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CdnSailor
01-10-2012, 03:56 PM
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/VictoriaRoyals.gif At http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/ReginaPats.gif 13 Jan At http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/BrandonWheatKings.gif 14 Jan
Victoria is now on a 6 game road trip of the Prairie Provinces with the first back to back games against the Pats and Wheat kings.
The Royals are on a 9 game loosing skid dropping a 4 -3 SO loss to the Rockets on Saturday. They are holding on to 8t spot in the Western Conference.

Royals top player now traded to the Wheat Kings went out with a bang on Saturday, head butting one of the Rockets players at the end of overtime, thus disqualifying him from shooting in the Shootout. No word as of yet if he will get a suspension for his antics. :o

Sure would be nice though for him to get a two game suspension thus ensuring that he will not play against his old teammates. :cool:
I shudder to think how the game will be on Saturday with him playing against us.:eek:

Regina is currently in 5th place overall in the Eastern Conference. They are 6 and 4 P10
Wheat Kings are in 8th spot with a 4 and 6 P10, but with a win and the Blades and Hitmen with a lose they could jump up to possibly 6th position. It is a tight race in the East.

Regina Pats 43 23 16 3 1 = 50 PTS 0-1-0-0 STK 6-2-2-0 P10 628 PIM

Brandon Wheat Kings 41 22 17 1 1 = 46 PTS 1-0-0-0 STK 4-6-0-0 P10 613 PIM

Victoria Royals 42 13 24 2 3 31 = PTS 0-6-1-2 STK 1-6-1-2 P10 746 PIM

IR_Hockey
01-10-2012, 05:33 PM
Should be really interesting games. I'm about to put the stats together for the Pats and Wheat Kings against the BC Division. I'm guessing they are going to look pretty good.

CdnSailor
01-13-2012, 10:44 PM
For Immediate Release

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Regina, SK – In a Friday night match-up at the Brandt Center, the Victoria Royals squared off against the Regina Pats in the teams’ only meeting of the season. In net for Victoria was Keith Hamilton while Regina countered with Adam Beukeboom.

The Royals got on the board early when a miscue behind the Regina net saw the puck slide through the crease to Logan Nelson who poked the loose puck into the open net. Just after the 10 minute mark, Victoria would make it 2-0 after they pinned the Pats inside their zone before Brandon Magee deposited a loose puck in front for his 12th of season. At 19:12 of the period, Regina’s Jordan Weal streaked into the Royals’ zone and fired a backhand shot on goal. Hamilton made the initial save but was unable to stop the rebound by Brandon Davidson who shoveled in the loose puck to cut the lead in half. After 20 minutes the Royals led the Pats 2-1.

Victoria notched an early marker at 1:20 of the middle frame on a shot by Jamie Crooks from behind the net, which banked off Regina’s Beukeboom and into the net. The goal was Crooks’ team-leading 22nd of the year. The Pats responded two minutes later on the power play when Weal moved to the high slot and wired a slap shot over the glove hand of Hamilton. At 13:51 Regina would tie the game at three after defenseman Martin Marincin stepped in off the left point past a Royals’ defender and sent a wrist shot under the left arm of Hamilton. The score would remain 3-3 after two periods of play.

Regina would take their first lead of the game at the halfway mark of the third period on a goal by Andrew Rieder who converted a rebound off a Matt Marantz shot. Rieder then added his second of night when he broke in alone on Hamilton and fired a shot over the glove hand. Rieder and Weal would each add a marker as the Pats secured the victory. Regina 7 Victoria 3.


Victoria went 0/3 = 0.0% on the power play, while Regina was 1/3 = 33.3%. The Pats outshot the Royals 39-27.

Victoria continues its road swing on Saturday, January 14th in Brandon as they take on the Wheat Kings. Puck drop is at 5:30 Pacific Time.

CdnSailor
01-13-2012, 11:05 PM
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/ReginaPats.gif 7 http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/VictoriaRoyals.gif 3

Game Highlights

http://youtu.be/5FpNkhbBJXI

JMoney1988
01-13-2012, 11:25 PM
Hey, quick question, have you guys sent a fan bus on this roadtrip?

CdnSailor
01-13-2012, 11:44 PM
I heard of nothing being done. I am not even sure we have a fan club....
so to speak.

IR_Hockey
01-14-2012, 01:26 AM
I heard of nothing being done. I am not even sure we have a fan club....
so to speak.

Ditto

pontcanna
01-14-2012, 02:46 AM
Pats pour it on late to punish Royals

BY CLEVE DHEENSAW, TIMESCOLONIST.COM JANUARY 13, 2012 11:08 PM


A Weal rolled right over the Victoria Royals on Friday and it was the 48-inch monster truck variety. On skates.

Jordan Weal had two goals and three assists on a five-point night to lead the host Regina Pats to a 7-3 Western Hockey League victory against the Royals.

“Jordan Weal played a ton and took over the game,” said Victoria GM and head coach Marc Habscheid.

“There is no doubt he’s a world-class player.”

And showed it.

Weal, a third-round Los Angeles Kings draft pick and North Vancouver native, is the second-leading scorer in the WHL with 75 points.

It was a familiar refrain for the Royals (13-25-5) as they let leads of 2-0 and 3-1 slip away as their winless streak reached double digits at 10.

The game was competitive until the Pats (25-16-4) broke open a 3-3 deadlock by scoring four unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes and 50 seconds to move into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

“For two-and-a-half periods, I thought we were really good,” said Habscheid.

“Then we made a couple of mistakes and let the last 10-12 minutes of the game get away from us as the floodgates opened.”

Did they ever, as Pats forward and Regina-native Andrew Rieder recorded a hat-trick in a span of under seven minutes to blow open the doors of the Brandt Centre before 4,368 fans.

The game, which ended disastrously for Victoria, started out promisingly.

It took Logan Nelson, the second-leading scorer among WHL rookies and the 108th-rated North American skater in Central Scouting’s rankings for the 2012 NHL draft, only a minute and 20 seconds to get Victoria on the board in the first period with his 18th goal of the season. Brandon Magee, with his 12th, gave Victoria a two-goal advantage at 13:17.

But Regina’s second-leading scorer, defenceman and Edmonton Oilers prospect Brandon Davidson, recorded his 33rd point with a goal in the last minute of the opening period that pulled the Pats to within one.

Jamie Crooks, with his 22nd of the season, restored Victoria’s two-goal cushion at 1:27 of the second period. Late-round Senators draft pick Jordan Fransoo, a defenceman acquired in a trade earlier this week, earned an assist on the goal in his first game for the Royals.

Weal, with his 27th of the season, made it 3-2 at 3:30 of the second on the power play. Assisting on that goal was defenceman Martin Marincin, acquired by Regina in a trade this week from the Prince George Cougars and who represented Slovakia at the world junior championships earlier this month.

Marincin would be heard from again in the second frame, tying the game 3-3 at 13:51. The 2010 second-round Oilers draft pick finished with three points.

“The [Pats] work hard and they compete,” said Habscheid.

Keith Hamilton made 32 saves in goal for Victoria, while Adam Beukeboom blocked 24 shots in the Regina crease.

The result left Victoria’s hold on the eighth and final playoff slot in the Western Conference even more tenuous. The Royals lead the ninth-place Prince George Cougars, who defeated Lethbridge 6-3 on Friday, by one point with the Cougars holding a game in hand. Victoria trails seventh-place Seattle, which lost 7-1 in Kamloops, by two points, but the Thunderbirds hold four games in hand.

Friday’s Regina fixture was the first game of Victoria’s six-game road trip through Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Royals are in Brandon tonight against the Wheat Kings in a game that has suddenly become an emotional affair after the trade this week that sent Royals leading scorer Kevin Sundher to the Wheaties for Fransoo and forward Dakota Conroy.

JMoney1988
01-14-2012, 08:54 AM
Just curious, you know you would think they could organize a fan bus for these days, are there going to the Saskatoon game at all

the Royal Flush
01-14-2012, 10:28 AM
once again our goaltender crapped the bed...

IR_Hockey
01-14-2012, 01:56 PM
The last three games have been tied going into the third period and we have lost all of them. Why does this team come out flat when it matters the most?

the Royal Flush
01-14-2012, 02:06 PM
our goaltending is garbage...thats why...we have a backupman as a starter and a tier 2 backupman as our backup...not gonna work in any way,shape or form...

witness
01-14-2012, 02:38 PM
From what I saw, the Royal's goaltending is weak. But, so was the defensive zone coverage. Turnovers in the defensive zone will kill you every time. And they weren't by the younger players, it was the 20 year old. A shot block leading to a breakaway goal and a saucer pass right onto Weal's stick in the slot. Just who you want to give the puck away to, a guy that has over 70 points.

The younger players played pretty well. Fransoo was good on the backend. The Royals competed until the Pats went up a goal and the players' body language changed. They started turning over puck and didn't compete. I would say that with about 8 or 9 minutes left in the game, there were some players that plain and simply gave up.

IR_Hockey
01-14-2012, 04:00 PM
I just read that Conroy was stuck with Traber and Forsyth all night? is this true?

50sWHLer
01-14-2012, 04:34 PM
Habschied 'OUT COACHED' AGAIN !!! :rolleyes:

sbtatter
01-14-2012, 06:54 PM
I just read that Conroy was stuck with Traber and Forsyth all night? is this true?

Conroy is a big body with no hands and doesn't hit, so 4th line is the spot for him. Fransoo should quickly become your top d-man.

IR_Hockey
01-14-2012, 10:05 PM
Conroy is a big body with no hands and doesn't hit, so 4th line is the spot for him. Fransoo should quickly become your top d-man.
Everything ive heard about Conroy is that he has lots of offensive talent and just hasn't been given the opportunity. However your comments are noted.

IR_Hockey
01-14-2012, 10:06 PM
Losing Streak is over!

the Royal Flush
01-14-2012, 10:30 PM
Thank you Jesus!

IR_Hockey
01-14-2012, 10:43 PM
Thank you Jesus!

Is that why Tim Tebow lost? Was Jesus helping out the Royals instead of being in New England?

the Royal Flush
01-14-2012, 11:05 PM
beats the hell outta me...

sbtatter
01-14-2012, 11:09 PM
Everything ive heard about Conroy is that he has lots of offensive talent and just hasn't been given the opportunity. However your comments are noted.

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then!

CdnSailor
01-14-2012, 11:19 PM
Bet the Wheat Kings were not to happy with Sundher at the beginning with two penalties in a row.
Allbeit he did get two assists and did score in the shootout. Glad that we were able to beat Brandon though.
Great to see #10 Ben Walker break the 10 game losing streak :clap:
Now to see what happens on our next leg of this road trip.

CdnSailor
01-14-2012, 11:24 PM
Victoria comes from behind for 4-3 shootout victory over Brandon.

For Immediate Release

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Victoria, BC – In a Saturday night matchup at the Westman Communications Group Place, the Victoria Royals took on the Brandon Wheat Kings in the second of a six game road trip. The Royals gave Keith Hamilton the start in net, while the Wheat Kings countered with Curtis Honey.

Both teams exchanged quality scoring chances early as Brandon’s Michael Ferland got behind the Royals’ defense for a partial breakaway but was denied by the glove of Hamilton. Victoria would counter with a breakaway of their own as Robin Soudek was sprung in alone but was unable to beat the blocker of Honey. The Wheat Kings would get on the board at 13:28 when Dominick Favreau converted Bruno Mraz’s centering pass over top of Hamilton. Brandon would add to their lead in the final minute of the frame on the man-advantage. Forward Kevin Sundher circled at the right face-off circle and fed Mark Stone in the slot for a one-timer that beat Hamilton over the right shoulder. The first period concluded with the Wheat Kings leading 2-0.

Victoria would cut into Brandon’s lead on the power play at 7:32 of the middle frame. Royals’ forward Ben Walker burst down the right side and fed Dakota Conroy in the middle who beat Honey on the glove side for his first goal in a Victoria uniform. The Wheat Kings re-established a two-goal cushion at 12:45 when Ferland scored his second of the night off a tic-tac-toe play from Brendan Walker and Sundher. Hamilton was able to keep the Royals within two when he stopped Sundher on a breakaway attempt with a quick right pad save. Victoria responded at 16:56 when Logan Nelson fed Jamie Crooks in front who slapped home his 23rd of the season. After 40 minutes Brandon led 3-2.

Hamilton would continue his solid play to open the third period as he thwarted an odd-man rush from Brandon’s Stone and Brenden Walker. Victoria continued to push for the equalizer and found it at 13:43 when Steven Hodges fired a shot from the slot that rebounded onto the stick of Brandon Magee who made no mistake for his 13th goal of the season. At the end of regulation the game would remain tied 3-3.

A fast paced overtime would solve nothing as the game required a shootout. Stone would miss Brandon’s first attempt before Soudek beat Honey through the legs with a quick snap-shot to give Victoria the advantage. The Wheat Kings’ Alessio Bertaggia and the Royals’ Nelson both missed their respective shots before Sundher slid his forehand attempt under an outstretched Hamilton to even the shootout 1-1. Walker would shoot third for Victoria, firing a low, hard wrist-shot past Honey to secure the win. Royals 4 Wheat Kings 3 in a shootout.

Victoria went 1/4 = 25.0% on the power play, while Brandon was 2/2 = 100.0%. The Royals outshot the Wheat Kings 50-42.

CdnSailor
01-14-2012, 11:54 PM
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/VictoriaRoyals.gif 4 http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k29/cdnsailor/BrandonWheatKings.gif 3 (Shootout)

Game Highlights

http://youtu.be/VK_Ka0kSU3g

mjw22
01-15-2012, 01:04 AM
Is that why Tim Tebow lost? Was Jesus helping out the Royals instead of being in New England?

maybe :) speaking of Tebow Jimmy Fallon does a wicked stand up bit on him. just google Jimmy Fallon

pontcanna
01-15-2012, 02:38 AM
Royals snap winless streak


BY CLEVE DHEENSAW, TIMES COLONIST JANUARY 14, 2012 11:05 PM

Victoria Royals goaltender Keith Hamilton may have a rebuttal for those who don’t think practices matter.

With the Wheat Kings leading 3-1 Saturday in Brandon and looking to put away the Western Hockey League game against the struggling Victoria club, Hamilton stopped former teammate Kevin Sundher on a second-period breakaway in a play that turned the tide in the Royals’ 4-3 shootout victory.

Hamilton has to have banked a few mental notes after facing Sundher hundreds of times during practice earlier this season.

Instead of a three-goal deficit, the Royals went into the second break trailing by only one goal following Jamie Crooks scoring his 23rd of the season for Victoria less than a minute after Hamilton blocked Sundher on that crucial breakaway.

“That was big,” said Royals GM and head coach Marc Habscheid.

“Goaltending is the most important position in hockey and you need your goalie to make a save like that for you. It gave the bench life. And the guys kept rallying.”

The victory snapped a 10-game Royals winless streak.

“They had some losses mounting but they deserved this. They kept up the energy after falling behind.”

Hamilton was full value for his third-star selection in facing 50 Brandon shots.

“We got some saves tonight and that was the key,” reiterated Habscheid.

The game is the only date between the two teams this season who were involved in the blockbuster deal last Monday that sent Buffalo Sabres-contracted Sundher to the Wheat Kings in exchange for defenceman and late-round Ottawa Senators draft pick Jordan Fransoo and rookie forward Dakota Conroy.

Sundher finished with two assists and a shootout goal on the night and Conroy with a goal and Fransoo an assist.

“Kevin [Sundher] was very popular on our team and he threw no cheap shots in this game and our players threw no cheap shots at him,” said Habscheid.

“But we knew he would try to score 10 goals on us and our job was to stop him. I’m happy this game is over.”

Victoria forward Brandon Magee tied the game 3-3 at 13:43 of the third period.

Mark Stone, who earlier this month won bronze with Canada at the world junior championships, was among the Wheat King scorers.

Saturday’s Brandon fixture was the second in a six-game road trip for Victoria that will see the teams travel through Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

The Royals (14-25-5) are in Swift Current on Tuesday, Moose Jaw on Wednesday, Prince Albert on Friday and Saskatoon next Saturday.

CdnSailor
01-15-2012, 01:06 PM
Now to start to ride the wave that has begun.