Weekend Preview: Royals vs. Winterhawks – February 28th-29th
Victoria B.C. — The Victoria Royals continue their final homestand of the regular season this weekend with a back-to-back series against the Portland Winterhawks. The series will begin Friday, February 28, at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre with puck drop set for 7:05pm. The teams will meet again on Saturday at 6:05pm.
This season, the Royals and Winterhawks have met twice, each team having won one of the matchups. Their last meeting came on February 1 and saw the Royals earn a 2-1 victory. Facing a 1-0 deficit in the third period, the Royals clawed back with goals from Teydon Trembecky and Kenta Isogai.
After a two-game sweep of the Prince George Cougars this past weekend, the Royals improved to an 8-1-0-1 record through February. The team combined for 62 shots and 11 goals over the two-game set against their B.C. Division rival. In the standings, the club has a five-point lead in the B.C. Division and are second in the Western Conference.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
VICTORIA
Kenta Isogai —. Since being acquired via trade from the Wenatchee Wild on January 1, Isogai has produced consistent offence as a first-line winger in Victoria. In just 22 games with the club, the Nagano, Japan product has posted 32 points and 11 have come in his last six outings. Over the course of the season so far, the 20-year-old has posted 70 points (29 goals, 41 assists) in 50 appearances.
PORTLAND
Kyle Chyzowski — The fifth-leading scorer in the WHL and captain of the Winterhawks has enjoyed a strong season. In 56 outings, the Surrey, B.C., native has registered 92 points with 38 goals and 54 assists. Chyzowski is in the midst of a three-game point streak that has seen the forward register seven points, including a hat-trick during the team’s 4-3 overtime win against the Wild.
CURRENT SEASON RECORDS
VICTORIA — (34W-15L-3OTL–6SOL-TP77) — 2nd in Western Conference
PORTLAND — (31W-22L-2OTL–1SOL-TP65) — 5th in Western Conference
ROYALS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
February, 28 v. POR • 7:05 pm
March, 1 v. POR • 6:05 pm
March, 7 v. SPO • 7:05 pm
March, 8 v. SPO • 6:05 pm
March, 14 v. VAN • 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
