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The Bay Area is a convenient direct flight from YYJ. But that still won’t sway many of the fans Monday night at the Q Centre in Colwood. As much as Islanders complain about the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Ferries, there is little doubt where their NHL loyalties rest.

The University of Victoria Vikes were wondering where the goals were. Well, they found them in bunches Friday night at Centennial Stadium in a 6-0 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ West women’s soccer victory over the University of Northern sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Timberwolves.

It was too little, too late for the Victoria Grizzlies, who dropped a 4-2 decision to the Nanaimo Clippers in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League play at Frank Crane Arena on Friday night.

After a lean spell, the Seattle Thunderbirds head into the 2015-16 Western Hockey League season as a trendy pick to take a run at the championship.

Jason Fletcher can be excused for feeling a bit like an expectant parent. The seed of an idea from last spring has germinated into this glossy travelling circus rolling into town called Kraft Hockeyville.

One does not have to explain what rivalry means to Westshore Rebels head coach J.C. Boice.

While local fans get excited about the Kraft Hockeyville National Hockey League exhibition game set for Monday at The Q Centre, the facility’s main fall and winter tenant, the Victoria Grizzlies, will continue its start to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The rugby World Cup is now acknowledged as the third largest international sporting event in terms of interest and economic impact, surpassed only by the Summer Olympics and FIFA soccer World Cup.

With new management and a coaching staff in place, the South Island Royals open play in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Major Midget League this weekend, entertaining the Greater Vancouver Canadians in a pair of games in the Victoria area.

Direct from the Connor McDavid media and fan feeding frenzy of Edmonton Oilers rookie camp to a more sedate practice back in junior with the Victoria Royals.