Recap: SEA 4 - VIC 2

The visiting Seattle Thunderbirds scored 4 goals in the third period to come from behind and beat the Victoria Royals 4-2 Friday night.

“At the end of the day, their best players were better than our best players,” said Royals Head Coach Dave Lowry,

“We have 2 shots in the third, you’re not going to win any hockey games playing in your own end.”

The Royals had their 6 game winning streak snapped, while the T-birds won their 2^nd in a row.

Seattle takes a 2-0 season series lead and will meet each other again Saturday night on Victoria’s turn back the clock night. The game will feature Victoria WHL alumni goaltender Grant Fuhr and former Royals’ captain Tyler Stahl.

The Royals held period leads of 1-0 and 2-0 on goals by Jack Walker and Ryan Gagnon, but goals by Keegan Kolesar, Ryan Gropp, Nolan Volcan and Alexander True turned the tables on the hosts.

Gropp and Volcan’s eventual game winner came just :52 seconds apart in the middle of the final frame. 

Matthew Barzal, the games first star earned two assists, along with Jerrett Smith and Ethan Bear.

Coleman Vollrath suffered his 6^th loss making 31 saves as Victoria was outshot 12-2 in the third period and 35-19 overall. 

“We were on our heels, we have to do a better job – that’s all.” Said Lowry,

“They turned it up, and we didn’t have an answer.”

Logan Flodell made 17 saves for his 7^th victory of the season.

Seattle’s 4^th ranked power play went 1 for 5, while Victoria went 0 for 2 with the man advantage.

It was the Royals first game back after a 6 game Eastern Division road trip.

“We’re not going to make excuses,” said Lowry,

“We lost the game in the third period, that’s uncharacteristic of our hockey team.  The best thing is we get an opportunity to get back at it again (Saturday).”

The Royals, ranked 6^th in the CHL Top 10, had their streak of points in 8 games snapped but remain first in the WHL standings with 29 points.  The Thunderbirds sit on top of the US Division with 23 points.

Puck drop Saturday at 7:05pm

- Marlon Martens

Seattle Thunderbirds 4 at Victoria Royals 2 - Status: Final
Friday, November 13, 2015 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Seattle 0 0 4 - 4
Victoria 1 1 0 - 2

1st Period-

1, Victoria, Walker 6 (Forsberg, Soy), 5:09.

Penalties-Osterman Sea (major-fighting), 9:54; Thompson Vic (major-fighting), 9:54; Kolesar Sea (interference), 10:28; Forsberg Vic (tripping), 12:41.

2nd Period-

2, Victoria, Gagnon 1 (Hannoun), 11:00.

Penalties-Dmytriw Vic (boarding), 8:40; Reddekopp Vic (delay of game), 9:38; Kolesar Sea (roughing), 10:49; True Sea (roughing, roughing), 10:49; Fisher Vic (roughing), 10:49; Hicketts Vic (roughing), 10:49.

3rd Period-

3, Seattle, Kolesar 13 (Smith, Hauf), 3:31.

4, Seattle, Gropp 9 (Barzal, Bear), 11:56.

5, Seattle, Volcan 6 (Smith, Wedman), 12:48.

6, Seattle, True 9 (Bear, Barzal), 16:44 (PP).

Penalties-Pachal Vic (high sticking), 5:06; Phillips Vic (tripping), 16:26.

Shots on Goal-

Seattle 12-11-12-35.

Victoria 5-12-2-19.

Power Play Opportunities-

Seattle 1 / 5;

Victoria 0 / 2.

Goalies-

Seattle, Flodell 7-3-1-0 (19 shots-17 saves).

Victoria, Vollrath 12-6-0-1 (35 shots-31 saves).

A-5,138
Referees-Adam Griffiths (36), Sean Raphael (28).
Linesmen-Riley Friesen (76), Jeff MacAdams.

Recap: VIC 6 - REG 1

The Victoria Royals (14-5-0-1, 29pts) swept their Eastern Division road trip, winning all 6 games after a 6-1 victory over the Regina Pats Saturday night.

“We played a great team game every night…” said Head Coach Dave Lowry.

The Royals now have points in 8 straight games (7-0-0-1), and sit atop of the WHL standings.  The road win streak is now at 7 games.

“There were moments when we weren’t as good as we wanted or needed to be and different guys bailed each other out.  When you have different guys blocking shots and doing whatever it takes to win, you’re going to find ways to win hockey games.”  Said Lowry.

Victoria only allowed 8 goals against over the 6 games, that were played in 9 nights over the course of 12 travel days.

“Your goalies your star, and overall team play.  When you limit the quality chances and second chances, you find ways to have success.”

It started with a 3-2 overtime win in Prince Albert, 5-1 in Saskatoon, 3-1 at Swift Current, 5-2 in Moose Jaw, and 4-1 in Brandon.

Saturday night rookie Tyler Thompson scored twice and added an assist while Jack Walker also added a pair in the 6-1 victory over the Pats.

“It was a really fun road trip,” said Walker,

“We were fortunate enough to get six wins and I think that was a big statement for our club – putting us up there with the top teams in the league.”

The Royals led 2-1 after 20 and 4-1 after 40 before adding another pair in the third.

“Team wins, everyone was contributing on this trip and that’s what makes it fun for everyone.” According to Walker.

Victoria outshot Regina 38-23 overall and 15-7 in the third at the end of a 4 in 5 game stretch.

“I liked the fact that we were still able to control the pace of the play and didn’t tire as the games went on.” said Lowry on finishing strong.

Griffen Outhouse earned his 2^nd victory in in 2^nd WHL start stopping 22 of 23, while the Royals chased starter Tyler Brown in the second after scoring 3 goals on 9 shots.  16 year old Jordan Hollet stopped 26 of 29 in relief.

The Royals power play went 2 for 3, while shutting down all 4 Pats man advantages.

Victoria also got a goal and assist from Jared Dmytriw and two helpers from Logan Fisher, who’s line with Tyler Thompson combined for 7 points.

It was the first 3 points in the WHL for Thompson, the 18 year old rookie playing in his 5^th game.

“I’m all smiles right now and the boys are all high fiving me – it’s pretty good.” Said Thompson who had his Dad in attendance up from Minnesota.

“I think it was his first WHL game that he’s ever watched and I’m happy I was in it playing.”

Matthew Phillips added a single for his 8^th of the year on a great individual effort and sits tied for 4^th in rookie scoring.

Joe Hicketts and Head Coach Dave Lowry now head off to the Canada Russia Challenge with Team WHL on Monday in Kelowna and Tuesday in Kamloops where Hicketts will wear the ‘C’ in his hometown.

“It’s going to be exciting,” said Hicketts, who is 2^nd in the league in defenseman scoring,

“It’s a huge honour to be a leader on a team that has so much talent and leadership qualities…it’s going to be nice for my family and friends to see that, but at the end of the day you have to go out there and play your game.”

The Royals will return home for a pair of games against the #9 ranked team in the CHL, the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday and Turn Back the Clock Night Saturday, which will feature Victoria WHL alumni goaltender Grant Fuhr and former Royals’ captain Tyler Stahl. Both contests are slated for 7:05 p.m.

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals 6 at Regina Pats 1 - Status: Final
Saturday, November 7, 2015 - Brandt Centre - Regina, SK

Victoria 2 2 2 - 6
Regina 1 0 0 - 1

1st Period-

1, Victoria, Dmytriw 3 (Thompson, Fisher), 8:41.

2, Regina, Freadrich 1   14:13.

3, Victoria, Walker 4 (Bobylev, Soy), 16:40 (PP).

Penalties-Hilsendager Reg (slashing), 16:32.

2nd Period-

4, Victoria, Thompson 1 (Fisher), 4:15.

5, Victoria, Walker 5   19:14.

Penalties-Bobylev Vic (tripping), 6:21; Ibragimov Vic (tripping), 13:54; Fisher Vic (hooking), 19:35.

3rd Period-

6, Victoria, Phillips 8   13:44.

7, Victoria, Thompson 2 (Gagnon, Dmytriw), 15:59 (PP).

Penalties-Forsberg Vic (tripping), 9:59; Ibragimov Vic (kneeing, roughing), 15:41; Smith Reg (roughing, major-cross checking, game misconduct), 15:41; Wagner Reg (checking from behind), 17:11.

Shots on Goal-

Victoria 6-17-15-38.

Regina 5-11-7-23.

Power Play Opportunities-

Victoria 2 / 3;

Regina 0 / 4.

Goalies-

Victoria, Outhouse 2-0-0-0 (23 shots-22 saves).

Regina, Brown 2-5-0-0 (9 shots-6 saves); Hollett 0-0-0-0 (29 shots-26 saves).

A-4,180
Referees-Troy Murray (34), Kyle Scrivens (77).
Linesmen-Cam Kuffner (31), Ryan Lundquist (106).

Recap: VIC 4 - BRN 1

Coleman Vollrath made 39 saves to help the visiting Victoria Royals to their 5^th straight victory by beating the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-1 on Friday night.

“Our goaltender gave us a chance in the first period…” said Head Coach Dave Lowry, who’s club was outshot 17-6 in the first 20 minutes, but came out with a 1-1 tie on goals by Tyler Soy (9^th) on a breakaway, and Flyers first round pick Ivan Provorov.

“We had to get skating, our strength is our speed…I give credit to Vollrath he was sharp early, and I give the rest of the guys credit they came out and played a solid forty.”

The Royals responded with 13 shots in the second, and were rewarded with a pair of goals by Alex Forsberg (6^th) and Dante Hannoun’s team leading 11^th on a 2 on 1, to take a 3-1 lead to the third.

“Timely goal scoring tonight was probably the key…” said Lowry, as Phillips on a breakaway put the game out of reach in the third.

“Also Hannoun’s goal…he comes out of the box and scores on that shift.”

Phillips ended with a goal and an assist, while Joe Hicketts added a pair of helpers.

“We circled this game as big statement game,” said the 17 year old rookie Phillips who is now 5^th in rookie scoring with 14 points in 19 games,

“I thought we had a slow start but got our legs in the second…we did a good job weathering the storm, and got to our game and took over from there.”

The Royals have now won all 5 on their Eastern Division road trip, which wraps up in Regina Saturday night.  They now have points in 7 straight (6-0-0-1) moving into first place in the league with a record of (13-5-0-1, 27 points).  They’ve also won 6 straight road games, improving their away record to 8-3.

“It’s been a real good confidence booster,” said Joe Hicketts who’ll be wearing the ‘C’ for Team WHL at the Canada Russia Challenge next Tuesday in Kamloops,

“Knowing that we can play with, and against some of the top teams, in some of the hardest buildings in the league – it’s something that shows the character we have in the room.”

The Wheat Kings are ranked #5 in the CHL, and fall to record of 11-4-0-2.

Vollrath earned his league leading 12^th win and was named first star, while Jordan Papirny suffered his 4^th defeat, and third in a row, allowing 4 goals on 35 Royals shots.

Victoria was 0 for 1 on the power play, and shut down both Brandon man advantages.

“Discipline is the key to winning on the road,” said Lowry,

“You have to respect their offense, they’re the highest scoring team in the league, and you have to make them work for their chances.  If you take needless penalties it makes them easy for them – and we wanted to make it hard for them.”

The Royals improve to 10-0 when leading after 40 minutes.

Hannoun extends his point streak to 7 games with 9 points in that span (7g 2a).  Phillips pushed his point streak to 4 games and 6 points (3g 3a).  Soy has goals in 3 straight games.  Forsberg has 7 points in his last 3 outings (2g 5a).  Hicketts leads all defenseman in assists with 20, and is 2^nd in points by a rearguard with 21.

The Pats fell on the road against the Broncos 3-1 Friday, and will take on a Royals squad playing their 4^th game in 5 nights, and 6^th of 9 on the road.

“Just make sure we’re ready to play…” said Lowry on facing Regina,

“We’ve done a really good job of managing the days off, managing the rest, and making sure they’re fresh to play games.”

Puck drops at 5pm PST

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals 4 at Brandon Wheat Kings 1 - Status: Final
Friday, November 6, 2015 - Westman Place - Brandon, MB

Victoria 1 2 1 - 4
Brandon 1 0 0 - 1

1st Period-

1, Victoria, Soy 9 (Walker, Reddekopp), 2:10.

2, Brandon, Provorov 3 (Clague, Waltz), 13:25.

Penalties-Gagnon Vic (checking from behind), 11:20; Waltz Bdn (boarding), 14:46.

2nd Period-

3, Victoria, Forsberg 6 (Hicketts, Gagnon), 5:57.

4, Victoria, Hannoun 11 (Phillips, Hicketts), 18:02.

Penalties-Gagnon Vic (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 6:51; Erkamps Bdn (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 6:51; Bobylev Vic (major-fighting), 14:00; Kaspick Bdn (major-fighting), 14:00; Hannoun Vic (tripping), 15:30.

3rd Period-

5, Victoria, Phillips 7 (Jarratt), 16:32.

Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-

Victoria 6-13-16-35.

Brandon 17-10-13-40.

Power Play Opportunities-

Victoria 0 / 1;

Brandon 0 / 2.

Goalies-

Victoria, Vollrath 12-5-0-1 (40 shots-39 saves).

Brandon, Papirny 6-4-0-2 (35 shots-31 saves).

A-4,578
Referees-Kyle Kowalski (15), Trevor Peluk (79).
Linesmen-Kelsey Mahoney (138), Darrell Surminski (37).

Hicketts To Captain Team WHL, Game 2

ROYALS’ JOE HICKETTS NAMED CAPTAIN OF TEAM WHL AT 2015 CHL CANADA RUSSIA SERIES

Victoria defender will serve as captain of Team WHL in Game 2 of annual series.

For Immediate Release

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals would like to congratulate defenceman Joe Hicketts on being named captain of Team WHL for Game 2 of the upcoming CHL Canada Russia Series in Kamloops, BC on Tuesday, November 10^th.

Hicketts has also been named as one of three assistant captains for Game 1 of the series on Monday, November 9^th in Kelowna, BC. The Moose Jaw Warriors’ Brayden Point will serve as captain for Team WHL in Game 1.

The 19-year old defenceman has recorded 19 points (1g-18a) in 18 games so far this season for Victoria. The 5-8, 177 lb blueliner is currently second in the league for most points by a defender.

Last year, Hicketts skated in two games for Team WHL and registered one goal and one assist versus Team Russia. The product of Kamloops, BC served as an assistant captain for Team WHL in Game 2, which took place in Brandon, MB.

For the second consecutive year Hicketts will be joined by Royals’ Head Coach Dave Lowry, who will once again be the bench boss for Team WHL. Lowry will also serve as head coach for Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships.

Hicketts is the fifth player from the Royals’ franchise to play in the CHL Canada Russia Series and the first to be named captain. Forward Steven Hodges played for Team WHL in 2012, while forwards Kevin Sundher, Ryan Howse and Mark Santorelli competed at the event in 2011, 2010 and 2007, respectively.

The CHL Canada Russia Series features regional teams of CHL All-Stars competing against Team Russia in a six-game event serving as an integral part of the identification process for Team Canada prior to the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. The WHL hosts the first two games of the six-game series with the middle leg hosted by the OHL and the final two games played in the QMJHL.

Team WHL faces Team Russia for the first two games of the 2015 CHL Canada Russia Series. Kelowna will kick-off the series on Monday, November 9^th, while Kamloops will welcome the WHL All-Stars and Team Russia for the second game on Tuesday, November 10^th. The 2015 Canada Russia Series is will be broadcast nationally in its entirety live on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

The schedule for the 2015 Canada Russia Series is as follows:

Game 1 – Monday, November 9^th at Kelowna, BC
Game 2 – Tuesday, November 10^th at Kamloops, BC
Game 3 – Thursday, November 12^th at Owen Sound, ON
Game 4 – Monday, November 16^th at Windsor, ON
Game 5 – Tuesday, November 17^th at Rouyn-Noranda, QC
Game 6 – Thursday, November 19^th at Halifax, NS

Victoria, first in the Western Conference, will travel to Brandon, MB tomorrow night to take on the Wheat Kings who are ranked fifth in the Canadian Hockey League. Puck drop is set for 5:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

  

The Royals are five years strong, and are celebrating with a Five Game Fan Pack that highlights four big nights on the 2015-16 schedule, plus a game of your choice.  Starting at just $60, the ticket pack guarantees your seat to Turn Back the Clock Night, Teddy Bear Toss, Pink in the Rink, Fan Appreciation Night and a game that you choose. These ticket packs also includes a Royals hat, puck, and team program. Pick your seats today by calling 250-220-7889 or emailing tickets@victoriaroyals.com.    

Recap: VIC 5 - MJ 2

Dante Hannoun scored twice and Alex Forsberg had 3 points as the visiting Victoria Royals beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-2 Wednesday night to win their 4^th in a row.

“I really liked the way our guys competed…”, said Head Coach Dave Lowry,

“We talked about how this was going to be a real tough game for us.  Playing last night, and (Moose Jaw) sitting here waiting…”

The Royals held period leads of 2-1 and 3-2 before pulling away with a pair in the third.

“Our guys weathered the storm early, we gave up the first goal.  It was one of the first games we haven’t played without the lead for a while, and we showed some resiliency and were able to score a key shorthanded goal.”

Joe Hicketts added two assists, Forsberg a goal and two assists, while Victoria also got goals from Tyler Soy (8^th) shorthanded and Matthew Phillips (6^th).

Brayden Point had a pair of helpers for the Warriors who are now winless in 3.

The Royals have now won 5 straight on the road (7-3), including all 4 on their Eastern Division road trip.  The wins have come against the Raiders, Blades, Broncos and now Warriors.

Netminder Coleman Vollrath earned his league leading 11^th win of the year making 17 saves.  Warriors, and Team WHL netminder Zach Sawchenko allowed 5 goals on 31 shots.

The Royals went 2 for 5 on the power play, while the Warriors were 1 for 3 and allowed a short handed goal.  Moose Jaw owns the 2^nd best power play and 2^nd best penalty kill.

“Our power play was moving the puck well tonight,” said Hicketts.

Victoria has now earned points in 6 straight games, (5-0-0-1) sitting a top of the Western Conference, 2^nd in the league with a record of 12-5-0-1 and 25 points reaching the quarter mark of the season.

“I don’t think this is where we envisioned our team to be,” said Lowry on the record thus far,

“I thought we were going to have to work every night to find a way to win.  It’s a credit to our players, our leadership, the way they’re preparing, taking pride and the way that we want to play to win.”

Sophmore forward Dante Hannoun extends his point streak to 6 games with 8 points (6g 2a) and leads the club in goals with 10. 

“I thought that we came in prepared,” said Hannoun on the win, “Everyone was working their hardest, and overall played a great team game.”

Hicketts is now on a 4 game point streak with 8 points (1g 7a), and is 2^nd in defenseman scoring in the league with 19 points. 

“I think our starts have been critical in our last couple games,” said Hicketts on the clubs recent success,

“I thought we a really good first 10 minutes again and we build momentum off that.”

Phillips now has 6 goals and his 12 points is good for 6^th in rookie scoring.  Phillips has now notched two goals and two assists in his past three games.  Forsberg has back to back 3 point performances and leads the team in points with 21 (5g 16a).

Noah Gregor for Moose Jaw struck first but goals by Hannoun and Soy gave Victoria a 2-1 lead after 20, Forsberg extended the lead to 3-1 in the middle frame before Dryden Hunt scored in the final minute to close the gap to 1 heading to the 3^rd.

Hannoun struck on 2 on 0 with Forsberg to give Victoria a 4-2 lead early in the third before Phillips notched a goal on the power play to put the game out of reach.

Next up Victoria visits Brandon Friday at 5:30, and Regina Saturday night at 5.

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals 5 at Moose Jaw Warriors 2 - Status: Final
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - Mosaic Place - Moose Jaw, SK

Victoria 2 1 2 - 5
Moose Jaw 1 1 0 - 2

1st Period-

1, Moose Jaw, Gregor 5 (Point, Hunt), 9:22 (PP).

2, Victoria, Hannoun 9 (Forsberg, Hicketts), 14:20.

3, Victoria, Soy 8   17:06 (SH).

Penalties-Walker Vic (hooking), 1:37; Walker Vic (hooking), 8:49; Hicketts Vic (checking to the head), 15:56.

2nd Period-

4, Victoria, Forsberg 5 (Reddekopp), 15:14 (PP).

5, Moose Jaw, Hunt 13 (Point, McNulty), 19:11.

Penalties-Reddekopp Vic (roughing), 3:39; Shynkaruk M.j (roughing), 3:39; Hunt M.j (tripping), 4:54; Paradis M.j (slashing), 7:35; Popugaev M.j (too many men), 13:35; Bobylev Vic (major-fighting), 17:41; Jeannot M.j (major-fighting), 17:41.

3rd Period-

6, Victoria, Hannoun 10 (Forsberg), 2:11.

7, Victoria, Phillips 6 (Hicketts), 9:53 (PP).

Penalties-Pachal Vic (major-fighting), 8:08; Bargar M.j (major-fighting), 8:08; Quinney M.j (holding), 8:32; Hunt M.j (slashing), 12:33.

Shots on Goal-

Victoria 13-12-6-31.

Moose Jaw 7-4-8-19.

Power Play Opportunities-

Victoria 2 / 5;

Moose Jaw 1 / 3.

Goalies-

Victoria, Vollrath 11-5-0-1 (19 shots-17 saves).

Moose Jaw, Sawchenko 7-3-1-1 (31 shots-26 saves).

A-3,004
Referees-Adam Byblow (23), Chad Williams (60).
Linesmen-Shane Smith (123), Steven Lund (118).

Recap: VIC 3 - SC 1

Alex Forsberg had 3 assists to help the visiting Victoria Royals get past the Swift Current Broncos 3-1 Tuesday night.

“Preparation, and I give a lot of credit to our leadership group, and once again made sure we were ready to play.” Said Head Coach Dave Lowry on the clubs 3 goal first period.

Matthew Phillips had a goal and an assist, while Coleman Vollrath made 29 saves for his league leading 10^th win. 

“We started off early, got a few bounces in our first few shifts…” said Phillips, “The whole team played well from start to finish…it was a good team win.”

The Royals also got goals from Dante Hannoun and Tyler Soy and now have points in 5 straight games (5-0-0-1).

Victoria improves to 3-0 on their six game Eastern Division road trip after wins in Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

“Just being ready…” said Forsberg on the road trip success, “That’s what we talk about day in and day out.  Since we’ve come to Saskatchewan our starts have been really good.”

The Royals chased netminder Travis Child from the net scoring twice on their first 8 shots, making way for 20 year old Landon Bow who went on to stop 23 of 24.

Victoria out shot Swift 32-30 overall but dominated 16-8 in the first and 14-9 in the second, before a big surge by the Broncos in the third.

“Our goalie made saves when we had to, we had guys that paid the price, blocked shots and made it tough to get pucks to the net.” Said Lowry on fending off the home team in the third.

The Royals were 1 for 2 on the power play, as Soy scored with the man advantage which restored the two goal lead a minute after Broncos Cavin Leth struck shorthanded.

Victoria’s penalty killers were a perfect 3 for 3, and remain the with most efficient kill in the league.

The Royals remain first in the West with a record of (11-5-0-1) and 23 points.

Victoria is in Moose Jaw tonight, Brandon Friday and wrap up the trek Saturday in Regina.

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals 3 at Swift Current Broncos 1 - Status: Final
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - Credit Union i-plex - Swift Current, SK

Victoria 3 0 0 - 3
Swift Current 1 0 0 - 1

1st Period-

1, Victoria, Phillips 5 (Forsberg, Gagnon), 4:52.

2, Victoria, Hannoun 8 (Forsberg, Phillips), 9:06.

3, Swift Current, Leth 2 (Feser), 13:21 (SH).

4, Victoria, Soy 7 (Forsberg, Hicketts), 15:04 (PP).

Penalties-Dykstra Vic (hooking), 6:31; Dmytriw Vic (roughing), 13:12; Adams S.c (roughing), 13:12; Chaulk S.c (boarding), 13:12; Dykstra Vic (hooking), 15:31; Martin S.c (kneeing), 18:29.

2nd Period-

No Scoring.

Penalties-Feser S.c (tripping), 17:09.

3rd Period-

No Scoring.

Penalties-Hicketts Vic (holding), 0:36; Spencer S.c (cross checking), 2:06.

Shots on Goal-

Victoria 16-14-2-32.

Swift Current 8-9-13-30.

Power Play Opportunities-

Victoria 1 / 2;

Swift Current 0 / 3.

Goalies-

Victoria, Vollrath 10-5-0-1 (30 shots-29 saves).

Swift Current, Child 2-2-0-0 (8 shots-6 saves); Bow 4-6-2-0 (24 shots-23 saves).

A-1,885
Referees-Cole Hamm (51), Reagan Vetter (39).
Linesmen-Tanner McGregor (55), Devan Thiessen (94).

Recap: VIC 5 - SSK 1

Vladimir Bobylev scored twice and Joe Hicketts had three assists as the Victoria Royals (10-5-0-1) beat the host Saskatoon Blades 5-1 Sunday afternoon. 

“I thought we got off to a great start tonight,” said Head Coach Dave Lowry,

“Our primary focus was to carry over the momentum we generated Friday night in Prince Albert, and our guys came out, were able to play with the lead early on and just continue moving forward.”

The Royals led 1-0 after 20, and 4-0 after 40 before exchanging 3^rd period markers.  

Netminder Coleman Vollrath set the franchise record in wins with 61.

“It’s a huge honour to pass Lucas Gore for the wins,” said Vollrath, “He’s a really good guy…and a really good goalie when the franchise was there as the Chilliwack Bruins.”

The Royals outshot the Blades 11-5 in the first, but were outshot 27-25 overall with Nik Amundrud taking the loss.

Victoria also got goals from Dante Hannoun, Ryan Peckford, and Logan Fisher, and now have points in 4 straight games.  Connor Gay got the lone tally for Saskatoon.

“I think we were confident, we got off to a good start, and continued in the second…kept it rolling.” Said Logan Fisher who scored his 2^nd of the season in front of family.

“Good teams know how to keep going and don’t hold back…and that’s the level we’re trying to get to…” according to Fisher who’s club improves to 5-3 on the road this season.

“When you can score five goals on the road you’ll take it, doesn’t matter how.” Said Lowry on all five being even strength.

The Royals were 0 for 4 with the man advantage, while their #1 penalty kill was a perfect 3 for 3.

“I thought our first power play was probably the best we’ve had all year, we had great in zone time, great looks, we just had some missed opportunities and then we got away from it as the game went along.”

Victoria has won their first two games of the Eastern division road swing after a 3-2 overtime win in Prince Albert Friday, and now kick off 4 games in 5 nights at Swift Current Tuesday.

- Marlon Martens

Victoria Royals 5 at Saskatoon Blades 1 - Status: End of Game
Sunday, November 1, 2015 - SaskTel Centre

Victoria 1 3 1 - 5
Saskatoon 0 0 1 - 1

1st Period-

1, Victoria, Hannoun 7 (Hicketts, Phillips), 18:21.

Penalties-No Penalties

2nd Period-

2, Victoria, Bobylev 8 (Reddekopp), 1:17.

3, Victoria, Peckford 4 (Hicketts, Pachal), 6:08.

4, Victoria, Fisher 2 (Jarratt, Hicketts), 19:40.

Penalties-Gay Sas (hooking), 8:12; Pachal Vic (roughing), 12:28; Zajac Sas (roughing), 12:28; Nagy Vic (slashing), 17:23.

3rd Period-

5, Saskatoon, Gay 4 (Hebig, Hajek), 0:58.

6, Victoria, Bobylev 9 (Nagy), 9:58.

Penalties-Uhrich Sas (roughing), 2:51; Draude Sas (cross checking), 6:51; Sloboshan Sas (holding), 10:31; Reddekopp Vic (unsportsmanlike cnd., roughing, major-fighting), 16:54; Hausinger Sas (unsportsmanlike cnd., major-fighting), 16:54; Ibragimov Vic (hooking), 18:02.

Shots on Goal-

Victoria 11-8-6-25.

Saskatoon 5-13-9-27.

Power Play Opportunities-

Victoria 0 / 4;

Saskatoon 0 / 3.

Goalies-

Victoria, Vollrath 9-5-0-1 (27 shots-26 saves).

Saskatoon, Amundrud 3-3-1-0 (25 shots-20 saves).

A-5,649
Referees-Kevin Shmyr (22), Brett Iverson (24).
Linesmen-Tanner McGregor (55), Steven Lund (118).