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Royals Battle Past Silvertips in Shootout

March 16, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC -- The Victoria Royals edged the US Division leading Everett Silvertips 3-2 in a shootout and were led by goaltender Griffen Outhouse's 35 save performance, in their final home contest of the regular season.

Game Summary:

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Scoring:

Royals - Brandon Cutler 2g-0a, Ty Yoder 0g-1a, Igor Martynov 0g-0a (Shootout Winner).

Everett - Connor Dewar 1g-1a, Martin Fasko-Rudas 1g-1a, Bryce Kindopp 0g-1a, Wyatte Wylie 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (W) - 65:00 mins, 35 saves on 37 shots. Stopped two of three shootout attempts.

Everett - Dustin Wolf (SOL) - 65:00 mins, 28 saves on 30 shots. Stopped one of three shootout attempts.

Powerplay:

Royals - 0/3 = 0.0%.

Everett - 0/0 = 0.0%.

Notes:

Save-On Send Off: Tonight's match-up against the Everett Silvertips was the Royals' final regular season contest of the 2018-19 campaign at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. On the season, Victoria finished with a record of 21-11-1-1 on home ice.

20-Year-Old's: This evening marked the final regular season home game for the Royals' three 20-year-old players: goaltender Griffen Outhouse, defenceman Ralph Jarratt, and forward Kody McDonald. Outhouse was listed as an undrafted player by Victoria in 2014. Jarratt was drafted by the Royals in the second round, 37th overall, in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. Finally, McDonald was acquired earlier this season in a trade with the Prince Albert Raiders.

A Royal Debut: Royals' defencemen Kaden Reinders and Noah Lamb made their home debuts against the Silvertips tonight. Reinders was recalled from the Grand Prairie Storm Midget AAA Team of the Alberta Midget Hockey League (AMHL), while Lamb was brought up from the Knights of Columbus Pats Midget AAA Team of the AMHL.

On the Road: Victoria concludes their regular season tomorrow night in Everett against the Silvertips at 7:05 p.m. In their three contests this season, the Royals are 2-1-0-0 against Everett.

Playoff Bound: The Royals return home on Friday, March 22nd and 23rd to battle either the Kelowna Rockets or Kamloops Blazers in their first matchups of Round 1 of the 2019 WHL Playoffs. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.

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