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 […]
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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 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 […]
Preview: Thunderbirds swing into Victoria to face the Royals
The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-9-1-1) swing into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (16-8-1-0) in what should be a hard-fought contest. In recent trips north, Seattle rolled over the Royals on their way to Western Hockey League Championship last year. The Royals […]
Royals come back to defeat the Oil Kings
The Victoria Royals (14-5-1-0) paid tribute to past and present Canadian Armed Forces in their annual Military Appreciation Night as they face off against the Edmonton Oil Kings (5-11-2-0) at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. The colour guard from CFB Esquimalt and the Naden band delivered a beautiful rendition of the […]
Wheat Kings power past the Royals
The Victoria Royals (9-2-1-0) fell to the Brandon Wheat Kings (8-3-0-1) Saturday night at the Westman Place in Brandon, in what was a showdown of two of the top teams in the WHL. Coming into the game, each team were man-advantage specialists, as Brandon boasted the top power play percentage, while […]
On the road with Marlon Martens of the Victoria Royals
The Victoria Royals are in the midst of their longest road trip of the year and DUBNetwork caught up with the radio voice of the Victoria Royals Marlon Martens to discuss life on the road. Martens has been the play-by-play broadcaster for the Royals since their first season in 2011 […]
