Cornwall Royals

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Cornwall Royals
City	Cornwall, Ontario
League	QMJHL (1969–82) OHL (1983–92)
Operated	1969 (1969) to 1992
Home arena	Cornwall Civic Complex
Colours	Blue, white and red
Championships	1972, 1980, & 1981 Memorial Cup Champions
Franchise history
1969–92	Cornwall Royals
1992–94	Newmarket Royals
1994–present	Sarnia Sting

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 should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.

History[]

From 1961 until 1969, the Cornwall Royals were successful members of the Central Junior A Hockey League. 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

• 1972 CHL Champions vs. Peterborough Petes
• 1980 CHL Champions vs. Peterborough Petes
• 1981 CHL Champions vs. Kitchener Rangers

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. The first was New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith. Smith was the inaugural goalie for the Royals in the QMJHL during the 1969–70 season. After that season he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings. Dale Hawerchuk is the second inductee. He led the Royals to two Memorial Cup championships in 1980 and 1981. He was drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. The most recent inductee is Doug Gilmour. Gilmour was a big part of the back to back Memorial Cup Titles in '80 and '81, and later won a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989, scoring the Cup winning goal. He also captained the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1993 to 1997.

NHL alumni[]

QMJHL (1969–1981)

OHL (1981–1992)

Season-by-season results[]

Regular season[]

Season	League	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Pct %	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1969–70	QMJHL	56	24	31	1	49	0.438	223	255	2nd West
1970–71	QMJHL	62	22	40	0	44	0.355	260	326	10th QMJHL
1971–72	QMJHL	62	47	13	2	96	0.774	361	182	1st QMJHL
1972–73	QMJHL	64	43	19	2	88	0.688	365	253	2nd QMJHL
1973–74	QMJHL	70	46	22	2	94	0.671	438	328	1st West
1974–75	QMJHL	72	36	24	12	84	0.583	322	296	3rd West
1975–76	QMJHL	72	39	24	9	87	0.604	349	270	2nd West
1976–77	QMJHL	72	38	24	10	86	0.597	345	281	2nd Lebel
1977–78	QMJHL	72	46	18	8	100	0.694	404	258	1st Lebel
1978–79	QMJHL	72	29	36	7	65	0.451	361	397	3rd Lebel
1979–80	QMJHL	72	41	25	6	88	0.611	388	333	1st Lebel
1980–81	QMJHL	72	44	26	2	90	0.625	403	311	1st Lebel
1981–82	OHL	68	28	35	5	61	0.449	303	327	6th Leyden
1982–83	OHL	70	36	33	1	73	0.521	370	335	5th Leyden
1983–84	OHL	70	33	37	0	66	0.471	348	375	6th Leyden
1984–85	OHL	66	34	30	2	70	0.530	355	344	4th Leyden
1985–86	OHL	66	28	36	2	58	0.439	307	356	5th Leyden
1986–87	OHL	66	23	40	3	49	0.371	261	369	6th Leyden
1987–88	OHL	66	35	24	7	77	0.583	333	255	3rd Leyden
1988–89	OHL	66	31	30	5	67	0.508	350	308	4th Leyden
1989–90	OHL	66	24	38	4	52	0.394	309	361	6th Leyden
1990–91	OHL	66	23	42	1	47	0.356	281	335	7th Leyden
1991–92	OHL	66	38	22	6	82	0.621	328	289	3rd Leyden

Playoffs[]

QMJHL (1969–1981)

• 1969–1970 Lost to Verdun Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
• 1970–1971 Out of playoffs.
• 1971–1972 Defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 8 points to 0 in quarter-finals.
  Defeated Shawinigan Bruins 8 points to 2 in semi-finals.
  Defeated Quebec Remparts 9 points to 5 in finals. QMJHL CHAMPIONS
  Defeated Peterborough Petes 2-1 in Memorial Cup final. MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONS
• 1972–1973 Defeated Montreal Bleu-Blanc-Rouge 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
  Defeated Sorel Eperviers 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
  Lost to Quebec Remparts 4 games to 3 in finals.
• 1973–1974 Lost to Laval National 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
• 1974–1975 Lost to Montreal Bleu-Blanc-Rouge 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
• 1975–1976 Defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Quebec Remparts 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
• 1976–1977 Defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 8 points to 4 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Sherbrooke Castors 9 points to 0 in semi-finals.
• 1977–1978 Defeated Hull Olympiques 8 points to 0 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Montreal Juniors 8 points to 2 in semi-finals.
• 1978–1979 Lost to Verdun Eperviers 8 points to 6 in quarter-finals.
• 1979–1980 Defeated in Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
  Defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.
  Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 2 in finals. QMJHL CHAMPIONS
  Defeated Peterborough Petes 3-2 in Memorial Cup final. MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONS
• 1980–1981 Defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 3 in quarter-finals.
  Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 3 in semi-finals.
  Defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 1 in finals. QMJHL CHAMPIONS
  Defeated Kitchener Rangers 5-2 in Memorial Cup final. MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONS

OHL (1981–1992)

• 1981–1982 Lost to Toronto Marlboros 6 points to 4 in first round.
• 1982–1983 Defeated Toronto Marlboros 7 points to 1 in first round.
  Lost to Ottawa 67's 8 points to 0 in quarter-finals.
• 1983–1984 Lost to Peterborough Petes 6 points to 0 in first round.
• 1984–1985 Defeated Toronto Marlboros 8 points to 2 in first round.
  Lost to Belleville Bulls 6 points to 2 in quarter-finals.
• 1985–1986 Lost to Belleville Bulls 9 points to 3 in first round.
• 1986–1987 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in first round.
• 1987–1988 Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in first round.
  Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
• 1988–1989 Defeated Toronto Marlboros 4 games to 2 in first round.
  Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
  Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 2 in semi-finals.
• 1989–1990 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 in first round.
• 1990–1991 Out of playoffs.
• 1991–1992 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in first round.

Uniforms and logos[]

The Cornwall Royals used similar red, white and blue uniforms for their entire 24-year existence. Their unusual logo was the winning entry in a contest, hand drawn by a local child.^{[citation needed]}

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.

• Water Street Arena The OHL Arena & Travel Guide

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.

• Cornwall Civic Complex The OHL Arena & Travel Guide

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