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Royals Trip up Blazers

October 27, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Royals earned a 2-1 victory over the BC Division leading Kamloops Blazers as goaltender Shane Farkas was named the game's first star.

Game Summary

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Scoring:

Royals - Tarun Fizer 1g-0a, Will Warm 1g-0a (Game Winner), Kaid Oliver 0g-1a, Keanu Derungs 0g-1a, Brandon Cutler 0g-1a.

Kamloops - Zane Franklin 1g-0a, Max Martin 0g-1a, Quinn Schmiemann 0g-1a.

Goaltending:

Royals - Shane Farkas (W) - 60:00 mins, 34 saves on 35 shots.

Kamloops - Dylan Garand (L) - 57:56 mins, 20 saves on 22 shots.

Powerplay:

Royals - 1/4=25.0%.

Kamloops - 0/3=0.0%.

Notes:

Home Sweet Home: With tonight's win, the Royals have won nine of their last 10 regular season home games against the Blazers.

Versus the Blazers: The Royals and Blazers now have six games remaining in their regular season series, with each club picking up a win so far. The two teams will next meet on December 30th in Kamloops.

First as a Royal: Victoria defenceman Will Warm scored his first goal as a member of the team in tonight's game. The 20-year-old defender was acquired in the off-season from the Edmonton Oil Kings.

1000 GAMES: Tonight, Royals Head Equipment Manager Matt Auerbach is worked his 1,000th career regular season game in the WHL. Auerbach has been part of the Victoria/Chilliwack franchise since its inception in 2006. Prior to his time with the Royals/Bruins, Auerbach spent one season with the Regina Pats as their equipment manager.

Up Next: Victoria will now host the Kelowna Rockets, for the first time this season, on Tuesday, October 29th and Wednesday, October 30th. Puck drop for both games is scheduled for 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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