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Royals Fall to Blazers in OT

January 24, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals surrendered a 3-2 lead with five minutes remaining in the third period and fell 4-3 to the Kamloops Blazers in overtime.

Royals forward Matthew Phillips scored his first WHL goal in his first ever game to give Victoria the 3-2 lead in a back-and-forth affair. However, Quinn Benjafield would score his second of the game for the Blazers to force extra time, and Ryan Rehill would win it for the visitors. Greg Chase and Alex Forsberg supplied the other Royals goals. Cole Ully tallied the other marker for Kamloops.

Coleman Vollrath started for Victoria and stopped 41 of 45 shots in the loss while Connor Ingram stopped 28 of 31 shots for Kamloops.

Neither team was able to capitalize on the powerplay with the Royals going 0/10.0%, while the Blazers went 0/20.0%.

The Royals are back in action tomorrow night when vs. the Kamloops Blazers with puck drop at 7:05 p.m. Victoria will then head on a three game road trip beginning with a clash on Wednesday, January 28th vs the Portland Winterhawks. Victoria returns to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Saturday, February 7th to take on the Red Deer Rebels. Get your tickets in advance by calling 250-220-7777 or visiting at www.victoriaroyals.com .

Burgers and hockey, a winning combination. Take the stress out of arranging dinner by treating everyone to a White Spot Family Pak. For $65 you get two adult tickets and two child tickets to a game of your choice, plus two Legendary Burger platters and two Pirate Pak vouchers that are valid for any night. Visit the box-office or call 250-220-7777 to purchase your Family Pak today.

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