Victoria strikes early, defeats visiting Kelowna at home
VICTORIA, British Columbia (Interstat) — Cameron Schmidt had one goal and one assist as Victoria defeated Kelowna 4-1 on Saturday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Victoria built an early lead on goals by Miles Cooper 53 seconds in, Schmidt at 18:23 and Ashton Brown at 19:07, while Owen Folstrom answered for Kelowna at 19:47 of the first. Drayden Uhrina added a third-period goal for the Royals. Nate Yellowaga and Odin Vauhkonen each had two assists, and Ludovic Perreault added one assist. Vauhkonen also had two shots, while Yellowaga had one. Schmidt finished with two shots and two penalty minutes, Cooper had one shot, Brown had one shot and two penalty minutes, and Uhrina had two shots. Axel Bisbee added two shots for Victoria, and Hayden Moore had three. The Royals controlled the pace throughout. Kelowna was held to one goal. Victoria improved to 8-3, while Kelowna fell to 4-8. Attendance was 3,197.