The Royals started out the weekend with a pair of games, having hosted the Medicine Hat Tigers on Thursday and then again on Friday. They then went down to Seattle to play a game against the Thunderbirds. Here are a couple quick recaps for those games:
Thursday's Game, Medicine Hat Tigers
Hamilton started in goal for the Royals, and Tyler Bunz in net for the Tigers. The Tigers and the Royals settled into this game with each team getting chances back and forth. Hamilton and Bunz would steer away each team's attempts on a regular basis. Emerson Etem was able to get the Tigers on the board, as he fired a shot past Hamilton at the 14:39 mark. Spenser Jensen and Dylan Bredo were credited with the assists. The only other notable moments in the first were a couple of fights. Keegan Kanzig dropped the gloves with Cole Grbavac, and Steven Hodges fought Kale Kessy. Zach Habscheid left the game after he was run into the boards from behind by Kale Kessy. The Royals were out shot 11-10 and trailed 1-0 after the first.
Medicine Hat would add to their lead in the second period when Scott Mckay wristed a shot from the point that would find its way over Hamilton's shoulder. Kale Kessy and Spenser Jensen assisted on the goal scored at the 2:32 mark. The Tigers would go to the powerplay just five minutes later. On that powerplay, Matthew Konan would pot his first goal of the season. Kellan Tochkin and Curtis Valk were credited with the assists. The goal came at the 7:19 mark. Victoria would get on the board shortly afterwards, as Logan Nelson would wire one past Bunz. Steven Hodges was given the only assist on the goal scored at the 9:32 mark. The Tigers would finish the second period up 3-1, and out shoot the Royals 18-8.
Emerson Etem would score his second of the night, on the powerplay, just a 1:06 into the third period. Kellan Tochkin and Matthew Konan drew the assists. The Royals would reply on a man advantage of their own. Robin Soudek snapped a laser over Bunz's shoulder on a feed by Kevin Sundher. Austin Carroll got the other assist on the goal scored at the 3:49 mark. The Royals would dominate the third period as they continued to force turnovers and create scoring chances. Tyler Bunz was up to the task though, and was able to hold the fort for Medicine Hat. The Tigers won the game by a score of 4-2. Victoria and Medicine Hat each got 11 shots in the third, but M.H. out shot Victoria 40-29 in the game.
Friday's Game, Medicine Hat Tigers
No change in goal this game as Hamilton started for Victoria and Bunz started for M.H. Tim Traber dropped the gloves and had a good tussle with Adam Rehak. Emerson Etem started the scoring off with a shorthanded goal at the 3:55 mark. Dylan Bredo was credited with the only assist. Both teams traded scoring chances in the first, but the only other goal to be scored in the first would be scored by the Royals. Robin Soudek would score a shorthanded goal of his own, at the 18:42 mark, to tie the game at one. Kevin Sundher got the lone assist on the goal. The teams went to the locker rooms tied at 1. Victoria was out shot 13-11 in the first.
Hayden Rintoul would give the Royals a 2-1 lead. Logan Nelson and Kevin Sundher got the helpers on the power play goal scored at the 7:30 mark. Emerson Etem would then take over the second period. Etem would go on to score his second of the night at the 9:41 mark of the second. Scott McKay and Dylan Bredo supplied the assists. Etem would finish the hat trick with a goal at the 12:32 mark. Matthew Konan got the lone assist. M.H. got into penalty troubles in the second, but Victoria was only able to capitalize on Rintoul's goal. The second period ended with the Tigers up 3-2, and out shooting Victoria 14-10 in the second.
The Royals would start to take advantage of the Tiger's penalty troubles in the third period. Logan Nelson would score a powerplay marker of his own at the 2:19 mark. Hayden Rintoul and Robin Soudek got the assists. Jamie Crooks would give the Royals a lead after he shot one past Bunz during a power play. Hayden Rintoul and Kevin Sundher got the helpers on the goal scored at the 4:52 mark. The Tiger's would continue the see saw battle once they got a powerplay of their own. Hunter Shinkaruk shot one past Hamilton on the power play at the 11:58 point of the third. Emerson Etem and Spenser Jensen got the assists. It started to look like this game was destined for overtime. That all changed when Hayden Rintoul blasted a shot past Bunz with 24 seconds left in the game. Kevin Sundher and Jamie Crooks assisted on the game winner. The Royals would go on to win 5-4. The Royals were out shot 38-32 in the game.
Saturday's Game, Seattle Thunderbirds
Braden Gamble started in goal for the Royals and the Thunderbirds replied with Calvin Pickard. Seattle would waste no time scoring on their first shot. Justin Hickman would get the goal assisted by Tyler Alos and Branden Troock just 1:01 into the game. Victoria would swing the momentum back as Seattle would go down a man early in the first. Hayden Rintoul continued his red hot play as he scored on the man advantage. Kevin Sundher and Jamie Crooks would draw the assists on the goal scored at the 3:29 mark. Seatlle would get a power play of their own and would not let the chance pass them by. Dave Sutter would score on the powerplay, just Seattle's second shot, at the 6:05 mark. Luke Lockhart got the only assist. The Thunderbirds would then score on their third shot of the game just a few seconds later. Mitch Elliot would beat Gamble at the 6:43 mark, assists going to Brendan Rouse and Burke Gallimore. Braden Gamble would be replaced, after letting in 3 goals on 3 shots, by Keith Hamilton in the Royals' goal. The period would end with Seattle up 3-1. Victoria held the advantage of shots by a count of 13-12.
The Royals would play a solid second period with Hamilton in net. The period did not have many highlights till late. The only real update in the period came when Kade Pilton would beat Pickard with a shot at the 17:40 mark of the third. Steven Hodges would get the lone assist. The second period would end with Victoria still trailing 3-2. VIC out shot Seattle 15-9 in the second.
The Thunderbirds would capitalize on the powerplay yet again at the 6:40 mark. Branden Troock would get the goal, assisted by Burke Gallimore and Dave Sutter. Keith Hamilton would continue to play strongly for the Royals, as he would be forced to make a couple tough saves. Kevin Sundher would pot his third goal of the season at the 10:52 mark. Logan Nelson and Jesse Pauls would supply the helpers. Just a couple minutes after that goal, Austin Carroll would get his first of the season at the 13:30 mark to tie the game, with Jamie Crooks and Jesse Zgraggen hetting the assists. The Royals would continue to push the pace, but the effort was all for naught. Branden Troock would get his second of the night, and the Thunderbirds would hang on for a 5-4 win. The Royals out shot Seattle 43-32.
All in all, it was a tough weekend for the Royals. They played valiantly in every game but only managed two points. I won't be naming the top Royals players of the week. (I've been swamped at work.) Starting next week I will be doing a game recap for each individual game and continue to name my top three Royals' players of each. Thanks for your patience.
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