(Victoria, BC) – As the city of Victoria was being hit by consecutive windstorms, the Red Deer Rebels (9-11-1-0) blew into town face the Victoria Royals (14-7-6-1). The Royals were looking to get back on track at home, after suffering a loss the Vancouver Giants on Saturday. The Rebels came […]
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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 […]
At the Quarter Pole: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams have pretty much all arrived at the 18-game mark, the “Quarter Pole” if you will. The current five-day break in the schedule for the annual CIBC Canada/Russia Series comes as a very welcome respite for all. Regular season play starts up again this weekend with at […]
Royals befuddle Blades, resembling old Oilers and Jets
Tuesday night’s game at SaskTel Centre evoked memories from 30 years ago; pleasant for some, nightmarish for others. About 30 years ago at the old Winnipeg Arena, there were vintage battles between the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers and the over-matched Winnipeg Jets. For the purposes of Tuesday night, substitute […]
Victoria takes a point away from Edmonton
The top seeded team in the B.C. Division, Victoria Royals (9-1-1) rolled into Edmonton (4-6-2) to face the Oil Kings Wednesday night. Matthew Phillips entered the evening with nine goals and 15 assists on the season, scoring at a rate 1.07 times higher than last season Victoria opened the […]
Royals roll past Americans
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]