Cornwall Royals

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Cornwall Royals
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City Cornwall, Ontario
League QMJHL (1969–1981)
OHL (1981–92)
Operated1969 to 1992
Home arena Cornwall Civic Complex
ColoursBlue, white and red
Franchise history
1969–1992Cornwall Royals
1992–1994 Newmarket Royals
1994–present Sarnia Sting
Championships
Playoff championships1972, 1980, & 1981 Memorial Cup Champions

The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team shared its name with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.

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History

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Cornwall Royals home jersey

From 1961 until 1969, the Cornwall Royals were successful members of the Central Junior A Hockey League (CJHL). As perennial CJHL champions, they represented that league at the playdowns for the 1966, 1967 and 1968 Memorial Cup national junior hockey championships, falling in the quarterfinals each year against the representatives from Quebec. After an application to join the OHL was rejected, the franchise became one of the inaugural teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1969. The Cornwall Royals were one of the league's premier teams during its tenure in the QMJHL, winning 3 Memorial Cup titles. For the 1981–82 season, the team transferred into the Ontario Hockey League.

The Royals suffered through many tough seasons and poor attendance after moving to the OHL. The switch in leagues alienated many die-hard fans from across the Quebec border. Seeking better fortunes, the franchise moved to Newmarket, Ontario to play as the Newmarket Royals in 1992. In 1994 the team was bought by the Ciccarelli brothers and moved to Sarnia, Ontario as the Sarnia Sting.

Championships

The Cornwall Royals are one of only 7 clubs to win consecutive Memorial Cup championships. They did so in 1980 and 1981. In total, the Royals won 3 Memorial Cups, 3 President's Cups, and 5 division titles while in the QMJHL. The Royals did not win any OHL championships.

CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1966, 1967, 1968

Memorial Cups

Coaches

Orval Tessier guided the Cornwall Royals to the Memorial Cup championship in 1972. Doug Carpenter coached the 1980 Royals, and Bob Kilger in 1981.

Marc Crawford was a former Cornwall Royals player who came back to coach. He would win the Stanley Cup coaching the Colorado Avalanche. He also coached the Vancouver Canucks, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Dallas Stars.

List of Coaches

(Multiple years in parentheses)

*1982–83 coaches Bob Kilger, Bill Murphy, Gord Woods, Jocelyn Guevremont

Players

The Cornwall Royals graduated 55 players to the National Hockey League. From these alumni, 31 played for the Royals in the QMJHL, and 29 played for the Royals in the OHL, and 5 played for the Royals in both leagues.

CHL awards

QMJHL awards

OHL awards

Hockey Hall of Fame members

Three alumni of the Cornwall Royals have been enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, including Billy Smith, Dale Hawerchuk, and Doug Gilmour.[ citation needed ]

NHL alumni

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1969–1981)
Ontario Hockey League (1981–1992)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season LeagueGamesWonLostTiedPointsPct %Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing
1969–70 QMJHL5624311490.4382232552nd West
1970–71 QMJHL6222400440.35526032610th QMJHL
1971–72 QMJHL6247132960.7743611821st QMJHL
1972–73 QMJHL6443192880.6883652532nd QMJHL
1973–74 QMJHL7046222940.6714383281st West
1974–75 QMJHL72362412840.5833222963rd West
1975–76 QMJHL7239249870.6043492702nd West
1976–77 QMJHL72382410860.5973452812nd Lebel
1977–78 QMJHL72461881000.6944042581st Lebel
1978–79 QMJHL7229367650.4513613973rd Lebel
1979–80 QMJHL7241256880.6113883331st Lebel
1980–81 QMJHL7244262900.6254033111st Lebel
1981–82 OHL6828355610.4493033276th Leyden
1982–83 OHL7036331730.5213703355th Leyden
1983–84 OHL7033370660.4713483756th Leyden
1984–85 OHL6634302700.5303553444th Leyden
1985–86 OHL6628362580.4393073565th Leyden
1986–87 OHL6623403490.3712613696th Leyden
1987–88 OHL6635247770.5833332553rd Leyden
1988–89 OHL6631305670.5083503084th Leyden
1989–90 OHL6624384520.3943093616th Leyden
1990–91 OHL6623421470.3562813357th Leyden
1991–92 OHL6638226820.6213282893rd Leyden

Playoffs

QMJHL (1969–1981)
OHL (1981–1992)

Arenas

The Cornwall Royals played out of the Water Street Arena from 1969 to 1976, while in the QMJHL. The Arena, renamed in honour of Si Miller, the city's Director of Parks and Recreation for more than 30 years, was torn down in 2012. [1]

From 1976 to 1992, the Royals played out for the Cornwall Civic Complex, located across the road from their previous arena. The arena hosted the 1990 Chrysler Challenge Cup, the annual All-Star game between the OHL and the QMJHL, which the OHL won by a score of 3 to 0. [2]

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