Victoria Grizzlies

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Victoria Grizzlies
Victoria Grizzlies logo.svg
City Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
League British Columbia Hockey League
ConferenceCoastal
Founded1994
Home arena The Q Centre
ColoursGold, black, white
   
General managerRylan Ferster
Head coachRylan Ferster
Website www.victoriagrizzlies.com/
Franchise history
1994–2006Victoria Salsa
2006–presentVictoria Grizzlies

The Victoria Grizzlies are a junior 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.

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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.

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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, Pts = Points

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1994–956021354—263338464th, Coastaldid not qualify
1995–966012435—219314294th, Coastaldid not qualify
1996–976024351—213273496th, Coastaldid not qualify
1997–986031245—188209673rd, CoastalLost Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Chiefs)
1998–99603522—3282234733rd, CoastalLost Div. Semifinals, 2–3 (Chiefs)
1999–00603620—4282223764th, CoastalLost Conf. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2000–01602923—8225205662nd, CoastalFred Page Cup Champions, 4–3 (Centennials)
2001–02603326—1231220673rd, CoastalLost Preliminary, 1–4 (Capitals)
2002–0360233115234281525th, Coastaldid not qualify
2003–0460252933217235565th, IslandLost Preliminary, 1–4 (Eagles)
2004–0560163905176255375th, IslandLost Preliminary, 1–4 (Eagles)
2005–0660222529190200574th, IslandLost Semifinals, 1–4 (Express)
2006–0760391731263211822nd, CoastalLost Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Capitals)
2007–08 60302235204189685th, CoastalLost Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Chiefs)
2008–09 60431313237159901st, IslandLost Division Finals, 3–4 (Kings)
2009–10 60341826220175763rd, CoastalLost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2010–11 60332403218197694th, CoastalLost Division Semifinals, 4-3 (Kings)
2011–12 602138101923054314th, BCHLdid not qualify
2012–13 563313010189162761st, IslandLost Division Finals, 2–3 (Bulldogs)
2013–14 58371533212163801st, IslandEliminated 0–3 in round-robin
2014–15 582918110208205692nd, IslandLost First Round (Kings)
2015–16 58243004173178525th of 5, Island
11th of 17, BCHL		did not qualify
2016–17 58371245218143831st 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 (Chiefs)
2017–18 58321844216187721st of 5, Island
5th of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–3 (Bulldogs)
Lost Div. Finals 1–4 (Kings)
2018–19 583618—4231188761st 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 58243301163219495th of 5, Island
14th of 17, BCHL		Lost First Round, 0–4 ( Silverbacks)
2020–21 20146009355281st of 4, Alberni Val. Pod
4th of 16, BCHL		Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22 54292500202174585th of 9, Coastal
11th of 18, BCHL		Lost Div Quarterfinal, 4-1 (Rivermen)
2022–23 54262005163154606th of 9, Coastal
12th of 18, BCHL		Lost 1st round, 4-0 (Bulldogs)
2023–24 54292201176175614th of 9, Coastal
9th of 17, BCHL		Won 1st round, 4-1 (Clippers
Lost quarter finals, 4-2 (Eagles)
2024–25 54281781205191654th of 10, Coastal
9th of 21, BCHL		tbd Div Quarterfinal, 0-0 (Express

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

See also

References

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