Game Preview: Royals @ Silvertips – November 27th, 2024
The Victoria Royals are wrapping up their eight-game road trip on Wednesday, Nov. 27, with a matchup against the WHL-leading Everett Silvertips. The game will be played at Angel of Winds Arena with puck drop scheduled for 7:05 pm.
Wednesday’s game will be the first of four meetings the Royals and Silvertips will have this season. Last season, the Royals would fall to the Silvertips in all four matchups and are hunting their first win over the American side since Mar. 24, 2023. In this game, the Royals built a three-goal lead in the first period and held on for a 6-4 win.
The Royals have been on the road since Nov. 9, and through seven games have posted a record of 3-3-1. The trip has included wins over the Seattle Thunderbirds, Kamloops Blazers and Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Royals currently sit fifth in the Western Conference and second in the B.C. Division—trailing the Prince George Cougars by three points for the division lead.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
VICTORIA
Justin Kipkie — The Royals’ captain, who hails from Calgary, AB, has appeared in 20 games for the club this season. The defenceman has racked in 16 total points, netting five goals with 11 helpers. Three of his five goals this season have come on the power play. He ties Brayden Boehm for the team lead in that category. The 19-year-old was drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes—now the Utah Hockey Club—with the 160th selection.
EVERETT
Landon DuPont — Hailing from Calgary, AB, the 15-year-old rookie has appeared in 20 games for the Silvertips this season. The defenceman has accumulated 22 points, tallying five goals with 17 assists. In a 4-3 overtime win over the Kelowna Rockets on Nov. 24, DuPont recorded two assists and helped the Silvertips claw back from a 3-0 deficit. The WHL granted DuPont exceptional status on Apr. 5, joining Connor Bedard as the only two players to be given the status in the league’s history.
CURRENT SEASON RECORDS
VICTORIA — (12W-8L-3OTL–1SOL-TP28) — 5th in Western Conference
EVERETT — (19W-3L-1OTL-1SOL-TP40) — 1st in Western Conference
ROYALS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
- November 27, @ EVT • 7:05 pm
- November 29, v. SEA • 7:05 pm
- November 30, v. SEA • 6:05 pm
- December 3, v. REG • 7:05 pm
- December 7, v. KEL • 6:05 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.
Written by Erick Dominguez
