WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Downed by Giants in Game 1

Published on March 24, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals fell 2-1 to the Vancouver Giants in the first game of their Round 1 match-up and now trail the best-of-seven series 1-0.

Game Summary

Gamesheet - http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1015452/boxscore

Scoring:

Royals - Tanner Kaspick 1g-0a, Dante Hannoun 0g-1a, Matthew Phillips 0g-1a.

Vancouver - Milos Roman 1g-0a, Matt Barberis 1g-0a (Game Winner), Tyler Benson 0g-1a, Ty Ronning 0g-1a, James Malm 0g-1a, Brennan Riddle 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Griffen Outhouse (L) - 59:10 Mins, 31 saves on 33 shots

Vancouver - Trent Miner (W) - 60:00 Mins, 40 saves on 41 shots

Power Play:

Royals - 0/4=0.0%

Vancouver - 0/4=0.0%

Notes:

Coastal Clash - This opening first round series marks the first time in Victoria history that these two clubs have met in the playoffs. The Royals/Chilliwack Bruins' franchise has played in three playoffs series against the Giants, with the last series occurring back in 2008.

Series Opener - Tonight's loss is the first time since the team relocated to Vancouver Island that the Royals have lost Game 1 when they possess home ice advantage in the series. Victoria now holds a record of 4-1-0-0 in those Game 1's. The club has outscored its opponents 15-11 in those opening games of a series.

A Night of Firsts - Victoria skaters Remy Aquilon, Tarun Fizer, D-Jay Jerome, Dino Kambeitz, Igor Martynov and Matthew Smith all played in their first career WHL playoff game tonight.

We've Done This Before - Multiple Royals' took part in their first playoff game as a Royal in Braydon Buziak, Jeff de Wit, Jared Freadrich, Noah Gregor, Andrei Grishakov, Kade Jensen and Tanner Kaspick. Buziak (23), de Wit (41), Freadrich (19), Gregor (17), Grishakov (3), Jensen (4), and Kaspick (37) all have previous playoff experience with other WHL teams.

Penalty Shot - Tonight's penalty shot awarded to former Royal and current Giants' forward Jared Dmytriw marked the third post-season penalty shot in Victoria history. The most recent playoff penalty shot occurred in Game 4 of the 2015 WHL Playoffs.

Up Next - The Royals will continue their first round series against the Giants tomorrow night for Game 2. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. Single game tickets are available now and can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone at 250-220-7777 or by visiting www.selectyourtickets.com.

Round 1 Playoff Schedule - The Royals' first round playoff schedule against the Vancouver Giants is as follows:

Game 2 - Saturday, March 24th - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre - 7:05 p.m.

Game 3 - Tuesday, March 27th - Langley Events Centre - 7:00 p.m.

Game 4 - Thursday, March 29th - Langley Events Centre - 7:00 p.m. - Televised on Sportsnet

Game 5 - Saturday, March 31st - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre - 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)

Game 6 - Monday, April 2nd - Langley Events Centre - 2:00 p.m. (if necessary)

Game 7 - Tuesday, April 3rd - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre - 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)

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