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It was an opportunity to knock some rust off, not to mention see a team that hasn鈥檛 strolled through these parts for more than 20 years.

These will be interesting times for the Victoria Royals, who have hit a busy stretch in the 2015-16 Western Hockey League season.

Paul Henderson鈥檚 Victoria Curling Centre rink will attempt to bring home its second straight provincial title at the 2016 Tim Hortons sa国际传媒 junior men鈥檚 curling championship that begins today at the Kamloops Curling Club.

The Victoria Royals have officially crossed into the second half of the Western Hockey League season taking three of a possible four points over the visiting Prince George Cougars.

While the Victoria Grizzlies enjoy a comfortable 19-day break from sa国际传媒 Hockey League play this holiday season, the Victoria Royals have barely had enough time to squeeze in turkey dinner.

Local hoops fans can get their fill of entertainment on both the university and high-school fronts over the next 10 days. The University of Victoria Vikes men鈥檚 team plays at the CARSA gym against Simon Fraser University on Tuesday at 2 p.m.

UNITED STATES 4 CANADA 2 Canadian teammates rallied around Joe Hicketts of the Victoria Royals on Saturday after his own-goal type miscue accounted for the winner as sa国际传媒 opened the 2016 world junior hockey championships in Finland with a 4-2 loss

Have squash racquet, will travel. That sums up Matthew Henderson鈥檚 months of December and January as the 18-year-old Victoria native, who now lives in Calgary, competes in a trio of international under-19 competitions.

The good-natured celebratory headlock that Canadian head coach Dave Lowry applied on equipment manager Matt Auerbach, after an exhibition victory over Sweden this week, highlighted the extraordinary Victoria Royals connection to the 2016 world junior

One factor is certain, there will be no free spots on the Bingo card once the South Island Royals get to the Mac鈥檚 Major Midget Tournament in Calgary on Christmas Day. Head coach Trent Brandvold鈥檚 team will board a 9 a.m.