The Victoria Royals will take on the Tri-City Americans in the second round of the 2018 WHL Playoffs in a best-of-seven series that begins on Friday and Saturday at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
The Royals defeated the Vancouver Giants 4-3 in the first round of the WHL Playoffs. Victoria holds the second seed in the BC Division, and as a result, will have home ice advantage versus Tri-City who is ranked as the first wildcard team.
The Americans won their first round best-of-seven series vs. the Kelowna Rockets with a 4-0 sweep.
Series Schedule:
Friday, April 6th – Tri-City @ Victoria – 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, April 7th – Tri-City @ Victoria – 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10th – Victoria @ Tri-City – 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11th – Victoria @ Tri-City – 7: 05 p.m.
Friday, April 13th – Tri-City @ Victoria – 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Sunday, April 15th – Victoria @ Tri-City – 5:05 p.m. (if necessary)
Wednesday, April 18th – Tri-City @ Victoria – 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)
This series will mark the first time in the Royals’ seven-year history that these two teams have met in the WHL Playoffs.