The DUBNetwork recently caught up with Victoria Royals President and General Manager Cameron Hope to discuss his club’s start to the season, the progression of his players and the look ahead. In a season that many have deemed a rebuild, Victoria raced out to a 7-0 start, all against rival […]
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Victoria Royals Report- Kaid Oliver steps up; First road trip; Weekend recap
Kaid Oliver steps up Clutch Kaid? King Kaid? There must be a fitting moniker reflective of the quality of play Kaid Oliver is giving his team so far this season. Close followers of the Royals know that Oliver has always been a committed player, always trying to get better. “He’s […]
Royals Report – Fast start, Series sweep, News and notes
The Victoria Royals keep finding ways to win. The Royals are off to a 4-0 start, winning games via shoot-outs, special teams, last minute heroics and third period comebacks. The team that many counted out of the race for this season is so far proving their skeptics wrong. Out fast […]
Overreaction Monday: Royals early roll a sign they are contenders?
It’s Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a storyline from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. This week’s overreaction: The Royals are the team to beat in the B.C. Division The […]
2018-19 WHL Season Previews: Victoria Royals
It’s that time of year again! We at the DubNetwork always try to come up with a new order for previews each year and this season we are going with least recent to most recent Ed Chynoweth Cups for our order of previews. They will run 2-to-3 a day until […]
Victoria Royals end 2020 Memorial Cup bid and main camp opens with roster questions
Royals out for 2020 bid On the first day of main training camp for the Victoria Royals the biggest news of the day came off the ice. News broke around midday that the Royals would be pulling their bid for to host the 2020 Memorial Cup. In a surprising move, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: 2018-19 WHL leading scorer candidates
Jayden Halbgewachs led the WHL in scoring a season ago with 70 goals, 59 assists and 129 points. With Halbgewachs aging out of the league, we will have a new scoring leader in 2018-19. In fact the top-six scorers from a season ago are likely not returning to the WHL. […]
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 […]
A seven goal third period ends with Tri-City up 3-0 in series against Victoria
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (7-0) are in the midst of an incredible playoff run right now. The team swept their first round series against the Kelowna Rockets and entered game three on Tuesday night with the 2-0 series lead and were looking to push the Victoria Royals (4-6) to […]
Rasmussen powers Americans past Royals in Game 2
The Tri-City Americans and Victoria Royals faced off for Game 2 Saturday night in Victoria. Like all of the hockey world, thoughts were still on the tragedy unfolding in Saskatchewan involving the Humboldt Broncos. A pre-game moment of silence was held in the arena as both teams joined each other […]
