Recap: S.C. 1 - VIC 2

Adam Lowry scored a goal against the club coached by his Dad, but it was his fathers team that came away with the win as the Victoria Royals (16-13-0-1, 313pts) defeated the visiting Swift Current Broncos (13-16-3-2, 31pts) 2-1 Saturday night.

Austin Carroll scored the Teddy Bear Toss Goal

It was their only meeting of the season, with Royals Head Coach Dave Lowry taking the bragging rights.

Patrik Polivka stopped 32 of 33 shots for his 13th win

“That’s the way our team has to play to be successful, we were physical, capatalized on a couple of opportunities.” – Royals Head Coach Dave Lowry

Austin Carroll scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal 1:51 into the second period to open the scoring, and after the clean up, Brandon Magee notched his 13th of the season :46 seconds later for the eventual game winner.


Royals assistant coach Enio Sacilotto on the importance of notching the second goal right after the bears were cleaned up. “That delay sometimes could your momentum, but we got the second one and it didn’t hurt our momentum at all we just kept on going and I thought It was good hockey game all the way around for us.”

Carroll didn’t realize at first that he had scored, “I just shot the puck and it went right up and in.  I didn’t notice (it was a goal) until everybody was cheering infront of me.”

Lowry scored his team leading 16th with under 4 minutes to go in the third on the power play to make for an interesting finish, but Patrik Polivka stood tall as the Broncos pressed with their netminder pulled.

Polivka earned his 13th win and was 2nd star for his 32 save performance, while Finnish Nation Team selection roster member Eetu Laurikainen allowed 2 goals on 30 shots for his 15th defeat in 32 games.

Victoria was unable to score on 4 power plays, while Swift Current went 1 for 2.

The Royals improve to 10-5-0-1 at home and move into a tie with the Thunderbirds for 6th in the Conference with 33 points, the team they’ll face next on the road on Tuesday.

The Broncos are now (1-3) on their BC Divison road swing, and wrap it up Tuesday in Prince George.

Lowry extends his point streak to 8 games (6g 6a), while Logan Nelson had his 10 game streak snapped.  Jamie Crooks picked up 2 assists in the win.

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Swift Current Broncos 1 at Victoria Royals 2 - Status: Final
Saturday, December 8, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Swift Current 0 0 1 - 1
Victoria 0 2 0 - 2

1st Period-
No Scoring.

Penalties-Reum S.c (tripping), 9:14; Nedomlel S.c (checking from behind), 9:53.

2nd Period-
1, Victoria, Carroll 5 (Crooks, Cote), 1:51.
2, Victoria, Magee 13 (Walker, Crooks), 2:37.

Penalties-Traber Vic (roughing), 10:34; Nedomlel S.c (roughing), 18:42; Hodges Vic (roughing), 18:42.

3rd Period-
3, Swift Current, Lowry 16 (Heatherington, Reum), 16:10 (PP).

Penalties-Dale S.c (major-fighting), 1:51; Kanzig Vic (major-fighting), 1:51; Reum S.c (hooking), 6:43; Lowry S.c (tripping), 10:47; Kanzig Vic (holding), 14:52.

Shots on Goal-
Swift Current 8-8-17-33.
Victoria 10-10-10-30.

Power Play Opportunities-
Swift Current 1 / 2;
Victoria 0 / 4.

Goalies-
Swift Current, Laurikainen 13-15-2-2 (30 shots-28 saves).
Victoria, Polivka 13-7-0-1 (33 shots-32 saves).

A-6,031
Referees-Tyler Adair (58), Fraser Lawrence (10).
Linesmen-Tim Digby (75), Chris Sweeting (137).

Preview: Swift Current at Victoria

The Victoria Royals (15-13-0-1, 31pts) entertain Adam Lowry and the Swift Current Broncos (13-15-3-2, 31pts) in their only meeting of the season Saturday night.

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

Adam Lowry is the son of Royals Head Coach Dave Lowry, and is also Captain of the Broncos. 

It’s also the club’s annual Teddy Bear Toss Night, last year Zane Jones got the goal in an 8-5 victory against Lethbridge on Dec 9th.

Last season Victoria fell 3-1 in Swift Current on January 17th.  The Royals are coming off a 7-2 loss to the Giants on the Wednesday and now sit 7th in the West.

Swift Current won 3-1 in Vancouver Friday night, now (1-2) on their BC Division road swing, with the losses in Kelowna and Kamloops.  Swift is in sole possession of 6th in the East with 31 points.

The Broncos lead the league in short handed goals with 7, and their power play is ranked 2nd best overall - penalty killing 6th best.  4 of Swift Current's 5 wins over their last 11 games have been against the Wheat Kings. 

Broncos Finnish Netminder Eetu Laurikainen has played in all but 2 games for Swift Current this season.  Adam Lowry is riding a 7 game point streak (5g 6a).

Victoria forward Logan Nelson is on a 10 game point streak (4g 9a), Brandon Magee has a league high 6 first goals.  Alex Gogolev is the team point leader with 33 points.

It’s the last home game for the Royals before 3 on the road in Seattle, Red Deer and Edmonton, then pausing for the Christmas Break.

How the 2 teams match up

	Swift Current	Victoria
Team Record	13-15-3-2 -- 31 points	15-13-0-1 -- 31 points
Division Ranking	2nd East	3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking	6th Eastern	7th Western
League Ranking	13th	12th
Past 10 Games	4-6-0-0	6-3-0-1
Streak	1-0-0-0	0-1-0-0
Last Game	3-1 W @ Vancouver (Dec 7 2012) Final	7-2 L vs Vancouver (Dec 5 2012) Final
Home Record	7-7-2-1	9-5-0-1
Away Record	6-8-1-1	6-8-0-0
GF	97	85
GA	94	98
PP (Overall)	(33/129) 25.6	(27/134) 20.1
PP (Home)	(15/66) 22.7	(13/69) 18.8
PP (Away)	(18/63) 28.6	(14/65) 21.5
PK (Overall)	(22/137) 83.9	(26/130) 80.0
PK (Home)	(11/67) 83.6	(11/59) 81.4
PK (Away)	(11/70) 84.3	(15/71) 78.9
Leading Rookie	Martin (0-11-11)	Hicketts (1-7-8)
Most PIM	Derko - 68	Carroll - 62
Team PIM/GM	16.4/Game	19.2/Game
Leading Scorers	Lowry (15-22-37)	Gogolev (11-22-33)
	Black (14-12-26)	Nelson (7-22-29)
	Gordon (8-18-26)	Walker (10-12-22)
	Bews (14-10-24)	Magee (12-9-21)
	Moser (10-12-22)	Crooks (14-6-20)
Last 5 Games	3-1 W @ Vancouver (Dec 7 2012) Final	7-2 L vs Vancouver (Dec 5 2012) Final
	6-5 L @ Kelowna (Dec 5 2012) Final	4-3 W @ Prince George (Dec 1 2012) Final
	2-1 L @ Kamloops (Dec 4 2012) Final	2-0 W @ Prince George (Nov 30 2012) Final
	5-0 W vs Brandon (Dec 1 2012) Final	4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Nov 27 2012) Final SO
	7-2 L vs Spokane (Nov 30 2012) Final	3-2 W vs Prince George (Nov 24 2012) Final
Leading After 1st	7-3-2-0	8-2-0-1
Leading After 2nd	11-2-2-1	8-0-0-1
Tied After 1st	5-4-1-1	4-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd	1-4-1-1	1-1-0-0
Trailing After 1st	1-8-0-1	3-8-0-0
Trailing After 2nd	1-9-0-0	6-12-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents	8-3-1-2	5-3-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents	5-12-2-0	8-10-0-1
1-Goal Games	5-8-3-2	9-2-0-1
2-Goal Games	2-2-0-0	4-2-0-0
3-Goal Games	2-2-0-0	1-6-0-0

Recap: VAN 7 - VIC 2

Cain Franson scored twice and added an assist as the Vancouver Giants (8-20, 16pts) snapped a 7 game losing streak with a 7-2 victory in Victoria (15-13-0-1, 31pts) against the Royals Wednesday night.

The Giants won their 2nd of 5 in the 10 game season series, and will next meet in Vancouver on January 18th.

The Royals had their 2 game win streak snapped, and were unbeaten in regulation in their last 4.

Vancouver held period leads of 2-0, and 4-2 before adding 3 straight in the 3rd.

Victoria outshot the Giants 8-0 early in the final frame, but Vancouver scored 2 goals :37 apart to go ahead 6-2 and added another before the third was out.

The Royals outshot the Giants 33-28, as 16yr old netminder Patyon Lee earned his 5th win with a 31 save performance.  Patrik Polivka started and allowed 3 goals on 15 shots, Coleman Vollrath came in relief making 9 saves on 13 shots.

Victoria went 1 for 5 on the power play, while Vancouver went 1 for 2.

The Giants got multiple point games from Franson (2g, 1a), Jackson Houck (1g 2a), Blake Orban and Dalton Sward chipped in with a pair of assists, Carter Popoff and Brett Kulak had a goal and an assist each.

Logan Nelson extends his point streak for the Royals to 10 games (4g 9a).

Victoria was without Captain Tyler Stahl (sick), F Luke Harrison (result of a hit), and Ryan Gagnon a late scratch.

Up next the Royals entertain Head Coach Dave Lowry’s son, Adam Lowry and the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday, which is also Teddy Bear Toss night. Fans are encouraged to bring their new or gently-used stuffed animals and throw them on the ice following the Royals’ first goal.

Bears and stuffed toys will be donated to The Salvation Army, The Zone’s Christmas Toy Drive benefiting the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul as well as Royals’ hospital visits throughout the season.

Victoria then travels to Seattle, Red Deer and Edmonton before the Christmas Break.

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Vancouver Giants 7 at Victoria Royals 2 - Status: Final
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Vancouver 2 2 3 - 7
Victoria 0 2 0 - 2

1st Period-
1, Vancouver, Franson 8 (Houck), 17:01.
2, Vancouver, Houck 5 (Franson, Vannieuwenhuizen), 19:52.

Penalties-Gogolev Vic (holding), 17:49.

2nd Period-
3, Vancouver, Kessy 8 (Popoff, Sward), 0:56.
4, Victoria, Hodges 7 (Gogolev, Walker), 12:35 (PP).
5, Vancouver, Kieser 3 (Cheek, Orban), 15:00.
6, Victoria, Nelson 7 (Zgraggen), 18:35.

Penalties-Houck Van (roughing), 6:35; Franson Van (holding), 11:09; Kessy Van (10-minute misconduct), 15:41; Morrison Van (roughing), 15:41.

3rd Period-
7, Vancouver, Kulak 5   6:27.
8, Vancouver, Franson 9 (Houck, Orban), 7:04.
9, Vancouver, Popoff 4 (Sward, Kulak), 13:06 (PP).

Penalties-Popoff Van (slashing), 4:10; Cooke Van (roughing, unsportsmanlike cnd.), 7:16; Vannieuwenhuizen Van (roughing), 7:16; Hodges Vic (roughing), 7:16; Traber Vic (roughing), 7:16; Crooks Vic (10-minute misconduct), 11:47; Magee Vic (slashing), 11:47.

Shots on Goal-
Vancouver 14-5-9-28.
Victoria 8-14-11-33.

Power Play Opportunities-
Vancouver 1 / 2;
Victoria 1 / 5.

Goalies-
Vancouver, Lee 5-7-0-0 (33 shots-31 saves).
Victoria, Polivka 12-7-0-1 (15 shots-12 saves);
Vollrath 1-4-0-0 (13 shots-9 saves).

A-4,561
Referees-Brett Iverson (24), Steve Papp (17).
Linesmen-Riley Friesen (76), Kirk Van Helvoirt (107).

Preview: Vancouver at Victoria

The Victoria Royals (15-12-0-1, 31pts) entertain their BC Division rival Vancouver Giants (7-20, 14 pts) Wednesday evening.

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

It’s their 5th meeting of 10 this season, with the Royals winning 3 of 4 so far.  The Giants took the last game at the Colesium 4-1 back on October 26th.

Victoria remains 6th in the Conference after back to back road wins in Prince George last weekend by 2-0 and 4-3 scores.  Patrick Polivka earned both wins while Jamie Crooks and Austin Carroll scored each night.

Vancouver remains 10th in the West after dropping their 7th straight game versus the visiting Tri-City Americans Saturday, as the Ams scored shorthanded with 5.9 seconds left in the 4-3 loss.

The Giants have 2 wins in 12 on the road, while the Royals are 5 over .500 at home (9-4-0-1).  Victoria is undefeated in regulation in their last 4 (3-0-0-1).

After Vancouver Wednesday, Victoria entertains Adam Lowry and the Swift Current Broncos Saturday, which is also Teddy Bear Toss night.

Previous Meetings This Season

Victoria 1 @ Vancouver 4 (Oct 26 2012) Final Victoria 2 @ Vancouver 1 (Oct 7 2012) Final Vancouver 2 @ Victoria 3 (Sep 22 2012) Final Victoria 6 @ Vancouver 4 (Sep 21 2012) Final

How the 2 teams match up

	Vancouver	Victoria
Team Record	7-20-0-0 -- 14 points	15-12-0-1 -- 31 points
Division Ranking	5th B.C.	3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking	10th Western	6th Western
League Ranking	22nd	11th
Past 10 Games	2-8-0-0	6-3-0-1
Streak	0-7-0-0	3-0-0-1
Last Game	4-3 L vs Tri-City (Dec 1 2012) Final	4-3 W @ Prince George (Dec 1 2012) Final
Home Record	5-10-0-0	9-4-0-1
Away Record	2-10-0-0	6-8-0-0
GF	73	83
GA	112	91
PP (Overall)	(14/91) 15.4	(26/129) 20.2
PP (Home)	(12/55) 21.8	(12/64) 18.8
PP (Away)	(2/36) 5.6	(14/65) 21.5
PK (Overall)	(28/116) 75.9	(25/128) 80.5
PK (Home)	(17/62) 72.6	(10/57) 82.5
PK (Away)	(11/54) 79.6	(15/71) 78.9
Leading Rookie	Popoff (3-3-6)	Hicketts (1-7-8)
Most PIM	Vannieuwenhuizen - 57	Carroll - 62
Team PIM/GM	17.2/Game	19.6/Game
Leading Scorers	Tvrdon (8-14-22)	Gogolev (11-21-32)
	Houck (4-18-22)	Nelson (6-22-28)
	Cheek (10-11-21)	Magee (12-9-21)
	Kulak (4-11-15)	Walker (10-11-21)
	Kessy (7-5-12)	Crooks (14-6-20)
Last 5 Games	4-3 L vs Tri-City (Dec 1 2012) Final	4-3 W @ Prince George (Dec 1 2012) Final
	4-0 L @ Everett (Nov 30 2012) Final	2-0 W @ Prince George (Nov 30 2012) Final
	2-1 L vs Moose Jaw (Nov 28 2012) Final	4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Nov 27 2012) Final SO
	2-1 L @ Kamloops (Nov 24 2012) Final	3-2 W vs Prince George (Nov 24 2012) Final
	3-0 L @ Portland (Nov 21 2012) Final	5-4 L vs Prince George (Nov 23 2012) Final
Leading After 1st	5-1-0-0	8-2-0-1
Leading After 2nd	5-0-0-0	8-0-0-1
Tied After 1st	2-6-0-0	4-3-0-0
Tied After 2nd	2-5-0-0	1-1-0-0
Trailing After 1st	0-13-0-0	3-7-0-0
Trailing After 2nd	0-15-0-0	6-11-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents	6-8-0-0	5-2-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents	1-11-0-0	8-10-0-1
1-Goal Games	4-8-0-0	9-2-0-1
2-Goal Games	0-3-0-0	4-2-0-0
3-Goal Games	2-3-0-0	1-6-0-0

Victoria Royals

#	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
17	Alex Gogolev	4	1	4	5	4	2
11	Steven Hodges	3	2	2	4	14	1
18	Brandon Magee	4	3	0	3	9	1
10	Ben Walker	4	2	1	3	4	3
19	Logan Nelson	4	0	3	3	4	1
15	Jamie Crooks	4	1	1	2	2	-1
20	Logan Fisher	4	1	1	2	0	0
2	Joe Hicketts	4	1	1	2	10	3
27	Brett Cote	4	0	2	2	2	-1
21	Austin Carroll	4	1	0	1	8	-1
4	Jordan Fransoo	3	0	1	1	0	-3
14	Jack Walker	1	0	1	1	0	0
6	Jesse Zgraggen	4	0	1	1	7	-3
17	X Dakota Conroy	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Taylor Crunk	3	0	0	0	0	-1
9	Mitch Deacon	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	X Kolton Dixon	3	0	0	0	17	2
25	Brandon Fushimi	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ryan Gagnon	2	0	0	0	0	0
28	Luke Harrison	4	0	0	0	4	-4
5	Keegan Kanzig	4	0	0	0	0	0
33	Patrik Polivka	3	0	0	0	0	0
1	X Jared Rathjen	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	Tyler Stahl	1	0	0	0	0	-1
12	Tim Traber	4	0	0	0	17	-4
35	Coleman Vollrath	1	0	0	0	0	0

#	Player	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	MIN	GA	GAA	SV%
33	Patrik Polivka	3	3	0	0	0	178:29	7	2.35	0.918
35	Coleman Vollrath	1	0	0	0	0	20:00	1	3.00	0.938
1	X Jared Rathjen	1	0	1	0	0	40:00	3	4.50	0.833

Vancouver Giants

#	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
17	Marek Tvrdon	4	3	4	7	2	2
27	Jackson Houck	4	0	7	7	4	3
19	X Nathan Burns	4	3	2	5	4	2
12	Cain Franson	3	3	0	3	0	1
6	X David Musil	4	0	2	2	6	1
2	Brett Kulak	4	1	0	1	6	0
9	Dalton Sward	3	1	0	1	8	-1
14	Trevor Cheek	2	0	1	1	5	-2
10	Scott Cooke	4	0	1	1	2	0
37	X Taylor Makin	1	0	1	1	2	0
20	Tanner Moar	3	0	1	1	7	2
18	Anthony Ast	3	0	0	0	0	-1
39	Thomas Foster	2	0	0	0	0	0
31	Tyler Fuhr	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Kale Kessy	1	0	0	0	2	0
15	Riley Kieser	4	0	0	0	0	0
1	Payton Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	Liam Liston	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	Tyler Morrison	4	0	0	0	0	2
28	X John Neibrandt	3	0	0	0	0	-2
4	Blake Orban	3	0	0	0	2	2
16	Carter Popoff	3	0	0	0	12	-2
25	Tristan Sieben	3	0	0	0	2	-1
5	Wes Vannieuwenhuizen	4	0	0	0	9	-2
24	X Austin Vetterl	2	0	0	0	0	0
26	Taylor Vickerman	2	0	0	0	5	0
29	Reid Zalitach	2	0	0	0	0	0

#	Player	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	MIN	GA	GAA	SV%
1	Payton Lee	1	1	0	0	0	60:00	1	1.00	0.929
31	Tyler Fuhr	1	0	1	0	0	59:15	2	2.03	0.909
33	Liam Liston	2	0	2	0	0	118:32	8	4.05	0.800

National World Junior Selection Camp Roster

11 current WHL players and one WHL grad have been named to Hockey Canada's 2013 National Junior Team selection camp Dec. 11-13, 2012 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. 

Canada earn a bronze medal at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship in Alberta.

Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins highlights the players invited to the Team Canada Selection Camp:

http://hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75137/la_id/1/season_id/202929/profile_id/202931/team_id/82853/ss_id/190000/

WHL PLAYERS SELECTED:

Defencemen:

Mathew Dumba (Red Deer)
Derrick Pouliot (Portland), Griffin Reinhart (Edmonton)
Morgan Rielly (Moose Jaw)
Tyler Wotherspoon (Portland)

Goaltender:

Laurent Brossoit (Edmonton),

Forwards:
JC Lipon (Kamloops),
Mark McNeill (Prince Albert),
Ty Rattie (Portland),
Hunter Shinkaruk (Medicine Hat)
Colton Sissons (Kelowna).

 Red Deer Rebels alumnus Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers

Of the 37 players invited, 6 are returning players –

Dougie Hamilton (Toronto, Ont./Niagara, OHL),
Scott Harrington (Kingston, Ont./London, OHL),
Jonathan Huberdeau (St-Jérôme, Que./Saint John, QMJHL),
Boone Jenner (Dorchester, Ont./Oshawa, OHL),
Mark Scheifele (Kitchener, Ont./ Barrie, OHL)
Ryan Strome (Mississauga, Ont./ Niagara, OHL)

There will be one Red-White intrasquad game (Dec. 11) and two games against teams from Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) on Dec. 12 and 13. The CIS teams will be comprised of players from the University of Calgary, University of Alberta and Mount Royal University. 

Canada’s National Junior Team will depart for Europe on Dec. 15, and play in two pre-competition games in Helsinki prior to the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Canada will play its first game of the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship on Boxing Day, Dec. 26 against Finland, a game that will be broadcast LIVE by TSN/RDS.

Canada has medalled at 14 consecutive IIHF World Junior Championships, including gold medal performances in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, silver medals in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2011 and bronze medals in 2000, 2001 and 2012.

Recap: VIC 4 - PG 3

Brett Cote broke a 3-3 tie in the third as the Royals (15-12-0-1, 31pts) came from behind to defeat the Cougars 4-3 in Prince George (9-14-1-3, 22pts) Saturday sweeping the back to back weekend set.

“It feels great coming out of here with 4 points, we had to battle back and it was a real character win and I’m glad we finished it off.”  Royals forward Mitch Deacon.

Trailing 3-2 in the third, Mitch Deacon (2nd) and Brett Cote (4th) scored 59 seconds apart to retake the lead while Patrik Polivka shut the door making 34 saves for his 12th win. 

Logan Nelson and Mitch Deacon press for a goal.

Patrik Polivka earned both wins in PG

“He kept us in the game, especially in the 2nd period when we were getting out shot.  He made a couple key stops, and even in the third period.” said Royals Assistant Coach Enio Sacilotto.

His counterpart, Mac Engel allowed 4 goals on 26 shots.

Victoria takes a 3-1 lead in the 8 game season series, and have not lost in Prince George in Royals team history (6-0).  The Royals won 2-0 the night before.

After Jamie Crooks (14th) and Austin Carroll (4th) on a 5 on 3 had Victoria up 2-0 in the first, the Cats Dalton Siwak scored short handed and Ryan Hanes tied it up before the period was out.

Prince George poured it on in the 2nd, outshooting Victoria 17-4 and had the only goal of the period by Marc McNulty to give them their first lead of the game, 3-2.

The Royals turned the tables in the final frame, doubling the Cougars in shots 12-6 and scoring twice to comple the come back.

“It feels good, moving up in the standings again, get the 4 points and go home.”  Royals forward Austin Carroll.

Victoria went 1 for 2 on the power play, and stopped all 5 Prince George man advantages.

Brandon Magee and Jack Walker had two assists each, while Carroll had a goal and assist.  Siwak had a goal and two assists.  Logan Nelson extends his point sreak to 9 games (3g 9a), while Alex Gogolev had his 11 game point streak snapped.

Victoria remains 6th in the Conference with 31 points, as Prince George remains 9th, now 9 back of the Royals.

Victoria is undefeated in regulation in their last 4 games, taking 7 of 8 points in that span.  The Royals improve to 6-8 on the road, while Cougars dip to 3 games below .500 at home (5-8-1-0).

Victoria now 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 4 at Prince George Cougars 3 - Status: Final
Saturday, December 1, 2012 - CN Centre - Prince George, BC

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

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Crooks 14 (Magee, Walker), 7:25.
2, Victoria, Carroll 4 (Nelson, Magee), 12:03 (PP).
3, Prince George, Siwak 6   13:12 (SH).
4, Prince George, Hanes 4 (Forsberg, Siwak), 17:50.

Penalties-Gagnon Vic (inter. on goaltender), 2:52; McNulty P.g (slashing), 11:50; Roulston P.g (cross checking), 11:50; Gogolev Vic (tripping), 18:43; Walker Vic (roughing), 19:57; Pochiro P.g (roughing), 19:57.

2nd Period-
5, Prince George, McNulty 5 (Erricson), 10:16.

Penalties-Magee Vic (slashing, unsportsmanlike cnd.), 15:41.

3rd Period-
6, Victoria, Deacon 2 (Fisher, Walker), 12:15.
7, Victoria, Cote 4 (Carroll), 13:14.

Penalties-Magee Vic (inter. on goaltender), 3:18.

Shots on Goal-
Victoria 10-4-12-26.
Prince George 14-17-6-37.

Power Play Opportunities-
Victoria 1 / 2;
Prince George 0 / 5.

Goalies-
Victoria, Polivka 12-6-0-1 (37 shots-34 saves).
Prince George, Engel 4-9-0-3 (26 shots-22 saves).

A-1,651
Referees-Jeff Ingram (82), Chris Crich (20).
Linesmen-Ron Dietterle (121), Brendon Creyke (131).

Preview: Victoria at Prince George, Sat Dec 1

Victoria Royals (14-12-0-1, 29pts) look for back to back wins in Prince George (9-13-1-3, 22pts) Saturday night after a 2-0 shut out victory Friday.

Joe Hicketts would hit the post on the Power Play Friday night in PG.

Patrik Polivka made 30 saves for his 11th win, while Alex Gogolev had 2 assists to give the Royals a 2-1 lead in the 8 game season series.  It’ll be their 4th meetings in 5 games (2-1). 

Austin Carroll and Jamie Crooks got the goals for the club, who took a 2-0 lead into the third and shut the door.

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

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

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.  They’ve now won every game on the road against the Cougars in team history (5-0).

Victoria forward Alex Gogolev is now on an 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).  Crooks has now scored 50 goals with the Royals and has tied Kevin Sundher (90) for 2nd all time goals scored in Bruins / Royals history.

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.

Victoria is undefeated in regulation in their last 3 games, taking 5 of 6 points in that span.  The Royals improve to 5-8 on the road, while Cougars dip to 2 games below .500 at home (5-7-1-0).

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.

How the 2 teams match up

	Prince George	Victoria
Team Record	9-13-1-3 -- 22 points	14-12-0-1 -- 29 points
Division Ranking	4th B.C.	3rd B.C.
Conference Ranking	9th Western	6th Western
League Ranking	20th	11th
Past 10 Games	2-6-0-2	5-4-0-1
Streak	0-2-0-0	2-0-0-1
Last Game	2-0 L vs Victoria (Nov 30 2012) Final	2-0 W @ Prince George (Nov 30 2012) Final
Home Record	5-7-1-0	9-4-0-1
Away Record	4-6-0-3	5-8-0-0
GF	71	79
GA	96	88
PP (Overall)	(18/124) 14.5	(25/127) 19.7
PP (Home)	(6/47) 12.8	(12/64) 18.8
PP (Away)	(12/77) 15.6	(13/63) 20.6
PK (Overall)	(24/86) 72.1	(25/123) 79.7
PK (Home)	(9/31) 71.0	(10/57) 82.5
PK (Away)	(15/55) 72.7	(15/66) 77.3
Leading Rookie	Pochiro (3-8-11)	Hicketts (1-7-8)
Most PIM	Jacobs - 37	Carroll - 62
Team PIM/GM	12.2/Game	19.9/Game
Leading Scorers	Jacobs (10-13-23)	Gogolev (11-21-32)
	Erricson (6-8-14)	Nelson (6-21-27)
	Forsberg (5-9-14)	Walker (10-11-21)
	Bourke (3-9-12)	Crooks (13-6-19)
	Siwak (5-6-11)	Magee (12-7-19)
Last 5 Games	2-0 L vs Victoria (Nov 30 2012) Final	2-0 W @ Prince George (Nov 30 2012) Final
	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
Leading After 1st	4-2-0-0	8-2-0-1
Leading After 2nd	7-0-1-1	8-0-0-1
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	3-11-0-1	3-7-0-0
Trailing After 2nd	1-10-0-1	5-11-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents	5-6-0-2	5-2-0-0
Out Shot by Opponents	2-7-1-1	7-10-0-1
1-Goal Games	6-3-1-3	8-2-0-1
2-Goal Games	1-4-0-0	4-2-0-0
3-Goal Games	1-1-0-0	1-6-0-0