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Royals acquire Travis Brown from Moose Jaw

6'2" 193lbs, D-Man

38 points(9g-29a) in 43 games

Great pick up by the Royals

He is 4th in scoring of all WHL D-Men right now!

Brown has posted 38 points (9g-29a) to go along with 48 penalty minutes in 43 games this season for the Warriors.

“We are excited to add such a talented player to our blue line,” Royals’ General Manager Cameron Hope said. “Travis has the kind of exceptional vision and skill that we believe will make him an immediate contributor to our success this season.”

The 6-2, 193 lb blueliner’s 38 points so far this season has him one point shy of his career high and ranks him fourth amongst all WHL defencemen in scoring. Brown brings with him playoff experience after he played in 10 games during the 2012 WHL Playoffs in which he picked up two assists as well as appearing in three games in the 2011 post-season.

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JUST GOT MY ROYALS PLAYOFF TIX!

Sun. March 23, 5PM (Game 2)

3 on the FRONT ROW!!

Bring on Everett or Spoke

I'm excited. I think they can make a deep run. This year's team reminds me a lot of the Blues. Hard nosed hockey, solid defensively no bonafide superstars but lots of scoring by committee, everyone can contribute.

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WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

6-1 Royals Game 3 win

4th win is always the toughest to get.

Hope they can finish it tonight!

Here is what happened last night

Ben Walker scored just 11 seconds into the game with a shot from the slot that set a new franchise playoff record and gave the visitors an early lead. Victoria doubled their lead on a goal from Austin Carroll at the 7:37 mark. Carroll received a pass from Logan Nelson on a three-on-one and quickly lifted the puck over Williams’ glove. Royals’ captain Jordan Fransoo made it a 3-0 game with a solo powerplay effort at the 13:31 mark. Fransoo skated the puck up the ice from behind his net, stickhandled through three defenders and wristed a shot high glove side to make it a three-goal game. Carroll added his second of the period at the 15:44 mark and the Royals led 4-1 after 20 minutes of play.

Liam Stewart got the Chiefs on the board at the 10:04 mark of the second period when he snapped a wrist shot that beat Polivka over the glove. Victoria responded just 29 seconds later on Nelson’s second goal of the playoffs. Nelson took a drop pass from Steven Hodges in the slot and ripped a quick shot over the blocker of the Spokane netminder. Williams made a pair of big saves late in the period to spark his team, but the Royals carried a 5-1 lead into the second intermission.

Stewart nearly struck again for Spokane to narrow the Royals’ lead, but his shot from the slot rang off the post midway through the third period. On a late powerplay, Travis Brown buried his second of the playoffs at the 18:33 mark to round out the game’s scoring. Royals 6 Chiefs 1.

Victoria went 3/6 = 50.0% on the powerplay, while Spokane went 0/2 = 0.0%. The Royals outshot the Chiefs 24-21.

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Here is how it happened

Spokane, WA - The Victoria Royals had a chance to wrap up their Western Conference Quarter-Final series with the Spokane Chiefs on Thursday night as they squared off for Game 4 at Veterans Memorial Arena. The Royals gave Patrik Polivka the start in goal for the fourth consecutive game, while the Chiefs again countered with Eric Williams.

Spokane controlled much of the play in the early stages of the game, but Polivka kept the home team off the scoreboard and Jordan Fransoo gave the Royals a lead with 5:12 left in first period. Fransoo fired a shot from the point through traffic just as a Victoria powerplay had expired to record his second goal in as many nights and give the Royals an edge. Tyson Helgesen responded for the Chiefs with his first career WHL goal. Helgesen jumped on a loose puck with just 57 seconds left in the first period to even the score. The Royals would quickly respond 20 seconds later when Ben Walker flew down the right wing, beat a defender and snapped a shot high on Williams to give Victoria a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play.

Spokane pushed hard to tie the game early in the second period and Polivka had to be sharp to keep the Royals up by one goal. Late in the frame, Axel Blomqvist broke down the right wing on a partial break and nearly gave Victoria a two-goal lead, but Williams denied the effort with a right pad save. Victoria maintained their 2-1 lead as the two clubs headed to the second intermission.

The Royals’ penalty kill unit was tested early in the third period when the Chiefs received a two-man advantage early in the frame. Victoria would kill off the penalties, but Spokane tied the game soon after when Connor Chartier tipped Helgesen’s shot past Polivka with 16:28 remaining in regulation. The Royals bounced back and later regained the lead on Austin Carroll’s third goal of the post-season. Ryan Gagnon outwaited a sliding Chiefs’ defender on a two-on-one before he fed a pass to Carroll that the Scottsdale, AZ native lifted over Williams with 9:54 left in the third period. Spokane fought back again, but Logan Nelson added another for the Royals to make it 4-2 with 4:19 to play. Carroll rushed down the left wing and hit Nelson with a pass before the 20-year-old deked around Williams and gave Victoria a two-goal edge. The Chiefs pulled Williams for an extra attacker with over two minutes remaining, but the Royals clamped down on defence to earn a Game 4 win and the series sweep. Royals 4 Chiefs 2.

Victoria went 0/4 = 0.0% on the powerplay, while Spokane went 0/3 = 0.0%. The Chiefs outshot the Royals 34-21.

With the win, the Royals recorded the first WHL Playoffs series win in franchise history. This was the franchise’s seventh appearance in the WHL Playoffs.

Move on to the next round! :towel:

Portland will be a tough series, but the Royals can and will beat them!

Edited by Mackcanuck
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