Victoria hosts Vancouver on Friday
The Victoria Royals got some much-needed help on the out-of-town WHL scoreboard. Now they need to help themselves, beginning with a two-game set against the Vancouver Giants tonight at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre and Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre.
“It feels like the playoffs right now because virtually it is for us,” said Royals GM and head coach Dan Price.The Royals could even bring the Giants, 11 points ahead of Victoria with two games in hand, into play with a weekend sweep but that’s a big if and a bit of a longshot at this point. The Giants and Rockets at least have the future to look forward to. Vancouver sent captain and Canadian world junior champion Zack Ostapchuk to Winnipeg for two players and the Ice’s first-round draft picks in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Combined with earlier deals, Vancouver has a whopping nine first-round draft picks in the next four WHL drafts. The foundation for the future is already in place with the Giants also having five players ranked by Central Scouting for the 2023 NHL draft.
Victoria, meanwhile, is 1-3-2 against Vancouver this season. Both teams have struggled of late. The Giants are 3-7 in their past 10 games, but appear to have enough of a cushion in the standings to withstand the swoon. The Royals have lost their past four games and are 2-7-1 in their past 10, a pace that obviously cannot continue if the Royals hope to make the playoffs.“But when you are competitive people, like we all are at this level, you relish that pressure and rise to the challenge.
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