On Friday the Victoria Royals acquired goaltender Joel Gryzbowski and in return sent another goaltender in Hunter Arps to the Saskatoon Blades. Joel Grybowski (1999) is a product of Hafford, Sask. and was originally drafted by the Blades in the 11th round, 223rd overall in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft. […]
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Victoria Royals score record win on Teddy Bear Toss night against Kootenay Ice
The Kootenay Ice (13-17-1-0) made a rare trip Vancouver Island to face the Victoria Royals (19-10-3-0) on Friday night and after the result they are likely to not want to return for another while. Kootenay arrived on their first visit since 2015 and featured a full overhaul with new owners, flashy new jerseys, […]
Victoria Royals Review: Road trip, a record, a trade and more
The Victoria Royals had an eventful week on and off the ice including a trip out east to face some stiff competition, a franchise record set, a major injury to a top player and an interesting trade. Here are some of the stories from the past week: Road Trip Recap: […]
Victoria Royals acquire Kade Jensen from Brandon Wheat Kings
The Victoria Royals pulled off a surprising trade on Friday, acquiring defenceman Kade Jensen from the Brandon Wheat Kings. A trade itself would not be abnormal, but the interesting part is that Jensen is an over-age player, bumping the Royals above the allowed maximum of three 20-year-olds. Included is Tyler […]
WHL recap: Hart leads Silvertips over Blazers; Tigers, Giants and Rockets all add wins
Medicine Hat 4 Victoria 3 (OT) Linus Nassen picked a great time to notch his first career WHL goal. The Swedish import defenseman had piled up 17 assists, including one on the power lay that had allowed his Medicine Hat Tigers (16-10) to force overtime against the visiting Victoria Royals […]
2017 Bantam Draft w/17-18 Stats
Stats from Eliteprospects.com 1st round Prince Albert – Kaiden Guhle – CSSHL OHA 18 GP 7-10-17 16pm Kootenay – Connor McClennon – CSSHL Northern Alberta 17 GP 8-20-28 12pm Vancouver – Justin Sourdif – BC Midget Valley West 14 GP 9-17-26 12pm Edmonton – Jake Neighbours – Alberta Midget […]
WHL Monthly Records
November 2017 Overall GP Record Points 1. Portland 12 11-0-0-1 23 2. Moose Jaw 11 9-1-0-1 19 3. Swift Current 12 8-3-1-0 17 4. Kelowna 12 8-3-1-0 17 5. Brandon 10 8-2-0-0 16 6. Kamloops 10 8-2-0-0 16 7. Everett 11 7-3-0-1 15 8. Medicine Hat 11 7-4-0-0 14 9. […]
Almeida hat trick helps Warriors to bounce-back win over Royals
By Matthew Gourlie The Moose Jaw Warriors have been one of the Western Hockey League’s best teams so far this season. For the first time in two weeks they played like it on Tuesday night. The Warriors put together a strong effort and beat the Victoria Royals 7-4 at Mosaic […]
Victoria scores late to steal Seattle’s thunder
(Victoria, BC) – The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-10-1-1) came into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (17-8-1-0) in a North vs South battle. The Royals had not beat the T-Birds at home since March 2nd 2015, and looked to erase a painful […]
Preview: Thunderbirds swing into Victoria to face the Royals
The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-9-1-1) swing into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (16-8-1-0) in what should be a hard-fought contest. In recent trips north, Seattle rolled over the Royals on their way to Western Hockey League Championship last year. The Royals […]