Victoria
Victoria Royals: 2025-26 Season Insights
• Victoria posted a 40-win season and featured one of the WHL’s most balanced attacks, with several players surpassing the 40-point mark and strong depth throughout the lineup.
• Roan Woodward emerged as the club’s premier finisher, scoring over 30 goals, while Heath Nelson, Hayden Moore, Nolan Stewart, and Caleb Matthews provided strong secondary production.
• The goals-versus-assists chart highlights Woodward and Ludovic Perreault as goal scorers, while Nolan Stewart and Timofei Runtso leaned more heavily on playmaking.
• Victoria received offensive contributions from both forwards and defensemen, with Timofei Runtso standing out from the blue line and several forwards clustering in the 40-50 point range.
• Strong offensive depth and scoring balance were key strengths, allowing the Royals to remain competitive without relying on a single dominant scorer.
Victoria Royals: 2025-26 Season Insights
• Victoria finished with a 28-30-6-4 record and a -44 goal differential, sitting below league average in both offensive production and defensive performance on the team identity map.
• Roan Woodward led the Royals with 56 points and more than 30 goals, while Nolan Stewart, Hayden Moore, Heath Nelson, and defenseman Timofei Runtso all surpassed 40 points to provide balanced scoring support.
• The plus/minus chart reveals that nearly every top producer finished with negative ratings, illustrating the challenges Victoria faced at five-on-five despite solid individual offensive numbers.
• Timofei Runtso stood out as the leading offensive defenseman with 44 points, while several forwards, including Woodward and Hayden Moore, combined strong production with significant goal-scoring ability.
• Ethan Eskit handled a heavy workload in net, posting a save percentage around .900 and earning 22 wins, giving the Royals dependable goaltending despite the club's overall defensive struggles.