Ice hockey team in British Columbia, Canada
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 .
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]
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 ChampionsCentennials )
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 did not qualify
2016–17
58
37
12
4
5
218
143
83
1st of 5, Island Won Div. Semifinals, 4–1 (Clippers )Kings )Chilliwack )
2017–18
58
32
18
4
4
216
187
72
1st of 5, Island Won Div. Semifinals, 4–3 (Bulldogs )Kings )
2018–19
58
36
18
—
4
231
188
76
628
1st of 5, Island Won First Round, 4–0 (Bulldogs )Kings )Spruce Kings )
2019–20 58
24
33
0
1
163
219
49
623
5th of 5, Island Lost First Round, 0–4 (Silverbacks )
2020–21
20
14
6
0
0
93
55
28
171
1st of 4 , Alberni Val. PodCovid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22
54
29
25
0
0
202
174
58
623
5th of 9, Coastal Lost Div Quarterfinal, 1-4 (Rivermen )
