

Talk about making a statement.ย
In his debut with the Victoria Royals, goaltender Braden Holt made his presence known after saving all 35 shots on the net, shutting out the Vancouver Giants 3-0 on Wednesday, December 28th.ย
Before donning the blue and black, Holt joined the Royals a day before the big game.ย
“They played super hard for me, and I just couldn’t be happier,” Braden Holt told Marlon Martens after the win.
Holt’s performance earned him the first star of the game.
โ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ข๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง.โ -Braden Holt after shutting out the Giants 3-0 in his Royals debut: https://t.co/uLgzYeNoGr@victoriaroyals@TheZone913 pic.twitter.com/vfPi3PR826
— Marlon Martens (@RoyalsRadioWHL) December 29, 2022
Holtโs trade to the new team marked the parting of Tyler Palmer whose departure has since been marked as โpersonal leave.โ
Related:ย Victoria Royals trade Tyler Palmer to Everett Silvertips in goaltender swap
Wednesdayโs win marks the first shutout victory the Royals have made since their 3-0 victory against the Prince George Cougars on March 19th, 2022.ย
Holtโs success didnโt come without the support of his team.
ROYALS WIN!!! 35-SAVE SHUTOUT FOR HOLT!!#ReadyToRoar pic.twitter.com/gqYEDGO5s7
— Victoria Royals (@victoriaroyals) December 29, 2022
Last night the Royal’s offence came to play with a first period goal from forward Jake Poole, moving his current record to 33 (18 goals,15 assists) on the season.
Pooleโs early success would be followed by forward Brayden Schuurman (7), bringing the score to 2-0 at the 7:38 mark of the third.
Schuurman (8) would then cap off the night by adding an unassisted empty net goal at 19:33 of the third period,ย securing the 3-0 victory for the Royals.
Relive all the saves, goals, and cellys from last night's win in Langley!
Roll the highlights! ๐ฅ#ReadyToRoar pic.twitter.com/Vypk1iSRcW
— Victoria Royals (@victoriaroyals) December 29, 2022
The Royals and Giants will face off for the third and final time this week on Friday, December 30th in Victoria. The puck-drop is set for 7:05 p.m. at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
Vancouver Giants vs Victoria Royalsย
- Where: Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 1925 Blanshard Street
- When: Friday, December 30th, 2022, 7:05 p.m.