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November 2nd: Red Deer Rebels (8-8-0) @ Victoria Royals (7-6-5)
Bolton Pouliot (2-4-0, 3.00 GAA, .897 SPCT) gets the start in place of Bartosak tonight for the Rebels, while Patrik Polivka (5-4-3, 2.27 GAA, .921 SPCT) gets the call again for the Royals.

1st Period:
0:12 - Goal (RDR) - Matt Bellerive [9] (Assists: Tyson Ness, Haydn Fleury) 1-0 RDR
7:10 - Penalty (VIC) - Keegan Kanzig (Slashing)
Shots: 9-6 RDR

2nd Period:
1:32 - Penalty (RDR) - Kayle Doetzel (Slashing)
12:40 - Penalty (VIC) - Joe Hicketts (High-Sticking)
15:10 - Penalty (RDR) - Scott Feser (Kneeing)
Shots: 19-8 VIC (25-17 VIC)

3rd Period:
1:16 - Penalty (VIC) - Joe Hicketts (Holding the Stick)
3:24 - Penalty (RDR) - Kayle Doetzel (Holding)
3:46 - PP Goal (VIC) - Brandon Magee [5] (Assists: Ben Walker, Joe Hicketts) 1-1 TIE
9:30 - Goal (VIC) - Logan Nelson [2] (Assists: Keegan Kanzig, Jordan Fransoo) 2-1 VIC
14:54 - Major Penalty (RDR) - Lukas Sutter (Illegal Check to the Head)
Shots: 13-3 VIC (38-20 VIC)

Final Score: Red Deer Rebels 1, Victoria Royals 2

W: Patrik Polivka (6-4-3, 2.17 GAA, .923 SPCT)
L: Bolton Pouliot (2-5-0, 2.86 GAA, .906 SPCT)

Special Teams:
Rebels: 0/3 PP, 3/4 PK
Royals: 1/4 PP (4/59, 1 SH), 3/3 PK (57/65, 2 SH)

3 Stars:
#1 - Bolton Pouliot (RDR) - 36 saves on 38 shots
#2 - Brandon Magee (VIC) - 1 goal
#3 - Logan Nelson (VIC) - 1 goal

Coach's Thoughts:
Great game by us after the first 10 minutes. Dominated throughout and I thought overall our guys showed a lot of mental toughness tonight, letting in that first goal right away, then getting stymied through 2 periods but they kept at it and got the result they deserved.

November 3rd: The Kelowna Rockets will be without Myles Bell (7.0/8.0) for a month due to shoulder soreness.

November 5th: Taylor Leier (7.0/8.5) of the Portland Winterhawks is out for a month due to a strained rib cage muscle and for us, Brett Cote returns from injury, meaning he'll slot back into the lineup while Kolton Dixon goes back to the press box.

November 6th: Edmonton Oil Kings (8-9-1) @ Victoria Royals (8-6-5)
In net for the Oil Kings looking for his 1st win of the season is Tanner McCorriston (0-3-0, 3.18 GAA, .905 SPCT) while for the Royals, it'll be Patrik Polivka (6-4-3, 2.17 GAA, .923 SPCT) once again.

1st Period:
5:32 - Penalty (VIC) - Bench Minor (Too Many Men served by Hodges)
8:08 - Goal (VIC) - Brandon Magee [6] (Assists: Shane McMahan, Jordan Fransoo) 1-0 VIC
12:52 - Penalty (VIC) - Joe Hicketts (Interference)
Shots: 11-9 VIC

2nd Period:
0:36 - Fighting - Mitch Deacon (VIC) beats Mitch Moroz (EDM)
5:18 - Penalty (EDM) - Edgars Kulda (Holding)
10:50 - Penalty (EDM) - Henrik Samuelsson (Holding)
13:30 - Penalty (EDM) - Mitch Moroz (Roughing)
17:02 - Penalty (VIC) - Jordan Fransoo (Tripping)
Shots: 8-3 VIC (19-12 VIC)

3rd Period:
5:28 - Penalty (VIC) - Joe Hicketts (Slashing)
7:58 - Goal (VIC) - Austin Carroll [3] (Assists: Ryan Gagnon, Mitch Deacon) 2-0 VIC
9:40 - Penalty (VIC) - Ryan Gagnon (Interference)
14:18 - Goal (VIC) - Logan Nelson [3] (Assists: Austin Carroll, Brett Cote) 3-0 VIC
Shots: 18-11 EDM (30-30)

Final Score: Edmonton Oil Kings 0, Victoria Royals 3

W: Patrik Polivka (7-4-3, 2.01 GAA, .929 SPCT)
L: Tanner McCorriston (0-4-0, 3.15 GAA, .904 SPCT)

Special Teams:
Oil Kings: 0/5 PP, 3/3 PK
Royals: 0/3 PP (4/62, 1 SH), 5/5 PK (62/70, 2 SH)

3 Stars:
#1 - Patrik Polivka (VIC) - 30 saves on 30 shots
#2 - Austin Carroll (VIC) - 1 goal, 1 assist
#3 - Jordan Fransoo (VIC) - 1 assist

Coach's Thoughts:
Pretty good game by our guys against an elite team, despite what their record currently sits at, seeing as how they're the back-to-back Eastern Conference Champs. Got a bit undisciplined at times, but overall we played pretty well and despite the 30 shots at Polly, they had very few grade A chances and any time they did he was there to stop them.

Ryan Donaldson fractured his foot and will be out for 4 weeks but Luke Harrison finally returns from his injury.

November 8th: Victoria Royals (9-6-5) @ Seattle Thunderbirds (9-8-1)
It's Patrik Polivka (7-4-3, 2.01 GAA, .929 SPCT) gettting the nod again for the Royals, up against Danny Mumaugh (4-6-1, 2.71 GAA, .918 SPCT) for the Thunderbirds.

1st Period:
0:56 - Goal (VIC) - Ben Walker [9] (Assists: Shane McMahan, Jordan Fransoo) 1-0 VIC
3:42 - Goal (SEA) - Christian Elsborg [14] (Assists: Shea Theodore, Alexander Delnov) 1-1 TIE
5:30 - Penalty (VIC) - Jordan Fransoo (Hooking)
15:42 - Penalty (VIC) - Steven Hodges (Delay of Game)
Shots: 9-7 VIC

2nd Period:
0:22 - Goal (VIC) - Brandon Magee [7] (Assists: Taylor Crunk, Brandon Fushimi) 2-1 VIC
4:50 - Penalty (VIC) - Jordan Fransoo (Holding)
5:36 - PP Goal (SEA) - Shea Theodore [5] (Assists: Christian Elsborg, Alexander Delnov) 2-2 TIE
5:48 - Penalty (VIC) - Steven Hodges (High-Sticking)
6:28 - PP Goal (SEA) - Riley Sheen [7] (Assists: Christian Elsborg, Alexander Delnov) 3-2 SEA
19:32 - Goal (SEA) - Christian Elsborg [15] (Assist: Justin Hickman) 4-2 SEA
Shots: 13-12 VIC (22-19 VIC)

3rd Period:
6:14 - Penalty (SEA) - Shea Theodore (Interference)
10:46 - Penalty (VIC) - Logan Nelson (Holding)
15:54 - Goal (VIC) - Shane McMahan [6] (Assist: Brandon Magee) 4-3 SEA
Shots: 12-7 SEA (31-29 SEA)

Final Score: Victoria Royals 3, Seattle Thunderbirds 4

W: Danny Mumaugh (5-6-1, 2.73 GAA, .916 SPCT)
L: Patrik Polivka (7-5-3, 2.15 GAA, .925 SPCT)

Special Teams:
Royals: 0/1 PP (4/63, 1 SH), 3/5 PK (65/75, 2 SH)
Thunderbirds: 2/5 PP, 1/1 PK

3 Stars:
#1 - Christian Elsborg (SEA) - 2 goals, 2 assists
#2 - Alexander Delnov (SEA) - 3 assists
#3 - Brandon Magee (VIC) - 1 goal, 1 assist

Coach's Thoughts:
Lack of discipline finally caught up with us tonight. Simple as that. Just because we can't seem to score with the man advantage doesn't mean other teams can't. Also wasn't happy with how poorly we played for most of the 3rd period, knowing we need 2 goals. Need to be better with the discipline tomorrow against Portland.

Kootenay Ice D Jagger Dirk (8.0/8.5) will miss the rest of the season with a fractured elbow while Trent Lofthouse returns for us, meaning Ryner Gorowsky checks out.