The Warriors brought their Moose Jaw weather with them Tuesday to the Island.
They also brought a pretty good Western Hockey League club, led by Columbus Blue Jackets first-round draft pick Denton Mateychuk, Seattle Kraken second-round selection Jagger Firkus and New York Rangers third-round pick Ryder Korczak. Oh, and Brayden Yager is ranked for the first round of the 2023 NHL draft.
The sparse crowd of 2,093 on Tuesday was in stark contrast to the sellout 7,006 fans on Saturday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. News flash, they weren’t there to watch the Royals, who were blasted 9-5, as the big draw was consensus top 2023 NHL draft pick Connor Bedard. Even discounting the prodigy Bedard’s hat-trick, Victoria was still outscored by an otherwise decidedly average Regina team.
“It’s tough losing six [consecutive] at home but we have to take every positive we can moving forward,” said Schuurman. With goaltender Tyler Palmer away without explanation amid speculation he has asked for a trade — the Royals have listed it vaguely as a “personal leave” — the team traded Monday for goalie Nicholas Cristiano from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 WHL prospects draft. The six-foot-one Cristiano, 18, was given the start and faced a 42-shot Warriors barrage in his fifth career WHL game.
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