February 19-22

Daytime temperatures were unusually warmer during the early part of the week, the Wednesday high of 80 (!!!) set a new record for our area. On Thursday it was rainy and temperatures were back down into the 40s (a good way for people to get sick), we were at the Arena for the last home game of the month. The Worcester Railers were in town for the fifth of their eight appearances. As has been their wont in recent games the Royals got off to a strong start in the first period. Steven Swavely started the ball rolling four minutes in, goals by Nolan Zajac and Matt Willows two minutes apart upped the lead to 3-0. The Railers got on the board late in the first period, in the second each team scored once with the Royals marker coming from Chris McCarthy. The 4-2 Royals lead was extended early in the third on a goal from Brian Morgan but Worcester battled back to within one before Swavely's second of the game ended all controversy, Branden Komm was the goalie of record in the 6-4 victory. The win is the club's thirtieth of the season, the home record is 19-9 with the overall mark at 30-20-3. The club plays its next eight on the road, we're back home on March 14. The boys started the month on a six-game roadie, by the time the 14th rolls around they will have played fourteen of eighteen on the road (which can go a long way towards team bonding with playoffs on the horizon). Take care, thanks for reading.