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Victoria Royals

Royals Drop Giants

January 24, 2016 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC- The Victoria Royals stormed out of the gate as they tallied four goals in the opening 20 minutes en route to a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Giants.

With the win tonight, Victoria's head coach, Dave Lowry, now has 200 wins in the Western Hockey League. Lowry is the 43rd head coach in the WHL's 50 year history to reach the 200 win benchmark.

The Royals' Jared Dmytriw registered two goals in the first period that included a highlight-reel marker that saw him come in on a breakaway and wire a wrist shot into the top corner. Victoria's Joe Hicketts and Ethan Price scored the other goals for the homeside in the opening period. The Royals' Tyler Soy and the Giants' Brennan Menell exchanged goals in the final stanza to round out the game's scoring.

Victoria, who sit second in the Western Conference, have accumulated points in six consecutive games since January 8th, and hold a 5-0-1-0 record during that span.

Royals' goalie Coleman Vollrath stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced, while Giants' netminder Ryan Kubic turned aside 40 of the 45 shots fired his way.

Victoria posted a 2/6=33.3% mark on the powerplay, whereas Vancouver went 0/4=0.0% on the man-advantage.

The Royals will round-out their six-game home stand on Friday, January 29th against the league leading Lethbridge Hurricanes. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets Box Office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7889 or by visiting www.selectyourtickets.com.

The Royals have partnered with Ali Baba Pizza to bring the Ali Baba Friends and Family Nights beginning on January 29th vs. the Hurricanes. The ticket pack includes four tickets, four Ali Baba pizza slice coupons and four Royals' hats for only $49, including service charges and taxes. Full details are at www.victoriaroyals.com or by calling 250-220-7889.

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