There are times when it barely pays to come online and blog, what is there to write along when there is so little going on. The Royals went 2-1-1 on a four-game road swing through Trois-Rivieres and St.John's, on Friday the 17th the club returned home for another three-in-three. The Atlanta Gladiators (from the league's Southern Division) were the weekend's opponent, this was their first visit to the Arena since February of That Year We Don't Talk About. This is the time of year for newcomers from the amateur ranks, players from just-completed University and Junior programs filter in for look-sees and the chance to impress and earn a contract for next season. On Friday the Royals left little to the imagination by scoring the game's first six goals and rolling to an 8-2 win. Devon Paliani and Evan Barratt tallied twice each with single scores from Charlie Gerard, Jacob Gaucher, Brendan Hoffmann and newcomer Ted McGeen (University of Guelph). Saturday was St "Hattricks" Night, a lucky fan could have won $10,000 had a Royal scored three goals. The team as a unit only scored three but it was enough for a tough 3-2 verdict. Tyler Heidt (another new face from the University of Regina) opened the scoring in the first period, in the second Barratt struck again to make it 2-0. Alec Butcher's third-period strike was the game-winner as Pat Nagle picked up his second win of the weekend. The series wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with the visitors from the Peach State victorious by an identical 3-2 score, Butcher and Heidt were the goal-scorers for the Royals. New addition Bailey Brkin (pronounced "burr-kin") made his team debut in net, he was added recently via waivers from the Wheeling Nailers. The weekend results bring the club's mark to 35-21-4 overall, 19-10 at home. The next three are on the road, the boys return home on Wednesday the 29th. Take care, thanks for reading.
