After a Thanksgiving break the Victoria Royals (7-0-0-0) were back in action at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria Tuesday and they feasted on Tri-City Americans (3-4-0-0), winning 8-2. The Royals started the scoring quickly and did not let up throughout the game to stay perfect this season. The Tri-City Americans […]
Tag: BC Division
Prince George pounces on winless Kamloops
Expectations weren’t high in Kamloops this year, but surely they weren’t this low. A Prince George team, that some had in the basement of the Western Conference, ran roughshod over a equally young and inexperienced Blazer team. (photo by Allen Douglas) It was evident early in the first period that […]
Victoria Royals ride hot power play to victory over the Blazers
The Victoria Royals pulled out a win tonight against the Kamloops Blazers at the Save On Foods Memorial Arena, scoring with thirty seconds remaining to secure the win. The game was wide-open at times, as plenty of odd-man rushes forced each team’s goaltenders to come up with timely saves. The […]
2017-18 season previews: Victoria Royals
(Our ongoing series previewing teams for the 2017-18 WHL regular season concludes with a look at the Victoria Royals) Victoria Royals (2016-17 season: 37-29-5-1-80 points, lost in the first round to the Everett Silvertips) The Victoria Royals found themselves in tight battle last season, finishing fourth in the BC Division […]
2017-18 season previews: Vancouver Giants
(Our ongoing series previewing teams for the 2017-18 WHL Regular Season continues with a look at the Vancouver Giants) Vancouver Giants (2016-17 season: 20-46-3-3-46 points, failed to make playoffs) The Vancouver Giants first home game of the 2017-18 season will honour the 2007 Memorial Cup championship Vancouver team and the Giants […]
2017-18 season previews: Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets (2016-17 season: 45-22-5-0: 90 points. Lost in the Western Conference Final to Seattle Thunderbirds) Expectations are always high in Kelowna, among the Rockets fan base and indeed, in both the front office and dressing room. The Rockets have won the Western Hockey League championship four times since the […]
Victoria Royals Quick Hits – a trade, a new coach and more
(Victoria, BC) The Victoria Royals are clearly not afraid of change. On Wednesday they made a trade which saw a three-year Royal sent from the coast to the prairies and they added a former NHL All-Star to their coaching staff. Jared #27 for Jared #27 The Royals and Red Deer Rebels […]
Royals fans discuss upcoming season
*cover photo Kevin Light Photography The Victoria Royals completed their 2017 training camp last week and the DUBNetwork caught up with a few longtime Royals fans to ask their opinions on the upcoming season. Royals season ticket holders Nicolas Narmandeau, Lesley Davies, Miles Ostler and Robin Poirier discussed the coaching changes, […]
Royals preseason news and notes
*cover photo Kevin Light Photography The Victoria Royals begin their preseason action Friday night at the McArthur Island Sports in Kamloops, taking on the Blazers and moving one step closer to the start of the regular season. The Royals ended training camp with the intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday night, which saw […]
A look back on Victoria Royals head coach Dave Lowry
On May 30, 2017 news came that Dave Lowry was leaving his position of head coach of the Victoria Royals for an assistant coaching position in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. Lowry had coached the Royals for five seasons, during which he became the franchise’s winningest coach and […]
