Victoria Times-Colonist: Americans soaring under Hiller

By Cleve Dheensaw | Victoria Times-Colonist

It’s a little-known piece of Vancouver Island sporting trivia that Jim Hiller was the first coach ever to lose a hockey game in Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

The pro Victoria Salmon Kings had yet to play their first game in the new rink when on Sept. 10, 2005, Hiller’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs were defeated 3-1 by the Victoria Salsa (now Grizzlies), who had to relocate their BCHL season opener to the Memorial Centre because the Mann Cup national lacrosse championship had taken over Bear Mountain Arena.

Hiller will be looking for a better result tonight and Wednesday when his Tri-City Americans take on the Victoria Royals (12-16-2) in Western Hockey League games at 7 p.m. both nights at the Memorial Centre.

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