WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Corral Broncos

October 18, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals defeated the defending WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos 5-2 on Wednesday night as Dante Hannoun paced the club offensively with one goal and three assists.

Game Summary:

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Scoring:

Royals - Dante Hannoun 1g-3a (Game Winner), Kaid Oliver 1g-2a, Brandon Cutler 1g-1a, D-Jay Jerome 1g-0a, Tanner Sidaway 1g-0a, Scott Walford 0g-1a, Igor Martynov 0g-1a.

Swift Current - Joona Kiviniemi 1g-0a, Owen Blocker 1g-0a, Ben King 0g-1a, Ethan O'Rourke 0g-1a, Max Patterson 0g-1a, Tanner Nagel 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Brock Gould (W) - 60:00 mins, 10 saves on 12 shots.

Swift Current - Isaac Poulter (L) - 59:49 mins, 30 saves on 35 shots.

Power Play:

Royals - 2/7=28.6%

Swift Current - 0/4=0.0%

Notes:

Shots Against: In tonight's game the Royals set the franchise record for fewest shots against in a contest as Swift Current registered 12 shots on goal. The previous record was 13, which occurred on two occasions (March 7, 2012 at Everett & October 22, 2016 vs. Everett).

Facing the Champs: Tonight, Victoria took on the defending WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos. Since the 2013-14 season the Royals have now faced-off against the various defending WHL Champions 21 times, and over that span have earned a record of 15-5-1-0.

Putting Up Points: Royals' forward Dante Hannoun recorded four points (1g-3a) in tonight's game. Hannoun's career high for most points in a game is five (2g-3a), which took place, the last time Swift Current played in Victoria, on October, 21, 2016.

First of Many: In tonight's game, Victoria rookie goaltender Brock Gould played in his first career WHL contest and recorded his first career win. The 2001-born netminder was picked in the eighth round, 170th overall, in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft.

Former Teammates: The Royals' Brock Gould and the Broncos' Isaac Poulter, the starting goaltenders in tonight's game, were teammates last season. The two netminders played for the Winnipeg, MB based Rink Hockey Academy in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.

Local Product: Swift Current forward Quinton Waitzner hails from Victoria, BC. The 6-4, 203 lb centre played his minor hockey for Victoria Racquet Club before he spent a season each with the Shawnigan Lake Hockey Academy (2015-16) and the Saanich Braves Junior B (2016-17).

On the Board: Broncos' rookie import forward Joona Kiviniemi scored his first career WHL goal tonight. The product of Oulu, Finland was selected in the first round, 59th overall, in the 2018 CHL Import Draft.

Up Next: Victoria's six-game homestand continues this weekend when they host BC Division rivals the Kelowna Rockets on Friday and Saturday night. Puck drop for both games is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. 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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