Weekend Preview: January 31st – February 1st
This week, the Victoria Royals are continuing their three-game road trip with a match against the Spokane Chiefs. Puck drop is slated for 7:05 pm at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Friday, Jan. 31. The following night, they will visit the Portland Winterhawks at 6:00 pm to round out the trip.
Friday’s contest will be the first meeting between the two sides this season. In the 2023-24 season, the Royals split the four-game series with the Chiefs (2-2-0-0). The Royals are also seeking their first win in Spokane since Jan. 6, 2023, where they defeated the Chiefs 6-3.
On Wednesday the Royals began their road trip with a match against the Kelowna Rockets, defeating their divisional rival 11-1. 17-year-old Cole Reschny led the way with five points in the match, ten other Royals players would tally points as well. Teydon Trembecky netted his second hat-trick of the season, while new additions Brandon Lisowsky and Kenta Isogai combined for seven points.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
VICTORIA
Cole Reschny — Reschny has been on a tear through the back half of January, culminating with a five-point performance on Wednesday night in Kelowna. So far this season, the Macklin native has totaled 58 points (17 goals, 41 assists) through 42 outings. Over his last seven games, Reschny has amassed 15 points with four multi-point efforts.
SPOKANE
Andrew Cristall — The WHL’s leading scorer and Washington Capitals prospect has had a strong year. In 35 outings, Cristall has posted 78 points (31 goals, 47 assists). Cristall has put together 22 multi-point efforts this season and has been held scoreless in only five matches. He was acquired by the Chiefs via trade on Jan. 8.
CURRENT SEASON RECORDS
VICTORIA — (26W-13L-3OTL–5SOL-TP60) — 2nd in Western Conference
SPOKANE — (30W-16L-0OTL-0SOL-TP60) — 3rd in Western Conference
PORTLAND — (27W-16L-2OTL-1SOL-TP57) — 4th in Western Conference
ROYALS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
January, 31 @ SPO • 7:05 pm
February, 1 @ POR • 6:00 pm
February, 4 v. KEL • 7:05 pm
February, 5 v. KEL • 7:05 pm
February, 7 @ TC • 7:05 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.
by Erick Dominguez
