Recap: EDM 1 - VIC 2

Austin Carroll scored the eventual game winner, while Justin Paulic made 34 saves, as the Victoria Royals (30-20-3-1, 64pts) edged the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 2-1 Monday afternoon.

Jack Palmer tallied the other as the Royals held period leads of 1-0 and 2-1, holding off the Oil Kings in the third for their 4th consecutive victory.

Victoria takes the season series 2 games to 1, as all three games were decided by a goal.

The defending Memorial Cup Champions suffered a second straight setback, and fall to 3-7 in their past 10.

Paulic stopped all 17 in the first period, enroute to his 11th victory of the season.  His counterpart, rookie Patrick Dea allowed 2 goals on 22 shots in the loss.

The Royals led 1-0 after 20 minutes on Palmers’ 4th.  Oil Kings Mads Eller scored on the power play early in the second before Austin Carroll earned his 29th and 60th point of the season to put the home team back ahead.

Edmonton took a too many men penalty as they attempted to pull their goaltender for the extra attacker late in the third, snuffing an attempted come back.

Royals forward Taylor Crunk was assessed a 5 minute major for fighting and a game misconduct with 5 seconds left in the first period, in an altercation with Blake Orban.  Palmer was promoted to the top checking line with Logan Fisher and Regan Nagy.

Defenseman Alexey Sleptsov picked up his first point as a Royal assisting on Carroll’s goal.  Defenseman Joe Hicketts ran his assist streak to 6 games.  Brandon Magee played in his franchise best 300th game.

The Royals went 0 for 4 on the power play, while the Oil Kings went 1 for 4.

Victoria has allowed the fewest goals against in the league since the Christmas Break with 32, amassing a record of (13-3-1-0) in that span.  The Royals hit the 30 win plateau in their 54th game, remaining 2nd in the BC Division, and 4th in the Conference 4 points up on Seattle and 2 back of Portland.

Victoria kicks off a 3 game in 3 night road trip in Kelowna Friday night, with both clubs winning 8 of their last 10 games.  So far this season the Royals are 1-2 against the #2 ranked club in the CHL and must face them a total of 5 more times in their last 18 games.  Saturday night Victoria is in Kamloops, and Sunday at 5pm at Seattle.

- Marlon Martens

Edmonton Oil Kings 1 at Victoria Royals 2 - Status: Final
Monday, February 9, 2015 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Edmonton 0 1 0 - 1
Victoria 1 1 0 - 2

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Palmer 4 (Hicketts), 7:58.

Penalties-Mayo Edm (delay of game), 12:24; Crunk Vic (major-fighting, game misconduct), 19:55.

2nd Period-
2, Edmonton, Eller 4 (Carroll, Kulda), 1:59 (PP).
3, Victoria, Carroll 29 (Forsberg, Sleptsov), 12:55.

Penalties-Kulda Edm (cross checking), 6:36; Donald Edm (slashing), 15:05.

3rd Period-
No Scoring.

Penalties-Nagy Vic (hooking), 0:47; Gagnon Vic (interference), 11:00; served by Bertolucci Edm (too many men), 18:32.

Shots on Goal-
Edmonton 17-10-8-35.
Victoria 7-8-7-22.

Power Play Opportunities-
Edmonton 1 / 4;
Victoria 0 / 4.
Goalies-
Edmonton, Dea 7-5-1-0 (22 shots-20 saves).
Victoria, Paulic 11-9-1-1 (35 shots-34 saves).

A-5,957
Referees-Brett Iverson (24), Adam Griffiths (36).
Linesmen-Jeff MacAdams, Riley Friesen (76).

Preview: Edmonton at Victoria, Monday 2pm Feb.9.2015

The Victoria Royals (29-20-3-1, 62pts) entertain the defending Memorial Cup Champions Edmonton Oil Kings (25-24-4-2, 56pts) Monday afternoon at 2pm.

Pregame show at 1:40 on The Zone @ 91.3 or online at cjzn.streamon.fm

It’s the third meeting and final meeting of the season.  Previously Victoria won 4-3 in overtime at Edmonton on January 16th, with Greg Chase scoring the winner, and Brandon Magee setting the franchise point record.  The Royals fell on the road 3-2 back in October.

Victoria is riding a 3 game win streak after a 6-2 victory over Red Deer Saturday, as Tyler Soy had a 4 point night including a hat trick.  The Royals scored twice on the power play and added 2 short handed markers.  Coleman Vollrath earned his 3 straight victory with 26 saves.

Edmonton snapped a 3 game losing streak with a 2-1 overtime victory in Prince George Saturday.  Forward Cole Benson scored 2:12 into overtime to earn a split with the Cougars.  The Oil Kings went 1-7 on the power play, as netminder Patrick Dea made 15 saves for his seventh win of the season.

Edmonton is 4th in the Central Division, and 7th in the Conference while holding down the first Wild Card spot.

Victoria is 2nd in the BC Division with 62 points, and 4th in the Conference.  The Royals have 8 wins in their past 10 (8-1-1-0).  Since the Christmas break, the club has 12 wins in 16 games while allowing the fewest goals against in the league with 31.

The Oil Kings have 3 wins in their last 10 games (3-6-1-0), but have allowed the 4th fewest goals against in the league on average per game, and own the 2nd best penalty killing.

The Royals own the 5th best power play, and 2nd best at home.  Victoria is 10 over .500 at the SOFMC.

Sunday’s contest is game 300 for Royals forward Brandon Magee who has 246 points in that span.  He’s the franchise first player to suit up for 300 games.

Joe Hicketts is on a 5 game assist streak for Victoria with 5 points, Tyler Soy has 8 points in his last 3 games (5g 3a).  Greg Chase is also on a 3 game point streak with 5 points (2g 3a).

Edmonton’s Jake Kohlhauser with face his former club, as will Marsel Ibragimov for Victoria.

Oil Kings defenseman Dysin Mayo, a 5th round pick of Arizona, hails from Victoria, and is a product of Juan de Fuca Minor Hockey.  Mayo has 6 points in his last 6 games.

After Edmonton, Victoria heads out on a 3 game road trip to face Kelowna Friday, Kamloops Saturday and Seattle Sunday.

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals vs Edmonton Oil Kings: Head To Head Stats Summary

Description	Result
Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular Season	Victoria 1-1-0-0	Edmonton 1-0-1-0
Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular Season	Victoria 1-1-0-0	Edmonton 1-1-0-0
Last 5 Years record between teams	Victoria 4-6-1-0	Edmonton 7-3-1-0
Victoria vs. Edmonton Last 5 Years record at Victoria	Victoria 0-2-1-0	Edmonton 3-0-0-0
Victoria vs. Edmonton Last 5 Years record at Edmonton	Victoria 4-4-0-0	Edmonton 4-3-1-0
Previous Meetings This Season	Victoria 4 @ Edmonton 3 (Jan 18 2015) Final OT Victoria 2 @ Edmonton 3 (Oct 15 2014) Final

How the 2 teams match up

	Edmonton	Victoria
Team Record	25-24-4-2 -- 56 points	29-20-3-1 -- 62 points
Division Ranking	4th Central	2nd B.C.
Conference Ranking	7th Eastern	4th Western
League Ranking	13th	9th
Past 10 Games	3-6-1-0	8-1-1-0
Streak	1-0-0-0	3-0-0-0
Last Game	2-1 W @ Prince George (Feb 7 2015) Final OT	6-2 W vs Red Deer (Feb 7 2015) Final
Home Record	14-12-1-1	17-7-3-0
Away Record	11-12-3-1	12-13-0-1
GF	160	184
GA	156	162
PP (Overall)	(33/205) 16.1	(52/230) 22.6
PP (Home)	(19/109) 17.4	(31/111) 27.9
PP (Away)	(14/96) 14.6	(21/119) 17.6
PK (Overall)	(41/275) 85.1	(45/222) 79.7
PK (Home)	(21/141) 85.1	(18/108) 83.3
PK (Away)	(20/134) 85.1	(27/114) 76.3
Leading Rookie	Koep (11-15-26)	Nagy (5-6-11)
Most PIM	Baddock - 109	Carroll - 93
Team PIM/GM	13.7/Game	14.5/Game
Leading Scorers	Pollock (25-23-48)	Carroll (28-31-59)
	Sautner (12-29-41)	Soy (20-28-48)
	Bauer (17-23-40)	Brown (16-32-48)
	Mayo (11-28-39)	Hicketts (9-39-48)
	Baddock (13-16-29)	Chase (16-30-46)
Last 5 Games	2-1 W @ Prince George (Feb 7 2015) Final OT	6-2 W vs Red Deer (Feb 7 2015) Final
	4-2 L @ Prince George (Feb 6 2015) Final	3-2 W @ Tri-City (Jan 31 2015) Final SO
	4-3 L vs Lethbridge (Feb 3 2015) Final	3-0 W @ Spokane (Jan 30 2015) Final
	5-0 L @ Calgary (Jan 31 2015) Final	4-3 L @ Portland (Jan 28 2015) Final
	4-0 W @ Red Deer (Jan 30 2015) Final	6-0 W vs Kamloops (Jan 24 2015) Final
Leading After 1st	10-4-1-0	15-3-0-0
Leading After 2nd	17-1-1-1	19-1-0-0
Tied After 1st	10-8-1-2	8-6-0-1
Tied After 2nd	6-5-2-1	6-3-2-0
Trailing After 1st	5-12-2-0	6-11-3-0
Trailing After 2nd	2-18-1-0	4-16-1-1
Out Shooting Opponents	17-14-1-2	17-6-1-0
Out Shot by Opponents	8-9-3-0	11-13-2-1
1-Goal Games	6-8-4-2	11-7-3-1
2-Goal Games	6-5-0-0	5-6-0-0
3-Goal Games	7-8-0-0	5-3-0-0

Recap: RD 2 - VIC 6

Tyler Soy had a 4 point night, including his first hat trick to lead the Victoria Royals (29-20-3-1, 62pts) past the visiting Red Deer Rebels 6-2 Saturday night.

“It feels pretty special…” said Soy, “The boys battled hard tonight, and I was fortunate enough to get the empty netter to seal the hat trick so It’s definitely been a special night.”

The Royals scored twice on the power play and added two short handed markers for their 3rd consecutive win, handing the Rebels (28-17-3-5, 64pts) their 2nd loss in a row.

“Specialty teams were a factor again tonight, we got some power play goals, and some key kills early…we had a pretty good all around effort from all our guys tonight.” said Royals assistant coach Enio Sacilotto

Coleman Vollrath earned his 22nd victory and 3rd straight win stopping 26 of 28, while Rylan Toth allowed 5 goals on 33 shots in the defeat.

Vollrath who had been nominated for CHL Goaltender of the Week, has only allowed 4 goals in his last 3 starts.

Victoria sweeps the season series 3-0 after winning 2-1 in a shoot out and 6-5 overtime in Red Deer earlier this season.

The Royals now have 9 wins in their last 11 games, with just 1 regulation loss in that span (9-1-1-0).

Victoria had a franchise best month of January with a 10-2-1-0 record, with Soy leading the way with 15 points.

Soy, in front of his parents who were in attendance, now has 20 goals in his draft year after scoring one on the power play, shorthanded and at even strength.  He’s ranked 152nd by NHL Central Scouting for the upcoming NHL entry draft.

The Royals also got a goal and assist from Greg Chase, and singles from Chaz Reddekopp and Brandon Magee who’s shorthanded tally late in the second period with 16.6 seconds left regained a 2 goal cushion heading into the final frame 4-2.

Colton Bobyk and Austin Adamson scored for the Rebels.

Victoria never trailed, and out shot Red Deer 34-28, holding the Rebels to without a shot for over 12 minutes to begin the game.

The Royals went 2 for 7 on the power play, but were 2 for 3 with the man advantage at one point in the middle frame.  They held the opposition to 1 for 6.

Victoria’s Alex Forsberg fought Colton Bobyk in the final frame.

Alexey Sleptsov made his Royals debut after being acquired from the Warriors at the trade deadline.  He had been sidelined due to injury.

Victoria will return to action this Monday to take on the Edmonton Oil Kings in a Family Day match-up with puck drop scheduled for 2:05 p.m. The Royals will then take to the road on Friday, February 13th for a three game in three night road trip with stops in Kelowna, Kamloops and Seattle.

- Marlon Martens

Red Deer Rebels 2 at Victoria Royals 6 - Status: Final
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Red Deer 1 1 0 - 2
Victoria 2 2 2 - 6

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Soy 18 (Brown, Hicketts), 6:58 (PP).
2, Victoria, Chase 16 (Soy), 16:18.
3, Red Deer, Bobyk 4 (Cote, Sheen), 18:48 (PP).

Penalties-Magee Vic (interference), 3:10; Bobyk R.d (tripping), 6:20; Magee Vic (hooking), 11:27; Doetzel R.d (holding), 14:38; Forsberg Vic (slashing), 14:38; Fushimi Vic (10-minute misconduct), 18:06; Palmer Vic (tripping), 18:06.

2nd Period-
4, Victoria, Reddekopp 4 (Chase, Walker), 14:12 (PP).
5, Red Deer, Adamson 5 (Johnson, Nogier), 17:33.
6, Victoria, Magee 16   19:43 (SH).

Penalties-Gagnon Vic (checking from behind), 0:51; Nell R.d (tripping), 6:02; Fleury R.d (interference), 12:36; Musil R.d (high sticking), 15:15; Crunk Vic (charging), 18:03; Johnson R.d (roughing), 19:55.

3rd Period-
7, Victoria, Soy 19   3:55.
8, Victoria, Soy 20   16:31 (SH EN).

Penalties-Bobyk R.d (major-fighting), 4:31; Forsberg Vic (major-fighting), 4:31; Johnson R.d (10-minute misconduct), 8:13; Kopeck R.d (tripping), 8:13; Magee Vic (holding), 14:45; Bobyk R.d (spearing, spearing), 16:31; Musil R.d (10-minute misconduct), 16:31; Reddekopp Vic (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 16:31.

Shots on Goal-
Red Deer 5-13-10-28.
Victoria 10-11-13-34.

Power Play Opportunities-
Red Deer 1 / 6;
Victoria 2 / 7.

Goalies-
Red Deer, Toth 22-13-3-4 (33 shots-28 saves).
Victoria, Vollrath 22-12-3-1 (28 shots-26 saves).

A-4,921
Referees-Kevin Bennett (29), Dexter Rasmussen (25).
Linesmen-Blake Copeland (95), Kirk Van Helvoirt (107).

Preview: Red Deer at Victoria, Saturday Feb.7th, 2015

The Victoria Royals (28-20-3-1,60pts) are back in action Saturday night as they entertain the 2016 Memorial Cup hosts, the Red Deer Rebels (28-16-3-5, 64pts).

Pregame show on The Zone @ 91.3fm at 6:40, with puck drop at 7.  Online: www.thezone.fm/whl

Royals are looking to extend their two game win streak after being idle since last Saturday when the edged the Americans in Tri City 3-2 in shoot out.  They won 3-0 in Spokane one night earlier.

Victoria and Red Deer are 2nd place in their divisions, and 4th in their respective Conferences.

The Rebels wrap up a 3 game in 4 night BC Division road trip looking to get back into the win column after a 5-4 loss against the Giants Friday night.  They began the trip with a 3-2 win in Kamloops ending a winless in 3 slide.

In two visits to Red Deer earlier this season Victoria edged the Rebels 6-5 in overtime in October, and 2-1 in a shootout January 16th. In the last eight meetings, six of them have been decided by one goal with four of those contests going to a shootout. The Royals have a record of 4-2-0-2 in the eight games versus the Rebels.

Victoria has 8 wins in their past 10 (8-1-1-0), while Red Deer has 5 (5-2-0-3) but were recently given honourable mention in the CHL Top 10.

The Royals are 9 over .500 at home, while the Rebels are strong on the road with a 4 over .500 record.

Victoria owns the 7th best power play, while Red Deer has the 2nd best penalty killing in the league.

Royals netminder Coleman Vollrath was nominated for the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week award. Vollrath registered a 0.96 goals against average and a .962 save percentage, including one shutout, in two starts during the past week.

Forward Austin Carroll will be playing in his 250th career regular season game in the WHL. In 249 games, all as a member of the Royals, Carroll has collected 178 points (85g-93a) and 439 minutes in penalties.

At the trade deadline the Rebels added their current leading scorer, Connor Gay from the Regina Pats, sent defenseman Kolton Dixon to Sasktoon for netminer Trevor Martin, acquired bantam picks from Tri City for forward Tyler Sandhu, and in December swapped a pair of defenseman with Spokane, Nick Charif for Colton Bobyk with picks going both ways.

The Rebels have five skaters rated by NHL Central Scouting for the 2015 draft.  Forward Adam Musil who won gold with Tyler Soy at the U18’s this summer is rated 32nd,  F Austin Strand is 66th, F Grayson Pawlenchuk 93rd, and netminder Taz Burman is 12th among goaltenders.

The Royals Tyler Soy is 152nd, while defenseman Chaz Reddekopp is 199th.

Red Deer NHL Drafted Players: Conner Bleackley (1st rd COL ’14), Hayden Fleury (1st rd CAR ’14), Nelson Nogier (4th rd WPG, 14).  Polei (F/A STL), Doetzel (F/A TOR), Johnson (F/A ANH).

Monday afternoon Victoria entertains Edmonton at 2:05 p.m. with Kirby’s Source for Sports’ Skate with the players taking place afterwards.

- Marlon Martens

Summary

Description	Result
Head to Head Record 2014-15 Regular Season	Victoria 2-0-0-0	Red Deer 0-0-1-1
Head to Head Record 2013-14 Regular Season	Victoria 1-1-0-0	Red Deer 1-1-0-0
Last 5 Years record between teams	Victoria 4-4-0-2	Red Deer 6-1-1-2
Victoria vs. Red Deer Last 5 Years record at Victoria	Victoria 2-3-0-0	Red Deer 3-1-0-1
Victoria vs. Red Deer Last 5 Years record at Red Deer	Victoria 2-1-0-2	Red Deer 3-0-1-1
Previous Meetings This Season	Victoria 2 @ Red Deer 1 (Jan 16 2015) Final SO Victoria 6 @ Red Deer 5 (Oct 14 2014) Final OT

How the 2 teams match up

	Red Deer	Victoria
Team Record	28-16-3-5 -- 64 points	28-20-3-1 -- 60 points
Division Ranking	2nd Central	2nd B.C.
Conference Ranking	4th Eastern	4th Western
League Ranking	7th	9th
Past 10 Games	5-2-0-3	8-1-1-0
Streak	0-1-0-0	2-0-0-0
Last Game	5-4 L @ Vancouver (Feb 6 2015) Final	3-2 W @ Tri-City (Jan 31 2015) Final SO
Home Record	15-7-1-4	16-7-3-0
Away Record	13-9-2-1	12-13-0-1
GF	183	178
GA	169	160
PP (Overall)	(36/195) 18.5	(50/223) 22.4
PP (Home)	(22/112) 19.6	(29/104) 27.9
PP (Away)	(14/83) 16.9	(21/119) 17.6
PK (Overall)	(28/191) 85.3	(44/216) 79.6
PK (Home)	(12/91) 86.8	(17/102) 83.3
PK (Away)	(16/100) 84.0	(27/114) 76.3
Leading Rookie	Strand (4-9-13)	Nagy (5-6-11)
Most PIM	Polei - 67	Carroll - 93
Team PIM/GM	13.6/Game	14.3/Game
Leading Scorers	Gay (22-32-54)	Carroll (28-31-59)
	Sheen (16-34-50)	Brown (16-31-47)
	Bleackley (27-22-49)	Hicketts (9-38-47)
	Johnson (21-21-42)	Soy (17-27-44)
	Cote (7-31-38)	Chase (15-29-44)
Last 5 Games	5-4 L @ Vancouver (Feb 6 2015) Final	3-2 W @ Tri-City (Jan 31 2015) Final SO
	3-2 W @ Kamloops (Feb 4 2015) Final	3-0 W @ Spokane (Jan 30 2015) Final
	6-5 L vs Prince Albert (Jan 31 2015) Final SO	4-3 L @ Portland (Jan 28 2015) Final
	4-0 L vs Edmonton (Jan 30 2015) Final	6-0 W vs Kamloops (Jan 24 2015) Final
	4-3 L vs Kelowna (Jan 27 2015) Final SO	4-3 L vs Kamloops (Jan 23 2015) Final OT
Leading After 1st	13-3-1-2	14-3-0-0
Leading After 2nd	19-3-2-0	18-1-0-0
Tied After 1st	10-2-1-2	8-6-0-1
Tied After 2nd	6-1-1-2	6-3-2-0
Trailing After 1st	5-11-1-1	6-11-3-0
Trailing After 2nd	3-12-0-3	4-16-1-1
Out Shooting Opponents	15-7-1-4	16-6-1-0
Out Shot by Opponents	12-9-2-1	11-13-2-1
1-Goal Games	9-2-3-5	11-7-3-1
2-Goal Games	7-5-0-0	5-6-0-0
3-Goal Games	5-3-0-0	5-3-0-0

Vollrath Nominated for CHL Goaltender Week

ROYALS’ COLEMAN VOLLRATH NOMINATED FOR VAUGHN CHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK  

Victoria netminder posted a 2-0-0-0 record and one shutout.

For Immediate Release

Monday, February 2, 2015

Victoria, BC- The Western Hockey League today announced that Victoria Royals’ goaltender Coleman Vollrath has been nominated by the WHL for the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week.

Vollrath, a 1995-born netminder from Calgary, AB appeared in two games for the Royals this past week and registered a 2-0-0-0 record with a 0.96 goals against average (GAA), a 0.962 save percentage (SV%) and one shutout.

In 42 games with Victoria this season Vollrath has posted a 21-12-3-1 record with a GAA of 3.13, a SV% of 0.902 and four shutouts.

The 6-0, 174 lb goaltender is in his third WHL season and has registered a mark of 45-32-4-4 to go along with five shutouts, a 2.92 GAA, and a 0.908 SV% in 103 games played.

The Royals will return to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for two home games on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. against the Red Deer Rebels and Monday, February 9^th at 2:05 p.m. vs. the Edmonton Oil Kings. Get your tickets in advance by calling 250-220-7777 or visiting at www.victoriaroyals.com.   

Whether you’re coming to a game with your sports team, co-workers, or friends, group together to save big and earn fun incentives. Discounted rates start at 10 or more people and include a welcome message on the Jumbotron. Arrange for 30 or more tickets and receive a $25 credit to the Royals Team Store and two tickets to a future game in a suite. Get your tickets in advance by calling 250-220-7777 or visiting at www.victoriaroyals.com.

Royals Host Rebels & Oil Kings

ROYALS HOST REBELS & OIL KINGS ON FAMILY DAY LONG WEEKEND

Victoria welcomes Red Deer on Saturday night & Edmonton on Monday afternoon.

For Immediate Release

Monday, February 2, 2015

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals return to action at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre against the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday night and the Edmonton Oil Kings on Monday, February 9^th for Family Day. Saturday’s contest is Capital Iron Night with puck drop at 7:05 p.m., while Monday afternoon’s game is at 2:05 p.m. with Kirby’s Source for Sports’ Skate with the players taking place afterwards. 

SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE: The Victoria Royals and the Red Deer Rebels have historically played close games. In two visits to Red Deer earlier this season the Royals edged the Rebels 6-5 in overtime and 2-1 in a shootout. In the last eight games that have been played between the two teams, six of them have been decided by one goal with four of those contests going to a shootout. The Royals have a record of 4-2-0-2 in the eight games vs. Red Deer.

MILESTONE MAN: Forward Austin Carroll will be playing in his 250th career regular season game in the WHL. In 249 games, all as a member of the Royals, Carroll has collected 178 points (85g-93a) and 439 minutes in penalties.

SATURDAY NIGHT – PRESENTED BY CAPITAL IRON

Pre-Game:

6:00 p.m.

-          Capital Iron will be in the concourse with a display from HotSpring Spas, Caldera Spas and Fantasy Spas.  They will also have a Fantasy Spas #HotTubSelfie cutout board on display. For every fan who takes a picture and posts it to twitter, Capital Iron will donate a stuffed Mini Marty the Marmot to the BC Children’s Hospital.

-          Kellogg’s and Tony the Tiger will be in the concourse and will have product sampling for fans.

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

-          Capital Iron Tub Scramble (Second Intermission)

o   One fan will win a free 30 day of a Plug-and-Play R-Spa Hot Tub

-          Kellogg’s Crunch Time (Second Intermission)

o   Two fans will compete for a Royals’ and Kellog’s prize pack

MONDAY AFTERNOON – FAMILY DAY

Pre-Game:

6:00 p.m.

-          BC Tree Fruits is celebrating Apple Month and will have product sampling of BC Apples pre-game and during both intermissions at Gate 1.

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

-          Wheaton GMC 500 (Second Intermission)

o   Two junior fans (ages seven to 12) will compete for a prize package courtesy of Wheaton GMC

Whether you’re coming to a game with your sports team, co-workers, or friends, group together to save big and earn fun incentives. Discounted rates start at 10 or more people and include a welcome message on the Jumbotron. Arrange for 30 or more tickets and receive a $25 credit to the Royals Team Store and two tickets to a future game in a suite. Get your tickets in advance by calling 250-220-7777 or visiting at www.victoriaroyals.com.

Recap: VIC 3 - TRI 2 Shoot Out Final

Jack Walker scored the lone goal in the shoot out as the visiting Victoria Royals (28-20-3-1, 60pts) edged the Tri City Americans 3-2 Saturday night.

“I thought we were in control of the game most of the night.  I liked the way we played, and I thought we passed up some opportunities to get the puck at the net - but we found a way to get the extra point.” - Head Coach Dave Lowry

Coleman Vollrath made 22 saves through 65 minutes, plus stopping all 3 American (24-24-1-3, 51 pts) shooters.

“I love the shoot out, I love the challenge that it brings, it’s a lot of fun.  I just try to go in there and come up with the big saves for the guys.” said Vollrath

Greg Chase scored his 15th and defenseman Bryton Sayers his first as a Royal, who held leads of 1-0 and 2-1.

Richard Nejezchleb scored his 2nd of the game with just :52 seconds left in the third for force overtime. Nejezchleb along with Parker Bowles and Tyler Sandhu were denied in the shoot out.  Magee was stopped by Eric Comrie who ended with 29 saves.

The Royals won their 2nd in a row and take 4 of 6 points on their 3 game in 4 night US Division road trip.

Victoria began the trek with a 4-3 loss in Portland Wednesday, then shut out Spokane 3-0 Friday, with Vollrath earning both victories.

“The game that we lost (Portland), was the probably the game we played the best in…” said Lowry, “We’ll take the 4 points, take the 2 wins, we’ll go home and get ready to go again.”

The Royals even the season series with a record of (2-1-1-0).

Victoria was 0 for 2 on the power play, Tri City 1 for 2.

The Royals return home to face the Rebels Saturday.

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals 3 (SO) at Tri-City Americans 2 - Status: End of Game SO
Saturday, January 31, 2015 - Toyota Center - Kennewick, WA

Victoria 1 0 1 0 - 3
Tri-City 0 1 1 0 - 2

1st Period-
1, Victoria, Sayers 3   3:47.

Penalties-Chase Vic (cross checking), 4:02; Gutierrez T.c (slashing), 19:25.

2nd Period-
2, Tri-City, Nejezchleb 14 (Nickles, Sandhu), 13:15 (PP).

Penalties-Hamonic T.c (holding), 3:34; Soy Vic (hooking), 11:29.

3rd Period-
3, Victoria, Chase 15 (Soy, Hicketts), 1:39.
4, Tri-City, Nejezchleb 15 (Wotherspoon, Bowles), 19:07.

Penalties-No Penalties

OT Period-
No Scoring.

Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout -
Victoria 1 (Walker G, Magee NG), Tri-City 0 (Nejezchleb NG, Bowles NG, Sandhu NG).

Shots on Goal-
Victoria 9-13-7-2-1-32.
Tri-City 6-4-13-1-0-24.

Power Play Opportunities-
Victoria 0 / 2; Tri-City 1 / 2.

Goalies-
Victoria, Vollrath 21-12-3-1 (24 shots-22 saves).
Tri-City, Comrie 14-11-0-1 (31 shots-29 saves).

A-3,966
Referees-Steve Papp (17), Mike Langin (67).
Linesmen-Mark Heier (125), Adam Brastad (132).