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	Victoria Cougars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Victoria Cougars were a Pacific Coast Hockey Association (and after its merger with the Western Canadian Hockey League, the Western Hockey League) hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia.
		The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913.
		The current incarnation of the Victoria Cougars operates at the Junior B level in the seven-team Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, and are the 2004-2005 VIJHL champions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria_Cougars (363 words)

	Victoria Salmon Kings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Victoria Salmon Kings are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2004-2005 season.
		After several years of discussion, the construction of a new arena was approved by Victoria voters in a 2002 referendum, with one key condition being that its construction was dependent on Victoria securing a WHL team.
		It became clear as the 2004-2005 ECHL season approached that Victoria's new arena, now called the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, was not going to be ready in time for the season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria_Salmon_Kings (716 words)

	Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame
		Victoria, renamed the Aristocrats, were strengthened by the arrival of Goldie Prodgers, Bob Genge and “Dummy” Ulrich.
		Victoria Arena was sold out for the world series of hockey and Quebec, with several top-ranking players of the times, was confident of winning.
		Victoria gained the right to meet Edmonton for the championship and the Cougars, who had their sights set on defending their world championship, were not to be denied.
	www.gvshof.ca /news.asp?ID_ArticleIndex=43 (4771 words)

	Encyclopedia article: Victoria Salmon Kings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This was a crippling blow to Victoria hockey fans, whose only remaining local team was the junior 'A' Victoria Salsa (additional info and facts about Victoria Salsa).
		It became clear as the 2004-2005 ECHL season approached that Victoria's new arena, now called the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre (additional info and facts about Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre), was not going to be ready in time for the season.
		Victoria hockey fans packed the tiny Bear Mountain Arena (additional info and facts about Bear Mountain Arena) for the first professional hockey game to be played in Victoria since the Victoria Maple Leafs left in 1967.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Victoria_Salmon_Kings.htm (589 words)

	Beltway Lady Cougars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Series MVP Josh Beckett played for the Cougars in 2000, while Dontrelle Willis had the leagu 5: ttendance record of 523,222 was set in 2001.
		Victoria Cougars 1:, where they were rechristened as the Detroit Cougars, which in turn would eventually give way to the 3: The '''Victoria Cougars ''' were also used as a team name for various mino
		The Cougars beat the New Jersey NetsNew York Nets in the 10:, even those elements were not enough to keep the Cougars from relocating.
	www.daikaiju.com /edge/13713-beltway%20lady%20cougars.html (588 words)

	Hockey Post - April 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Instead of a date with the wrecking ball, the plan for the old facility, seven years ago, was to have it undergo a renovation, however in wanting to keep up with the times, this old arena would have cost approximately $10 million dollars to renovate.
		Victoria Memorial Arena, which has hosted the CARHA Pacific Cup Tournament for the past 25 years in succession, has been home to various winning hockey teams, such as the 1950/51 Victoria Cougars, who beat the New Westminster Royals four games to one and captured the Pacific Coast hockey title.
		The 1980s were also a thrilling time for the residents, as the Victoria Memorial Arena was the place for nightly sellouts as the Cougars iced a high calibre team that challenged for the Memorial Cup.
	www.carha.ca /hockeypost/nov02/victoria.htm (629 words)

	Encyclopedia: Victoria Cougars
		The 1924/25 Cougars earned the reputation of being the last team from outside of the National Hockey League to have its name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
		The Cougars' loss to the Maroons also marked the last time that a team from outside of the NHL would be allowed to contest for the Stanley Cup.
		The Cougars bid farewell to Victoria in 1926, after the team was sold and moved to Detroit.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Victoria-Cougars (1201 words)

	BrazosSports.com, a publication of The Bryan-College Station Eagle
		The Victoria Faith Cougars fell to 24-5 and 5-2 in district.
		Victoria took a 7-2 lead in the first, before Brazos Christian scored 12 consecutive points off six Cougar turnovers to grab a 14-7 lead with 4 minutes left in the first quarter.
		The Cougars pulled to within nine points of the Eagles with 6:30 left in the third before Brazos Christian went on a 21-5 run, beginning with a Robinson 3-pointer and capped off by an Allen lay-in after a rebound.
	www.brazossports.com /basketball/012605bcab.htm (610 words)

	People to See in Victoria
		NHL players Russ and Geoff Courtnall were born in nearby Duncan, BC and played for the Victoria Cougars (before the team moved to Prince George!).
		While I am on the topic of hockey, the Victoria Cougars (which became the Detroit Red Wings) actually took the Stanley Cup in the 1925-26 season.
		Victoria is also the refuge of choice for many of Hollywood's leading players -- Bob Hope has been here to play golf, Kevin Costner to fish and Alicia Silverstone to film a movie (Excess Baggage -- she jumped off the Johnson Street Bridge!).
	victoria.innerharbour.com /tosee.asp (1094 words)

	CougarBlue
		Slowing down turned out to be the better bet in Friday's 81-54 exhibition win against Victoria, at least until the Cougars shook off the nerves, ran the offense and became a team that could go back to the original game plan.
		Early, the Cougars looked like it was their breath taken away.
		Victoria, from British Columbia, ran some well-executed plays on offense that had BYU reeling.
	www.cougarblue.com /print.php?sid=4838 (624 words)

	part-time champions
		Lester Patrick, owner, manager, and part-time player of the Cougars, concluded the WCHL must be sold and the players relocated to the expanding National Hockey League (NHL) in the east.
		Seventy-seven years later, the relocated Cougar franchise is preparing to defend the Stanley Cup, the same silver trophy that Patrick held high as he skated a victory lap around Willow Arena on March 30th 1925, when the Cougars defeated the Montreal Canadiens.
		Media descriptions of the time viewed hockey as "scientific work" in which Cougars "passed the puck like masters, shot like machine guns, and their defense was as hard to penetrate as the side of a battleship." Patrick's self-described "faithful and loyal band of boys" could "skate like fiends," said the Victoria Daily Times.
	members.shaw.ca /amn/portfolio/cougars.htm (1341 words)

	Detroit Red Wings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Cougars made the playoffs for the first time in 1929 with Carson Cooper leading the team in scoring.
		The Cougars were outscored 7-2 in the two-game series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
		In 1930 the Cougars were renamed the Falcons, but their woes continued, usually finishing near the bottom of the standings.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/detroit_red_wings (1664 words)

	History of Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Victoria's Chinatown would continue to have the second largest Chinese population in Canada until the late 1940s, however, when Toronto's Chinatown overtook it (Lai 53).
		The school was a military hospital in the early 1940s, was shared jointly by the Normal School and Victoria College after the War, and was occupied solely by Victoria College (which had absorbed the Normal School) from 1955.
		He was instrumental in the restoration of Victoria's Chinatown, which is the oldest--and was for half a century the largest--Chinatown in Canada.
	free.hostdepartment.com /s/sewing/victoria.html (3073 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Cougars
		Cougars quarterback Andre Ware won the 1989 Heisman Trophy and passing and scoring records were falling thanks to Jenkins brand of aerial football...
		Reports of cougars, sometimes called mountain lions, have increased in the Midwest in recent years, and a nationwide effort is scratching for evidence of more in middle America, where the big cats thrived generations ago.
		Cougars are abundant throughout with indicators pointing to stable or increasing numbers and distribution.
	pets.surfwax.com /files/Cougars.html (4271 words)

	BootsnAll.com - BootsnAll.com - Victoria, BC Canada - February 2001
		But the cougars don't know that, and they have been known - in fact, it's getting to be a habit - to roam city streets and suburban areas.
		For those of you visiting Victoria and going on hikes in Island parks or camping in Goldstream Park or any other wilderness area, it's something you need to be well aware of.
		Cougars - whose colourings range from reddish-brown to grey-brown and have long tails - like to silently stalk their prey, then pounce from behind or even from a tree, so be aware of your surroundings at all times.
	www.bootsnall.com /namericatravelguides/victoria/feb01victoria.shtml (1111 words)

	Victoria Racquet Club Minor Hockey Association : Official web site for the Kings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1992 the University of Victoria purchased the facility from SMUS and the Racquet Club continues to be the major arena tenant until this day.
		He went on to play for the Victoria Cougars and became the only player from BC ever taken first in the modern NHL draft.
		Greg later played junior for the Victoria Cougars and was drafted in the 6th round by Los Angeles in 1987.
	www.racquetclubkings.com /history.html (836 words)

	Pacific Coast Hockey League History
		The Victoria Cougars would win the Stanley Cup in 1925, but this win would be the last by a non-NHL team, and the last by a team from the west for a long time.
		NHL's American expansion and their player salaries, which led the Patrick brothers to sell players or, in the case of the Portland Rosebuds (not to be confused with the Rosebuds of the PCHA) and the Victoria Cougars, the team itself.
		All hockey memorabilia and their images are the exclusive property of the owner and may not be reprinted, copied or used without written permission from the owner.
	www.proaxis.com /~hockeybum/Pacific3.htm (446 words)

	Victoria Aristocrats Hockey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The first Victoria franchise lasted five seasons, from 1911-16.
		On Jan.12 1912 the Senators opened the inaugural PCHA season against the New Westminster Royals at the Victoria Ice Arena.
		By 1916 the Canadian government commandeered the Victoria Ice Arena for the war effort which forced the franchise to relocate to Spokane.
	hockeysweatermuseum.my100megs.com /teampages/pcha/victoria.htm (134 words)

	The Other Press :: The Press That Matters - Salmon Kings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Victoria has quite a history in the professional game, though it has not played a significant role since the NHL began expanding in the 1970s.
		Pro hockey was reborn on the Island in 1951, when the Victoria Cougars joined the Pacific Coast Hockey League (which, shortly after became the Western Hockey League) and remained a member until 1961.
		In 1964, the WHL Denver Invaders relocated to Victoria and became the Maple Leafs.
	www.theotherpress.ca /content/view/66/49 (1092 words)

	Welcome to Puckmaster - Coaches & Profiles - Vancouver/Tri Cities
		He played 2 years in the WHL with the Victoria Cougars (now the Prince George Cougars) and was a hundred point scorer.
		Wayne played two years in the Western Hockey League with the Victoria Cougars (now the Prince George Cougars) and was a 20 goal scorer playing for John Brophy (former Toronto Maple Leaf coach) with Hampton Roads Admirals (now the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League).
		He was a Western Hockey League All Star and team MVP with the Victoria Cougars (now the Prince George Cougars) of the WHL.
	www.puckmasters.com /center_staff.php?oid=23 (697 words)

	The ICHA Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Victoria Cougars - Yes, despite a succesful pre-season the Cougars do not have much going for them, and its because of that they will finish well back of first.
		Victoria meanwhile is doing very dreadful without Brodeur and Blake, having only 4 wins and 10 points at the the halfway mark.
		The Victoria Cougars are the leagues less paid attention to team, and have quietly gone on there business, posting a.607 winning percentage entering the break- no small feat.
	www.ichanet.com (4735 words)

	Victoria Baseball
		With 10 returning players from their 2004 Mosquito "A" Provincial Championship team, the Victoria Rebels are poised to make some noise in their attempt at a 2005 Mosquito AAA title.
		With not quite enough 9 year olds to field a full "A" team for 2005, the Bandits were Victoria's first foray into the new Tier II structure that was established by BC Minor for the Mosquito level.
		The Victoria Bantam Bulls have won the island zone playdowns and are off to the provincial tournament in Mission July 28- August 1.
	www.victoriabaseball.com /2005_all-stars.htm (3786 words)

	Virtual Concierge - Travellers Inn Victoria BC - Victoria entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Victoria Civic Orchestra is a volunteer musical organization dedicated to providing the opportunity for musicians of varying ages and abilities to perform a wide repertoire of orchestral music and...
		The Victoria Conservatory of Music is a non-profit music school offering professional programs in performance and teacher training as well as music instruction for all ages and levels, including young...
		The Victoria Writers' Society is dedicated to the support and promotion of Victoria writers, and of writing throughout Canada and the world....
	www.travellersinn.com /links/victoriaentertainment.html (702 words)

	Victoria Cougars - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Victoria Cougars - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Victoria Cougars contains research on
		Victoria Cougars, See also, External links, Defunct ice hockey teams and British Columbia sports.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Victoria_Cougars (343 words)

	Victoria Minor Hockey Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		B Cougars has taken on the position of player development and relations.
		The Cougars wish to focus more attention this year strengthening their relationship with the younger players in our association and to the membership as a whole.
		The Cougars home opener is this Thursday 09-05 at Archie Browning Arena anybody who is associated with the executive will be waved in to watch the game.
	www.vmha.org /president/sept4_2002.htm (569 words)

	Celebrating 30 Years of Portland Winter Hawks Hockey
		Victoria had a remarkable team with ten players scoring 20 goals or more and a dominant forward line of Barry Pederson, Richard Chernomaz and Torrie Robertson that could not be stopped.
		The Cougars' big line was in on five of the goals and Portland could only muster 19 shots.
		All four wins were dominant as the Cougars swept the series to extend their winning streak to 28 straight games since an 8-4 loss to the Hawks back on February 4th.
	www.winterhawks.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=47 (558 words)

	Victoria Baseball
		The Victoria Cougars PeeWee ‘A’ team had a lot of fun both in the Island Zone and Provincial baseball games.
		This placed the Cougars in the semi finals where they faced Oceanside, winning that game to play in the finals against Ladysmith.
		The Victoria Cougars gave it their best but lost 7-1.
	www.victoriabaseball.com /cougars.html (313 words)

	Moment etched in time - The Boston Globe
		Hoping to make the transition from midget hockey to top-level juniors in British Columbia, he was cut from the Victoria Cougars' training camp.
		Victoria, in cutting him from camp, failed to maintain his Western Hockey League rights.
		But Gradin was gone after one season, more interested in finishing his career in Europe, and Neely, the kid who couldn't cut it in Victoria, had found a comfortable fit, a home, clear across the continent.
	www.boston.com /sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2005/11/07/moment_etched_in_time (1270 words)

	Victoria Minor Hockey Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cougar players stayed on the ice to cheer on the little tykes as they scrambled after the puck.
		'Cougars Den' guests wearing their team jerseys are admitted free, compliments of the Victoria Cougars and the accounting firm of Schibli, Stedman, King.
		Cougars players stayed on the ice to cheer the players on, Cougars #15 Karl Carveth dropped the puck.
	www.vmha.org /news.htm (1214 words)

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