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The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional and junior ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia.
The first team played from 1912-1914 in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) which was established in 1911.
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. The Royals won the President's Cup in 1949-50 as PCHL champions.
The name was again used for junior A teams in New Westminster, who played in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League from 1967-68 to 1970-71, from 1981-82 to 1982-83, and again from 1988-89 to 1990-91. Future NHL star Cliff Ronning was a notable member of the early 1980s squad.
Their home arena was the Denman Arena in Downtown Vancouver and later Queen's Park Arena in New Westminster.
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