Victoria Grizzlies

Victoria Grizzlies
Victoria Grizzlies
City	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Conference	Coastal
Founded	1994
Home arena	The Q Centre
Colours	Gold, black, white;
General manager	Rylan Ferster
Head coach	Rylan Ferster
Website	www.victoriagrizzlies.com/
Franchise history
1994–2006	Victoria Salsa
2006–present	Victoria Grizzlies

Last updated June 10, 2023

The Victoria Grizzlies are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They are members of the Island Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at The Q Centre. The franchise was founded in 1994 as the Victoria Salsa.

History

The Victoria Cougars were created as a Junior A team, playing out of Victoria, British Columbia, which joined the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) as an expansion team for the start of the 1967–68 season. This brought the league to a total of six teams. After a 1971 realignment of junior hockey into "Major Junior" and "Tier II Junior A", the Cougars joined the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL), now the Western Hockey League. In 1994 the Cougars relocated to Prince George, British Columbia.

In 1990, the BCHL's Cowichan Valley Capitals relocated to Victoria from Duncan, British Columbia and became the Victoria Warriors.^[1] The Warriors returned to Duncan in 1993 and became the Cowichan Valley Capitals again, so in 1994 the Victoria Salsa joined the BCHL as an expansion team.

Victoria Salsa Logo

At the start of the 2006–07 season, the team was renamed as the Victoria Grizzlies. The Grizzlies hosted and played in the 2009 Royal Bank Cup, won by the Vernon Vipers. In the 2013–14 season they won the Island Division championship after beating Powell River 4–2 in game six.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1994–95	60	21	35	4	—	263	338	46		4th, Coastal	did not qualify
1995–96	60	12	43	5	—	219	314	29		4th, Coastal	did not qualify
1996–97	60	24	35	1	—	213	273	49		6th, Coastal	did not qualify
1997–98	60	31	24	5	—	188	209	67		3rd, Coastal	Lost Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Chiefs)
1998–99	60	35	22	—	3	282	234	73		3rd, Coastal	Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–3 (Chiefs)
1999–00	60	36	20	—	4	282	223	76		4th, Coastal	Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2000–01	60	29	23	—	8	225	205	66		2nd, Coastal	Fred Page Cup Champions, 4–3 (Centennials)
2001–02	60	33	26	—	1	231	220	67		3rd, Coastal	Lost Preliminary, 1–4 (Capitals)
2002–03	60	23	31	1	5	234	281	52		5th, Coastal	did not qualify
2003–04	60	25	29	3	3	217	235	56	2115	5th, Island	Lost Preliminary, 1–4 (Eagles)
2004–05	60	16	39	0	5	176	255	37	818	5th, Island	Lost Preliminary, 1–4 (Eagles)
2005–06	60	22	25	2	9	190	200	57	1166	4th, Island	Lost Semifinals, 1–4 (Express)
2006–07	60	39	17	3	1	263	211	82	1235	2nd, Coastal	Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Capitals)
2007–08	60	30	22	3	5	204	189	68	1021	5th, Coastal	Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Chiefs)
2008–09	60	43	13	1	3	237	159	90	983	1st, Island	Lost Division Finals, 3–4 (Kings)
2009–10	60	34	18	2	6	220	175	76	1016	3rd, Coastal	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2010–11	60	33	24	0	3	218	197	69		4th, Coastal	Lost Division Semifinals
2011–12	60	21	38	1	0	192	305	43		14th, BCHL	did not qualify
2012–13	56	33	13	0	10	189	162	76		1st, Island	Lost Division Finals, 2–3 (Bulldogs)
2013–14	58	37	15	3	3	212	163	80		1st, Island	Eliminated 0–3 in round-robin
2014–15	58	29	18	1	10	208	205	69		2nd, Island	Lost First Round vs. Powell River
2015–16	58	24	30	0	4	173	178	52		5th of 5, Island 11th of 17, BCHL	did not qualify
2016–17	58	37	12	4	5	218	143	83		1st of 5, Island 4th of 17, BCHL	Won Div. Semifinals, 4–1 (Clippers) Won Div. Finals 4–3 (Kings) Lost League Semi-finals 2–4 (Chilliwack)
2017–18	58	32	18	4	4	216	187	72		1st of 5, Island 5th of 17, BCHL	Won Div. Semifinals, 4–3 (Bulldogs) Lost Div. Finals 1–4 (Kings)
2018–19	58	36	18	—	4	231	188	76	628	1st of 5, Island 5th of 17, BCHL	Won First Round, 4–0 (Bulldogs) Won Second Round, 4–3 (Kings) Lost Semifinals, 0–4 (Spruce Kings)
2019–20	58	24	33	0	1	163	219	49	623	5th of 5, Island 14th of 17, BCHL	Lost First Round, 0–4 (Silverbacks)
2020–21	20	14	6	0	0	93	55	28	171	1st of 4, Alberni Val. Pod 4th of 16, BCHL	Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22	54	29	25	0	0	202	174	58	623	5th of 9, Coastal 11th of 18, BCHL	Lost Div Quarterfinal, 1-4 (Rivermen)

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

Fred Page Cup

2001

Mowat Cup

2001

Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy

2001

Chevrolet Cup

2009

Brett Hull Trophy Matthew Wood: 2022

Tyler Bozak: 2007
Kyle Greentree: 2004

Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy

Campbell Blair: 2000

Bob Fenton Trophy

Gary Nunn: 2007
Terry Wilson: 1999

Top Defenceman Trophy

Jordan Heywood: 2010

Vern Dye Trophy

Jordan Sigalet: 2001
Jimi St. John: 1998

Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy

Jamie Benn: 2007

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References

↑ "Cowichan Valley Capitals About Us". CowichanCapitals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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[1] "Cowichan Valley Capitals About Us". CowichanCapitals.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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v t e British Columbia Hockey League
Interior Conference	Cranbrook Bucks Merritt Centennials Penticton Vees Prince George Spruce Kings Salmon Arm Silverbacks Trail Smoke Eaters Vernon Vipers Wenatchee Wild West Kelowna Warriors
Coastal Conference	Alberni Valley Bulldogs Chilliwack Chiefs Coquitlam Express Cowichan Valley Capitals Langley Rivermen Nanaimo Clippers Powell River Kings Surrey Eagles Victoria Grizzlies
Defunct teams	Abbotsford Falcons Abbotsford Flyers Bellingham Blazers Burnaby Bluehawks Chilliwack Eagles Coquitlam Comets Delta Suns Kamloops Rockets Kelowna Buckaroos Kelowna Spartans Langley Thunder Maple Ridge Bruins Nor'Wes Caps Royal City Outlaws Quesnel Millionaires Revelstoke Rangers Salmon Arm Tigers Shuswap Blazers Vancouver Villas Williams Lake TimberWolves
Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
BCAHA: Mowat Cup CJHL: Abbott Cup Doyle Cup Western Canada Cup Centennial Cup

v t e Sports teams based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia
Baseball	WCL Victoria HarbourCats
Football	CJFL Westshore Rebels
Hockey	WHL Victoria Royals BCHL Victoria Grizzlies VIJHL Peninsula Panthers Saanich Predators Victoria Cougars Westshore Stingers VIHL Victoria Racquet Club Kings Saanich Braves Juan de Fuca Grizzlies Sooke Thunderbirds Victoria Ice Hawks Peninsula Eagles
Soccer	CPL Pacific FC L1BC Victoria Highlanders PCSL Victoria United PCSL Premier Women Victoria Stars FC
Lacrosse	WLA Victoria Shamrocks BCJ-A LL Victoria Shamrocks Jr. A
Rugby	RCNJC Vancouver Island Rising Tide BCRU Castaway-Wanderers James Bay Athletic Association University of Victoria Vikings Velox Valhallians
University & College athletics	U Sports Victoria Vikes CCAA Camosun Chargers
Defunct teams	ECHL Victoria Salmon Kings (2004–11) WCHL Victoria Cougars (1911–26) PCHL/WHL Victoria Cubs (1928–30) Victoria Cougars (1949–61) BCHL Victoria Cougars (1967–71) WHL Victoria Cougars (1971–94) CSL Victoria Vistas (1989–90) PDL Victoria Umbro Select CBL Victoria Capitals (2003–04) GBL Victoria Seals (2008–10)