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. They play their home games at The Q Centre. The franchise was founded in 1994 as the Victoria Salsa.

History

Victoria originally had a team by the name of Victoria Cougars, who joined the British Columbia Junior Hockey League for the start of the 1967–68 season, bringing the league to a total of six teams. After a realignment of junior hockey in 1971, into "Major Junior" and "Tier II", the Cougars joined the Western Canadian Hockey League, now the Western Hockey League.
In 1990, the BCHL's Cowichan Valley Capitals relocated to Victoria and became the Victoria Warriors. 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.
At the start of the 2006–07 season, the team changed its name. They dropped the Salsa, and renamed themselves the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies hosted 2009 Royal Bank Cup. 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
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPointsPIMFinishPlayoffs
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
1998–99603522—3282234733rd, CoastalLost Div. Semifinals, 2–3
1999–00603620—4282223764th, CoastalLost Conf. Quarterfinals, 2–4
2000–01602923—8225205662nd, CoastalFred Page Cup Champions, 4–3
2001–02603326—1231220673rd, CoastalLost Preliminary, 1–4
2002–0360233115234281525th, CoastalDid not qualify
2003–04602529332172355621155th, IslandLost Preliminary, 1–4
2004–0560163905176255378185th, IslandLost Preliminary, 1–4
2005–06602225291902005711664th, IslandLost Semifinals, 1–4
2006–07603917312632118212352nd, CoastalLost Quarterfinals, 2–4
2007–08603022352041896810215th, CoastalLost Quarterfinals, 2–4
2008–0960431313237159909831st, IslandLost Division Finals, 3–4
2009–10603418262201757610163rd, CoastalLost Div. Quarterfinals, 2–4
2010–1160332403218197694th, CoastalLost Division Semifinals
2011–12602138101923054314th, BCHLDid not qualify
2012–13563313010189162761st, IslandLost Division Finals, 2–3
2013–1458371533212163801st, IslandEliminated 0–3 in round-robin
2014–15582918110208205692nd, IslandLost First Round vs. Powell River
2015–1658243004173178525th of 5, Island
11th of 17, BCHL		Did not qualify
2016–1758371245218143831st of 5, Island
4th of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–1
Won Div. Finals 4–3
Lost League Semi-finals 2–4
2017–1858321844216187721st of 5, Island
5th of 17, BCHL		Won Div. Semifinals, 4–3
Lost Div. Finals 1–4
2018–19583618—4231188766281st of 5, Island
5th of 17, BCHL		Won First Round, 4–0
Won Second Round, 4–3
Lost Semifinals, 0–4
2019–2058243301163219496235th of 5, Island
14th of 17, BCHL		Lost First Round, 0–4

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

Fred Page Cup
Mowat Cup
Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy
Chevrolet Cup
Brett Hull Trophy
Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy
Bob Fenton Trophy
Top Defenceman Trophy
Vern Dye Trophy
Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy