Royals Down Giants in Pre-Season Action
September 8, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release
Langley, BC - The Victoria Royals opened the Vancouver Giants' Pre-Season Tournament with a 5-3 win over the hosts on Friday night as Tarun Fizer led the way offensively with three goals.
Game Summary:
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Scoring:
Royals - Tarun Fizer 3g-0a (Game Winner), Dante Hannoun 0g-2a, Tyler Lees 0g-2a, Tanner Sidaway 1g-0a, Kaid Oliver 1g-0a, Mitchell Prowse 0g-1a, Carson Golder 0g-1a.
Vancouver - James Malm 1g-2a, Yannik Valenti 2g-0a, Jared Dmytriw 0g-2a, Matt Barberis 0g-1a, Bowen Byram 0g-1a.
Goaltending:
Royals - Brock Gould (W) - 39:52 mins, 16 saves on 18 shots.
Connor Martin - 20:00 mins, 12 saves on 13 shots.
Vancouver - Trent Miner (L) - 59:01 mins, 13 saves on 18 shots.
Power Play:
Royals - 0/7=0.0%
Vancouver - 0/5=0.0%
Notes:
Mixing it Up: Victoria went with a mixture of youth and experience in their line-up as they dressed 11 rookies and nine veterans. The Giants countered with nine rookies and 11 veterans.
Newest Royal: Tonight's contest marked the first game in a Royals' jersey for forward Brandon Cutler. The Spruce Grove, AB native was acquired in a trade with the Red Deer Rebels earlier this week.
Pre-Season Debuts: Royals' 20-year-old's Dante Hannoun and Ralph Jarratt, along with rookie netminder Connor Martin played in their first game of the pre-season tonight. Hannoun recorded two assists, while Martin stopped 12 of 13 shots.
Scratches: Victoria sat out 20-year-old Griffen Outhouse along with veterans Matthew Smith, Igor Martynov, Dino Kambeitz, Dean McNabb and rookie Kaden Reinders.
NHL Camps: Victoria forwards Matthew Phillips (Calgary Flames), Tanner Kaspick (St. Louis Blues) and Lane Zablocki (Detroit Red Wings), along with defenceman Scott Walford (Montreal Canadiens) have all been left off of the team's pre-season roster as they are attending NHL training camps.
2018 Pre-Season Schedule:
Saturday, September 8th vs. Everett Silvertips - 3:00 p.m. - Langley Events Centre - Langley, BC
Sunday, September 9th vs. Prince George Cougars - 12:00 pm - Langley Events Centre - Langley, BC
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