ROYALS TO FACE BLAZERS IN FIRST ROUND OF WHL PLAYOFFS
Victoria will host opening round games at Bear Mountain Arena!
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Victoria,
BC – The Victoria Royals will meet the Kamloops Blazers
in the first round of the WHL Playoffs in a best-of-seven series beginning on
Friday, March 22nd in Kamloops.
The Royals will finish the 2012-13 season as the
sixth-seed in the Western Conference, while the Blazers will end as the
third-seed. Victoria and Kamloops met eight times during the regular season
with the Royals finishing with a 4-4-0-0 record. These two teams also clashed
last year in the first round of the playoffs with Kamloops winning the series.
Due to the Ford Men’s World Curling event at the
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, the Royals will play their first round games at
Bear Mountain Arena.
Series Schedule:
Friday, March 22nd Victoria @ Kamloops 7:00
p.m.
Saturday, March 23rd Victoria @ Kamloops
7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 26th Kamloops @ Victoria
(Bear Mountain Arena) 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, March 28th Kamloops @ Victoria
(Bear Mountain Arena) 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 30th Victoria @ Kamloops
7:00 p.m. (if necessary)
Monday, April 1st Kamloops @ Victoria (Bear
Mountain Arena) 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Wednesday, April 3rd Victoria @ Kamloops
7:00 p.m. (if necessary)
Victoria and Kamloops met eight times during the
regular season. The Royals finished with a record of 4-4-0-0 versus their BC
Division opponent.
Here Comes the Blue! The Victoria Royals take on the
Kamloops Blazers in Round 1 of the 2013 WHL Playoffs. Tickets for Games 3 and 4,
held at Bear Mountain Arena, are on sale now. With limited Round 1 seats
available, Royals fans are encouraged to order tickets quickly by calling
250-220-7777, visiting www.selectyourtickets.com,
or heading down to the Select Your Tickets box office.
