# Victoria 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.

## 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. 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 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
| 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

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