Victoria Royals Appreciation Night: Free tickets

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer ~

The Victoria Royals are offering free tickets to Defence team personnel for their Nov. 10 regular season game against the Edmonton Oil Kings.

An initial block of 290 tickets are being released to the Base Chief for distribution and will be divided up equally amongst units for the Royals’ annual National Defence Team Appreciation Night game.

Defence team members have until Nov. 3 to claim tickets requested through their unit representatives. Unclaimed tickets will go back into the pool of available tickets for sale.

If demand outstrips supply, the Western Hockey League club will make more tickets available. For those unable to get their hands on free tickets, discounted $15 seats will be available to all Department of National Defence employees.

Opening puck drop at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre is 7:05 p.m. Multiple military units and civilian support organizations will have displays at the game including 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, Naval Reserves, N3 Chief of Staff Plans and Operations, Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific), Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific), Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton, 5th (BC) Field Artillery Regiment, Personnel Support Programs, and the Military Family Resource Centre.

National Defence Appreciation Night with the Royals will also include a metal-hockey-stick giveaway by FMF and displays that include a Vindicator aerial drone and boat by N3, dive truck from FDU and a Howitzer from 5th Field regiment, plus a 50-50 draw conducted by the Military Family Resource Centre.