ROYALS HOST BLAZERS
FOR TWO GAMES THIS WEEKEND
Victoria hosts
Kamloops on Friday and Saturday night.
For
Immediate Release
Tuesday,
January 20, 2015
Victoria,
BC- The Victoria
Royals host BC Division rivals, the Kamloops Blazers on Friday and Saturday
night. Friday’s contest is Women in Sport Night with puck drop at 7:30 p.m.,
while Saturday’s game is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
RECORD
SETTING: In
Sunday’s game vs the Edmonton Oil Kings Royals’ forward Brandon Magee set
a new all-time franchise record in points at 242 (104g-138a). The native of Edmonton, AB passed
former franchise scoring leader Kevin Sundher who registered 241 points
(90g-151a) in 255 games with the Royals/Bruins.
OFF TO
THE RACES: As a
franchise, the Victoria Royals are successful when they score the first
goal of the game, going 85-28-2-7. So far this season, Victoria has scored the
first goal 21 times in 47 total games played with a record of 17-4-0-0. Royals’
defender Travis Brown is tied for the league lead in first goals of the game
with six.
FRIDAY
NIGHT – WOMEN IN SPORT NIGHT
Tickets:
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Season ticket holders
are reminded that Friday’s game is raincheck night where any unused season
ticket can be redeemed at the Select Your Tickets Box Office.
Pre-Game:
6:00 p.m.
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Mixed Martial Arts
fighter and Victoria, BC native Sarah Kaufman of the UFC along with Jessica
Dovanne and Brittany Waters of the Canadian Women’s Rugby Team will be on hand
to sign autographs in the concourse.
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The Sticky Wicket will
be at Gate 1 providing music and will have a draw for a big screen LED TV
Intermission
Activities & Promos:
Second Intermission
-
Pacific Restaurant
Chuck-a-Puck
o Round
trip flight for two from Victoria to Pitt Meadows by Harbour Air
o Dinner
for two to the Pacific Restaurant at the Hotel Grand Pacific
o Jiffy
Lube Oil Change
Promo
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The Royals are pleased
to welcome back the Yates St. Taphouse as the host of the Tweet Suite for
Friday’s game. The Taphouse Tweet Suite is an interactive suite experience
where fans can meet and greet with players and hockey staff, enjoy
complimentary food and beverage and enjoy a Victoria Royals home game from one
of the luxury suites. Tune in to the official Victoria Royals twitter account
@victoriaroyals for contesting details on how one can win a pair of tickets for
the tweet suite. Two lucky fans will also be upgraded to the suite before puck
drop.
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itgroove Musical Chairs
(Second Intermission)
o Fans
will compete to win a Canon All-In-One Printer from itgroove
SATURDAY
NIGHT – OFFICIATING NIGHT
The Royals
will be welcoming a special group of BC Hockey minor officials to Saturday’s
game vs. the Blazers as part of the WHL Officiating Experience initiative.
Pre-Game:
6:00 p.m.
-
He Sticky Wicket will
be at Gate 1 providing music and will have a draw for a big screen LED TV
Intermission
Activities & Promos:
Second
Intermission
-
Pacific Restaurant
Chuck-a-Puck
o Dinner
for two to the Pacific Restaurant at the Hotel Grand Pacific
o Jiffy
Lube Oil Change
Promo
-
Sticky Wicket Find
Marty (Second Intermission)
o One
fan will have the chance to win $40.00 to the Sticky Wicket
The Royals’
Pink in the Rink and Canadian Forces jerseys will be on display in the
concourse at Gate 1 an available to bid on in ongoing jersey auctions. 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.
The Royals
celebrate their first annual Women in Sports Night on Friday, January 23rd
when they face-off at 7:30 p.m. vs. the Kamloops Blazers. Join us as we
recognize the accomplishments and promote the growth of local female athletes.
Activities for the night include autographs and appearances by decorated
sportswomen, concourse displays and fundraising for The Canadian Association of
Women and Sport (CAAWS). For full details or to bring out your female sports
team call the Royals’ ticket team at 250-220-7889.
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