The Giants and Royals open their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals this Friday at the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver has to be considered the favourite after finishing 29 points ahead o…
The Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals have long tried to sell a compelling strife and conflict between the two clubs, dating back to the Royals entering the Western Hockey League in 2006-07 as the Chilliwack Bruins.
Vancouver took on Victoria in the first round of the playoffs last spring, marking the Giants first playoff appearance in four years. The Giants had a 3-2 series lead against an injury-riddled Royals side and looked poised for their first post-season series triumph of any sort since 2009-10. “It’s similar to Kelowna. They beat up on the Giants for a long time. For us to have the year we had this year and the opportunity to knock them out is awesome. I think we’re all going to be really hungry.”
Spokane’s announced attendance average at their 10,366-seat Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena this season was 5,959. For their six home games against Tri-City, that number jumped to 8,966.
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