This season, the Victoria Royals feature a new face in net, with goalie Shane Farkas looking to solidify a title as king of the crease. Acquired in the offseason via a trade, the native of Penticton, BC, had played the previous three seasons with the Portland Winterhawks. Now in his […]
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Kindopp and Goncalves pace Everett over Victoria 6-0
(Everett, WA) Bryce Kindopp and Connor Dewar were an effective duo last season for the Everett Silvertips (1-1). Dewar led the team in scoring with 81 points, while Kindopp added 39 goals and 73 points. Dewar has moved on to play professional hockey, leaving an opening for the position of […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Victoria Royals
Last Season: 34-30-2-2, 72 points. The Royals finished second in the B.C. Division and were tied for 13th overall in the WHL. Last season was a last run for longtime Royals Griffen Outhouse and Ralph Jarratt, as Victoria exceeded expectations and made it into the second round of the playoffs. […]
Summer Read: From Outhouse to Wolf, artist brings masks to life
Travis Michael of TM Kustoms – Goalie Mask Airbrushing & Sign Art uses his talent as an artist to bring goalie masks to life. Often a reflection of not only the team but the goalie himself, a mask full of artwork has become a mainstay of hockey. Since 2014, Michael […]
Off-season outlook: Victoria Royals
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Seattle outlasts Victoria in wild affair 6-4
(Kent, WA) The Seattle Thunderbirds played on home ice on Saturday night for the first time since December 29th. The team that took the ice for them was vastly different to the one that did so back in late 2018. That team was mired in what would be a seven-game […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Friday, December 7th
Feature Game of the Night: Victoria Royals @Kelowna Rockets 7:05 PM PST Tonight we head over to the B.C. Division where the schedule has the Victoria Royals (13-11) taking on the Kelowna Rockets (13-5-2-0) who they trail by two points for second in the division. The Royals have an astounding […]
Royals Recap- Kambeitz delivers; Special teams shine; News & Notes
In their first two games of the season, Victoria Royals forward Dino Kambeitz has delivered the offense in his team’s victories. In last Friday’s shootout, he fired a wrist shot to secure the extra point for his club versus the Prince George Cougars. Kambeitz followed that up on Saturday by […]
Victoria Royals will have a lot of tough choices to make in 2018-19
The Victoria Royals had to be disappointed in their second round exit in the 2018 playoffs. They were a veteran team that boasted seven NHL-drafted players. Injuries played a role though as the Royals were chewed up and spit out by the Tri-City Americans in a four-game sweep. Tyler Soy […]