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GAME DAY: VICTORIA AT POWELL RIVER 7 p.m. at Hap Parker Arena The Victoria Grizzlies have a pair of hockey games in Powell River this weekend, but you could forgive them if their minds were elsewhere.

The University of Victoria Vikes took the U Sports nationally top-ranked Saskatchewan Huskies to the limit Thursday, but close wasn鈥檛 enough.

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That鈥檚 what you call earning a point the hard way with a lot of perspiration. The Victoria Royals were missing nearly a third of their roster Wednesday at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

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The University of Victoria Vikes not only have to worry about the player talent that U Sports nationally top-ranked Saskatchewan brings to the floor, but also its brain trust on the bench.

Victoria Royals fans won鈥檛 be cheering for WHL Calgary Hitmen defenceman Jett Woo tonight. But they could be in the future when he dons the colours of the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL. The guy from Manitoba is aiming to eventually be a big deal in B.

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The Victoria Royals feel they have stated their case against the Kamloops Blazers this Western Hockey League season. The Royals won their season series against the sa国际传媒