The 2017-2018 WHL season has been one of change between the Victoria Royals (31-18-3-1) and Seattle Thunderbirds (26-18-4-2). The last four seasons have seen the Thunderbirds dominate the Royals, with 10 wins in 12 meetings. This season has been a different story however, as Victoria has won all three matches […]
Author: Ryan Sinclair
Royals win 5-4 in comeback versus the Blazers
The Victoria Royals (25-16-3-1) faced the Kamloops Blazers (18-22-1-2) for a second night in a row Saturday, after defeating them 6-5 on Friday. For Victoria, the key to this game was to show the “killer instinct” while keeping the momentum and pressure up. For Kamloops, a key would be the […]
Silvertips showoff special teams in pounding Royals 9-4
The Victoria Royals (23-16-3-1) faced the Everett Silvertips (24-16-1-1) on Sunday, for the second meeting in three days. Earlier in the day, Everett made their commitment to the playoff drive by swinging a big deal to acquire Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala. Leaving the team were Orrin Centazzo and Montana […]
Royals surge in third period to defeat the Silvertips
The Victoria Royals (22-15-3-1) started 2018 at home against the Everett Silvertips (23-15-1-1) Friday at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The Royals have fallen on hard times, only victorious in three game of their last ten. Victoria had been very active recently on the trade front, looking to revive and regroup for a playoff push. Everett […]
Royals defeat Cougars in extra time
The Victoria Royals traveled north to face the Prince George Cougars for a matinee game on Sunday. For the Cougars, it was there annual Teddy Bear Toss game and a chance to build on a two game win streak. The Royals were also looking to continue some momentum, after a big […]
Victoria Royals and Saskatoon Blades complete goaltender trade
On Friday the Victoria Royals acquired goaltender Joel Gryzbowski and in return sent another goaltender in Hunter Arps to the Saskatoon Blades. Joel Grybowski (1999) is a product of Hafford, Sask. and was originally drafted by the Blades in the 11th round, 223rd overall in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft. […]
Victoria Royals score record win on Teddy Bear Toss night against Kootenay Ice
The Kootenay Ice (13-17-1-0) made a rare trip Vancouver Island to face the Victoria Royals (19-10-3-0) on Friday night and after the result they are likely to not want to return for another while. Kootenay arrived on their first visit since 2015 and featured a full overhaul with new owners, flashy new jerseys, […]
Victoria Royals Review: Road trip, a record, a trade and more
The Victoria Royals had an eventful week on and off the ice including a trip out east to face some stiff competition, a franchise record set, a major injury to a top player and an interesting trade. Here are some of the stories from the past week: Road Trip Recap: […]
Victoria Royals acquire Kade Jensen from Brandon Wheat Kings
The Victoria Royals pulled off a surprising trade on Friday, acquiring defenceman Kade Jensen from the Brandon Wheat Kings. A trade itself would not be abnormal, but the interesting part is that Jensen is an over-age player, bumping the Royals above the allowed maximum of three 20-year-olds. Included is Tyler […]
Victoria scores late to steal Seattle’s thunder
(Victoria, BC) – The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-10-1-1) came into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (17-8-1-0) in a North vs South battle. The Royals had not beat the T-Birds at home since March 2nd 2015, and looked to erase a painful […]