, Walker), 11:01.

Penalties-Carvalho P.g (interference), 7:54; Grewal P.g (tripping), 9:24; Crooks Vic (interference), 9:50; Mykitiuk P.g (roughing), 19:53; Tkatch P.g (roughing), 19:53; Gogolev Vic (roughing), 19:53; Magee Vic (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 19:53; Nelson Vic (roughing), 19:53.

Shots on Goal-
Prince George 10-11-7-28.
Victoria 6-6-12-24.

Power Play Opportunities-
Prince George 2 / 6;
Victoria 1 / 4.

Goalies-
Prince George, Engel 4-7-0-3 (24 shots-20 saves).
Victoria,
Polivka 9-6-0-0 (15 shots-11 saves);
Vollrath 1-4-0-0 (13 shots-12 saves).

A-4,273
Referees-Tyler Adair (58), Cole Hamm (51).
Linesmen-Ron Dietterle (121), Chris Sweeting (137).

Thursday 22 November 2012

Preview: Prince George at Victoria

The Victoria Royals (12-11, 24pts) entertain the Prince George Cougars (8-11-1-3, 20pts) for the first time this season, with a pair of back to back games Friday and Saturday.

Jamie Crooks fires a shot against the Cougars last season.  Photo: Marlon Martens
Last year the Royals took 6 of 8 encouters against their BC Division rivals, winning all 4 on the road while splitting the double headers at home.  They have 4 point lead on the Cougars, and will play them 4 times over their next 5 contests.

Victoria is 6th in the West and coming off a 5-2 victory over the visiting Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday.  Jamie Crooks scored twice against his former club, and now has 8 goals in his last 10 games.  Alex Gogolev had a goal and assist to extend his point streak to 7 games (3g, 5a) 8pts.

The Royals are in the middle of a 6 game homestand with a 2-1 record.  They started with a 5-0 win over Everett, fell 3-2 to Regina before beating Saskatoon. 

The 8th place Cougars snapped a 7 game winless streak with a 4-3 shootout victory Tuesday against the Pats.   Prince George came back from a 3-1 deficit while outshooting Regina 40-16, to win their 8th of the season.  3 of their last 4 outings have gone to a shoot out, winning only one.

Prince George has won 3 of 11 on the road this season, Victoria has won 8 of 11 at home.

After Friday night, the Royals will be a third of the way through the season.

After the Cougars this weekend, the Royals wrap up their 6 game homestand against the Warriors on Tuesday before heading to Prince George.

How the 2 teams match up

Prince George
Victoria
Team Record 8-11-1-3 -- 20 points 12-11-0-0 -- 24 points
Division Ranking 4th B.C. 3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking 8th Western 6th Western
League Ranking 19th 12th
Past 10 Games 3-4-0-3 3-7-0-0
Streak 1-0-0-1 1-0-0-0
Last Game 4-3 W vs Regina (Nov 20 2012) Final SO 5-2 W vs Saskatoon (Nov 20 2012) Final
Home Record 5-6-1-0 8-3-0-0
Away Record 3-5-0-3 4-8-0-0
GF 64  67 
GA 87  77 
PP (Overall) (15/108) 13.9 (22/113) 19.5
PP (Home) (6/43) 14.0 (10/55) 18.2
PP (Away) (9/65) 13.8 (12/58) 20.7
PK (Overall) (22/77) 71.4 (21/103) 79.6
PK (Home) (8/26) 69.2 (6/41) 85.4
PK (Away) (14/51) 72.5 (15/62) 75.8
Leading Rookie Pochiro (3-6-9) Hicketts (1-6-7)
Most PIM Erricson - 30 Carroll - 58
Team PIM/GM 12.0/Game 20.1/Game
Leading Scorers Jacobs (9-13-22) Gogolev (10-17-27)
Erricson (6-7-13) Nelson (6-16-22)
Bourke (3-9-12) Magee (10-7-17)
Forsberg (5-6-11) Walker (7-10-17)
Siwak (5-5-10) Crooks (11-5-16)
Last 5 Games 4-3 W vs Regina (Nov 20 2012) Final SO 5-2 W vs Saskatoon (Nov 20 2012) Final
5-4 L @ Kamloops (Nov 17 2012) Final SO 3-2 L vs Regina (Nov 17 2012) Final
4-0 L vs Saskatoon (Nov 16 2012) Final 5-0 W vs Everett (Nov 16 2012) Final
4-3 L @ Vancouver (Nov 11 2012) Final SO 5-3 W @ Medicine Hat (Nov 10 2012) Final
4-2 L vs Edmonton (Nov 10 2012) Final 5-2 L @ Calgary (Nov 9 2012) Final
Leading After 1st 3-2-0-0 6-2-0-0
Leading After 2nd 6-0-1-1 7-0-0-0
Tied After 1st 2-0-1-2 3-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd 1-2-0-1 0-1-0-0
Trailing After 1st 3-9-0-1 3-6-0-0
Trailing After 2nd 1-9-0-1 5-10-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents 4-4-0-2 5-2-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents 2-7-1-1 5-9-0-0
1-Goal Games 5-2-1-3 7-1-0-0
2-Goal Games 1-3-0-0 3-2-0-0
3-Goal Games 1-1-0-0 1-6-0-0

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Recap: SASK 2 - VIC 5

Jamie Crooks scored twice against his former club to lead the Victoria Royals (12-11, 24pts) past the visiting Saskatoon Blades (10-11-0-1, 21pts) 5-2 Tuesday night.

The Royals snap the Blades 2 game win streak, taking the only game in the season series, and improve to 2-1 on their current 6 game homestand.

Patrik Polivka earned his 9th win with a 29 save performance, while Russian Andrey Makarov played the first 40 minutes allowing 4 goals on 26 shots.  Back up Alex Moodie played the 3rd stopping 8 of 9.

After Brandon Magee scored the lone goal in the first, Victoria scored 3 second period goals to take a 4-1 lead to the third where the teams traded goals.

Crooks scored once on the power play and added a short handed breakaway marker, both in the middle frame for this team leading 10th and 11th goals of the season.  The Royals had strong second period outshooting the Blades 17-9.

Alex Gogolev had a goal and an assist, and Austin Carroll chipped in with a pair of helpers.  Captain Tyler Stahl has goals in back to back games after adding the Royals lone tally in the third.

The Blades got goals from Brenden Walker in the second to cut the lead to 2-1, and Matej Stransky added a single in the third.

Victoria went 1 for 2 on their power play, while Saskatoon struck once on six opportunities.

Up next the Royals will face the Cougars in Victoria, Friday and Saturday before wrapping up the six game homestand next Tuesday against Moose Jaw.

-mm


Saskatoon Blades 2 at Victoria Royals 5 - Status: Final
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Saskatoon 0 1 1 - 2
Victoria 1 3 1 - 5

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Magee 10 (Gagnon, Crunk), 3:10.

Penalties-Walker Sas (holding), 6:22; Walker Vic (elbowing), 9:43.

2nd Period-
2, Victoria, Crooks 10 (Nelson, Cote), 1:46 (PP).
3, Saskatoon, Walker 3 (Dietz), 10:25.
4, Victoria, Crooks 11 (Hodges), 12:29 (SH).
5, Victoria, Gogolev 10 (Carroll, Walker), 18:58.

Penalties-Sutter Sas (cross checking), 0:57; Siemens Sas (cross checking), 4:57; Carroll Vic (roughing), 4:57; Hodges Vic (inter. on goaltender), 6:04; Craig Sas (major-fighting), 10:57; Harrison Vic (major-fighting), 10:57; Kanzig Vic (interference), 11:20; Sutter Sas (cross checking), 14:00; Hicketts Vic (roughing), 14:00.

3rd Period-
6, Victoria, Stahl 3 (Gogolev, Carroll), 3:43.
7, Saskatoon, Stransky 9 (Craig, Schmidt), 9:05 (PP).

Penalties-Magee Vic (cross checking), 7:59; Kambeitz Sas (major-fighting), 16:36; Lernout Sas (roughing), 16:36; Hodges Vic (roughing, major-fighting), 16:36; Kanzig Vic (roughing), 16:36; Siemens Sas (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 19:19; Stahl Vic (checking from behind, checking from behind), 19:19.

Shots on Goal-
Saskatoon 7-9-15-31.
Victoria 9-17-9-35.

Power Play Opportunities-
Saskatoon 1 / 6;
Victoria 1 / 2.

Goalies-
Saskatoon, Makarov 10-10-0-1 (26 shots-22 saves); Moodie 0-1-0-0 (9 shots-8 saves).

Victoria, Polivka 9-6-0-0 (31 shots-29 saves).

A-4,065
Referees-Jeff Ingram (82), Sean Raphael (28).
Linesmen-Ryan Gibbons (73), Nathan Van Oosten (115).



Monday 19 November 2012

Preview: Saskatoon at Victoria

The Victoria Royals (11-11, 22pts), entertain the 2013 Memorial Cup host team Saskatoon Blades (10-10-0-1, 21pts) Tuesday night.

Pregame Show on The Zone @ 91.3 FM at 6:40pm, or online at www.thezone.fm .

It’s their only meeting of the season, last year the Blades won at home by a 9-6 score on January 21st.

Both Victoria and Saskatoon have .500 records.  The Royals are 6th in the West, while the Blades are 11th in the East, just 2 points out of a playoff spot and 11 out of top spot in the Conference.

Victoria had their 2 game win streak snapped against Regina Saturday as Morgan Klimchuk scored with 25 seconds left to lead the Pats to a 3-2 victory.  Jordan Fransoo and Tyler Stahl had the goals for the home club.

The Royals opened a 6 game homestand the night before with a 5-0 shut out win over the visiting Everett Silvertips.

Saskatoon has won back to back contests, the first two of their 5 game BC road swing. 

Sunday they scored 3 unanswered in the third period for a 5-2 victory in Vancouver. The Blades outshot the Giants 15-4 in the 3rd, while going 2 for 5 on the power play.

Metej Stransky had 2 goals, Kyle Schmidt had 3 assists, Duncan Siemens, Nick Zajac and Shane McColgan all had 2 points each.  Representing Team Russia at the Super Series was netminder Andrey Makarov who stopped 30 shots for his 10th win of the year.  He’s appeared in the Blades last 15 contests.

Friday Saskatoon shut out the Prince George Cougars 4-0.  They’ve now won 5 of their last 7, and have points in 6 of those contests.

The Blades have a total of 7 players who are currently property of NHL teams.

- Duncan Siemens - Colorado Avalanche - Drafted 11th overall (1st RD) in 2011
- Lukas Sutter - Winnipeg Jets - Drafted 39th overall (2nd RD) in 2012
- Dalton Thrower - Montreal Canadiens - Drafted 51st overall (2nd RD) in 2012
- Shane McColgan - New York Rangers - Drafted 134th overall (5th RD) in 2011
- Darren Dietz - Montreal Canadiens - Drafted 138th overall (5th RD) in 2011
- Matej Stransky - Dallas Stars - Drafted 165th overall (6th RD) in 2011
- Andrey Makarov - Buffalo Sabres, signed Free Agent

After the Blades, the Royals will entertain the Cougars in their first two meetings of the season on Friday and Saturday before wrapping up their 6 game homestand against the Warriors a week from Tuesday.

How the 2 teams match up

     
 
Saskatoon
Victoria
Team Record 10-10-0-1 -- 21 points 11-11-0-0 -- 22 points
Division Ranking 6th East 3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking 11th Eastern 6th Western
League Ranking 17th 14th
Past 10 Games 6-3-0-1 3-7-0-0
Streak 2-0-0-0 0-1-0-0
Last Game 5-2 W @ Vancouver (Nov 18 2012) Final 3-2 L vs Regina (Nov 17 2012) Final
Home Record 2-6-0-0 7-3-0-0
Away Record 8-4-0-1 4-8-0-0
GF 64  62 
GA 75  75 
PP (Overall) (20/95) 21.1 (21/111) 18.9
PP (Home) (8/41) 19.5 (9/53) 17.0
PP (Away) (12/54) 22.2 (12/58) 20.7
PK (Overall) (24/109) 78.0 (20/97) 79.4
PK (Home) (15/48) 68.8 (5/35) 85.7
PK (Away) (9/61) 85.2 (15/62) 75.8
Leading Rookie Pufahl (2-9-11) Hicketts (1-6-7)
Most PIM Sutter - 56 Carroll - 56
Team PIM/GM 19.6/Game 19.7/Game
Leading Scorers Nicholls (18-9-27) Gogolev (9-16-25)
  McColgan (6-17-23) Nelson (6-15-21)
  Stransky (8-12-20) Magee (9-7-16)
  Dietz (6-6-12) Walker (7-9-16)
  Pufahl (2-9-11) Crooks (9-5-14)
Last 5 Games 5-2 W @ Vancouver (Nov 18 2012) Final 3-2 L vs Regina (Nov 17 2012) Final
  4-0 W @ Prince George (Nov 16 2012) Final 5-0 W vs Everett (Nov 16 2012) Final
  6-2 L vs Seattle (Nov 10 2012) Final 5-3 W @ Medicine Hat (Nov 10 2012) Final
  6-3 W vs Regina (Nov 9 2012) Final 5-2 L @ Calgary (Nov 9 2012) Final
  5-4 L @ Lethbridge (Nov 3 2012) Final SO 4-2 L @ Lethbridge (Nov 7 2012) Final
Leading After 1st 4-2-0-0 5-2-0-0
Leading After 2nd 6-0-0-1 6-0-0-0
Tied After 1st 5-4-0-0 3-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd 3-2-0-0 0-1-0-0
Trailing After 1st 1-4-0-1 3-6-0-0
Trailing After 2nd 1-8-0-0 5-10-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents 7-5-0-0 4-2-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents 2-4-0-1 5-9-0-0
1-Goal Games 5-3-0-1 7-1-0-0
2-Goal Games 0-1-0-0 3-2-0-0
3-Goal Games 4-3-0-0 0-6-0-0

Saturday 17 November 2012

Recap: REG 3 - VIC 2

Morgan Klimchuk broke a 2-2 tie with 25 seconds left in the third to lead the visiting Regina Pats (10-12-1-1, 20pts) past the Victoria Royals (11-11, 22pts) 3-2 Saturday night.

“It’s a tough pill to swallow,” said Royals Assistant Coach Ben Cooper. “You want to win these games when you dominate play for the most part…but when you make a couple key mistakes at key times, it costs you.  We have to have better habits and play 60 minutes.”

The Royals outshot the Pats 34-19 on the night as Teagan Satcher earned his 3rd victory and 1st star honours with a 32 save performance.  Patrik Polivka kicked out 16 in his 6th loss.

It was there only meeting of the season, last year falling 7-3 in Regina, the Pats are now 5-0-0-2 lifetime against the franchise.

After a scoreless first period, Victoria would strike first on defenseman Tyler Stahl’s power play goal.  Colten Mayor and Adam Rossignol scored late in the middle frame to give the Pats a 2-1 lead after 2.

The Royals would press hard in the third, and eventual find the equalizer off of Jordan Fransoo’s stick with 2:32 left, but Morgan Klimchuk found the back of  the net to retake the lead with 25.1 seconds left for the win.  Pats defenseman Luke Fenske had 3 assists.

Victoria was 1 for 6 on the power play, while shutting down all 3 Regina man advantages.

The Royals will play their 3rd of a 6 game homestand against the Saskatoon Blades Tuesday, before entertaining the Prince George Cougars next Friday & Saturday.

-mm

Regina Pats 3 at Victoria Royals 2 - Status: Final
Saturday, November 17, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Regina 0 2 1 - 3
Victoria 0 1 1 - 2

1st Period-
No Scoring.

Penalties-Mayor Reg (slashing), 5:26; Kanzig Vic (elbowing), 8:03; Stevenson Reg (major-fighting), 10:34; Fransoo Vic (major-fighting), 10:34; Gogolev Vic (slashing), 11:08; Williams Reg (hooking), 14:23.

2nd Period-
1, Victoria, Stahl 2 (Nelson, Gogolev), 2:17 (PP).
2, Regina, Mayor 8 (Fenske, Burroughs), 15:58.
3, Regina, Rossignol 6 (Rodewald, Fenske), 19:05.

Penalties-Fenske Reg (holding opp. stick), 0:45; Fenske Reg (tripping), 7:26; Fushimi Vic (holding), 13:58.

3rd Period-
4, Victoria, Fransoo 2 (Carroll, Walker), 17:28.
5, Regina, Klimchuk 13 (Williams, Fenske), 19:34.

Penalties-Stevenson Reg (slashing), 3:07; Williams Reg (holding), 8:31.

Shots on Goal-
Regina 4-8-7-19.
Victoria 8-10-16-34.

Power Play Opportunities-
Regina 0 / 3; Victoria 1 / 6.

Goalies-
Regina, Sacher 3-5-0-0 (34 shots-32 saves).
Victoria, Polivka 8-6-0-0 (19 shots-16 saves).

A-5,797
Referees-Pat Smith (12).
Linesmen-Kirk Van Helvoirt (107), Riley Friesen (76).

Hicketts & Gagnon to 2013 Team Pacific Roster

Hockey Alberta and BC Hockey Announce the 2013 Team Pacific Roster


Thursday, November 15, 2012
 
Hockey Alberta and BC Hockey announced Thursday, November 15, 2012 the 22-player roster that will represent Team Pacific at the 2013 World Junior Under 17 Hockey Challenge, December 29, 2012 to January 4, 2013 in Victoriaville/Drummondville, Quebec.
 
Team Pacific is comprised of 11 players from BC and 11 players from Alberta.  Hockey Alberta and BC Hockey each identified 34 U17 male athletes (4 G, 12 D, 18 F) from their respective provincial evaluation camps to participate in the joint regional camp in July, 2012.  From the regional camp, these players were evaluated during the first part of their club’s team season by the Team Pacific evaluators.
 
“With this being the first year of the combined regional camp, it made for a unique evaluation process,” said Team Pacific Head Coach Jason Becker.  “Wade Klippenstein, the Pacific region head scout, has done a great job in creating a fair and positive evaluation process.”
 
 
“Wade and his staff have done a terrific job evaluating every kid, getting the reports done and giving the coaches the best information possible to help us create the team we wanted,” added Becker.  “They have done all the ground work and now it will be up to the Team Pacific staff to put together the best team possible on the ice.”
 
The 2013 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge brings together the top players in the world born 1996 or later.  The tournament is made up of 10 teams; five (5) from Canada – Quebec, Ontario, Pacific (Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon), Atlantic (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) and West (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut) and five (5) international teams.
 
Team Pacific will be competing in Group A at the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge with Team West, Sweden, Finland and Russia.  Group B will comprise of Slovakia, the United States, Ontario, Team Atlantic and Quebec.  Team Pacific will play an exhibition game against the United States on December 28, 2012 before they play their first preliminary round contest against defending gold medallist Russia on December 29, 2012.
 
The gold medal game will be held January 4, 2013 at 7:30pm ET/3:30 pm PST and will be shown on TSN/RDS, Hockey Canada’s official broadcasters.  All other games at the tournament, including preliminary round contests, placement games, semifinals and the bronze medal game, will be available through FAST Hockey at www.hockeycanada.fasthockey.com.
 
At the 2012 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge in Windsor, Ontario, Team Pacific finished in fifth place after defeating Quebec five (5) to four (4) in overtime.
 
Team Pacific has included some of the top hockey players that Canada has ever produced.  Some notable graduates who have competed on Team Pacific include:
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 2010
  • Evander Kane, 2008
  • Brent Seabrook, 2002
  • Dion Phaneuf, 2002
  • Mike Green, 2002
  • Jarome Iginla, 1994
  • Joe Sakic, 1986
The Under 17 program is the first stop in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence.  Many players who compete at the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge go on to represent Canada with the National Men’s Under 18 Team, National Junior Team and National Men’s Team.
 
For more information on the 2013 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca/wu17, or follow along via social media at www.facebook.com/worldu17 or www.twitter.com/hc_wu17
 
Team Pacific Final Roster 2012-2013

Goaltender Catch/Shoot Height Weight DOB Hometown Club Team
Lee, Payton L 6’0” 170 lbs 6/24/1996 Cranbrook,BC Vancouver /WHL
Papirny, Jordan L 6’.05” 172 lbs 4/10/1996 Edmonton,AB Southside/AMHL
 
Defence
Gagnon, Ryan R 6’ 1” 190 lbs 4/30/1996 Quesnel,BC Victoria /WHL
Hicketts, Joseph L 5’ 8” 182 lbs 5/4/1996 Kamloops,BC Victoria /WHL

Hickey, Brandon L 6’ 1.5” 167 lbs 4/13/1996 Leduc,AB Spruce Grove/AJHL
Martin, Brycen L 6’ 3” 179 lbs 5/9/1996 Calgary,AB Swift Current/WHL
Mayo, Dysin R 6’0” 173 lbs 8/17/1996 Victoria,BC Edmonton/WHL
Stadel, Riley L 5’10.5” 183 lbs 1/16/1996 Surrey,BC Kelowna/WHL
Thrower, Josh R 6’.05” 199 lbs 3/17/1996 N. Vancouver,BC Calgary/WHL
 
Forward
Bleackley, Conner R 6’0” 202 lbs 7/2/1996 High River,AB Red Deer/WHL
Bolduc, Carson L 6’0” 169 lbs 3/17/1996 Salmon Arm,BC Prince George/WHL
Duke, Reid R 5’ 11” 179 lbs 1/28/1996 Calgary,AB Lethbridge/WHL
Foster, Thomas L 5’11.5” 174 lbs 3/28/1996 Slave Lake,AB Vancouver/WHL
Graham, Ryan L 6’2” 193 lbs 5/6/1996 Calgary,AB Saskatoon/WHL
Gropp, Ryan L 6’3” 170 lbs 9/16/1996 Kamloops,BC Penticton/BCHL
MacMaster, Tanner L 5’10” 151 lbs 8/1/1996 Calgary,AB Camrose/AJHL
Mappin, Tyrell R 5’11” 158 lbs 1/25/1996 Big Valley,AB Everett/WHL
Point, Brayden R 5’10” 148 lbs 3/12/1996 Calgary,AB Moose Jaw/WHL
Quenneville, John L 6’0” 194 lbs 4/16/1996 Edmonton,AB Brandon/WHL
Revel, Matt R 5’10.5” 164 lbs 4/26/1996 Abbotsford,BC Saskatoon/WHL
Sandhu, Tyler R 5’9.5” 158 lbs 1/7/1996 Richmond,BC Everett/WHL
Virtanen, Jacob R 6’1” 192 lbs 8/17/1996 Abbotsford,BC Calgary,WHL
 
Coaches Position Hometown Club Team
Becker, Jason Head Coach Prince George,BC Prince George/WHL
Hamilton, Steve Assistant Coach Edmonton,AB Edmonton/WHL
West, Brandon Assistant Coach Prince George,BC Salmon Arm/BCHL
O’Donavon, Tim Video Coach Kamloops,BC Kamloops/WHL
Medori, Barry Coach Mentor Onoway,AB Hockey Alberta
 
Staff
Polischuk, Brent Director of Operations Victoria,BC BC Hockey
Klippenstein, Wade Head Scout Coaldale,AB Prince George/WHL
Cheeseman, Brian Athletic Therapist Mount Pearl,NL Edmonton/WHL
Clifford, Troy Equipment Manager Kamloops,BC Salmon Arm/BCHL