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Pundits might look back on last weekend as the moment the Victoria Royals arrived as a legitimate contender in the WHL’s Western Conference.

POWELL RIVER 3 VICTORIA 1 A woeful 2020 continued Saturday night for the Victoria Grizzlies.

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s basketball team continues to roll, and there’s nothing the University of Victoria Vikes could do about it. The U Sports No. 1-ranked Huskies rolled over the Vikes 102-72 on Saturday night in Saskatoon.

PORTLAND 6 (OT) VICTORIA 5 Brayden Tracey says his favourite movies are the Fast and Furious franchise. That’s also how the 2019 first-round NHL draft-pick plays the game of hockey.

Olympic gold-medallist rower Dominic Seiterle remembers the words of advice he received from Marnie McBean, a Canadian gold medallist from a previous generation, before leaving for his first Olympics. Now it’s Seiterle’s time to pay it forward.

COWICHAN 8 VICTORIA 1 It was supposed to be a night to remember, with Stanley Cup champion Tyler Bozak’s No. 11 being raised to the rafters at The Q Centre.

VICTORIA 2 PORTLAND 1 (OT) Rarely, if ever, has the opposing goaltender received a standing ovation at the Memorial Centre.

Not even having eight pucks go by him could spoil the excitement and relief Liam Souliere felt last Saturday when the Victoria Grizzlies netminder made his long-awaited sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League debut after being injured in preseason in early September.

First-round NHL draft pick Brayden Tracey became the leading goals and points scorer for the Victoria Royals on Thursday without ever having shot a puck for the Western Hockey League club.

The Victoria Royals continued confounding the WHL sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Division standings.