Back-To-Back Preview: Royals vs. Rockets – February 4th – 5th, 2025
Victoria B.C. — This week, the Victoria Royals are set to host the Kelowna Rockets in a back-to-back set of games at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre beginning on Feb. 4, with puck drop slated for 7:05 pm.
The two B.C. Division teams have met five times this season, with the Royals holding a 3-2-0-0 record. In their last meeting, just last week on Jan. 29 in Kelowna, the Royals defeated the Rockets 11-1, setting a franchise record for most goals in a regular season game.
The Royals are returning from a three-game road trip that saw the team finish with a 2-1-0-0 record, closing it out with a 2-1 win over the Portland Winterhawks on Feb. 1. Trailing 1-0 entering the final frame, the Royals rallied back with goals from Teydon Trembecky and newcomer Kenta Isogai to secure the win, their first in Portland since Dec. 4, 2021.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
VICTORIA
Kenta Isogai — Acquired by the Royals on Jan. 1, Isogai, 20, has flourished in just his first 13 games with the club, posting 17 points (5 goals, 12 assists). So far this season, Isogai has totaled 55 points with 35 helpers in 41 outings. Isogai tallied 6 points over three games on the team’s recent road trip, including a four-point performance against the Rockets.
KELOWNA
Michael Cicek — hailing from Winnipeg, MB, Cicek has totaled 36 points and 21 assists in 43 games this season. The 20-year-old has set a career-high in goals with 15 and is on pace to set highs in assists and points. Cicek has tallied points in six of the Rockets last eight matches, recording nine points with six helpers over that span.
CURRENT SEASON RECORDS
VICTORIA — (27W-14L-3OTL–5SOL-TP62) — 2nd in Western Conference
KELOWNA — (16W-25L-4OTL-1SOL-TP37) — 11th in Western Conference
ROYALS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
February, 4 v. KEL • 7:05 pm
February, 5 v. KEL • 7:05 pm
February, 7 @ TC • 7:05 pm
February, 8 @ SPO • 6:05 pm
February, 14 v. VAN • 7:05 pm
WATCH & LISTEN
Radio broadcast
All Victoria Royals games can be heard on JACK 103.1, a division of Canada’s #1
sports media brand, for the 2024-25 season.
Online video stream
All Royals games will be available on WHL Live. WHL Live is available to fans
anywhere in the world, providing high-quality streaming of WHL games on Apple TV,
Roku, and Amazon Fire TV platforms, via mobile with iOS and Android, and on the web
using Safari or Google Chrome web browsers. Visit watch.chl.ca for complete details
and subscription options.
by Erick Dominguez