Hannoun’s homecoming results in win for Raiders
When the Prince Albert Raiders rolled into Victoria to take on the Royals, it was a huge night for a large number of players who were playing against their former teams, with the likes of Noah Gregor, Brayden Pachal and Jeremy Masella battling the their former Royals teammates, as well as Kody McDonald, Carson Miller and D-Jay Jerome playing against their old Raider club.
But it was the biggest night for Raider Dante Hannoun, who had an assist on the game-winning goal as the Raiders defeated the Royals 4-1.
Before the trade deadline this year, the Royals were all that Hannoun knew in the WHL career. He was a first round draft choice, 11th overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft by Victoria, and played 286 games with the Royals from 2014 until this year.
The Royals gave him a touching video tribute at the first period media timeout, to which Hannoun saluted the crowd.