Mid-Week Preview: March 18th-19th
Victoria B.C. — The Victoria Royals continue their final road trip of the regular season this week, facing the Kamloops Blazers on Tuesday, March 18, with puck drop set for 7:00pm at the Sandman Centre. They will then take on the Kelowna Rockets the following night at 7:05pm at Prospera Place.
Tuesday’s match will be the eighth and final meeting of the regular season between the Royals and Blazers, with Victoria holding a 4-2-1-0 record. The last time the two B.C. Division clubs met, on January 17 and 18, the Royals defeated the Blazers in both contests.
This past weekend, the Royals met with the Vancouver Giants for the final time this regular season in a home-and-home series. After dropping Friday’s game 3-1 in Victoria, the Royals defeated the Giants 4-3 in Langley the following night. Teydon Trembecky netted two goals and an assist in the win, while Markus Loponen netted the game-winning goal.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
VICTORIA
Kenta Isogai — Acquired by the Royals from the Wenatchee Wild on January 1, Isogai has been productive in his final WHL season, posting 74 points (30 goals, 44 assists) in 56 outings. The native of Nagano, Japan, was vital in the Royals’ recent 4-3 win over the Giants. He netted a goal on the powerplay and earned a helper for his 20th multi-point performance this season.
KAMLOOPS
Nathan Behm — Hailing from Calgary, Alta, Behm has been a top forward for the Blazers this season, and in 56 outings has recorded 66 points (31 goals, 35 assists). The 17-year-old has recorded four points over his last three games.
CURRENT SEASON RECORDS
VICTORIA — (37W-17L-3OTL–7SOL-TP84) — 4th in Western Conference
KAMLOOPS — (24W-36L-4OTL–1SOL-TP53) — 10th in Western Conference
KELOWNA — (17W-42L-4OTL–2SOL-TP40) —11th in Western Conference
ROYALS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 18 @ KAM • 7:00 pm
March 19 @ KEL • 7:05 pm
March 21 @ PG • 7:00 pm
March 22 @ PG • 6:00 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
