Victoria Royals winger Teydon Trembecky, who's trying to check Vancouver Giants winger Adam Titlbach in this game from last season, is one of several Victoria players who opted to go to the NCAA rather than return to junior for this season. Photo by Robert Wilton

No WHL team was ransacked by NCAA defections more than the Victoria Royals. Article content

The Royals lost their top five scorers eligible to return this season to the American collegiate system, with centre Cole Reschny (North Dakota), winger Teydon Trembecky (Michigan Tech), defenceman Justin Kipkie (Arizona State), defenceman Nate Misskey (UMass-Lowell) and defenceman Keaton Verhoeff (North Dakota) all heading south. Article content Article content

They combined for 334 points last season.

Reschny ( Calgary Flames

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