Guelph Royals (hockey)
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| Guelph Royals | |
| City: | Guelph, Ontario |
| Existence: | 1960-1963 |
| Home Arena: | Guelph Memorial Gardens |
| League | Ontario Hockey Association |
| NHL Affiliation | New York Rangers |
The Guelph Royals were a junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1963. The team was based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens. They were affiliated with the NHL New York Rangers. The team has no connection with the similarly-named OHL team that would later exist in Cornwall.
Franchise Identities:
- Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters 1947 to 1960
- Guelph Royals 1960 to 1963
- Kitchener Rangers 1963 to Present
History
The Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters were sold in 1960, and the new ownership renamed the team the Guelph Royals after the hometown's nickname as the "Royal City". Guelph won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy during the 1960-61 season, finishing 1st overall in the OHA. The Royals lost in the league finals to the St. Michael's Majors, 4 games to 2 with a tie.The Royal's Rod Gilbert was the OHA scoring champion winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy with 54 goals and 49 assists, totalling 103 points. Gilbert was also awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as the most outstanding player that season.
The Royals had many players graduate from junior hockey after that season, and did not manage to recover to previous form. After two declining seasons in a row the franchise was in financial trouble again. The team moved becoming the Kitchener Rangers, taking the name the NHL parent club.
Some of the Guelph Royals players who graduated from the junior ranks stayed in Guelph to play on the newly formed Senior OHA team, the Guelph Regals which existed from 1963 to 1967.
NHL Alumni
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Yearly Results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Pct % | Goals For | Goals Against | Standing |
| 1960-61 | 48 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 0.719 | 255 | 165 | 1st OHA |
| 1961-62 | 50 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 42 | 0.420 | 194 | 236 | 5th OHA |
| 1962-63 | 50 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 24 | 0.240 | 158 | 257 | 6th OHA |
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