The Vancouver Giants are off to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2010 with their second-round sweep of the Victoria Royals. The matchup was a rematch of last year’s first-round series which Victoria won despite the Giants leading the series three games to two at one point. […]
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Nielsen plays hero in OT, Giants outlast Royals in Game 2
It took extra time but Tristen Nielsen and the Vancouver Giants outlasted the Royals in front of 4,586 at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Giants replayed the same defense as Friday night holding the Victoria Royals to just 10 shots on goal. Giants head coach Michael Dyck said […]
One last ride for Victoria Royals leader Ralph Jarratt
The Victoria Royals have a history of developing defencemen within their program. Ryan Gagnon and Chaz Reddekopp are examples of defencemen spending their entire Western Hockey League careers with Victoria, including serving as 20-year-old leaders. Following that precedent is Ralph Jarratt, an over-ager who has spent his junior career playing […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Sogaard named CHL Goalie of the Week; Blazers hire alumnus as Assistant Coach
The @VaughnHockey #CHL Goaltender of the Week is #NHLDraft prospect @mads_sogaard of @tigershockey earning the award a second time following three wins and his third shutout in @TheWHL: https://t.co/e74y9cNKxq pic.twitter.com/UUryKxGJzd — CanadianHockeyLeague (@CHLHockey) February 12, 2019 Medicine Hat Tigers goalie Mads Sogaard was named CHL Goaltender of the Week for the second […]
An interview with Victoria Royals Cameron Hope
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 […]
Victoria Royals battle the Brandon Wheat Kings for a 3-1 victory
The Brandon Wheat Kings and Victoria Royals battled like it was a playoff game. With both teams needing a win to get back on track, the level of intensity was high. In the end, Victoria was able to fend off the Wheat Kings and give the home crowd of 4,703 […]
Victoria Royals ready for giant matchup
The Victoria Royals welcome the Vancouver Giants for a pair of highly anticipated games this weekend. Both clubs are off to hot starts, Vancouver predictably so while Victoria has caught many by surprise. The Royals are the league’s last undefeated team at 6-0, while the Giants earned a lengthy shootout […]
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, […]