Windsor Royals (ice hockey)
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The Windsor Royals are a Canadian Junior ice hockey
club from Windsor, Nova Scotia
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
and are 1998, 2001, and 2008 Don Johnson Cup
Maritime Junior B champions.
The Royals are one of three teams to have won the Don Johnson Cup
as Maritime Junior B Champions 3 times. The other two are the Sackville Blazers
and the St. John's Jr. 50's.
In 1998, the Royals were the Nova Scotia Junior B Champions. With the win, the Royals went to Summerside, Prince Edward Island
to compete for the Don Johnson Cup
. They made it all the way to the finals, where they met the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
's Richibucto Bears
and defeated them 4-2 to win their first Maritime Championship.
In 2001, the Royals were selected to be the host site of the Don Johnson Cup. As host site, they were allowed to compete in the competition despite not winning their league. They would go on to defeat their own league champion, the Strait Pirates, 3-1 in the championship game to win their second Maritime Junior B Championship.
In 2008, the Royals won their league and moved on to the Don Johnson Cup
. In their first game, they lost to the St. John's Jr. Celtics
7-4. In Game 2, they then beat Dieppe-Memramcook Voyageurs (a Junior B team) from the New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League 6-3. Windsor then lost 4-3 to the Island Junior Hockey League
's Kensington Vipers
4-3, but beat the host team Sherwood Falcons 6-2 in the same day. All five teams finished the round robin 2-2-0, but by virtue of goal differential the Royals finished first. On April 19, in the semi-final the Royals defeated Dieppe-Memramcook 3-1 and on April 20 they again beat Sherwood 4-1 to clinch their third Don Johnson Cup.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
club from Windsor, Nova Scotia
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Windsor is a town located in Hants County, Mainland Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St. Croix Rivers. It is the largest community in western Hants County with a 2001 population of 3,779 and was at one time the shire town of the county. The region encompassing present day Windsor was...
. They are members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League
The Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Nova Scotia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the Nova Scotia playoffs competes for the Don Johnson Cup, the Atlantic Junior "B" Crown.-History:The Mainland Junior B Hockey League was formed in 1980 by Al...
and are 1998, 2001, and 2008 Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
Maritime Junior B champions.
History
Founded in 1967 as a member of the Metro Valley Junior B Hockey League, the team became a Junior A team in 1977 but folded only two years later. They were the Metro Valley League's first ever champion in 1968. After a five year hiatus, the Royals came back to help the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and since 1984 have been a prominent member of the league.The Royals are one of three teams to have won the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
as Maritime Junior B Champions 3 times. The other two are the Sackville Blazers
Sackville Blazers
The Sackville Blazers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. The Blazers play in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and are the only team in history to have won three consecutive Don Johnson Cups as Maritime Junior B Champions.-History:The Sackville Blazers...
and the St. John's Jr. 50's.
In 1998, the Royals were the Nova Scotia Junior B Champions. With the win, the Royals went to Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...
to compete for the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
. They made it all the way to the finals, where they met the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League
The New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League is a Canadian Junior ice hockey league in the Province of New Brunswick. The NBJBHL is a member of Hockey New Brunswick and competes for the Don Johnson Cup at the interprovincial level. The league was founded in 2009.-History:In 2003, the original New...
's Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears
Richibucto Bears were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Richibucto, New Brunswick. The Bears played in the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League and New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League and were the 1999 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B Champions....
and defeated them 4-2 to win their first Maritime Championship.
In 2001, the Royals were selected to be the host site of the Don Johnson Cup. As host site, they were allowed to compete in the competition despite not winning their league. They would go on to defeat their own league champion, the Strait Pirates, 3-1 in the championship game to win their second Maritime Junior B Championship.
In 2008, the Royals won their league and moved on to the Don Johnson Cup
Don Johnson Cup
The Don Johnson Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada -- Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island....
. In their first game, they lost to the St. John's Jr. Celtics
St. John's Jr. Celtics
The St. John's Jr. Celtics are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. They are members of the St. John's Junior Hockey League, are a former Junior A team, and were the first ever Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions in 1982.-History:Prior to 1980,...
7-4. In Game 2, they then beat Dieppe-Memramcook Voyageurs (a Junior B team) from the New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League 6-3. Windsor then lost 4-3 to the Island Junior Hockey League
Island Junior Hockey League
The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada.-History:Since being founded in 1996, the IJHL has been strictly a Junior "B" League—one tier below the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and two tiers below the Quebec Major...
's Kensington Vipers
Kensington Vipers
The Kensington Vipers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Kensington, Prince Edward Island. They are members of the Island Junior Hockey League and are 2011 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.-Team history:...
4-3, but beat the host team Sherwood Falcons 6-2 in the same day. All five teams finished the round robin 2-2-0, but by virtue of goal differential the Royals finished first. On April 19, in the semi-final the Royals defeated Dieppe-Memramcook 3-1 and on April 20 they again beat Sherwood 4-1 to clinch their third Don Johnson Cup.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1969-70 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| 32 | 5th MVJBHL | ||||||||||
| 1970-72 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1972-73 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | |||||||
| 223 | 183 | 53 | 2nd MVJBHL | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| 169 | 150 | 35 | 5th MVJBHL | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 198 | 115 | 51 | 2nd MVJBHL | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| 154 | 113 | 41 | 2nd MVJBHL | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 1 | |||||||
| 135 | 254 | 11 | 7th MVJHL | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | |||||||
| 63 | 244 | 8 | 7th MVJHL | Folded | |||||||
| 1979-84 | Dormant Franchise | ||||||||||
| 1984-88 | Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
| 24 | 4th MLJBHL | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 153 | 147 | 30 | 3rd MLJBHL | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 178 | 151 | 35 | 3rd MLJBHL | ||||||||
| 1991-92 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 151 | 170 | 25 | 3rd MLJBHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1992-93 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 159 | 106 | 37 | 1st NSJBHL | Won League | |
| 1993-94 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 232 | 107 | 47 | 1st NSJBHL | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 174 | 106 | 49 | 2nd NSJBHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1995-96 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 185 | 93 | 54 | 1st NSJBHL | Won League | |||||||
| 1996-97 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 166 | 111 | 46 | 2nd NSJBHL | ||||||||
| 1997-98 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 182 | 107 | 47 | 2nd NSJBHL | Won League, Won DJC | |||||||
| 1998-99 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 145 | 29 | 6th NSJBHL | ||
| 1999-00 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 135 | 38 | 4th NSJBHL | ||
| 2000-01 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 103 | 49 | 3rd NSJBHL | Won DJC | |
| 2001-02 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 107 | 48 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 2002-03 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 115 | 41 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 123 | 166 | 21 | 7th NSJBHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 130 | 36 | 3rd NSJBHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 134 | 147 | 31 | 7th NSJBHL | ||
| 2006-07 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 143 | 41 | 3rd NSJHL | ||
| 2007-08 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 117 | 44 | 3rd NSJHL | Won League, Won DJC | |
| 2008-09 | 34 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 148 | 10 | 9th NSJHL | ||
| 2009-10 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 136 | 29 | 8th NSJHL | ||
| 2010-11 | 34 | 28 | 6 | ||||||||
| 0 | 159 | 81 | 56 | 1st NSJHL | |||||||