Royals earn third consecutive win against the Broncos
Victoria, BC. – The Victoria Royals hit the ice for the second time at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre to take on the Swift Current Broncos in their first and only meeting of the season. With two goals from Cameron Schmidt in his regular-season debut, the Royals earned their third win of the season against Swift Current, edging the Broncos 5-4.
The Royals jumped out early on the power play, with Odin Vauhkonen burying his first goal of the season at 4:30 of the first, assisted by Cameron Schmidt and Savin Virk. Later in the frame at 12:08, the Royals capitalized on another man advantage when Filip Novak netted his first of the season, assisted by Caleb Matthews and Nolan Stewart, to take a 2-0 lead going into intermission.
Just 7:23 into the second, the Broncos cut the Royals’ lead in half with a goal from Kayd Ruedig. The Royals responded less than a minute later with a quick wrist shot from Cameron Schmidt at 8:16, assisted by Miles Cooper, to make it 3-1. Almost a minute later in 4-on-4 hockey, Wyatt Danyleyko one-timed home his first goal of the season from Savin Virk and Odin Vauhkonen to extend the lead to 4-1. The Broncos stormed back with goals from Jacob Beaulieu at 11:24 and Trae Wilke at 16:56 to cut the deficit to 4-3 going into the third.
The Broncos equalized at 3:33 in the third with Ruedig’s second goal of the game, but at 9:50 on the power play, Schmidt struck back with his second of the night to give the Royals the 5-4 win.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
4:30 Victoria Royals Goal
Odin Vauhkonen (1) assisted by Cameron Schmidt and Savin Virk
12:08 Victoria Royals Goal
Filip Novak (1) assisted by Nolan Stewart and Caleb Matthews
2nd Period
7:23 Swift Current Broncos Goal
Kayd Ruedig (1) unassisted
8:16 Victoria Royals Goal
Cameron Schmidt (1) assisted by Miles Cooper
9:09 Victoria Royals Goal
Wyatt Danyleyko (1) assisted by Savin Virk and Odin Vauhkonen
11:24 Swift Current Broncos Goal
Jacob Beaulieu (2) assisted by Hudson Kibblewhite
16:56 Swift Current Broncos Goal
Trae Wilke (2) assisted by Yuri Vlasenko and Jace McFaul
3rd Period
3:33 Swift Current Broncos Goal
Kayd Ruedig (2) assisted by Jacob Beaulieu and Sawyer Dingman
9:50 Victoria Royals Goal
Cameron Schmidt (2) assisted by Marek Peroutka and Miles Cooper
Shots on Goal
Royals – 29
Broncos – 23
Powerplay
Royals – 3/6
Broncos – 0/3
Goalie Stats
Prelusky- 19/23
Cooke- 24/29
What’s Next
The Royals are back at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Sunday, October 4th with a puck drop slated for 4:05 pm. Fans can purchase tickets at selectyourtickets.com.
