WHL Victoria Royals

Victoria WHL Franchise Announces Radio Partnership

Published on May 26, 2011 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Western Hockey League (WHL) Franchise is proud to announce that the team has entered into a radio partnership with the Zone @ 91.3.

Beginning this fall, the Zone will broadcast all 72 regular season games and every playoff contest for the Victoria WHL Franchise. All broadcasts will feature Dave Sawchuk bringing all the play-by-play action. Additionally, each broadcast will include a pre-game and post-game show, with all home pre-game shows broadcast live from the Kings Feast Restaurant inside the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

In addition to live broadcasts of all Victoria WHL games, the Zone will also feature a weekly 30 minute show on Sunday evenings which will include special features, analysis, and previews of upcoming contests.

"The Zone and RG Sports and Entertainment have had a strong partnership in the past and this is just an extension of that relationship," team president Dave Dakers said. "Over the last seven years a lack of a radio deal was a shortcoming, but with this deal hockey fans in Victoria can now catch all their WHL action on the local airwaves."

Sawchuk, a native of Athabasca, AB, brings 10 years of radio experience to the broadcast booth after most recently providing color commentary for the Golden Baseball League's (GBL) Victoria Seals. Sawchuk additionally spent time providing color commentary for the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). A Radio and Television graduate of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Sawchuk is also in his fourth year as Music Director for the Zone.

"It's both an honor and a privilege to be part of the broadcast team that will bring the excitement of WHL hockey to Victoria this season," Sawchuk said. "The Zone @ 91-3 is thrilled to be working with a first-class organization like RG Properties to provide the passionate and knowledgeable hockey fans of Victoria with a top-notch product on the ice and on the air."

The WHL is returning to Victoria this fall! Give yourself the best chance to get the seats you want today by booking a Priority Reference Number (PRN). Each $25 PRN purchase holds your spot in line until seat selection for the 2011-12 season begins! For further details or to purchase a PRN, visit the Select Your Tickets Box Office, www.selectyourtickets.com/vicwhl.php, e-mail tickets@vicwhl.com, or call 250-220-7777.

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