1. SnoopB次元官网网址檚 Royal treatment
A credit to Snoop DoggB次元官网网址檚 cross-marketing geniusB次元官网网址揾e wears a local sports jersey of the city heB次元官网网址檚 touring in, earning him that much more publicity for him and the team.
Mr. DoggB次元官网网址檚 hockey sweater-wearing charm seemed to have appeased the masses of Victoria fans who saw his show on Saturday.
Jonathon Howe, the in-house photographer for the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, wasnB次元官网网址檛 the only shooter to capture Snoop in the Victoria Royals sweater. But itB次元官网网址檚 HoweB次元官网网址檚 shot that went viral through social media in B.C. and across CanadaB次元官网网址檚 junior hockey scene on Sunday.
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2. Ride on Wiggo
It seems remarkable Bradley B次元官网网址淲iggoB次元官网网址� Wiggins is the first Brit to win the Tour de France in its 109 year existence. If his win is groundbreaking, think of the effect Ryder Hesjedal could have as the first Canadian to become a Tour champion.
ItB次元官网网址檚 not a stretch, and thereB次元官网网址檚 some distinct similarities. Both Wiggins and Hesjedal competed in different cycling disciplines at the Olympics before finding their way as road cyclists. Wiggins won bronze with Great Britain in the track team pursuit in 2000. Hesjedal suffered a race-ending flat tire as a contender to win gold on the cross-country mountain biking course in 2004.
Wiggins entered the 2011 Tour de France with tremendous hype as a favourite for the yellow jersey. He was 11 seconds back of the lead when he crashed out of the Tour on Stage 7.
Sounds familiar.
3. Two is enough
It didnB次元官网网址檛 take much as VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Mike Saunders pushed the Victoria Mariners to a pair or wins over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday and Sunday. Saunders hit a two-RBI single in the first inning on Saturday as MB次元官网网址檚 sailed to a 2-0 win. On Sunday he stole a base and scored in a 2-1 win.
As of Monday the center-fielder from Lambrick Park secondary played 89 of the MarinersB次元官网网址� 97 games this year, with 82 hits, nine home runs, 33 RBI and 14 stolen bases.
4. Hockey hits
NHL hockey players, current and former, just canB次元官网网址檛 get enough of Victoria these days.
The NHLB次元官网网址檚 prince of Twitter, Paul Bissonnette, tweeted his adventures through the Victoria Golf Course and Local Kitchen restaurant. Apparently he was at the Local for three hours, long enough to be hit by seagull droppings twice. B次元官网网址淕onna be a great day,B次元官网网址� he wrote Sunday. Later that day he sat with John from Big Bad JohnB次元官网网址檚, and may or may not have shared a drink with players from Rugby Canada.
Also in town is former Vancouver Canucks player Dave Lowry, permanently. Homeboys Ryan OB次元官网网址橞yrne and brothers Jamie and Jordie Benn, as well as some other proB次元官网网址檚 will soon be here for the Ryan OB次元官网网址橞yrne Charity Camp in early August. Proceeds will fund youth sport registrations for 27 kids through KidSport Victoria.
5. Loosen up, win tix
The kids are gonna love this.
Using Twitter, the Victoria Royals are hiding free tickets and a puck at a secret location this summer. Clues are posted over Twitter, searchable by using the hashtag #LoosePuck, or simply by following the teamB次元官网网址檚 twitter feed, @victoriaroyals.
The first home game of the season is Sept. 22.
