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Vladimir Bobylev and Jack Walker: An interview with Victoria Royals head coach Dave Lowry

Was it a pleasant surprise seeing all four of your guys picked up by NHL teams yesterday? It’s such an interesting group of players, with the overage element and then Matthew Phillips – 5’7, under 140 pounds — being the smallest player in the draft class.

Dave Lowry: Every year you go in and hope you’re going to have certain individuals get drafted. We didn’t want have our expectations too high, but we went in with a lot of hope this year. We were fortunate that a couple of guys who have gone through the draft and were eligible and didn’t get drafted came back and had very good years.