Victoria Maple Leafs

Victoria Maple Leafs
CityVictoria, British Columbia
LeagueWestern Hockey League
Operated1964-67
Home arenaVictoria Memorial Arena
ColoursBlue and white
Owner(s)Maple Leaf Gardens Limited
AffiliateToronto Maple Leafs
Franchise history
1958–1959Spokane Spokes
1959–1963Spokane Comets
1963–1964Denver Invaders
1964–1967Victoria Maple Leafs
1967–1974Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
1974–1977Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)

The Victoria Maple Leafs were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) that played three seasons in Victoria, British Columbia, beginning in 1964. They were the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The previous season the team had played as the Denver Invaders, with the best regular season record in the WHL, and from 1959 to 1963 the team had played as the Spokane Comets. In 1967 they became the Phoenix Roadrunners.