Game Preview | vs. Kamloops Blazers | Nov. 29th
đź“… Date: Wednesday, November 29th
Puck Drop: 7:05 PM
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
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The Victoria Royals wrap up their brief two game homestand with their second game in as many nights against the Kamloops Blazers.
Puck drop is set for 7:05 PM at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. This is the third time this season the Royals and Blazers will face off, with the Royals winning 6-1 in Victoria last night.
CAREER YEAR FOR MISSKEY
Nate Misskey scored his fifth of the year last night, tying his career high. He’s already set new career bests in assists and points this season with 19 and 24 respectively.Â
NOT AFRAID OF FIRE
The Royals have outscored the Blazers 10-2 across their two meetings so far this season. The Royals have been hot at home, winning five of their last six home contests. They’ll look to maintain their home winning ways on Wednesday night.
THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET
KAMLOOPS
Just last night the Victoria Royals and Kamloops Blazers faced off at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, where the Royals cruised to a 6-1 win.
The Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period off goals from Nate Misskey, Reggie Newman and Cole Reschny. In the second, Reschny added his second of the game off a nice give and go with Dawson Pasternak to make it 4-0. Midway through the third, Cole Reschny would complete the hat-trick, his first in the WHL, on a powerplay one-timer to put the Royals ahead by five. Just two minutes later, Conner Radke buried a backhand to crack the shutout and make it a 5-1 game. In the final two minutes of the game, after a nice interception, Logan Pickford buried the Royals sixth goal on a breakaway. The Royals would hang on to win 6-1 with Braden Holt making 29 saves on 30 shots.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
KAMLOOPS
- Forward Kai Matthew was committed to University of Denver prior to Tuesday, until he de-committed and joined the Kamloops Blazers. Matthew made his WHL debut in last night’s game against the Royals. Matthew skated on a line with Emmitt Finnie and Ashton Ferster.
VICTORIAÂ
- Cole Reschny, or should we call him Goal Reschny, had a hat-trick in last night’s game vs the Blazers. He now has 10 goals in 21 games this season.Â
- Robin Sapousek had a pair of assists in the Royals win. He now has five points in his last three games.
SEASON RECORDSÂ
vs BLAZERS
- Oct. 6 @ KAM • 4-1 Win
- Nov. 28 v. KAM • 6-1 Win
- Nov. 29 v. KAM • 7:05 pm
- Dec. 1 @ KAM • 7:00 pm
- Dec. 3 @ KAM • 2:00 pm
- Jan. 20 v. KAM • 4:05 pm
- Jan. 21 v. KAM • 3:05 pm
- Feb. 19 @ KAM • 2:00 pm
LAST 5 GAMES
ROYALS
- 6-1 W v. Kamloops (11-28-2023)
- 8-1 L @ Spokane (11-26-2023)
- 5-1 W @ Tri-City (11-24-2023)
- 4-3 L @ Portland (11-22-2023)
- 8-3 L v. Lethbridge (11-17-2023)
BLAZERS
- 6-1 L @ Victoria (11-28-2023)
- 3-2 L (OT) v. Everett (11-25-2023)
- 6-3 W v. Vancouver (11-24-2023)
- 7-3 L v. Lethbridge (11-22-2023)
- 3-2 L (SO) @ Spokane (11-19-2023)
WATCH AND LISTEN
Radio broadcast
Royals games will be broadcast on 91.3 FM the Zone this season with Marlon Martens calling all of the action.Â
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 web using Safari or Google Chrome web browsers. Visit watch.chl.ca for complete details and subscription options.
Written by Graham Morrison
