The Victoria Royals suffered a heavy loss at home last night, surrenduring goals in the double digits to a high-powered Lethbridge offence.
In the first period, the game looked set to be a close contest. Lethbridge went up 2-1 thanks to a pair of goals from Ryan Vandervlis.
However, after Tyler Soy evened the game at 2-2, the contest quickly devolved into target practice – Victoria gave up four goals in five minutes and the Hurricanes all but cruised to victory.
Watch: Highlights – Victoria (4) vs Lethbridge (10) – Nov 21/17
One positive to take away from the game is Tyler Soy’s performance. After registering a goal and an assist, the Royals’ forward is now within just one point of tying the all-time franchise record for most career points.
Currently, the record is held by former Royal and Chilliwack Bruin Brandon Magee who totalled 264 points (113g-151a) over his 318-game career.
Scoring:
Royals – Matthew Phillips 1g-2a, Tyler Soy 1g-1a, Matthew Smith 1g-0a, Chaz Reddekopp 1g-0a, Scott Walford 0g-1a, Jared Freadrich 0g-1a, Eric Florchuk 0g-1a, Dino Kambeitz 0g-1a.
Lethbridge- Ryan Vandervlis 3g-1a (Game Winner), Giorgio Estephan 2g-2a, Calen Addison 1g-3a, Jordy Bellerive 1g-2a, Josh Tarzwell 1g-2a, Zane Franklin 1g-1a, Koletrane Wilson 0g-1a, Dylan Cozens 0g-1a, Zachary Cox 0g-1a, Ryan Bowen 0g-1a, Taylor Ross 0g-1a.
Goaltending:
Royals – Griffen Outhouse – 29:32 Mins, 15 saves on 19 shots
Dean McNabb (L) – 30:28 Mins, 12 saves on 18 shots
Lethbridge – Stuart Skinner (W) – 50:44 Mins, 18 saves on 22 shots
Reece Klassen – 9:16 Mins, two saves on two shots
Power Play:
Royals – 2/6=33.3%
Lethbridge – 6/11=54.5%
Up Next
The Royals are back in action on Friday night at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre as they take on the Seattle Thunderbirds for Downie Wenjack Fund Night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Select Your Tickets box office, over the phone by calling 250-220-7777, or online at www.selectyourtickets.com.
