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The Royal Montreal Hockey Club, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, better known as the Montreal Royals is a defunct ice hockey club. The Club was formed in 1932[1] and operated various teams in men's junior and senior leagues until 1961. The senior team of won the Allan Cup men's championship in 1939 and 1947, and the junior team of 1949 won the Memorial Cup junior men's Canadian championship.
History
Formed from the Montreal Hockey Club, the senior Royals played in Quebec Amateur Hockey Association play from 1932-33, in the Quebec Senior Hockey League from 1944–53, the Quebec Hockey League from 1953–59, and the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959–61. The senior Royals won the QSHL championship in 1945 and 1946, and the QHL championship in 1959. The senior Royals won the Allan Cup in 1947.
The junior Royals played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League. The Junior team reached the eastern Canadian championship five times, winning in 1941 and 1949, and finished runners-up in 1933, 1944 and 1945. The junior Royals won the Memorial Cup in 1949, and were finalists in 1941.
Season-by-season results
Season-by-season results for the Montreal Royals senior hockey team.
- 1932–41 - Montreal Senior Group, (QAHA)
- 1941–53 – Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL)[2]
- 1953–59 – Quebec Hockey League (QHL)[3]
- 1959–61 – Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL)[4]
Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Pct % Goals
ForGoals
Against1935–36 22 14 4 4 36† 0.778 93 61 1936–37 22 17 3 2 36† 0.850 99 51 1937–38 22 8 11 3 22† 0.420 61 63 1938–39 22 12 4 6 34† 0.750 76 51 1939–40 30 13 8 9 35 0.619 119 91 1940–41 35 21 12 2 44 0.636 151 113 1942–43 34 11 18 5 27 0.379 114 145 1943–44 15 7 6 2 22† 0.538 80 76 1944–45 24 18 5 1 37 0.771 161 98 1945–46 40 30 8 2 62 0.775 209 131 1946–47 40 25 13 2 52 0.650 173 124 1947–48 48 34 14 0 68 0.708 241 159 1948–49 59 35 19 5 77 0.636 216 178 1949–50 60 27 24 9 63 0.525 206 188 1950–51 60 28 29 3 59 0.492 200 203 1951–52 60 30 24 6 66 0.550 219 204 1952–53 60 32 22 6 70 0.583 201 162 1953–54 72 40 25 7 87 0.604 257 203 1954–55 62 30 28 4 63 0.516 232 207 1955–56 64 34 23 7 75 0.586 192 162 1956–57 68 28 34 6 62 0.456 191 211 1957–58 64 29 30 5 63 0.492 227 219 1958–59 62 34 22 6 74 0.597 206 162 1959–60 70 30 26 14 74 0.529 215 198 1960–61 70 19 37 14 52 0.371 167 224 † Team played some four-point games against McGill Source: 1935-38: Ottawa Citizen, 1942–43: Ottawa Citizen[5],1943–44: Ottawa Citizen[6]
References
- ^ "Royal Hockey Club Replaces Wheelers". Ottawa Citizen: p. 9. October 12, 1932.
- ^ www.hockeydb.com seasons (QSHL)
- ^ www.hockeydb.com seasons (QHL)
- ^ www.hockeydb.com seasons (EPHL)
- ^ "Quebec League Final Standings". Ottawa Citizen: p. 10. February 24, 1943.
- ^ "Quebec League". Ottawa Citizen: p. 15. March 6, 1944.
Categories:- Ice hockey teams in Montreal
- Ice hockey teams in Quebec
- Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada
- Canadian ice hockey team stubs
- Montreal stubs
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