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.

Victoria Grizzlies
CityVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
LeagueBritish Columbia Hockey League
ConferenceCoastal
Founded1994
Home arenaThe Q Centre
ColoursGold, black, white
     
General managerRylan Ferster
Head coachRylan Ferster
Websitewww.victoriagrizzlies.com/
Franchise history
1994–2006Victoria Salsa
2006–presentVictoria Grizzlies

History

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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

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

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts 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 5th, Island Lost Preliminary, 1–4 (Eagles)
2004–05 60 16 39 0 5 176 255 37 5th, Island Lost Preliminary, 1–4 (Eagles)
2005–06 60 22 25 2 9 190 200 57 4th, Island Lost Semifinals, 1–4 (Express)
2006–07 60 39 17 3 1 263 211 82 2nd, Coastal Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Capitals)
2007–08 60 30 22 3 5 204 189 68 5th, Coastal Lost Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Chiefs)
2008–09 60 43 13 1 3 237 159 90 1st, Island Lost Division Finals, 3–4 (Kings)
2009–10 60 34 18 2 6 220 175 76 3rd, Coastal Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Clippers)
2010–11 60 33 24 0 3 218 197 69 4th, Coastal Lost Division Semifinals, 4-3 (Kings)
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 (Kings)
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 (Chiefs)
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 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 5th of 5, Island
14th of 17, BCHL
Lost First Round, 0–4 ( Silverbacks)
2020–21 20 14 6 0 0 93 55 28 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 5th of 9, Coastal
11th of 18, BCHL
Lost Div Quarterfinal, 4-1 (Rivermen)
2022–23 54 26 20 0 5 163 154 60 6th of 9, Coastal
12th of 18, BCHL
Lost 1st round, 4-0 (Bulldogs)
2023–24 54 29 22 0 1 176 175 61 4th of 9, Coastal
9th of 17, BCHL
Won 1st round, 4-1 (Clippers
Lost quarter finals, 4-2 (Eagles)

NHL alumni

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Awards and trophies

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See also

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References

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