
Royals Trim Roster to 29 Players
September 11, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Victoria Royals News Release
Victoria, BC - As pre-season continues, the Victoria Royals have reassigned the following six players:
Kash Alger East ('08)
Wyatt Danyleyko ('07)
Caleb Matthews ('07)
Grant Reid ('07)
Cruz Waltze ('08)
Ethan Watkins ('07)
The Royals roster now sits at 29 players consisting of 15 Forwards, 11 Defencemen and 3 Goaltenders.
Forwards (15)
Hayden Chaloner ('05)
Carter Dereniwsky ('04)
Alex Edwards ('05)
Ben Edwards ('05)
Casper Evensen Haugen ('05)
Matthew Hodson ('03)
Deegan Kinniburgh ('06)
Grady Lane ('03)
*Reggie Newman ('05)
Logan Pickford ('06)
Cole Reschny ('07)
Robin Sapousek ('04)
Brayden Schuurman ('04)
Tanner Scott ('04)
Teydon Trembecky ('05)
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)
*Denotes player at NHL camp
Victoria will wrap up the pre-season with a pair of games in the interior as this weekend as they're 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 23.
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