Royals Release Pre-Season Roster
Victoria, BC – The Victoria Royals have set their roster ahead of the 2023-24 WHL pre-season. Victoria will begin the pre-season with a total of 35 players including 21 Forwards, 11 Defenceman and 3 Goaltenders.
Forwards (21)
Kash Alger-East (08’)
Hayden Chaloner (05’)
Wyatt Danyleyko (07’)
Carter Dereniwsky (04’)
Alex Edwards (05’)
Ben Edwards (05’)
Casper Evensen Haugen (05’)
Matthew Hodson (03’)
Deegan Kinniburgh (06’)
Grady Lane (03’)
Caleb Matthews (07’)
Reggie Newman (05’)
Logan Pickford (06’)
Grant Reid (07’)
Cole Reschny (07’)
Robin Sapousek (04’)
Brayden Schuurman (04’)
Tanner Scott (04’)
Teydon Trembecky (05’)
Cruz Waltze (08’)
Ethan Watkins (07’)
Defenecemen (11)
Hudson Bjornson (06’)
Seth Fryer (06’)
Matthew Keller (06’)
Justin Kipkie (05’)
Gannon Laroque (03’)
Nate Misskey (05’)
Kalem Parker (04’)
Jerrett Ross (07’)
Ryan Spizawka (04’)
Keaton Verhoeff (08’)
Austin Zemlak (05’)
Goaltenders (3)
Nicholas Cristiano (04’)
Braden Holt (03’)
Jayden Kraus (06’)
The Royals open the pre-season on Saturday, September 9 on the road as they take on the Prince George Cougars before closing out the weekend on Sunday, September 10 against the Vancouver Giants.
Victoria wraps up the pre-season with a pair of games in the interior as they are slated to take on the Kamloops Blazers on Friday, September 15 before traveling down Highway 97 to take on the Kelowna Rockets on Saturday, September 16.
The Royals open up the 2023-2024 WHL Regular Season on Friday, September 22 against the Vancouver Giants on the road before traveling south of the border to take on the Everett Silvertips on Saturday, September 24.
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.
