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Former Victoria Royals captain Phillips' NHL debut 'pretty awesome'

Former Victoria Royals captain Phillips' NHL debut 'pretty awesome'

Former Victoria Royals captain Matthew Phillips may be small in stature but he’s now a big-leaguer as he became the third Royals graduate to play in the National Hockey League.

Assistant GM Jeff Harris departs Royals with fond memories

With apologies to Steve Martin and the late John Candy, departing assistant GM Jeff Harris’ final task with the Victoria Royals on Thursday was getting the players onto their correct planes, trains and automobiles for their various trips home from th
Youthful Royals look to future after a losing season of near-historic proportions

Youthful Royals look to future after a losing season of near-historic proportions

Former NFL coach Bill Parcells once said: “You are what your record says you are.

Royals close out season with another loss

The Victoria Royals completed their 2021 Western Hockey League season in familiar fashion Wednesday night with a loss. The host Rockets defeated the Royals 3-2 in Kelowna to send Victoria spiraling to 3-17-2, the worst record in the league.
Royals drop penultimate game to Giants

Royals drop penultimate game to Giants

The Victoria Royals (3-16-2) will finish a distant last in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Division of the Western Hockey League.

Royals playing for the graduating players as they look to final two games

The Victoria Royals have the youngest team in the Western Hockey League but this week is about the graduating veterans as the Royals close out their 22-game pandemic-abbreviated season tonight in the Kamloops hub against the Vancouver Giants and Wedn
Newcomer Kratz headlines Island contingent in Major League Rugby

Newcomer Kratz headlines Island contingent in Major League Rugby

There is no shortage of veteran Island players in Major League Rugby. Yet, it’s the youngest Islander making among the biggest hits.
Victoria Royals get best of Cougars again

Victoria Royals get best of Cougars again

It’s the Western Hockey League equivalent of when the Indianapolis Colts, the former Baltimore Colts, meet the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. The Prince George Cougars were the Victoria Cougars from 1971-72 to 1993-94.
The future is suddenly now for Royals' blueliner Austin Zemlak

The future is suddenly now for Royals' blueliner Austin Zemlak

The future arrived a lot earlier than expected for Austin Zemlak. He coined an apt term for it: “Pre-experience, and I think it will be huge for my development in getting it.
Blazers defeat Victoria Royals to move closer to WHL sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Division crown

Blazers defeat Victoria Royals to move closer to WHL sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Division crown

In an ideal world, goaltender Dylan Garand of Langford and defencemen Sean Strange of Saanich and Ethan Brandwood of Victoria would be chasing the Western Hockey League title and Memorial Cup national championship with the Kamloops Blazers, who were