New Westminster Royals

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Ice hockey team in New Westminster, British Columbia

New Westminster Royals

City| New Westminster, British Columbia
League| PCHA
Founded| 1911
Home arena| Denman Arena
Franchise history
First franchise
1912–1914| New Westminster Royals
1914–1918| Portland Rosebuds
Second franchise
1945–1991| New Westminster Royals
1991–present| Surrey Eagles
Championships
Stanley Cups| 0
PCHA championships| 1 (1912)
PCHL championships| 1 (1950)
PCHL division titles| 2 (1948–49, 1949–50)
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.

## History

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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

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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

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Key of colors and symbols  Color/symbol  | Explanation

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†  | 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

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Season  | League  | Division  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | Pts  | Finish  | Playoffs

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1912 | PCHA†  | –  | 15 | 9# | 6 | 0 | 78 | 77 | [A] | 1st†  | [A]
1912–13 | PCHA  | –  | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 74 | [A] | 3rd  | [A]
1913–14 | PCHA  | –  | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 67 | [A] | 2nd  | [A]
Team relocated to Portland in 1914. Team re-established in 1945
1945–46  | PCHL | North  | 58 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 228 | 268 | 52  | 4th  | did not qualify
1946–47  | PCHL  | North  | 60 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 257 | 270 | 60  | 4th  | Lost First Round v. Seattle Ironmen (1–3)
1947–48  | PCHL  | North  | 66 | 27 | 38 | 1 | 293 | 322 | 55  | 4th  | Lost First Round v. Seattle Ironmen (2–3)
1948–49  | PCHL  | North↑  | 70 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 285 | 229 | 83#  | 1st↑  |

* Won First Round v. Portland Eagles (3–0)
* Won Semi-finals v. Tacoma Rockets (3–0)
* Lost Final v. San Diego Skyhawks (2–4)

1949–50  | PCHL†  | North↑  | 71 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 291 | 233 | 88#  | 1st↑  |

* Won First Round v. Seattle Ironmen (3–1)
* Won Semi-finals v. Vancouver Canucks (4–3)
* Won Final v. Los Angeles Monarchs (4–3)†

1950–51  | PCHL  | –  | 70 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 267 | 205 | 84  | 2nd  |

* Won Semi-finals v. Tacoma Rockets (4–2)
* Lost Final v. Victoria Cougars (1–4)

1951–52  | PCHL  | –  | 70 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 286 | 200 | 91#  | 1st  | Lost First Round v. Victoria Cougars (3–4)
1952–53 | WHL | –  | 70 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 217 | 254 | 66  | 6th  | Lost First Round v. Saskatoon Quakers (3–4)
1953–54 | WHL  | –  | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 218 | 261 | 64  | 6th  | Lost First Round v. Vancouver Canucks (2–5)
1954–55 | WHL  | –  | 70 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 249 | 299 | 67  | 5th  | did not qualify
1955–56 | WHL  | Coast  | 70 | 31 | 37 | 2 | 238 | 258 | 64  | 3rd  | Lost First Round v. Victoria Cougars (0–4)
1956–57 | WHL  | Coast  | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 215 | 235 | 73  | 2nd  |

* Won First Round v. Victoria Cougars (2–1)
* Won Semi-finals v. Seattle Americans (4–2)
* Lost Final v. Brandon Regals (0–4)

1957–58 | WHL  | Coast  | 70 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 254 | 224 | 81  | 2nd  | Lost First Round v. Seattle Americans (1–3)
1958–59 | WHL  | Coast  | 70 | 23 | 45 | 2 | 237 | 301 | 73  | 5th  | did not qualify

1. ^ a b c d e f 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.

## Head coaches

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* Jimmy Gardner (1911–1913)
* Pete Muldoon (1913–1914)

## Players

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* George Rochon

## References

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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.

## Bibliography

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* Bowlsby, Craig H. (2012), Empire of Ice: The Rise and Fall of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, 1911–1926, Vancouver: Knights of Winter, ISBN 978-0-9691705-6-3
* Coleman, Charles L. (1966), The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. I, 1893–1926 inc., National Hockey League
* Whitehead, Eric (1980), The Patricks: Hockey's Royal Family, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, ISBN 0-385-15662-6

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Sports in New Westminster, British Columbia

Teams|

| Baseball|

* New Westminster Frasers †

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Hockey|

* New Westminster Bruins †
* New Westminster Royals †

Lacrosse|

* New Westminster Salmonbellies

Rugby Union|

* United Rugby Club

Soccer|

* Khalsa Sporting Club
* Westminster Royals †

Venues|

* Mercer Stadium
* Queen's Park Arena
* Queen's Park Stadium
* Royal City Curling Club

Other|

* Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
* Westcoast Curling Classic †

† indicates defunct team or event

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Pacific Coast Hockey Association

Seasons|

* 1912
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
* 1915–16
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1919
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24

Teams|

* New Westminster Royals
* Portland Rosebuds
* Seattle Metropolitans
* Spokane Canaries
* Vancouver Millionaires
* Victoria Cougars

Stanley Cup winners|

* Vancouver Millionaires, 1915
* Seattle Metropolitans, 1917

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