The Portland Winterhawks (35-20-1-3) and Victoria Royals (35-21-3-2) are two second place teams in their respective divisions that will be battling at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena on Friday and Saturday night. When the two games are over, Portland will have just 11 games left and Victoria nine. Both teams have a […]
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Royals take down Giants 4-3 in thrilling divisional contest
The Vancouver Giants (31-19-5-3) sailed across the Straight of Georgia Saturday to face the Victoria Royals (35-21-3-2) for the final meeting of the regular season between these two clubs. In a potential playoff matchup preview, the season series has favoured Victoria who had a 6-3 record versus the Giants coming […]
Rockets edge Royals in first-place showdown
The Kelowna Rockets got what they needed on Monday afternoon against the Victoria Royals; a hard-fought 5-4 victory that enabled the home side to leap frog back into the top spot in the B.C. Division standings. However, the Rockets also got plenty of what they don’t need at this point […]
Winterhawks overcome Royals in high-scoring affair
Ryan Hughes was not expected back into the Portland Winterhawks game Wednesday night against the Victoria Royals. He stretched out for a pass from linemate Joachim Blichfeld and fell awkwardly to the ice midway through the first period. With his serious leg injury earlier this year and the fact that […]
Americans flex offensive muscles in blowout over Victoria
Kennewick, Wa. Defenseman Juuso Välimäki made his long awaited return from injury for the Tri-City Americans (26-16-7-0, 59 pts.) and helped the Americans defensive unit shut down the high powered Victoria Royals (30-18-3-1, 64 pts.) by a blowout score of 7-1. Forward Michael Rasmussen had three points for the second […]
Royals double up Winterhawks in battle of depleted teams
With Kieffer Bellows joining Jake Gricius and Lane Gilliss on the injury list prior to the game Wednesday night in Portland and Ryan Hughes leaving after the game was 20 minutes old, the Winterhawks were down to just eight forwards and were forced to use two defensemen heavily as forwards. […]
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 […]
WHL recap: Blazers finally find some home offense; Tigers and Pats net OT wins
Kamloops 4 Victoria 1 The Kamloops Blazers (17-19-0-2) could not wait to get 2018 started. They went six straight periods at the end of 2017 without a goal at hone and had dropped four straight overall. With the coming of the 2018 calendar year, the Blazers and their home fans […]
WHL recap: Pats snap losing streak; Royals blow away Cougars
Regina 5 Brandon 4 Sometimes you don’t truly know who you have on your roster until injuries and absences force you to play someone in bigger moments than you usually do. That was what happened with the Regina Pats (17-18-3-0) and 1999-born forward Scott Mahovlich. The former Kamloops Blazers forward […]
WHL recap: Chiefs edge Thunderbirds; Wheat Kings and Cougars earn wins
Brandon 5 Regina 3 If the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-18-3-0) were hoping for a turnaround in their return to hockey after the holiday break, they would be sorely disappointed. With Sam Steel still away, the Pats could not keep up with the Brandon Wheat Kings (25-8-0-1) at Westman […]