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Maybe it’s time to demand the return of the ECHL and the Salmon Kings.

Brock Gould won the battle of the crease understudies Friday night as the Victoria Royals defeated the Prince George Cougars 5-1 in Western Hockey League action at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. Both teams went with their backup goalies.

Of the more than 50 Island-based athletes expected to compete for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, only Eric Hedlin and Stephanie Horner will have to avoid sharks and navigate tidal currents to get there.

Diving has become one of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s most reliable medal earners in the Summer Olympics with 12 medals since 1984.

The Victoria Royals will close out their pre-Christmas account in the Western Hockey League tonight and Saturday against two of the best prospects in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Division for the 2019 NHL draft.

Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it, goes the old adage. Canadian junior hockey team head coach Tim Hunter said he wanted the older U Sports all-stars to push his young charges ahead of the 2019 IIHF world junior championship.

Ryan Nolan has had a letter on his chest all season for the Victoria Grizzlies. The one he sports now is just a little different shape from the one he normally wears.

A familiar face will be back behind the Victoria Shamrocks’ bench next season. Bob Heyes will be returning as head coach of the Shamrocks for a seventh season in 2019, the Western Lacrosse Association club has announced.

The Portland Winterhawks overcame a 2-0 deficit to show turnabout is fair play Wednesday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in a 7-2 WHL victory over the Victoria Royals.

Fresh off hosting the Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship, the University of Victoria is gearing up to welcome another national championship to the Ring Road campus.