Editing Victoria, British Columbia (section)

===Sports teams===
[[File:2023 08 09 HarbourCats Baseball 26.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Athletic Park]] is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in the city. It is used as the home stadium for the [[West Coast League|WCL]]'s [[Victoria HarbourCats]].]]
[[File:SOFMCFront.jpg|thumb|[[Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre]] is an indoor [[ice hockey]] arena in Victoria. It is the home arena for the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]'s [[Victoria Royals]].]]
The city has also been home to numerous high-profile sports teams in its history. The [[Victoria Cougars]] are perhaps the most famous sports franchise the city has known, existing as members of several professional leagues from 1911 to 1926, and again from 1949 to 1961. The Cougars won the [[Stanley Cup]] as members of the [[Western Canada Hockey League|WCHL]] in 1925 after defeating the [[Montreal Canadiens]] [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|three games to one in a best-of-five final]]. The Cougars were reincarnated in 1971 as a [[Victoria Cougars (WHL)|major junior hockey team]] in the [[Western Hockey League]], before they moved to [[Prince George, BC|Prince George]] to become the [[Prince George Cougars]]. Today, the Cougars name and legacy continue in the form of the Junior 'B' team that plays in the [[Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League]]. Minor professional hockey returned to Victoria in the form of the [[Victoria Salmon Kings]], which played in the [[ECHL]] from 2004 to 2011, and were a minor league affiliate of the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. In baseball, Victoria was once home of the [[Victoria Athletics]] of the [[Western International League]], a [[Class A (baseball)|Class 'A']] minor league baseball affiliate of the [[New York Yankees]]. The Victoria region's newest sports team is [[Pacific FC]] of the [[Canadian Premier League]]. [[Pacific FC]] play their home matches at [[Starlight Stadium]] in [[Langford, BC|Langford]].

Victoria has been home to many accomplished athletes that have participated in [[professional sports]] or the [[Olympics]]. Notable professional athletes include [[basketball Hall of Fame]]r [[Steve Nash]], twice Most Valuable Player in the [[National Basketball Association]], who grew up in Victoria and played youth basketball at [[St. Michael's University School]] in Saanich and [[Mount Douglas Secondary School]] in [[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]]. Furthermore, there are several current [[NHL]] hockey players from Greater Victoria, including brothers [[Jamie Benn]] and [[Jordie Benn]] of the [[Dallas Stars]] and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], respectively who grew up in [[North Saanich]]; [[Tyson Barrie]] of the [[Edmonton Oilers]], and [[Matt Irwin]] of the [[Washington Capitals]]. Current [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Nick Pivetta]] was born in Victoria and played summer collegiate baseball for the [[Victoria HarbourCats]]. Former professional racing cyclist and [[2012 Giro d'Italia]] winner, [[Ryder Hesjedal]] was born in Victoria and still calls the city home. Victoria has also been home to many [[Olympic Games]] athletes, including multi-time medalists such as [[Silken Laumann]], [[Ryan Cochrane (swimmer)|Ryan Cochrane]], and [[Simon Whitfield]].

Sports teams presently operating in Victoria include:
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!Club
!Sport
!League
!Venue
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|[[Pacific FC]]
|[[Soccer]]
|[[Canadian Premier League]]
|[[Starlight Stadium]], [[Langford, BC|Langford]]
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|[[Victoria Royals]]
|[[Ice hockey]]
|[[Western Hockey League]]
|[[Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre]]
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|[[Victoria HarbourCats]]
|[[Baseball]]
|[[West Coast League]]
|[[Royal Athletic Park]]
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|[[Victoria Vikes|UVic Vikes]]
|Various
|[[U Sports]]
|Various, principally UVic ([[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]]-Oak Bay)
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|[[Camosun College#Sports and Students' Union Activities|Camosun Chargers]]
|Various
|[[Canadian Colleges Athletic Association]]
|Various, principally Camosun College ([[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]])
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|[[Victoria Shamrocks]]
|[[Box lacrosse]]
|[[Western Lacrosse Association]]
|[[The Q Centre]]
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|[[Victoria Grizzlies]]
|Ice hockey
|[[British Columbia Hockey League]]
|The Q Centre
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|[[Westshore Rebels]]
|[[Canadian football]]
|[[Canadian Junior Football League]]
|[[Starlight Stadium]], [[Langford, BC|Langford]]
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|[[Victoria Highlanders]]
|[[Soccer]]
|[[USL League Two]]
|[[Centennial Stadium]]
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|[[Eves of Destruction]]
|[[Roller Derby]]
|[[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]]
|Various
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Notable defunct teams that operated in Victoria include:
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* [[Victoria Capitals]] ([[Canadian Baseball League]])
* [[Victoria Cougars (WHL)|Victoria Cougars]] ([[Western Hockey League]])
* [[Victoria Vistas]] ([[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]])
* [[Victoria Seals]] ([[Golden Baseball League]])
* [[Victoria Salmon Kings]] ([[ECHL]])
* [[Victoria United (Canada)|Victoria United FC]] ([[Pacific Coast Soccer League]])
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