Royals wrap up the preseason in Langley
Langley B.C., – The Victoria Royals hit the ice at the Arenas of Langley Events Centre for their second meeting with the Giants in two days and the final preseason game. After a tight contest in 40 minutes, the Royals fell short in the third.
After a scoreless half of the first period, Royals forward Kristian Lima found the back of the net at 10:23, assisted by Owen McCarthy and Nate Yellowaga, for his second goal in two games. The Royals defended the lead 1-0 into the second.
Just over a minute into the second frame, the Giants found the equalizer with an early marker from Blake Chorney. Sam Charko follows suit to extend the Giants’ lead by one.
Colton Gerrior headed to the box for the Giants, and Royals captain Miles Cooper made no mistake on the power play with help from Nate Yellowaga to tie things up at two. Blake Chorney tallied his second of the period for the Giants, and the score remained 3-2 going into the third.
Drayden Urina was quick to find the back of the net 26 seconds into the third, fed by Sam Schulte and Kristian Lima. Dennis Emesible responded, followed by an empty-net goal from Nickolas Kovich at 19:01, which gave the Giants the 5-3 victory.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
10:23 Victoria Royals Goal
Kristian Lima (2) assisted by Owen McCarthy and Nate Yellowaga.
2nd Period
1:17 Vancouver Giants Goal
Blake Chorney (1) assisted by Tobias Tomik.
2:58 Vancouver Giants Goal
Sam Charko (3) assisted by Nickolas Kovich.
7:22 Victoria Royals Goal
Miles Cooper (2) assisted by Nate Yellowaga.
8:42 Vancouver Giants Goal
Chorney (2) assisted by Brayden Jugnauth and Tobias Tomik
3rd Period
0:26 Victoria Royals Goal
Drayden Uhrina (2) assisted by Sam Schulte and Kristian Lima.
14:45 Vancouver Giants Goal
Dennis Emesibe (2) assisted Louis Oscar Holowaychuk and Brogan McNeil.
19:01 Vancouver Giants Goal. Empty net.
Nickolas Kovich (2) assisted by Sam Charko and Tafari Chingwaru.
Shots on Goal
Royals – 30
Giants – 25
Powerplay
Royals – 2/7
Giants – 1/3
Goalie Stats
Royals
Seth Badry – 21/25
Giants
Maverick Bell – 9/11
Oliver Bryks – 18/19
What’s Next
The Royals will begin their regular season on the road where they will meet the Blazers at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, BC, on Saturday, September 19th with puck drop slated for 6:00 pm. The game will be streamed live for fans on the Royals YouTube page.
