A strong road trip for the Swift Current Broncos took a detour in a 9-2 loss to Victoria tonight.
Eight different players scored for the Royals as they continued an impressive week after a 9-3 win over Saskatoon on Tuesday.
Aleksi Heponiemi and Artyom Minulin scored for Swift Current in a losing cause.
Heponiemi had a goal and an assist for the Broncos. He has seven points in four games during their BC road swing.
The Royals struck early and often taking a 5-1 lead after the first period and building on it throughout the game.
Victoria went 4 for 8 on the power play while holding the Broncos to 1 for 7.
Swift Current is still 2-2 on their road swing and 8-4-0-1 overall.
They will look to wrap up their trip on a winning note Saturday in Langley against the Vancouver Giants.
You can hear the game live on The Eagle 94.1 FM with Robertson Family Group Broncos Hockey at 7:30pm.