Royals Release Details Regarding 2023 Training Camp
The Victoria Royals have released details regarding their 2023 Training Camp presented by Cobs Bread Eagle Creek.
Training camp will be highlighted with the annual Blue and White intra-squad game on Tuesday, September 5 at 6:05pm at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC). The game will be open to the public with admission by donation to the Victoria Royals Foundation. Doors to the arena will open to fans at 5:00pm.
Main camp will take place at the SOFMC between Friday, September 1 and Tuesday, September 5.
Training camp rosters will be composed of players born between 2003 – 2008. This will include returning players from the Royals’ 2022-23 roster, free agent invitees and drafted players such as Cole Reschny (3rd overall – 2022) and Keaton Verheoff (4th overall – 2023).
Following fitness testing on Friday, players will be divided into four teams that are named after legacy players from the Royals past: Joe Hicketts, Matthew Phillips, Griffen Outhouse and Tarun Fizer.
The four teams will take part in practices during the morning and a mini round-robin tournament in the afternoons from Saturday to Monday at the SOFMC.
Following the conclusion of training camp, the Royals will take part in four pre-season games ahead of the regular season:
Sept. 9 – Victoria VS Prince George @ 7:00pm (Port Coquitlam, BC)
Sept. 10 – Victoria VS Vancouver @ 4:00pm (Ladner, BC)
Sept. 15 – Victoria VS Kamloops @ 7:00pm (Sandman Centre – Kamloops, BC)
Sept. 16 – Victoria VS Kelowna @ 7:05pm (Prospera Place – Kelowna, BC)
About the Victoria Royals Hockey Club
The Royals are Victoria’s Hockey Club, playing in the WHL (a member of the CHL, the highest level of junior hockey in Canada) out of the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre since 2011. The Club is owned and operated by GSL Group, and the franchise is known for its strong values and inclusive approach to game day experiences. The Royals are committed to growing the sport of hockey and are active in their community through The Victoria Royals Foundation. The Royals won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as WHL Regular Season Champions in 2016, and each year the organization develops many skilled players who go on to professional hockey careers in the NHL and around the world. The Royals strive to provide the best sports entertainment experience on the Island. For more information, visit victoriaroyals.com.
About Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC) is designed, constructed, developed and operated by GSL Group. SOFMC is Victoria’s premier entertainment facility and the largest arena in British Columbia outside Vancouver. The state-of-the-art 7,000 seat facility is home to the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League and regularly hosts large-scale concerts and other special events such as figure skating, curling, plays, trade shows and conferences. SOFMC also features a fine dining Lion’s Den Restaurant, as well as retail and meeting space.
