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The Kamloops Blazers, the No. 5-ranked team in the CHL top-10 poll, moved to 10-1 with a 6-0 victory over the Victoria Royals.

The five-foot-11, 170-pound native of Chestermere, Alta., has 40 goals and 74 assists for 114 points in 190 regular season games for the Royals.

Dylan Garand won the lopsided battle of the Island goaltenders Friday night in Kamloops.

The final contest of an unusual five-game series is Oct. 27 at the CN Centre in Prince George

The hockey concept of changing lines 鈥渙n the fly鈥� was invented in Victoria by the Cougars and their visionary mentor Lester Patrick. A century later, the Victoria Royals have given the term a whole new meaning.

PRINCE GEORGE 5 - VICTORIA 1 Fittingly a rainstorm was blowing into Victoria on Friday night because for the Victoria Royals, when it rains it pours.

The Victoria Royals talked about a 鈥淩eturn of the Roar鈥� when they heard Provincial Health Officer Dr.

Hollywood had the 300. The Western Hockey League has the 13. In both cases, they lost. But not for lack of effort.

PRINCE GEORGE 3 VICTORIA 1 Nobody is kidding themselves that the Victoria Royals and Prince George Cougars are vying for the top of the sa国际传媒 Division table in the Western Hockey League.

The difference in scenery from the Prairies to the Island couldn鈥檛 be more stark for defenceman Neithan Salame 鈥� on several levels.