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VICTORIA 4 ALBERNI 3 (OT) The Victoria Grizzlies ended 2018 on a sour note, but 2019 got off to a pretty sweet start.

SWITZERLAND 2 SWEDEN 0 Everybody knew there would be four hockey teams on ferries this morning headed from Swartz Bay to Vancouver.

Victoria doesn鈥檛 always distinguish itself when hosting international sporting events.

Like a fresh sheet of ice greeting a new game, an entire year of sport awaits.

It isn鈥檛 just the usual West Coast winter clouds. It is an air of intrigue that hangs heavy over Blanshard Street. Several questions remain as Sweden prepares to play Switzerland at 1 p.m. and the United States meets the Czech Republic at 5 p.m.

The Victoria Royals (18-15-1) split a pair of Western Hockey League games, defeating the Kootenay Ice 4-3 in overtime at Cranbrook on Monday, before travelling to Calgary for a 6-3 loss Tuesday against the Hitmen.

The Victoria Grizzlies finished 2018 with probably their worst game of the year in a 4-2 loss to the Nanaimo Clippers Saturday. But it鈥檚 a new year and the sa国际传媒

John Lennon asked in song: 鈥淎nd what have you done? Another year over.鈥� Well, quite a lot. Here are the top-10 Island sports moments from 2018: 1.

SWEDEN 5 U.S. 4 (OT) The Hughes siblings are finding out about the best-laid plans and all that.

MEDICINE HAT 4VICTORIA 2 Two goals by Victoria Royals rookie forward Ty Yoder weren鈥檛 enough as the host Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Royals 4-2 on Saturday night in Western Hockey League action in southern Alberta.