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In a bit of an oddity, considering Pacific FC is the defending Canadian Premier League champion, the club will play its first home playoff game in franchise history today at Starlight Stadium as the holders meet the sudden-upstart challenger and 2022

The Victoria Grizzlies found a way to penetrate the Cowichan Valley Capitals’ defensive shell in a 5-1 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League game Friday night at The Q Centre.

Brandon visits Victoria on Saturday; Winnipeg on Tuesday

A total of 23 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League alumni were on NHL opening-night rosters this week, ­including Jamie and Jordie Benn and Alex Newhook out of the Victoria Grizzlies and Matt Irwin from the Nanaimo ­Clippers.

Nine was fine for the Victoria Royals and especially for Jake Poole.

It took eight agonizing games but the Victoria Royals are finally on the board, earning a point in a 2-1 Western Hockey League overtime loss Tuesday night to the Kelowna Rockets at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

Atletico Ottawa topped the table while Pacific FC finished fourth. But PFC has been through the crucible of elimination soccer while Atletico Ottawa has not.

Former Vancouver Canucks coach Harry Neale, after noting in the early 1980s that his club could not win at home or on the road, famously said his failure as a coach was that he couldn’t think of any place else to play.

7,934 registered for marathon, half-marathon, 8K and kids run; first full marathon since 2019. Runners acknowledge the inspiration provided by the cheering crowds.

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