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Royals Doubled up by Wheat Kings

January 25, 2020 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Brandon, MB - The Victoria Royals fell 6-3 to the Brandon Wheat Kings at Westoba Place as the home team recorded their 10th straight win.

Game Summary

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Scoring:

Royals - Gary Haden 1g-2a, Tarun Fizer 0g-2a, Mitch Prowse 0g-2a, Kaid Oliver 1g-0a, Brayden Tracey 1g-0a.

Brandon - Luka Burzan 2g-0a (Game Winner), Ridly Greig 1g-1a, Vincent Iorio 1g-1a, Ben McCartney 0g-2a, Lynden McCallum 1g-0a, Cole Reinhardt 1g-0a, Chad Nychuk 0g-1a Marcus Kallionkieli 0g-1a, Dom Schmiemann 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Shane Farkas - 18:29 mins, eight saves on 11 shots.

Adam Evanoff (L) - 41:31 mins, 23 saves on 26 shots.

Brandon - Jiri Patera (W) - 60:00 mins, 45 saves on 48 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 3/6=50.0%.

Brandon - 1/4=25.0%.

Notes:

Powerplay Goals: For the third time this season, Victoria scored three goals on the man-advantage tonight. Previously, the Royals scored three powerplay goals on January 11th against the Portland Winterhawks and on January 15th versus the Tri-City Americans. The franchise high for powerplay goals scored in a game is five. This has occurred on two occasions, most recently on February 24, 2017 against the Vancouver Giants.

Point Streak: Victoria forward Kaid Oliver extended his scoring streak to five games and has recorded seven points (4g-3a) in those contests.

Former Coach: The Royals faced former head coach Dave Lowry for the first time since he left the club at the end of the 2016-17 season. Lowry was the head coach of Victoria from 2012-17 and departed as the franchise's all-time winningest coach with a regular season record of 199-112-13-9.

Past Prospects: Brandon has a pair of former Royals' prospects on their roster. Wheat Kings' defenceman Jonny Lambos was selected 49th overall by Victoria in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft, while forward Ty Thorpe was taken with the 54th pick in 2017. Both players were traded to Brandon in a 2018 trade deadline deal that brought Tanner Kaspick to Victoria.

Up Next: The Royals next game is tomorrow night against the Winnipeg ICE with puck drop at 5:30 p.m. PST. This will be Victoria's first ever visit to Winnipeg.

Back at the Barn: The Royals return home on Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th for a two-game set against the BC Division leading Kamloops Blazers. Friday's contest is Eco Night. Puck drop for both games 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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