With 25-plus seasons in Greater Victoria, the Grizzlies are the longest, continuously operating junior A team in the southern Vancouver Island region. They are not the first junior A hockey team though, as the region hosted several before the Grizzlies joined the BC Hockey League. As far back as […]
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Sharing the den: How the Grizzlies and Shamrocks share the same space
The Victoria Grizzlies and Victoria Shamrocks lacrosse have a unique relationship. Both teams have shared The Q Centre since the arena opened. The Grizzlies play during the fall and winter months while the Shamrocks play during the spring and summer months. Their relationship stretches back to when the Grizzlies […]
Spruce Kings’ Lakoduk takes the long way north
They say familiarity breeds success. In the case of Darwin Lakoduk, he’s happy to finally be on the Prince George Spruce Kings instead of lining up against them. The 20-year-old forward made his way to the BCHL’s most northern franchise in a summer trade with the Penticton Vees for […]
Youth movement underway for the Victoria Grizzlies
The Victoria Grizzlies management team has the difficult job this offseason of constructing a competitive hockey team to bounce back after a disappointing 2019-20 season. The Grizzlies last season finished with a record of 22-33-1 and were swept in round one of the playoffs by the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. […]