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Saturday, January 14 vs. Moose Jaw Warriors EASTERN PROMISE: The Royals have enjoyed success this season when they play against Eastern Conference opponents. So far this year, Victoria has collected an 8-2-0-0 record that includes a mark of 6-1-0-0 on home ice. The Royals’ powerplay has also gone 15/53=28.3% in those 10 games. Matthew Phillips leads Victoria with 10 goals against Eastern Conference teams, while Jack Walker has the second most markers at nine. SOPHOMORE SENSATIONS: Tonight’s match features both the Western Conference Rookie of the Year and the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year from last season. Victoria’s Matthew Phillips was the winner of the WHL Rookie of the Year award as he tallied 76 points (37g-39a) in 72 contests, which set the new Royals’ record for most points by a first-year player. Moose Jaw’s Noah Gregor earned Rookie of the Year honors in the Eastern Conference after he recorded 73 points (28g-45a) last season. SWITCHING SIDES: In tonight’s match-up Victoria Royals’ forward Blake Bargar will be playing in his first game against his former club. Bargar was acquired by the Royals from the Warriors in the 2016 off-season for a conditional eighth round pick in 2018. The native of Torrance, CA played 119 games with the Warriors over two seasons (2014-16) and notched eight points (2g-6a) to go along with 73 penalty minutes. ROOKIE NETMINDER: Royals’ netminder Dean McNabb made his first WHL appearance in last night’s contest against the Kelowna Rockets. So far this year, the Regina, SK product has earned a 13-2-0-0 record to go with a 1.86 goals against average (GAA) and a .909 save percentage (SV%) for the Regina Pat Canadians of Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMHL). HOCKEY CANADA CONNECTION: Victoria forward Tyler Soy, defenceman Chaz Reddekopp and Moose Jaw goaltender Zachary Sawchenko were all teammates on the Team Pacific team that finished second at the 201314 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. In six games, Soy finished with five points (2g-3a), Reddekopp registered two points (0g-2a) while Sawchenko finished with a 4-1-0-0 record to coincide with a 0.929 SV% and a 2.40 GAA. Soy and Sawchenko would lace up as teammates again when they both represented Canada at the 2014 IIHF Under-18 World Championships in Finland. Canada finished with a bronze medal as Soy collected two assists in four games while Sawchenko earned with a 4-0-0-0 record and posted a 0.907 SV% and a 2.25 GAA. PROSPECT REPORT: Royals’ prospect Tarun Fizer is currently fifth in scoring in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League (AMHL). Fizer leads all players on the UFA Bisons Midget AAA with 30 points (13g-17a) in 25 games, which is also the best mark of all 2001-born skaters in the league. The Chestermere, AB native was th selected in the fourth round, 69 overall, by Victoria in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft before he signed a contract with the club in August. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2016-17 Victoria Royals roster is composed as follows: AGE: 1996 – 3, 1997 – 8, 1998 – 7, 1999 – 4, 2000 – 4 LOCATION: B.C. – 11, Alberta – 3, Saskatchewan – 5, Manitoba – 1, USA – 4, Europe – 2 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (All times in Pacific Standard Time): th Tuesday, January 17 at Vancouver Giants – 7:00 p.m. – Langley Events Centre – Langley, BC th Thursday, January 19 at Edmonton Oil Kings – 6:00 p.m. – Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB
Western Hockey League Regular Season Game Victoria Royals vs. Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday, January 14, 2017 Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
VICTORIA ROYALS
MOOSE JAW WARRIORS
22-18-4-0 / 48 PTS (6th in Western Conference)
26-10-6-1 / 59 PTS (3rd in Eastern Conference)
Goaltenders # Player 30 Griffen Outhouse 33 Dylan Myskiw 35 Dean McNabb
YOB GP W L OTL SOL 98 40 22 15 3 0 99 10 0 3 1 0 00 1 0 0 0 0
# 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 26 27 28 29 34
Pos D D D D D RW LW C C RW C RW C C LW C RW D RW D D LW
Player Ryan Gagnon Ralph Jarratt Mitchell Prowse Jeremy Masella Scott Walford Ethan Price Jack Walker Ryan Peckford Matthew Phillips Spencer Gerth Eric Florchuk Blake Bargar Tyler Soy Dante Hannoun Carter Folk Vladimir Bobylev Regan Nagy Loch Morrison Jared Dmytriw Marsel Ibragimov Chaz Reddekopp Kaid Oliver
Royals Hockey Staff Cameron Hope Dave Lowry Jeff Harris Dan Price Doug Bodger Matt Auerbach Khore Elliott Jeff Compton Lynden Sammartino Referee: Jeff Ingram Referee: Fraser Lawrence
YOB 96 98 00 99 99 97 96 99 98 98 00 98 97 98 96 97 97 97 98 97 97 00
GP 39 44 23 17 34 43 42 39 42 33 34 35 29 44 40 11 43 39 35 44 37 41
G 0 0 2 0 1 4 21 13 27 2 2 3 17 15 3 3 12 2 8 2 7 2
SO 2 0 0
GAA 2.82 3.63 0.00
Goaltenders SV% # Player 0.918 31 Zach Sawchenko 0.873 35 Brody Wilms 0.000
A PTS PIM +/16 16 57 11 14 14 24 -5 5 7 6 -1 0 0 15 1 10 11 18 -2 6 10 17 -20 27 48 43 13 20 33 20 7 23 50 34 22 1 3 20 -7 2 4 20 -12 1 4 31 -13 16 33 11 17 23 38 18 12 5 8 64 -9 6 9 19 4 16 28 18 5 12 14 42 -15 4 12 16 -9 7 9 26 -1 26 33 61 10 4 6 51 -9
President & General Manager Head Coach Asst. GM, Hockey Ops & Communications Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Equipment Manager Athletic Therapist Strength, Conditioning & Skills Coach Goaltender Coach Linesman: Liam Reid Linesman: Kirk Van Helvoirt
# 2 4 5 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 27 29 47 59 61 95
Player Josh Brook Jett Woo Colin Paradis Justin Almeida Tanner Jeannot Chantz Petruic
YOB GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% 97 27 17 5 4 1 0 3.07 0.915 98 19 9 5 2 0 1 3.21 0.907
Pos D D D C LW C Jayden Halbgewachs C Brandon Armstrong D Brecon Wood LW Yan Khomenko RW Brayden Burke LW Branden Klatt LW Brett Howden C Noah Gregor C Tristin Langan LW Luka Burzan C Spencer Bast RW Josh Thrower D Matt Sozanski D Thomas Foster C Dmitri Zaitsev D
YOB 99 00 98 99 97 99 97 99 00 98 97 98 98 98 98 00 97 96 96 96 98
GP 43 37 39 41 43 37 43 22 39 40 38 43 30 42 39 38 41 40 35 40 41
G 4 3 1 4 12 0 38 1 0 10 13 4 22 20 4 11 6 2 1 11 0
A 20 11 2 9 17 3 32 0 1 10 48 5 25 32 8 9 5 9 22 19 15
PTS PIM 24 34 14 12 3 7 13 4 29 45 3 4 70 19 1 2 1 13 20 14 61 26 9 30 47 35 52 18 12 14 20 8 11 13 11 77 23 18 30 22 15 34
Warriors Hockey Staff Alan Millar General Manger Head Coach Tim Hunter Assistant Coach Mark O'Leary Scott King Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Jamie Hodson Brooke Kosolofski Head Trainer/Athletic Therapist Stephen Simon Equipment Manager
+/5 11 -9 -9 2 -3 4 0 -7 12 -8 -18 7 3 -1 9 4 5 -2 -2 14
Saturday, January 14 vs. Moose Jaw Warriors EASTERN PROMISE: The Royals have enjoyed success this season when they play against Eastern Conference opponents. So far this year, Victoria has collected an 8-2-0-0 record that includes a mark of 6-1-0-0 on home ice. The Royals’ powerplay has also gone 15/53=28.3% in those 10 games. Matthew Phillips leads Victoria with 10 goals against Eastern Conference teams, while Jack Walker has the second most markers at nine. SOPHOMORE SENSATIONS: Tonight’s match features both the Western Conference Rookie of the Year and the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year from last season. Victoria’s Matthew Phillips was the winner of the WHL Rookie of the Year award as he tallied 76 points (37g-39a) in 72 contests, which set the new Royals’ record for most points by a first-year player. Moose Jaw’s Noah Gregor earned Rookie of the Year honors in the Eastern Conference after he recorded 73 points (28g-45a) last season. SWITCHING SIDES: In tonight’s match-up Victoria Royals’ forward Blake Bargar will be playing in his first game against his former club. Bargar was acquired by the Royals from the Warriors in the 2016 off-season for a conditional eighth round pick in 2018. The native of Torrance, CA played 119 games with the Warriors over two seasons (2014-16) and notched eight points (2g-6a) to go along with 73 penalty minutes. ROOKIE NETMINDER: Royals’ netminder Dean McNabb made his first WHL appearance in last night’s contest against the Kelowna Rockets. So far this year, the Regina, SK product has earned a 13-2-0-0 record to go with a 1.86 goals against average (GAA) and a .909 save percentage (SV%) for the Regina Pat Canadians of Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMHL). HOCKEY CANADA CONNECTION: Victoria forward Tyler Soy, defenceman Chaz Reddekopp and Moose Jaw goaltender Zachary Sawchenko were all teammates on the Team Pacific team that finished second at the 201314 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. In six games, Soy finished with five points (2g-3a), Reddekopp registered two points (0g-2a) while Sawchenko finished with a 4-1-0-0 record to coincide with a 0.929 SV% and a 2.40 GAA. Soy and Sawchenko would lace up as teammates again when they both represented Canada at the 2014 IIHF Under-18 World Championships in Finland. Canada finished with a bronze medal as Soy collected two assists in four games while Sawchenko earned with a 4-0-0-0 record and posted a 0.907 SV% and a 2.25 GAA. PROSPECT REPORT: Royals’ prospect Tarun Fizer is currently fifth in scoring in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League (AMHL). Fizer leads all players on the UFA Bisons Midget AAA with 30 points (13g-17a) in 25 games, which is also the best mark of all 2001-born skaters in the league. The Chestermere, AB native was th selected in the fourth round, 69 overall, by Victoria in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft before he signed a contract with the club in August. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2016-17 Victoria Royals roster is composed as follows: AGE: 1996 – 3, 1997 – 8, 1998 – 7, 1999 – 4, 2000 – 4 LOCATION: B.C. – 11, Alberta – 3, Saskatchewan – 5, Manitoba – 1, USA – 4, Europe – 2 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (All times in Pacific Standard Time): th Tuesday, January 17 at Vancouver Giants – 7:00 p.m. – Langley Events Centre – Langley, BC th Thursday, January 19 at Edmonton Oil Kings – 6:00 p.m. – Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB
Western Hockey League Regular Season Game Victoria Royals vs. Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday, January 14, 2017 Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
VICTORIA ROYALS
MOOSE JAW WARRIORS
22-18-4-0 / 48 PTS (6th in Western Conference)
26-10-6-1 / 59 PTS (3rd in Eastern Conference)
Goaltenders # Player 30 Griffen Outhouse 33 Dylan Myskiw 35 Dean McNabb
YOB GP W L OTL SOL 98 40 22 15 3 0 99 10 0 3 1 0 00 1 0 0 0 0
# 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 26 27 28 29 34
Pos D D D D D RW LW C C RW C RW C C LW C RW D RW D D LW
Player Ryan Gagnon Ralph Jarratt Mitchell Prowse Jeremy Masella Scott Walford Ethan Price Jack Walker Ryan Peckford Matthew Phillips Spencer Gerth Eric Florchuk Blake Bargar Tyler Soy Dante Hannoun Carter Folk Vladimir Bobylev Regan Nagy Loch Morrison Jared Dmytriw Marsel Ibragimov Chaz Reddekopp Kaid Oliver
Royals Hockey Staff Cameron Hope Dave Lowry Jeff Harris Dan Price Doug Bodger Matt Auerbach Khore Elliott Jeff Compton Lynden Sammartino Referee: Jeff Ingram Referee: Fraser Lawrence
YOB 96 98 00 99 99 97 96 99 98 98 00 98 97 98 96 97 97 97 98 97 97 00
GP 39 44 23 17 34 43 42 39 42 33 34 35 29 44 40 11 43 39 35 44 37 41
G 0 0 2 0 1 4 21 13 27 2 2 3 17 15 3 3 12 2 8 2 7 2
SO 2 0 0
GAA 2.82 3.63 0.00
Goaltenders SV% # Player 0.918 31 Zach Sawchenko 0.873 35 Brody Wilms 0.000
A PTS PIM +/16 16 57 11 14 14 24 -5 5 7 6 -1 0 0 15 1 10 11 18 -2 6 10 17 -20 27 48 43 13 20 33 20 7 23 50 34 22 1 3 20 -7 2 4 20 -12 1 4 31 -13 16 33 11 17 23 38 18 12 5 8 64 -9 6 9 19 4 16 28 18 5 12 14 42 -15 4 12 16 -9 7 9 26 -1 26 33 61 10 4 6 51 -9
President & General Manager Head Coach Asst. GM, Hockey Ops & Communications Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Equipment Manager Athletic Therapist Strength, Conditioning & Skills Coach Goaltender Coach Linesman: Liam Reid Linesman: Kirk Van Helvoirt
# 2 4 5 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 27 29 47 59 61 95
Player Josh Brook Jett Woo Colin Paradis Justin Almeida Tanner Jeannot Chantz Petruic
YOB GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% 97 27 17 5 4 1 0 3.07 0.915 98 19 9 5 2 0 1 3.21 0.907
Pos D D D C LW C Jayden Halbgewachs C Brandon Armstrong D Brecon Wood LW Yan Khomenko RW Brayden Burke LW Branden Klatt LW Brett Howden C Noah Gregor C Tristin Langan LW Luka Burzan C Spencer Bast RW Josh Thrower D Matt Sozanski D Thomas Foster C Dmitri Zaitsev D
YOB 99 00 98 99 97 99 97 99 00 98 97 98 98 98 98 00 97 96 96 96 98
GP 43 37 39 41 43 37 43 22 39 40 38 43 30 42 39 38 41 40 35 40 41
G 4 3 1 4 12 0 38 1 0 10 13 4 22 20 4 11 6 2 1 11 0
A 20 11 2 9 17 3 32 0 1 10 48 5 25 32 8 9 5 9 22 19 15
PTS PIM 24 34 14 12 3 7 13 4 29 45 3 4 70 19 1 2 1 13 20 14 61 26 9 30 47 35 52 18 12 14 20 8 11 13 11 77 23 18 30 22 15 34
Warriors Hockey Staff Alan Millar General Manger Head Coach Tim Hunter Assistant Coach Mark O'Leary Scott King Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Jamie Hodson Brooke Kosolofski Head Trainer/Athletic Therapist Stephen Simon Equipment Manager
+/5 11 -9 -9 2 -3 4 0 -7 12 -8 -18 7 3 -1 9 4 5 -2 -2 14
