ROYALS DEFEATED BY AMERICANS IN GAME 2

Victoria downed 4-1 by Tri-City; club travels to Kennewick for Games 3 & 4.

For Immediate Release
Saturday, April 7, 2018

Victoria, BC – The Victoria Royals fell 4-1 to the Tri-City Americans on Saturday night at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre and now trail their best-of-seven series 2-0.

Game Summary

Gamesheet – http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1015497/boxscore

Scoring:

Royals – Dante Hannoun 1g-0a, Matthew Phillips 0g-1a, Jared Freadrich 0g-1a.

Tri-City – Michael Rasmussen 3g-1, Morgan Geekie 1g-0a, Anthony Bishop 0g-1a, Jordan Topping 0g-1a, Juuso Välimäki, Sasha Mutala 0g-1a, Dylan Coghlan.

Goaltending:

Royals – Griffen Outhouse (L) – 58:15 Mins, 37 saves on 40 shots
Dean McNabb – 1:19 Mins, zero saves on zero shots

Tri-City – Patrick Dea (W) – 60:00 Mins, 25 saves on 26 shots

Power Play:

Royals – 1/5=20.0%

Tri-City – 1/4=24.0%

Notes:

Record Breaker – With an assist on the Royals’ first goal, forward Matthew Phillips passed alumnus Jack Walker to set the new franchise record for most points in a single playoff run. Phillips has scored 17 points (6g-11a) over nine post-season contests this year, while Walker earned 16 points (8g-8a) in 13 games during the 2016 WHL Playoffs.

Man-Advantage Mania – With Victoria’s powerplay goal tonight, forward Dante Hannoun and defenceman Jared Freadrich both tied a pair of franchise playoffs records. Hannoun’s tally was his seventh point (2g-5a) on the man-advantage this post-season that tied alumnus Jack Walker’s (3g-4a) mark that was set during the 2016 WHL Playoffs. Freadrich (1g-4a) meanwhile, tied former Royal Travis Brown’s record of five points (1g-4a) for most playoff points by a defenceman on the powerplay achieved in the 2014 post-season.

Start Strong – After tonight’s contest, the team who has scored the first goal of the game has earned a 8-1 record over Victoria’s opening two series this post-season. The lone exception was in Game 6 of Round 1 when Victoria won 4-3 in overtime versus the Vancouver Giants.

Light the Lamp – Following Dante Hannoun’s second period goal tonight, Victoria has now scored 11 times in the middle frame. This is the most of any period this post-season for the Royals as the club has scored seven times in both the first and third stanza.

The Road Ahead – The Royals are on the road to face-off against the Tri-City Americans for Game 3 and 4 Tuesday, April 10th and Wednesday, April 11th. Puck drop for both contests is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Home Cooking – If necessary Victoria will return home this Friday for Game 5 versus Tri-City with puck drop slated 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.

Round 2 Playoff Schedule – The Royals’ second round playoff schedule against the Tri-City Americans is as follows:

Game 3 – Tuesday, April 10th – Toyota Center – 7:05 p.m.
Game 4 – Wednesday, April 11th – Toyota Center – 7: 05 p.m.
Game 5 – Friday, April 13th – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 6 – Sunday, April 15th – Toyota Center – 5:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Game 7 – Wednesday, April 18th – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)

Social Media:

Facebook – https://bit.ly/2qf5I4a
Twitter – https://bit.ly/2uXdfdC
Twitter Handles – @victoriaroyals, @TCAmericans, @mattphillips_8, @hannoun19, @fready_98, @Travis_Brown5.

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