The Royals’ home opener is the the following night against their same BC Division rival Giants, the team they’ll face the most of any club, a total of 10 times.
Victoria’s first meeting against Kamloops, the team they fell to in the opening round of the playoffs, will be on the road October 4th.
For the first time, the WHL adopted the same scheduler that the NHL, AHL and ECHL uses. Royals GM Cam Hope:
The Royals will have 3 separate 5 game homestands next season which all mark the longest home stretches for the club.
The club will hold 14 home double headers this season, where clubs come to the Island for two game sets.
Victoria’s longest road trip of the season will see the club play 7 games over a 16 day period as the team makes its bi-annual visit to the prairies.
The WHL and the Cities of Red Deer and Lethbridge will serve as the official hosts for two games of the 2013 SUBWAY® Super Series in November. The CHL Top Prospects game features the Calgary Hitmen hosting the top NHL Draft-eligible prospects on January 15th, 2014.
The 2013 WHL Opening Weekend will launch on Thursday, September 19th, with the Regina Pats hosting the Swift Current Broncos.
Victoria’s next order of business is the CHL Import Draft on Wednesday July 3rd, where the Royals will draft 31st overall.
2013-14 Schedule Facts:
By Team:
Brandon: 0 home + 1 road = 1 game
Calgary: 2 home + 0 road = 2 games
Edmonton: 1 home + 1 road = 2 games
Everett: 2 home + 2 road = 4 games
Kamloops: 4 home + 4 road = 8 games
Kelowna: 4 home + 4 road = 8 games
Kootenay: 1 home + 0 road = 1 game
Lethbridge: 2 home + 1 road = 3 games
Medicine Hat: 1 home + 1 road = 2 games
Moose Jaw: 0 home + 1 road = 1 game
Portland: 2 home + 2 road = 4 games
Prince Albert: 0 home + 1 road = 1 game
Prince George: 4 home + 4 road = 8 games
Regina: 0 home + 1 road = 1 game
Red Deer: 2 home + 0 road = 2 games
Saskatoon: 0 home + 1 road = 1 game
Seattle: 2 home + 2 road = 4 games
Spokane: 2 home + 2 road = 4 games
Swift Current: 0 home + 1 road = 1 game
Tri-City: 2 home + 2 road = 4 games
Vancouver: 5 home + 5 road = 10 games
By Divison:
B.C. Division: 17 home + 17 road = 34 games
U.S. Division: 10 home + 10 road = 20 games
East Division: 0 home + 6 road = 6 games
Central Division: 9 home + 3 road = 12 games
By Month:
September: 3 home + 2 road = 5 games
October: 7 home + 5 road = 12 games
November: 7 home + 6 road = 13 games
December: 5 home + 5 road = 10 games
January: 7 home + 5 road = 12 games
February: 4 home + 9 road = 13 games
March: 3 home + 4 road = 7 games
By Day:
Sunday: 1 home + 2 road = 3 games
Monday: 1 home + 2 road = 3 games
Tuesday: 4 home + 4 road = 8 games
Wednesday: 6 home + 4 road = 10 games
Thursday: 0 home + 1 road = 1 games
Friday: 12 home + 11 road = 23 games
Saturday: 12 home + 12 road = 24 games
2013 VICTORIA ROYALS PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE:
Friday, Aug 30, Victoria @ Everett -Everett, WA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug 31, Victoria @ Seattle -Everett, WA 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept 1, Victoria @ Tri-City -Everett, WA 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept 14, Vancouver @ Victoria -SOFMC 1:35 p.m.
Sunday, Sept 15, Victoria @ Vancouver -Ladner, BC 2:00 p.m.
