Victoria Grizzlies

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.

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

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

• Jamie Benn
• Jordie Benn
• Kyle Greentree
• Aaron Voros
• Tyler Bozak
• Ryan O'Byrne
• Greg Zanon
• Matt Pettinger
• Jesse Fibiger
• Jordan Sigalet
• Alex Newhook

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

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

References

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

External links

• Official website of the Victoria Grizzlies
• Official website of the BCHL