Brandon took this one in regulation, 6-2 over Victoria, and the shape of it was set inside the opening 20 minutes. Three Wheat Kings goals in the first period turned a road game into a game the Royals had to chase all night.
Victoria answered with one in the first to sit 1-3 after the period, then went blank in the second while Brandon added two more for a 1-5 cushion. That middle frame was the turning point — whatever push the Royals had left, the two-goal second removed the margin for it. Both sides traded a goal in the third for the 2-6 final.
The number that carries it: five of Brandon's six goals came in the first two periods, and Victoria managed just two over 60 minutes. No overtime required, no late drama — the scoring was front-loaded and the result was effectively settled by the second intermission.