Victoria Royals | |
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City | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | B.C. |
Founded | 2006 |
Home arena | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre |
Colours | Royal blue, silver, white, black |
Owner(s) | Graham Lee (Chairman - GSL Group) |
General manager | Jake Heisinger |
Head coach | James Patrick |
Website | chl |
Franchise history | |
2006–2011 | Chilliwack Bruins |
2011–present | Victoria Royals |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1 (2015–16) |
Current uniform | |
The Victoria Royals are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Royals play in the B.C. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team began play during the 2011–12 season after the league announced the relocation of the Chilliwack Bruins to Victoria. It marked the return of the WHL to Vancouver Island, 17 years after the departure of the Victoria Cougars. The Royals play their home games at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.