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October 2nd: Victoria Royals (2-3-1) @ Prince George Cougars (2-2-2)
Patrik Polivka (1-2-1, 3.11 GAA, .885 SPCT) gets the nod again tonight for the Royals after he was yanked after allowing 3 goals on 6 shots last night while Brett Zarowny (0-1-2, 2.88 GAA, .895 SPCT) will be in net for Prince George.

1st Period:
5:48 - Goal (PG) - Alex Forsberg [3] (Assists: Troy Bourke, Caleb Belter) 1-0 PG
9:12 - Penalty (PG) - Jari Erricson (Tripping)
Shots: 11-9 PG

2nd Period:
3:52 - Penalty (PG) - Michael Mylchreest (Boarding)
4:14 - PP Goal (VIC) - Steven Hodges [2] (Assists: Austin Carroll, Keegan Kanzig) 1-1 TIE
6:24 - Penalty (VIC) - Bench Minor (Too Many Men served by Hodges)
10:40 - Goal (PG) - Joseph Carvalho [1] (Assists: Michael Mylchreest, Caleb Belter) 2-1 PG
12:54 - Penalty (VIC) - Keegan Kanzig (Unsportsmanlike Conduct)
18:36 - Penalty (PG) - Alex Forsberg (Roughing)
Shots: 14-8 PG (25-17 PG)

3rd Period:
3:44 - Penalty (PG) - Marc McNulty (Tripping)
5:04 - PP Goal (VIC) - Austin Carroll [2] (Assists: Keegan Kanzig, Steven Hodges) 2-2 TIE
8:16 - Penalty (VIC) - Jordan Fransoo (Roughing)
8:34 - PP Goal (PG) - Chase Witala [4] (Assists: Michael Mylchreest, Jordan Tkatch) 3-2 PG
11:58 - Penalty (VIC) - Steven Hodges (Elbowing)
Shots: 10-8 VIC (33-27 PG)

Final Score: Victoria Royals 2, Prince George Cougars 3

W: Brett Zarowny (1-1-2, 2.59 GAA, .905 SPCT)
L: Patrik Polivka (1-3-1, 3.09 GAA, .892 SPCT)

Special Teams:
Royals: 2/4 PP (2/23, 1 SH), 3/4 PK (21/25, 1 SH)
Cougars: 1/4 PP, 2/4 PK

3 Stars:
#1 - Michael Mylchreest (PG) - 2 assists
#2 - Steven Hodges (VIC) - 1 goal, 1 assist
#3 - Keegan Kanzig (VIC) - 2 assists

Coach's Thoughts:
I thought we played pretty well in the 1st period, just were a bit unlucky I believe we hit 3 or 4 posts in the first half of the period but then our play dropped off a bit from there, not sure why. Maybe the guys were feeling a bit discouraged? Our 2nd period was absolutely terrible, we got the goal from Hodgy but if it wasn't for Polly coming up big for us often it could've got really ugly there. 3rd period I liked our compete right from the get go, got rewarded with the goal from Carroll but then guys that should be "leaders" on this team go taking penalties after we tie it. Can't have that if you expect to win in this league, and we have far too often from some our key guys but you just can't have it.

October 4th: Victoria Royals (2-4-1) @ Kamloops Blazers (2-2-0)
Patrik Polivka (1-3-1, 3.09 GAA, .892 SPCT) gets the start again for Victoria going up against Nick Kulmanovsky (1-1-0, 2.99 GAA, .903 SPCT)

1st Period:
2:30 - Penalty (KAM) - Joey Kornelsen (Tripping)
6:58 - Goal (VIC) - Ben Walker [2] (Assists: Jack Walker, Joe Hicketts) 1-0 VIC
8:18 - Penalty (KAM) - Cody Bisbing (Interference)
15:08 - Penalty (VIC) - Austin Carroll (Holding)
Shots: 18-3 VIC

2nd Period:
5:58 - Penalty (VIC) - Steven Hodges (Tripping)
14:40 - Penalty (VIC) - Luke Harrison (Cross-Checking)
17:20 - Penalty (KAM) - Chase Souto (Slashing)
Shots: 13-9 VIC (31-12 VIC)

3rd Period:
4:38 - Goal (VIC) - Shane McMahan [2] (Assists: Mitch Deacon, Brett Cote) 2-0 VIC
9:46 - Penalty (VIC) - Brandon Fushimi (Hooking)
15:10 - Penalty (KAM) - Bench Minor (Too Many Men served by Cross)
16:42 - PP Goal (VIC) - Ben Walker [3] (Assists: Brett Cote, Keegan Kanzig) 3-0 VIC
Shots: 12-5 VIC (43-17 VIC)

Final Score: Victoria Royals 3, Kamloops Blazers 0

W: Patrik Polivka (2-3-1, 2.50 GAA, .905 SPCT)
L: Nick Kulmanovsky (1-2-0, 3.00 GAA, .914 SPCT)

Special Teams:
Royals: 1/4 PP (3/27, 1 SH), 4/4 PK (25/29, 1 SH)
Blazers: 0/4 PP, 3/4 PK

3 Stars:
#1 - Nick Kulmanovsky (KAM) - 40 saves on 43 shots
#2 - Ben Walker (VIC) - 2 goals
#3 - Brett Cote (VIC) - 2 assists

Coach's Thoughts:
That was as complete of a 60 minutes as you can play as a team I think, we were strong throughout and when they tried to push back we shut them right down. It was good to see our guys not get frustrated tonight like they seemed to in our past few games when we couldn't get one past their goalie, who was absolutely amazing tonight for them but we kept at it and eventually it paid off. Polly wasn't busy but made a couple saves when we needed him to, all around great effort tonight and hopefully we can carry the momentum from this game forward.

October 5th: Another 1st round prospect for the 2014 NHL draft is injured, as the Red Deer Rebels will be without D Haydn Fleury (7.0/9.5) for 3 weeks as he's out with a bruised spine.

October 6th: Tri-City Americans (1-6-0) @ Victoria Royals (3-4-1)
Winnipeg Jets draft pick Eric Comrie (1-4-0, 2.56 GAA, .919 SPCT) gets the start for Tri-City tonight, and for the Royals it'll be Patrik Polivka (2-3-1, 2.50 GAA, .905 SPCT) two nights off of a shutout in Kamloops.

1st Period:
7:38 - Penalty (VIC) - Bench Minor (Too Many Men served by Nelson)
11:24 - Penalty (TRI) - Michal Plutnar (Holding the Stick)
14:10 - Goal (VIC) - Brett Cote [2] (Assists: Keegan Kanzig, Brandon Fushimi) 1-0 VIC
17:14 - Penalty (VIC) - Jack Walker (Tripping)
Shots: 12-9 VIC

2nd Period:
7:02 - Penalty (VIC) - Keegan Kanzig (Hooking)
10:06 - Goal (TRI) - Marcus Messier [3] (Assists: Lucas Nickles, Matthew Gelinas) 1-1 TIE
11:10 - Goal (VIC) - Taylor Crunk [1] (Assists: Logan Nelson, Joe Hicketts) 2-1 VIC
11:28 - Penalty (VIC) - Taylor Crunk (Slashing)
17:36 - Penalty (VIC) - Keegan Kanzig (Holding)
18:58 - PP Goal (TRI) - Beau McCue [2] (Assists: Brian Williams, Michal Plutnar) 2-2 TIE
19:46 - Penalty (VIC) - Keegan Kanzig (Boarding)
Shots: 8-5 TRI (17-17)

3rd Period:
4:54 - Goal (TRI) - Parker Bowles [3] (Assists: Michal Plutnar, Mitch Topping) 3-2 TRI
14:12 - Penalty (TRI) - Ryan Chynoweth (Unsportsmanlike Conduct)
19:10 - Goal (VIC) - Logan Fisher [1] (Assists: Mitch Deacon, Shane McMahan) 3-3 TIE
Shots: 18-3 TRI (35-20 TRI)

Overtime:
1:54 - Penalty (VIC) - Jordan Fransoo (Roughing)
Shots: 3-2 VIC (37-23 TRI)

Shootout:
TRI: Ach - Scores (1-0 TRI)
VIC: B. Walker - Save (1-0 TRI)
TRI: Astles - Save (1-0 TRI)
VIC: Carroll - Save (1-0 TRI)
TRI: Bowles - Save (1-0 TRI)
VIC: Hodges - Save (1-0 TRI)

Final Score: Tri-City Americans 4, Victoria Royals 3 (SO)

W: Eric Comrie (2-4-0, 2.59 GAA, .913 SPCT)
L: Patrik Polivka (2-3-2, 2.55 GAA, .908 SPCT)

Special Teams:
Americans: 1/8 PP, 2/2 PK
Royals: 0/2 PP (3/29, 1 SH), 7/8 PK (32/37, 1 SH)

3 Stars:
#1 - Michal Plutnar (TRI) - 2 assists
#2 - Patrik Polivka (VIC) - 32 saves on 35 shots
#3 - Logan Fisher (VIC) - 1 goal

Coach's Thoughts:
I felt we started out where we left off against Kamloops in the 1st period and for the start of the 2nd, but then we started taking penalties and our game just really started dropping off as our guys weren't getting their regular shifts. Luckily Polly kept us in it in the 3rd there, especially the one sequence in our zone where he must've stopped 5 or 6 shots in a 20 second span there then Fisher manages to put one past Comrie with our net empty to at least get a point if not two. Overtime, we again take a penalty and at that point you pretty much hope it comes down to a coin flip, it did and we were on the wrong end of it. Oh well, we were lucky to get even just the one point tonight and we need to have some more discipline if we want to win the next one.