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JOIN OUR ROYAL FAMILY | VICTORIAROYALS.COM | 250.220.7889 Royals jersey auctions support Military Family Resource Centre Support Victoria’s boys in blue with Royals BMO MasterCard Feb. 22 & Feb. 23 Alex Gogolev Jamie Crooks Steven Hodges Joe Hicketts Feb. 27 to March 2 Ben Walker Jack Walker Brandon Fushimi Keegan Kanzig March 8 to 10 Logan Nelson Mitch Deacon Austin Carroll Coleman Vollrath March 12 to 15 Jordan Fransoo Tim Traber Taylor Crunk Brett Cote Show your support for the Victoria Royals and Canadian military members and their families with the Royals’ jersey auction, now through March 15. In honour of the Royals’ Military Appreciation Night Feb. 23, the specially designed jerseys pay tribute to the men and women of the Canadian Forces and all proceeds from the auctions will go to the Military Family Resource Centre. In addition to the live auction Feb. 23 when the Royals will auction off jerseys worn by Marty the Marmot, Bran- don Magee, Tyler Stahl and Patrik Polivka, fans can partici- pate in silent auctions scheduled through the end of regular season play. Place your bids at Guest Services during the following dates: e Victoria Royals and BMO, the official bank of the Canadian Hockey League, has launched the BMO Victo- ria Royals MasterCard, giving fans yet another way to showcase their team loyalty. As part of being the official bank of the CHL, BMO now has 48 team-spe- cific MasterCards, each one giving fans in CHL cities across Canada the chance to show off their favourite team. Several options are available for the Royals BMO MasterCard, in- cluding Air Miles and CashBack. For more information about the BMO Victoria Royals MasterCard, visit www.bmo.com/home/personal/ banking/credit-cards/affinity/chl or local BMO location. 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In addition to terrific hockey as the team takes on the Kelowna Rockets, special features include interactive displays in the concourse, a 50/50 draw hosted by the Military Family Resource Centre, and the always fun Chuck-A-Puck benefitting area Cadets. A highlight of the night is sure to be the oppor- tunity to bid on game-worn jerseys right off the players’ backs in a live jersey auction following the game. (See more about this on the back page) e Victoria Royals have forged a strong con- nection with local military members, visiting the base earlier this year for a fun game. “CFB Esquimalt is excited to have been invited to be honoured and recognized during the Victo- ria Royals hockey game on Feb. 23,” says Capt. (N) Bob Auchterlonie, Commander, CFB Esquimalt. “Events like this highlight the strong relationship between the local defence team and the com- munity. e Victoria Royals and the base have a strong history of working together, including their support of our annual charitable campaign hockey challenge and on-going CF Appreciation events.” For Royals with a military connection, the night is extra special. A veteran of last year’s inaugural event, 6’5” Roy- als defenceman Keegan Kanzig takes the opportu- nity to reflect on the work of his grandfather, who served in Germany in the 1950s as a member of the Queen’s Own Rifles. “I think it’s really important – it’s good to show your appreciation for what these men and women do. ey put everything on the line for us and that’s something that can’t be forgotten,” Kanzig says. e event is a particularly special night on the calendar for assistant coach Ben Cooper, whose family tree boasts numerous military members. His great-grandfather was a brigadier general who served in the Boer War, and both the First and Sec- ond World Wars. Special Feature Friday February 22, 2013 VICTORIA ROYALS REMAINING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Friday, Feb. 22 Kelowna @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Kelowna @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 Lethbridge @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 1 Spokane @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 2 Spokane @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 Victoria @ Kamloops, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 Victoria @ Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 8 Vancouver @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Victoria @ Vancouver, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Portland @ Victoria, 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 Portland @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Friday, March 15 Everett @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 16 Victoria @ Everett, 7:05 p.m. HOME GAMES IMPORTANT DATES: Feb. 23 Canadian Forces Appreciation March 10 Skate with the Players March 15 Fan Appreciation March 22 Playoffs begin GET YOUR TICKETS HERE • In person at the Select Your Tickets Box Office • By phone at 250-220-7777 • Online at www.selectyourtickets.com For more information: www.victoriaroyals.com With their exciting on-ice play and winning ways – not to mention fan fa- vourite Marty the Marmot – the Vic- toria Royals have made sure that home game seats have remained one of the hottest tickets in town this winter. While details are still being con- firmed for playoffs, single-game tick- ets for the Royals’ remaining regular season home games range from $12 to $27, with some package options also available. For more information, including group ticket details, visit the Select Your Tickets Box Office at www.se- lectyourtickets.com/vicwhl, e-mail [email protected] or call 250- 220-7889. His grandfather, who lost two brothers in the Second World War, also served his country in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He was part of the historic D-Day land- ing on the beaches of Normandy, and today has a street named aſter him in Holland aſter participating in that country’s liberation. Even Cooper’s father played a role in the conflict, surviving in a German Prisoner of War camp following ser- vice in North Africa. More than 60 years on, the sacrifices the Canadian military members make each and every day are just as appreci- ated. “e work they do is incredibly important and probably doesn’t get enough recognition,” Cooper says. e atmosphere at the Save-on- Foods Arena promises to be exciting Saturday night, he notes, recalling last year’s inaugural event, when the arena was filled with military members and their families and members repelled from the ceiling to the ice for thrilling puck drop. “It’s really special because I personally have a strong connection. It takes me back and makes me reflect about all the sacrifices they made,” Cooper says. It also serves to highlight the efforts of today’s service members. “How can you not support the night, with all they do?” Keegan Kanzig looks forward to his second Canadian Forces Appreciation Night this Saturday. The Victoria Royals look forward to honouring local military members and their families Saturday. At CFB Esquimalt earlier this season, Honourary Captain (N) Cedric Steele drops the puck for Base Commander Capt. (N) Bob Auchterlonie and Royals Ryan Gagnon and Brandon Fushimi. Royals honour military at Canadian Forces Appreciation Night Williams Scrap Iron & Metals Inc. We sell: Anchor Chain • Shackles • Anchors • Steel Lloyd Williams I 2690 Munns Road I 250.479.8335 I Fax: 250.727.0993 I email: [email protected] We buy: Copper • Brass • Aluminum • and more Photos courtesy Victoria Royals IN THE KNOW What: Canadian Forces Appreciation Night When: 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Tickets: 250-220-7889, www.selectyourtickets.com, or in person at 1925 Blanshard St. FMI: www.victoriaroyals.com 4 • WHL VICTORIA ROYALS Friday, February 22, 2013 - VICTORIA NEWS • OAK BAY NEWS • SAANICH NEWS • GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE • PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW
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JOIN OUR ROYAL FAMILY | VICTORIAROYALS.COM | 250.220.7889
Royals jersey auctions support Military Family Resource Centre
Support Victoria’s boys in blue with Royals BMO MasterCard
Feb. 22 & Feb. 23Alex GogolevJamie CrooksSteven HodgesJoe Hicketts
Feb. 27 to March 2Ben WalkerJack WalkerBrandon FushimiKeegan Kanzig
March 8 to 10Logan NelsonMitch DeaconAustin CarrollColeman Vollrath
March 12 to 15Jordan FransooTim TraberTaylor CrunkBrett Cote
Show your support for the Victoria Royals and Canadian military members and their families with the Royals’ jersey auction, now through March 15.
In honour of the Royals’ Military Appreciation Night Feb. 23, the specially designed jerseys pay tribute to the men and women of the Canadian Forces and all proceeds from the auctions will go to the Military Family Resource Centre.
In addition to the live auction Feb. 23 when the Royals will auction off jerseys worn by Marty the Marmot, Bran-don Magee, Tyler Stahl and Patrik Polivka, fans can partici-pate in silent auctions scheduled through the end of regular season play. Place your bids at Guest Services during the following dates:
Th e Victoria Royals and BMO, the offi cial bank of the Canadian Hockey League, has launched the BMO Victo-ria Royals MasterCard, giving fans yet another way to showcase their team loyalty.
As part of being the offi cial bank of the CHL, BMO now has 48 team-spe-cifi c MasterCards, each one giving fans in CHL cities across Canada the chance to show off their favourite team.
Several options are available for the Royals BMO MasterCard, in-cluding Air Miles and CashBack.
For more information about the BMO Victoria Royals MasterCard, visit www.bmo.com/home/personal/banking/credit-cards/affi nity/chl or local BMO location.
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By Jennifer Blyth
Th e Victoria Royals players, staff and fans will be showing their appreciation for the hard work and sacrifi ces of local military members during the sec-ond annual Military Appreciation Night Feb. 23.
In addition to terrifi c hockey as the team takes on the Kelowna Rockets, special features include interactive displays in the concourse, a 50/50 draw hosted by the Military Family Resource Centre, and the always fun Chuck-A-Puck benefi tting area Cadets.
A highlight of the night is sure to be the oppor-tunity to bid on game-worn jerseys right off the players’ backs in a live jersey auction following the game. (See more about this on the back page)
Th e Victoria Royals have forged a strong con-nection with local military members, visiting the base earlier this year for a fun game.
“CFB Esquimalt is excited to have been invited to be honoured and recognized during the Victo-ria Royals hockey game on Feb. 23,” says Capt. (N) Bob Auchterlonie, Commander, CFB Esquimalt. “Events like this highlight the strong relationship between the local defence team and the com-munity. Th e Victoria Royals and the base have a strong history of working together, including their support of our annual charitable campaign hockey challenge and on-going CF Appreciation events.”
For Royals with a military connection, the night is extra special.
A veteran of last year’s inaugural event, 6’5” Roy-als defenceman Keegan Kanzig takes the opportu-nity to refl ect on the work of his grandfather, who served in Germany in the 1950s as a member of the Queen’s Own Rifl es.
“I think it’s really important – it’s good to show your appreciation for what these men and women do. Th ey put everything on the line for us and that’s something that can’t be forgotten,” Kanzig says.
Th e event is a particularly special night on the calendar for assistant coach Ben Cooper, whose family tree boasts numerous military members. His great-grandfather was a brigadier general who served in the Boer War, and both the First and Sec-ond World Wars.
Special FeatureFriday
February 22, 2013VICTORIA ROYALSREMAINING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 22 Kelowna @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23 Kelowna @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 27 Lethbridge @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 1 Spokane @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 Spokane @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5 Victoria @ Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6 Victoria @ Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 8 Vancouver @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 9 Victoria @ Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 10 Portland @ Victoria, 5:05 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12 Portland @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 15 Everett @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 Victoria @ Everett, 7:05 p.m.
HOME GAMES
IMPORTANT DATES:Feb. 23 Canadian Forces Appreciation
March 10 Skate with the Players
March 15 Fan Appreciation
March 22 Playoffs begin
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE• In person at the Select
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www.selectyourtickets.com
For more information: www.victoriaroyals.com
With their exciting on-ice play and winning ways – not to mention fan fa-vourite Marty the Marmot – the Vic-toria Royals have made sure that home game seats have remained one of the hottest tickets in town this winter.
While details are still being con-fi rmed for playoff s, single-game tick-ets for the Royals’ remaining regular season home games range from $12 to $27, with some package options also available.
For more information, including group ticket details, visit the Select Your Tickets Box Offi ce at www.se-lectyourtickets.com/vicwhl, e-mail [email protected] or call 250-220-7889.
His grandfather, who lost two brothers in the Second World War, also served his country in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He was part of the historic D-Day land-ing on the beaches of Normandy, and today has a street named aft er him in Holland aft er participating in that country’s liberation.
Even Cooper’s father played a role in the confl ict, surviving in a German Prisoner of War camp following ser-vice in North Africa.
More than 60 years on, the sacrifi ces the Canadian military members make each and every day are just as appreci-ated.
“Th e work they do is incredibly important and probably doesn’t get enough recognition,” Cooper says.
Th e atmosphere at the Save-on-Foods Arena promises to be exciting Saturday night, he notes, recalling last year’s inaugural event,
when the arena was fi lled with military members and their families and members repelled from the ceiling to the ice for thrilling puck drop.
“It’s really special because I personally have a strong connection. It takes me back and makes me refl ect about all the sacrifi ces they made,” Cooper says.
It also serves to highlight the eff orts of today’s service members.
“How can you not support the night, with all they do?”
Keegan Kanzig looks forward to his second Canadian Forces Appreciation Night this Saturday.
The Victoria Royals look forward to honouring local military members and their families Saturday.
At CFB Esquimalt earlier this season, Honourary Captain (N) Cedric Steele drops the puck for Base Commander Capt. (N) Bob Auchterlonie and Royals Ryan Gagnon and Brandon Fushimi.
Royals honour military at Canadian Forces Appreciation Night
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IN THE KNOWWhat: Canadian Forces Appreciation NightWhen: 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23Tickets: 250-220-7889, www.selectyourtickets.com, or in person at 1925 Blanshard St.FMI: www.victoriaroyals.com
4 • WHL VICTORIA ROYALS Friday, February 22, 2013 - VICTORIA NEWS • OAK BAY NEWS • SAANICH NEWS • GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE • PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW
DID YOUDID YOUKNOW?KNOW?
Every Wednesday the Royals play at home is Student Night at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Show your student ID at the box offi ce and pick up your tick-et for just $12 – $4 off the regular price. Enjoy dedicated student sections in the stands and special student promotions.
Take advantage of this special student pricing at the Royals’ two remaining regular season Wednesday tilts, Feb. 27 versus Lethbridge and March 6 versus Kelowna.
Visit www.victoriaroyals.com/studentnights to learn more.
JOIN OUR ROYAL FAMILY | VICTORIAROYALS.COM | 250.220.7889
Watch Royals in luxury with Tweet Suite contest EYES ON THE PRIZE
Royals GM reflects on the season as the team prepares for playoffs.By Jennifer Blyth
Aft er a gruelling six-game road trip, the Victoria Royals are looking forward to a home game-heavy fi nish to regular season play, with nine of their remaining 14 games played at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
And with one of the league’s
best home game win records, the boys in blue will be aiming to capitalize, with their sights set fi rmly on earning a berth into the WHL playoff s.
It’s been a long road, but players, coaches and staff are all looking forward to the next step in the 2012-13 season, beginning with this weekend’s back-to-back games against the Kelowna Rockets.
“It feels like it’s been a whirl-wind but it’s been great,” GM Cam Hope refl ects on his fi rst season in the Capital Region.
“We approached it at the start of the year as a building year,” he says, pointing to the four 16-year-olds who have all been great throughout the sea-son, and the several 17-year-olds they’ve been able to add to the mix.
All of which means that while the team may be on the young-er end of the WHL spectrum this year, the players’ demon-strated skill and commitment bode well for the future.
“Our expectations were that we would be a playoff team,” Hope notes, pointing out that even with the team’s challeng-ing six-game roadtrip, the Roy-als were still standing at 10 games over the 500 mark.
While the team may be in tough against some of the top powerhouse teams, like the Ed-monton Oil Kings and Portland
Winterhawks, “we can match up well with anybody.”
Hope attributes the players’ success to two main factors: “Th ey’ve come to believe in our coaches and they’ve bought into our system.”
Not to mention hard work and tenacity.
“At one time we had six reg-ular players out of the lineup and we were still fi nding ways to win,” Hope says, but points out that there’s still much work to be done.
“I think how things go in the next two weeks will be just as important as what has hap-pened in the fi rst four months,” Hope says, commending both the coaching staff and play-ers for their commitment and perseverance throughout the season.
Th at hard work will need to continue for the team to stretch its sophomore-year success into the post season, and the Royals would like the fans to play their part as well.
“I’m new to Victoria and I’m very impressed with the fans. I had expected it to be good but I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is,” Hope notes.
“Th e fans who have been to the games know how exciting it is. We had 19 home wins – one of the best home records in the Western Hockey League – and that’s not an accident!”
2013 WHL PLAYOFF FORMAT
VICTORIA ROYALS BY THE NUMBERSAs of this week:
Games played: 59Wins: 32Losses: 22Overtime losses: 1Shootout losses: 4Points: 69 (third in the B.C. division)Percentage: 0.585Goals for: 189 (third in the B.C. division)Goals against: 196 (third in the B.C. division)Penalty minutes: 1,127 (highest in the B.C. division)Power play percentage: 21.9 % (fi fth of 22 WHL teams)Penalty kill percentage: 79.7% (13th of 22 WHL teams)
Twitter-following Royals fans can vie for the chance to cheer on the home team in style thanks to a new contest sponsored by the Yates Street Taphouse.
The Taphouse Tweet Suite contest provides Twitter followers of the Royals and Yates Street Taphouse an opportunity to watch a Royals’ game from a luxury suite, win prizes, meet players and more!
Fans following the Royals on Twitter can answer skill testing questions to be entered into a draw to spend a game in the Taphouse Tweet Suite. Ques-tions will be made available prior to and at Royals’ home games while contest participants can con-
nect using the hash tag #TweetSuite. Contest winners will watch one of the Royals’
two remaining Saturday home games from a luxu-ry suite at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre where they’ll also enjoy complimentary food and drinks, free merchandise and gift certifi cates courtesy of Yates Street Taphouse and the Royals, get auto-graphs from Royals players, meet staff and get their photo taken with Marty the Marmot!
Remaining 2013 Taphouse Tweet Suite Games are scheduled for Feb. 23 and March 2.
Follow the Royals (@victoriaroyals) and Yates Street Taphouse (@YatesStTaphouse) on Twitter for the latest details and questions.
Th e Western Hockey League will use a Con-ference playoff format this year, with the fi rst-place teams in the two divisions in each con-ference receiving the top two playoff seeds.
Th e next six clubs in each conference, based on regular season points, will receive the third to eighth playoff positions, with fi rst playing eighth, second playing seventh, etc. in best-of-seven series.
Th e four teams in each conference advanc-ing to the second round will be ranked in or-der of regular season points, with fi rst playing fourth and second playing third in a best-of-seven series. Th e two winning clubs advance to the best-of-seven WHL Conference Champi-onships. Th e Eastern and Western Conference Champions will then advance to the best-of-seven WHL Championship Series.
The Royals are gearing up for a strong finish to regular season play and a berth in the finals.
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2 • WHL VICTORIA ROYALS Friday, February 22, 2013 - VICTORIA NEWS • OAK BAY NEWS • SAANICH NEWS • GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE • PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW VICTORIA NEWS • OAK BAY NEWS • SAANICH NEWS • GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE • PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Friday, February 22, 2013 WHL VICTORIA ROYALS • 3
DID YOUDID YOUKNOW?KNOW?
Every Wednesday the Royals play at home is Student Night at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Show your student ID at the box offi ce and pick up your tick-et for just $12 – $4 off the regular price. Enjoy dedicated student sections in the stands and special student promotions.
Take advantage of this special student pricing at the Royals’ two remaining regular season Wednesday tilts, Feb. 27 versus Lethbridge and March 6 versus Kelowna.
Visit www.victoriaroyals.com/studentnights to learn more.
JOIN OUR ROYAL FAMILY | VICTORIAROYALS.COM | 250.220.7889
Watch Royals in luxury with Tweet Suite contest EYES ON THE PRIZE
Royals GM reflects on the season as the team prepares for playoffs.By Jennifer Blyth
Aft er a gruelling six-game road trip, the Victoria Royals are looking forward to a home game-heavy fi nish to regular season play, with nine of their remaining 14 games played at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
And with one of the league’s
best home game win records, the boys in blue will be aiming to capitalize, with their sights set fi rmly on earning a berth into the WHL playoff s.
It’s been a long road, but players, coaches and staff are all looking forward to the next step in the 2012-13 season, beginning with this weekend’s back-to-back games against the Kelowna Rockets.
“It feels like it’s been a whirl-wind but it’s been great,” GM Cam Hope refl ects on his fi rst season in the Capital Region.
“We approached it at the start of the year as a building year,” he says, pointing to the four 16-year-olds who have all been great throughout the sea-son, and the several 17-year-olds they’ve been able to add to the mix.
All of which means that while the team may be on the young-er end of the WHL spectrum this year, the players’ demon-strated skill and commitment bode well for the future.
“Our expectations were that we would be a playoff team,” Hope notes, pointing out that even with the team’s challeng-ing six-game roadtrip, the Roy-als were still standing at 10 games over the 500 mark.
While the team may be in tough against some of the top powerhouse teams, like the Ed-monton Oil Kings and Portland
Winterhawks, “we can match up well with anybody.”
Hope attributes the players’ success to two main factors: “Th ey’ve come to believe in our coaches and they’ve bought into our system.”
Not to mention hard work and tenacity.
“At one time we had six reg-ular players out of the lineup and we were still fi nding ways to win,” Hope says, but points out that there’s still much work to be done.
“I think how things go in the next two weeks will be just as important as what has hap-pened in the fi rst four months,” Hope says, commending both the coaching staff and play-ers for their commitment and perseverance throughout the season.
Th at hard work will need to continue for the team to stretch its sophomore-year success into the post season, and the Royals would like the fans to play their part as well.
“I’m new to Victoria and I’m very impressed with the fans. I had expected it to be good but I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is,” Hope notes.
“Th e fans who have been to the games know how exciting it is. We had 19 home wins – one of the best home records in the Western Hockey League – and that’s not an accident!”
2013 WHL PLAYOFF FORMAT
VICTORIA ROYALS BY THE NUMBERSAs of this week:
Games played: 59Wins: 32Losses: 22Overtime losses: 1Shootout losses: 4Points: 69 (third in the B.C. division)Percentage: 0.585Goals for: 189 (third in the B.C. division)Goals against: 196 (third in the B.C. division)Penalty minutes: 1,127 (highest in the B.C. division)Power play percentage: 21.9 % (fi fth of 22 WHL teams)Penalty kill percentage: 79.7% (13th of 22 WHL teams)
Twitter-following Royals fans can vie for the chance to cheer on the home team in style thanks to a new contest sponsored by the Yates Street Taphouse.
The Taphouse Tweet Suite contest provides Twitter followers of the Royals and Yates Street Taphouse an opportunity to watch a Royals’ game from a luxury suite, win prizes, meet players and more!
Fans following the Royals on Twitter can answer skill testing questions to be entered into a draw to spend a game in the Taphouse Tweet Suite. Ques-tions will be made available prior to and at Royals’ home games while contest participants can con-
nect using the hash tag #TweetSuite. Contest winners will watch one of the Royals’
two remaining Saturday home games from a luxu-ry suite at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre where they’ll also enjoy complimentary food and drinks, free merchandise and gift certifi cates courtesy of Yates Street Taphouse and the Royals, get auto-graphs from Royals players, meet staff and get their photo taken with Marty the Marmot!
Remaining 2013 Taphouse Tweet Suite Games are scheduled for Feb. 23 and March 2.
Follow the Royals (@victoriaroyals) and Yates Street Taphouse (@YatesStTaphouse) on Twitter for the latest details and questions.
Th e Western Hockey League will use a Con-ference playoff format this year, with the fi rst-place teams in the two divisions in each con-ference receiving the top two playoff seeds.
Th e next six clubs in each conference, based on regular season points, will receive the third to eighth playoff positions, with fi rst playing eighth, second playing seventh, etc. in best-of-seven series.
Th e four teams in each conference advanc-ing to the second round will be ranked in or-der of regular season points, with fi rst playing fourth and second playing third in a best-of-seven series. Th e two winning clubs advance to the best-of-seven WHL Conference Champi-onships. Th e Eastern and Western Conference Champions will then advance to the best-of-seven WHL Championship Series.
The Royals are gearing up for a strong finish to regular season play and a berth in the finals.
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Show your support for the Victoria Royals and Canadian military members and their families with the Royals’ jersey auction, now through March 15.
In honour of the Royals’ Military Appreciation Night Feb. 23, the specially designed jerseys pay tribute to the men and women of the Canadian Forces and all proceeds from the auctions will go to the Military Family Resource Centre.
In addition to the live auction Feb. 23 when the Royals will auction off jerseys worn by Marty the Marmot, Bran-don Magee, Tyler Stahl and Patrik Polivka, fans can partici-pate in silent auctions scheduled through the end of regular season play. Place your bids at Guest Services during the following dates:
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Th e Victoria Royals players, staff and fans will be showing their appreciation for the hard work and sacrifi ces of local military members during the sec-ond annual Military Appreciation Night Feb. 23.
In addition to terrifi c hockey as the team takes on the Kelowna Rockets, special features include interactive displays in the concourse, a 50/50 draw hosted by the Military Family Resource Centre, and the always fun Chuck-A-Puck benefi tting area Cadets.
A highlight of the night is sure to be the oppor-tunity to bid on game-worn jerseys right off the players’ backs in a live jersey auction following the game. (See more about this on the back page)
Th e Victoria Royals have forged a strong con-nection with local military members, visiting the base earlier this year for a fun game.
“CFB Esquimalt is excited to have been invited to be honoured and recognized during the Victo-ria Royals hockey game on Feb. 23,” says Capt. (N) Bob Auchterlonie, Commander, CFB Esquimalt. “Events like this highlight the strong relationship between the local defence team and the com-munity. Th e Victoria Royals and the base have a strong history of working together, including their support of our annual charitable campaign hockey challenge and on-going CF Appreciation events.”
For Royals with a military connection, the night is extra special.
A veteran of last year’s inaugural event, 6’5” Roy-als defenceman Keegan Kanzig takes the opportu-nity to refl ect on the work of his grandfather, who served in Germany in the 1950s as a member of the Queen’s Own Rifl es.
“I think it’s really important – it’s good to show your appreciation for what these men and women do. Th ey put everything on the line for us and that’s something that can’t be forgotten,” Kanzig says.
Th e event is a particularly special night on the calendar for assistant coach Ben Cooper, whose family tree boasts numerous military members. His great-grandfather was a brigadier general who served in the Boer War, and both the First and Sec-ond World Wars.
Special FeatureFriday
February 22, 2013VICTORIA ROYALSREMAINING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 22 Kelowna @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23 Kelowna @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 27 Lethbridge @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 1 Spokane @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 Spokane @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5 Victoria @ Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6 Victoria @ Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 8 Vancouver @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 9 Victoria @ Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 10 Portland @ Victoria, 5:05 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12 Portland @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 15 Everett @ Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 Victoria @ Everett, 7:05 p.m.
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With their exciting on-ice play and winning ways – not to mention fan fa-vourite Marty the Marmot – the Vic-toria Royals have made sure that home game seats have remained one of the hottest tickets in town this winter.
While details are still being con-fi rmed for playoff s, single-game tick-ets for the Royals’ remaining regular season home games range from $12 to $27, with some package options also available.
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His grandfather, who lost two brothers in the Second World War, also served his country in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He was part of the historic D-Day land-ing on the beaches of Normandy, and today has a street named aft er him in Holland aft er participating in that country’s liberation.
Even Cooper’s father played a role in the confl ict, surviving in a German Prisoner of War camp following ser-vice in North Africa.
More than 60 years on, the sacrifi ces the Canadian military members make each and every day are just as appreci-ated.
“Th e work they do is incredibly important and probably doesn’t get enough recognition,” Cooper says.
Th e atmosphere at the Save-on-Foods Arena promises to be exciting Saturday night, he notes, recalling last year’s inaugural event,
when the arena was fi lled with military members and their families and members repelled from the ceiling to the ice for thrilling puck drop.
“It’s really special because I personally have a strong connection. It takes me back and makes me refl ect about all the sacrifi ces they made,” Cooper says.
It also serves to highlight the eff orts of today’s service members.
“How can you not support the night, with all they do?”
Keegan Kanzig looks forward to his second Canadian Forces Appreciation Night this Saturday.
The Victoria Royals look forward to honouring local military members and their families Saturday.
At CFB Esquimalt earlier this season, Honourary Captain (N) Cedric Steele drops the puck for Base Commander Capt. (N) Bob Auchterlonie and Royals Ryan Gagnon and Brandon Fushimi.
Royals honour military at Canadian Forces Appreciation Night
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