New Westminster Royals

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New Westminster Royals
City New Westminster, British Columbia
League PCHA
Founded1911
Home arena Denman Arena
Franchise history
First franchise
1912–1914New Westminster Royals
1914–1918 Portland Rosebuds
Second franchise
1945–1991New Westminster Royals
1991–present Surrey Eagles
Championships
Stanley Cups0
PCHA championships1 (1912)
PCHL championships1 (1950)
PCHL division titles2 (1948–49, 1949–50)
New Westminster Royals in 1912. New Westminster Hockey Team, 1912 P.C.H.A. Champions.jpg
New Westminster Royals in 1912.

The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia, first established in 1911 for the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Though nominally based in New Westminster, the team played its home games at the Denman Arena in nearby Vancouver, as an arena was not available; the team would never play a PCHA home game in New Westminster as a result. They won the inaugural PCHA championship in 1912, though financial difficulties saw the team relocated to Portland, Oregon in 1914 and become the Portland Rosebuds.

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History

The first team played from 1911–1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) which was established in 1911. [1] The team was notable as it was the inaugural 1911–12 champion of the PCHA. It would be the only league championship the Royals would earn. Their home arena was the Denman Arena in Vancouver.

The name was revived for a club that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1945 to 1952 and the Western Hockey League from 1952 to 1959. [2] The Royals won the President's Cup in 1949–1950 as PCHL champions.

Junior team

The New Westminster Royals name was revived for a junior-level franchise in the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (PCJHL) in 1962, winning five-straight PCJHL championships before moving with league mates Victoria Cougars  into the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) for the 1967–68 season. The Royals played on-and-off from 1962 to 1991 in the years when the major junior New Westminster Bruins were not playing. In 1991, the Royals relocated across the Pattullo Bridge to neighbouring Surrey, changing their name to Surrey Eagles.

Season-by-season record

Key of colors and symbols
Color/symbolExplanation
League champions
Division champions
#Top record in regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Senior team

SeasonLeagueDivisionGPWLTGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1912 PCHA 159#607877 [A] 1stn/a [A]
1912–13 PCHA156906774 [A] 3rdn/a [A]
1913–14 PCHA167908067 [A] 2ndn/a [A]
Team relocated to Portland in 1914. Team re-established in 1945
1945–46 PCHL North5826320228268524thdid not qualify
1946–47PCHLNorth6029292257270604thLost First Round v. Seattle Ironmen (1–3)
1947–48PCHLNorth6627381293322554thLost First Round v. Seattle Ironmen (2–3)
1948–49PCHLNorth703926528522983#1st
1949–50PCHLNorth7136191629123388#1st
1950–51PCHL7038248267205842nd
1951–52PCHL7040191128620091#1stLost First Round v. Victoria Cougars (3–4)
1952–53 WHL 7029338217254666thLost First Round v. Saskatoon Quakers (3–4)
1953–54 WHL7028348218261646thLost First Round v. Vancouver Canucks (2–5)
1954–55 WHL7029329249299675thdid not qualify
1955–56 WHLCoast7031372238258643rdLost First Round v. Victoria Cougars (0–4)
1956–57 WHLCoast7034315215235732nd
1957–58 WHLCoast7039283254224812ndLost First Round v. Seattle Americans (1–3)
1958–59 WHLCoast7023452237301735thdid not qualify
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The PCHA did not use a point system, and ranked their teams by number of wins. From 1912–1917, the PCHA did not organize playoffs and awarded the league championship to the team with the best regular season record.

Junior team

SeasonLeagueDivisionGPWLTOTLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1962–63 PCJHL New Westminster Royals PCJHL statistics not available
1963–64PCJHL
1964–65PCJHL
1965–66PCJHL
1966–67PCJHL
1967–68 BCJHL 4015232186234325thdid not qualify
1968–69BCJHL4010237158200275thdid not qualify
1969–70BCJHL48244215132067thdid not qualify
1970–71BCJHLCentral6025296261270563rdLost Quarter-finals v. Centennials (2–4)
1971–72Dormant during existence of major junior New Westminster Bruins
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82BCJHLCoastal483990362196781stLost Final v. Knights (1–4)
1982–83BCJHLCoastal5641141363246832ndLost Semi-finals v. Flyers (2–4)
1983–84Dormant during second iteration of major junior New Westminster Bruins
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89BCJHLCoastal6045141458283911stLost in Final v. Lakers (1–4)
1989–90BCJHLCoastal5952344441811081stWon Final v. Lakers (4–2)
1990–91BCJHLCoastal6038211310236771stLost in Quarterfinals v. Warriors (1–4)
Team relocated to Surrey in 1991.

Head coaches

Players

References

  1. "PCHA Seasons". HockeyDB . 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  2. "New Westminster Royals Statistics and History [WHL]". HockeyDB . 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-12.

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