WHL Victoria Royals

Royals to Face Blazers in First Round of WHL

March 18, 2012 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals will meet the Kamloops Blazers in the first round of the WHL Playoffs in a best-of-seven series beginning on Friday, March 23rd.

Everett's 6-4 win over Seattle this evening secured the Royals hold on seventh place in the Western Conference standings, and set up the match-up against Blazers. This will be the first ever playoff meeting between these two franchises.

Series Schedule:

Friday, March 23rd Victoria @ Kamloops 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24th Victoria @ Kamloops 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 27th Kamloops @ Victoria 7:05 p.m. Thursday, March 29th Kamloops @ Victoria TBD Friday, March 30th Victoria @ Kamloops 7:00 p.m. (if necessary) Monday, April 2nd Kamloops @ Victoria 7:05 p.m. (if necessary) Wednesday, April 4th Victoria @ Kamloops 7:00 p.m. (if necessary)

Victoria and Kamloops met eight times during the regular season. The Royals finished with a record of 1-6-1-0 versus their BC Division opponent.

Playoffs tickets are available for purchase at the Select Your Tickets box office located at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Tickets can be purchased at the Select Your Tickets box office, online at selectyourtickets.com or over the phone at (250)220-7777. Group rates for playoff tickets are also available, starting as low as $10 per ticket.

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