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By Aaron Schulze

Royals 6 Blazers 1

Blazers drop first of two straight in Victoria 6-1

Nov 29, 2023 | 7:59 AM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers were blown out by the Victoria Royals 6-1 Tuesday (Nov. 28) in their first of two games in two days on Vancouver Island.

The Royals scored the game’s first five goals before the Blazers’ Conner Radke scored his first career Western Hockey League (WHL) goal to end the shutout bid in the third period.

The Blazers fall to 6-14-3-2 on the 2023-24 WHL season, good for 17 points in 25 games. They remain at the bottom of the Western Conference standings.

The Blazers play one more game in Victoria Wednesday night before they return home to host the Royals Friday, Dec. 1 from Sandman Centre.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Royals, Nate Misskey (5) from Robin Sapousek, 6:17

2-0, Royals, Reggie Newman (7) from Austin Zemlak and Robin Sapousek (power play), 8:38

3-0, Royals, Cole Reschny (8) unassisted, 12:40

Second Period

4-0, Royals, Cole Reschny 2 (9) from Dawson Pasternak, 9:19

Third Period

5-0, Royals, Cole Reschny 3 (10) from Dawson Pasternak and Ben Riche (power play), 8:53

5-1, Blazers, Conner Radke (1) from Josh Kelly and Ashton Tait, 10:55

6-1, Royals, Logan Pickford (3) unassisted, 17:59

Goaltending

Braden Holt (W), Royals, 29 saves on 30 shots in 60 minutes played.

Dylan Ernst (L), Blazers, 20 saves on 26 shots in 60 minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze