Regina Victorias

File:Fred Wilson, Regina Victorias.jpg, Allan Cup champion with the Victorias in 1914.]]

The Regina Victorias (often shortened to Vics) were two ice hockey teams, one at the senior level (1914–1938) and one at the junior level (1917–1921), based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The senior Vics played in the Allan Cup finals three times, winning the Allan Cup in their first (1914) appearance. The senior Victorias were six-time winners of the Saskatchewan Senior Championship, while the junior Victorias were two-time winners of the Saskatchewan Junior championship.

Senior team

The Victorias competed in the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (SSHL). They were SSHL champions in their first season, 1913–14, going on to win that year's Allan Cup as national champions.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117891110/regina-victorias-retain-honors-by/ "Regina Victorias Retain Honors by Defeating the Grand Mere Challengers"] The Calgary Herald. March 19, 1914 (p. 8). Retrieved 2022-03-29. The Vics won their second SSHL championship two season later, but lost the challenge for the 1915–16 Allan Cup. The Victorias took a break in 1917–18 because of World War I.

After the war they won the SSHL Championship in 1918–19, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, and 1928–29. They only managed to make the Allan Cup final once – in 1921–22.

Their fortunes went steadily downhill. The Victorias faced on-ice and box office competition in their own city from the Regina Aces.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The Victorias and Aces amalgamated into the same team as of the 1939–40 season, with the Aces' Al Pickard as team president and Victorias' coach Duke Dutkowski behind the bench.{{cite news|title=Regina Vics and Aces Form Hockey Union|date=September 25, 1939|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=18|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-sep-25-1939-2099389/}}{{free access}}

=Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League (1914–1938) results=

GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points GF GA Standing Playoffs

1913–14 16 12 4 0 24 – – 1st South Won Group, Won Sask, Won Allan Cup

1914–15 12 8 4 0 16 – – 2nd South out of playoffs

1915–16 16 11 4 1 23 – – 1st South Won Sask, Lost Allan Cup

1916–17 10 8 2 0 16 62 16 2nd out of playoffs

1918–19 8 5 3 0 10 – – 1st South Won Sask, No Allan Cup Challenge

1919–20 12 9 3 0 18 74 31 Tied 1st Lost Final

1920–21 16 10 6 0 20 – – Tied 1st Won Sask, No Allan Cup Challenge

1921–22 5 3 2 0 6 25 13 1st Won West, Lost Allan Cup

1922–23 11 7 4 0 14 48 44 2nd out of playoffs

1923–24 6 5 0 1 11 27 8 1st South Lost Sask

1924–25 9 8 1 0 16 – – 1st South Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final

1925–26 18 14 4 0 28 94 57 1st South Won Sask, Lost West Final

1926–27 7 4 3 0 8 39 27 2nd South Won Final, Lost Sask

1927–28 10 2 8 0 4 24 38 4th out of playoffs

1928–29 20 12 8 0 24 58 57 3rd South Won Final, Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final

1929–30 20 3 17 0 6 24 64 6th South out of playoffs

1930–31 20 11 5 4 26 43 32 2nd South Won Final, Lost Sask

1931–32 18 6 11 1 13 25 30 3rd South out of playoffs

1932–33 18 7 9 2 16 28 29 3rd South out of playoffs

1933–34 20 7 12 1 15 44 43 3rd South out of playoffs

1934–35 19 12 4 3 27 58 42 3rd South Lost Final

1935–36 20 3 17 0 6 38 37 6th South out of playoffs

1936–37 24 2 21 1 5 45 122 5th South out of playoffs

1937–38 24 7 13 4 18 76 99 T-4th South Lost Quarter Final

Junior team

The Victorias had a junior team for only four seasons. They won the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Championship in 1919–20 and 1920–21 but lost out in the Western Canada Memorial Cup playoffs in both seasons.

=Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (1917–1921)=

GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points GF GA Standing Playoffs

1917–18 6 5 1 0 10 32 20 Tied Group 1 Lost Group Final

1918–19 10 8 2 0 16 97 41 Tied Group 1 Lost Group Final

1919–20 6 5 1 0 10 – – 1st Regina Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final

1920–21 5 3 2 0 6 – – 1st Regina Won Sask, Lost West Semi Final

Notable players

This list is incomplete.

References

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