Another quiet week extended into Friday night when the Royals returned home for the first time in thirteen days. The club went 3-0 on the road trip, on this night the division-rival Adirondack Thunder made the first of their six regular season visits. This was billed as "La Noche De Los Reales" (the night of the Royals), the marketing effort was geared towards the area's Latino community. In-arena host Mike Keller had a Spanish-speaking co-host, most of the fan-interaction activities were conducted bilingually. The Royals entered on an overall four-game win streak, on this night it was extended to five with a 5-2 decision. Goals by Will MacKinnon and Max Newton ten seconds apart gave the club a quick lead in the game's first five minutes, in the second period an early score by Devon Paliani (second-year pro from LaSalle, Ontario) and a late marker from Shane Sellar upped the lead to 4-0. The visitors from the North Country got on the board late in the second, in the third each team scored once with Sellar picking up his second of the night. Nolan Maier earned the win in net as the Royals improve to 6-4-1 overall, 3-2 at home. The clubs took Saturday night off since a concert was booked at the Arena, the back end of the two-game series is on Sunday afternoon. Take care, thanks for reading.
