Seminoff #1 Star 8 Points
Photo Credit: Alan Douglas Twitter: @adouglasphotos
It was a night to forget for the Royals, while a night to remember for Blazers Matthew Seminoff and Caden Bankier.
The Memorial Cup Host Kamloops Blazers dropped the visiting Victoria Royals 11-1 Wednesday night.
Seminoff had an 8 point night with 4 goals and 4 assists, while Bankier earned 6 points with 3 goals and 3 helpers.
The CHL Top 10 Blazers scored 5 in the first period, added 5 more in the second, and then after notching their 11th, Carter Dereniwsky broke Dylan Ernst’s shut out bid in the final minute of the third.
Holt stops Kyle Masters in cold.
Netminders Braden Holt and Nicholas Cristiano split the duties, as Kamloops out shot Victoria 48-20 overall.
The Blazers earned their 7th straight, outscoring their opposition 48-10 during that span. They’ve earned 18 wins over their last 19 outings, while the Royals fall to winless in 11.
Carter Dereniwsky scored the lone goal for the Royals.
The 11 goals against ties the Royals record for most goals given up in a game, which last happened on November 18th of 2011, in an 11-3 defeat on the road against the Giants.
The loss overshadowed forward Alex Thacker’s 200th WHL game.
Victoria was also without 5 regulars due to injury, including leading scorer Jake Poole, Captain Gannon Laroque and forwards Robin Sapousek, Marcus Almquist and Alex Edwards.
Up next they’ll visit the Prince George Cougars for a pair of games Friday and Saturday night.
– Marlon Martens.
Victoria Royals 1 at Kamloops Blazers 11 – Status: Final
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – Sandman Centre – Kamloops, BC
Victoria 0 0 1 – 1
Kamloops 5 5 1 – 11
1st Period-
1, Kamloops, Seminoff 28 (Bankier), 0:59.
2, Kamloops, Seminoff 29 (Jakub Demek, Zellweger), 11:24 (PP).
3, Kamloops, Finnie 7 (Bairos, Hofer), 12:38 (PP).
4, Kamloops, Bankier 33 (Seminoff), 17:37.
5, Kamloops, Michael 3 (Seminoff, Sydor), 19:15.
Penalties-Newman Vic (major-fighting), 3:19; Hofer Kam (unsportsmanlike cnd., major-fighting), 3:19; Misskey Vic (roughing), 11:03; Fryer Vic (high sticking), 11:51.
2nd Period-
6, Kamloops, Bankier 34 (Seminoff), 9:42.
7, Kamloops, Bankier 35 (Shea Van Olm, Sarell), 11:19.
8, Kamloops, Seminoff 30 (Kyle Masters, Michael), 12:40.
9, Kamloops, Seminoff 31 (Bankier), 18:16.
10, Kamloops, Hofer 39 (Ferster, Zellweger), 19:26.
Penalties-No Penalties
3rd Period-
11, Kamloops, Brunicke 4 (Bankier, Seminoff), 6:58.
12, Victoria, Dereniwsky 8 (Gannon), 19:35.
Penalties-Rybinski Vic (tripping), 3:11; Thacker Vic (slashing), 5:32; Hofer Kam (cross checking), 5:32; Newman Vic (roughing), 11:28; Levis Kam (roughing), 11:28; Dereniwsky Vic (tripping), 17:28.
Shots on Goal-
Victoria 4-3-13-20.
Kamloops 23-16-9-48.
Power Play Opportunities-
Victoria 0 / 1;
Kamloops 2 / 4.
Goalies-
Victoria, Holt 21-24-4-1 (35 shots-27 saves); Cristiano 4-15-0-0 (13 shots-10 saves).
Kamloops, Ernst 37-8-2-1 (20 shots-19 saves).
A-4,468
Referees-Josh Albinati (153), Trevor Nolan.
Linesmen-Michael Bean (148), Dustin Minty (86).
