The Royals Roundup Podcast

Welcome to Episode #9 of the Royals Roundup as we dive into everything Victoria Royals! In this special edition, we have an exclusive interview with standout goaltender, Griffen Outhouse.

Join us as we explore Griffen's incredible journey, from his early days on the ice to becoming a pivotal force between the pipes for the Victoria Royals. We discuss his most memorable memories, the challenges he's faced, and the camaraderie within the team that fuelled their success.

In his four seasons with the Royals, Outhouse posted a 114-60-7 record.

Griffen shared his insights into the mental and physical demands of his position, along with the strategies that have made him a fan favourite.

In addition to our feature interview, we covered the latest updates on the Royals' season. Whether you're a die-hard hockey fan or just getting into the sport, this episode is your ultimate guide to the excitement on and off the ice.

Welcome to the Royals Roundup! This new feature on Royals content will arrive in a podcast format as we dive into the personalities of our organization on a bi-weekly setting. You can expect to see insight from players, management, Victoria hockey royalty and everything in between as we showcase the lives that provide hockey entertainment to our city. You can find the audio of ‘Royals Roundup Podcast’ on Spotify and the video available on the Victoria Royals Youtube channel.  

Our first podcast featured the newly appointed Associate General Manager, Jake Heisinger. Heisinger was hired by the Royals at the end of July as he joined the team following six seasons with the Winnipeg/Kootenay Ice organization. During our conversation, we chatted about his upbringing in Winnipeg, playing junior hockey for his hometown MJHL team, moving onto playing collegiate hockey with Curry College and his transition into hockey operations.  

Heisinger will have a primary focus on scouting and player development; a role he is very familiar with, having been an integral part of the group in Winnipeg that scouted first-round NHL Draft Picks such as Connor Geekie, Matthew Savoie, Carson Lambos, and Zach Benson. 

Welcome back to another episode of the Royals Roundup Podcast! Episode eight features a pair special guests as we give you one of our longest episodes to date. First off, we get the ball rolling with talking about the massive news from Royals land this past week as the club announced that James Patrick will be taking the reigns as the new Head Coach. Our first guest was long-time Royal great Tarun Fizer. The product of Chestermere, AB, played five seasons with the Royals between 2017-2022. He is currently eighth in all-time scoring in Royals franchise history. Now, you can find Fizer suiting up for the Belleville Senators (AHL). During the episode, we chatted about his favourite memories in Victoria, the transition into pro hockey and much more.Secondly, we were pleased to be joined by the Royals new bench boss, James Patrick. There may not be any video for this interview, but we felt it would be a great way to find out more about the newly appointed coach. During our chat, we discussed philosophies, why he chose Victoria, player development and many more things along the way.

We are back for a special double-episode week! Today's guest is the Royals Director of Mental Performance, Kyle McDonald! He is the owner of Competitive Will Performance Consulting. Through 15 plus years involved in competitive sport, along with his academic background in the fields of sport psychology and leadership (PhD Candidate), Kyle has developed a strategic outlook on mental training and the high performance needs of individuals and organizations.

During the episode, we chatted about his strategies for connecting with players in the quickly changing world, transitioning from coaching to the mental performance side and much more.

Kyle also offers up some tips on how you can work on yourself and focus on small everyday things which can help elevate your life.

Joining us this week is one of the all-time greats from the Victoria Royals organization. Matthew Phillips joined us virtually from the midst of a road trip in the NHL with the Washington Capitals. The product of Calgary, AB., played for the Royals between 2015-2018 in which he suited up in 215 regular season games .Over that time, he accumulated 281 points which is the second most by any player in franchise history.

Welcome to episode #5 of the Royals Roundup Podcast! This week we were pleased to be joined by Tanner McCall. He is the Head scout for the Royals after spending the past two seasons with the Winnipeg Ice. Prior to his time in Winnipeg, McCall was a scout with the Moose Jaw Warriors. His career in Hockey Operations started with the Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) where he worked five seasons in a variety of roles including Assistant Coach, Assistant General Manager, Head Scout, and General Manager. It was only fitting that his career in hockey would start at the place where he played Junior A Hockey with the Red Wings. In this episode, we discussed about the future of the Royals, draft stock and all of the different things that go into drafting a successful player.

This week we were joined with Victoria Royals Assistant Coach Morgan Klimchuk for episode #4. Morgan will be entering his second season behind the Royals bench after he joined the team for the 2022-23 season. Prior to his time with Victoria, he coached for the U15 Prep Edge Hockey School in Calgary. Of course his time before coaching was on the ice. Klimchuk was the 28th overall selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He accumulated 261 games played in the WHL between the Regina Pats and Brandon Wheat Kings. In that time, he scored 118 goals and added 149 assists.

This week we were joined by Vancouver Canucks defencemen Matt Irwin. He joined the podcast to chat about his upbringing in Victoria, kicking off his hockey career in the VIJHL and his long professional career. Matt recently signed as a UFA with the Vancouver Canucks. Matt and the Canucks will make their way into Victoria at the SOFMC between September 21-24 for their 2023 Training Camp.

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Welcome to episode #2 of the Royals Roundup Podcast! This week we sat down with two legends of the hockey scene in Victoria as Matt and Bayne Pettinger joined us downtown at 'The Local'.

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