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As the planetary soccer showcase winds up, Island soccer pundits mull the whirlwind that was sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s World Cup appearance.

This could only happen in the Victoria Royals’ benighted 2022-23 WHL season, despite a 7-6 shootout victory over the Tri-City Americans.

For an Ottawa kid, Eric ­Lajeunesse has become quite the West Coast guy.

Owen Bohn only seems like a 20-year-old revelation with the Victoria Grizzlies.

Every player wants to be the guy who scores the goal on Teddy Bear Toss night, the ­junior-hockey tradition in which the first tally by the home team triggers an avalanche to the ice of stuffed toy animals for ­charity.

Samuel Honzek and Jaden Lipinski showed they weren’t just homer picks for the CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game next month at the Langley Events Centre.

They have really put the Taylor in the Gary Taylor Classic boys’ high school basketball tournament this year. The tournament is named after the Oak Bay Bays coaching legend Gary Taylor.

As the Callum Irving era closes in the Pacific FC goalkeeper’s box, it may have opened for understudy Emil Gazdov.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Division rivals meet Wednesday in Victoria

Two Grizzlies to play in BCHL Top Prospects Game