WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Defeated by Chiefs

Published on October 13, 2019 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Spokane, WA - The Victoria Royals dropped a 6-1 decision to the Spokane Chiefs on Saturday night at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - bit.ly/35w7QZi.

Scoring:

Royals - Sean Gulka 1g-0a, Brandon Cutler 0g-1a, River Fahey 0g-1a.

Spokane - Adam Beckman 1g-2a, Cordel Larson 1g-2a, Filip Kral 1g-2a, Bobby Russell 1g-1a, Brandon Reller 1g-0a (Game Winner), Reed Jacobson 1g-0a, Owen MacNeil 0g-1a, Graham Sward 0g-1a, Noah King 0g-1a, Jack Finley 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Shane Farkas (L) - 60:00 mins, 30 saves on 36 shots.

Spokane - Campbell Arnold (W) - 60:00 mins, 12 saves on 13 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 0/3=0.0%.

Spokane - 1/5=20.0%.

Notes:

Former Team: Royals forward Sean Gulka scored against his former team in tonight's contest. The Langley, BC native has now recorded four points (1g-3a) in three career games versus Spokane. Gulka played eight games with the Chiefs over parts of two seasons (2017-18 & 2018-19) and registered two assists.

Scratched: Due to injury, the Royals were missing forwards Carson Miller, Gary Haden, Graeme Bryks and Alex Bolshakov, along with defenceman Jacob Herauf.

First Career Goal: Spokane forward Reed Jacobson scored his first career WHL goal in tonight's game. Jacobson was selected by the Chiefs in the sixth round, 115th overall in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft.

Helping Hand: With two assists in tonight's game, Chiefs forward Adam Beckman now leads the WHL in that category with 10.

Next Up: The Royals return home on Friday, October 18th for Country Night versus the Swift Current Broncos. Puck drop is at 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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