The Victoria Royals are a major junior hockey team representing Victoria, British Columbia in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team began play in the 2011–12 season, after the league announced the relocation of the Chilliwack Bruins to the British Columbia capital. It will mark the return of the WHL to Vancouver Island, 17 years after the departure of the Victoria Cougars. The Royals will play its games at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, and are members of the B. C. Division of the Western Conference.