| Edmonton Royals | |
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| City | Edmonton, Alberta |
|---|---|
| League | Capital Junior Hockey League |
| Division | East Division |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Home arena | Confederation Arena |
| Head coach | Scott Henderson |
Website http://www.royalshockey.ca | |
| Franchise history | |
| 1986-1989 | Strathcona Legion |
| 1989-1990 | Inactive |
| 1990-present | Edmonton Royals |
The Edmonton Royals are a Junior "B" team in Edmonton, Alberta. They play in the Capital Junior Hockey League. They play out of Confederation Arena.
Pre-Royals history[]
The Junior B team was formed in 1986 when the Colorfast Junior BB team was renamed the Strathcona Legion upon joining the Edmonton Junior Hockey League for the 1987-88 season. The team kept the Legion identity upon joining the Capital Junior Hockey League. The team was forced to sit out the 1989-90 season when the team lost its sponsorship.
Royals begin[]
The Royals and took over the identity of the Strathcona Legion when the team was reorganized and returned to the ice for the 1990-91 season. The team has ties to the Southwest Zone Hockey Association dating back to its pre-junior BB days.
The team won the Russ Barnes Trophy in 1999 and 2001 as the provincial junior B champions. The team won the league championship in 1999 and 2006.
Recent Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Records as of 2017-18 season.[1]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | - | 52 | 160 | 99 | 1st South | Lost Final |
| 2000-01 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | - | 55 | 202 | 89 | 1st South | Lost Final |
| 2001-02 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 173 | 107 | 2nd South | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2002-03 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 156 | 115 | 2nd South | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2003-04 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 186 | 96 | 2nd South | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2004-05 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 163 | 110 | 2nd South | Lost Semifinals |
| 2005-06 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 147 | 92 | 2nd South | Won Championship |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 23 | 10 | - | 0 | 49 | 160 | 107 | 2nd South | Lost Semifinals |
| 2007-08 | 38 | 22 | 14 | - | 2 | 46 | 149 | 116 | 5th East | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2008-09 | 38 | 28 | 6 | - | 4 | 60 | 190 | 118 | 2nd East | Lost Semifinals |
| 2009-10 | 38 | 25 | 9 | - | 4 | 54 | 188 | 127 | 3rd East | Lost Semifinals |
| 2010–11 | 38 | 24 | 14 | - | 1 | 49 | 182 | 138 | 2nd East | Lost Final |
| 2011-12 | 38 | 26 | 10 | - | 2 | 54 | 196 | 158 | 4th East | Lost Final |
| 2012-13 | 38 | 10 | 25 | - | 3 | 23 | 128 | 207 | 6th East | Lost Qualifying Round |
| 2013-14 | 38 | 17 | 19 | - | 2 | 36 | 175 | 192 | 5th East | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 22 | 13 | - | 3 | 47 | 171 | 130 | 2nd East | Lost Semifinals |
| 2015-16 | 38 | 26 | 12 | - | 0 | 52 | 214 | 138 | 1st East | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2016-17 | 38 | 29 | 9 | - | 0 | 58 | 189 | 129 | 2nd East | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 21 | 15 | - | 2 | 44 | 175 | 149 | 4th East | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2018-19 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 136 | 167 | 4th, East | Lost Semifinals |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 31 | 5 | - | 2 | 64 | 234 | 105 | T-1st, East | Won Quarterfinals Balance of Playoffs Cancelled |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | N/A | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021-22 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 1* | 2 | 41 | 177 | 184 | 4th, East | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 7 | 30 | - | 1 | 15 | 148 | 328 | 7th, East | Did not qualify |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 1 | 37 | - | 0 | 2 | 73 | 35 | 7th, East | Did not qualify |
Note-Due to unforeseen circumstances a January 23, 2022 game versus the North Edmonton Red Wings was stopped early in the overtime period and was not able to be resumed resulting in a tie in the standings.