WHL Victoria Royals

Royals Release Details Regarding 2023 Training Camp

Published on August 29, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release


Victoria, BC - 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)

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