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Markham Royals

{{Pro hockey team

|bg_color = blue

|text_color = white

| team = Markham Royals

| logo = Markham Royals logo.png

| logosize = 160px

| city = Markham, Ontario, Canada

| league = Ontario Junior Hockey League

| division = West

| founded = 1973

| arena = Markham Centennial Centre 2015–present (Markham)
Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena 1973–2015 (Hamilton)

| colours = Blue, and White
{{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}}

| owner = Stuart Hyman

| coach = Mike Galati

| gm = Mike Galati

| media =

| affiliates =

| dates1 = 1973–1975

| name1 = Hamilton Red Wings

| dates2 = 1975–1976

| name2 = Hamilton Mountain A's

| dates3 = 1977–2002

| name3 = Hamilton Kilty B's

| dates4 = 2002–2015

| name4 = Hamilton Red Wings

| dates5 = 2015–present

| name5 = Markham Royals

}}

The Markham Royals are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Markham, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. From 1973 until 2015, the team operated in Hamilton, Ontario as the Kilty's and the Red Wings.

History

=Hamilton Red Wings/Kilty B's (1973–2015)=

The Red Wings were founded in 1973 as the second Hamilton-based team in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. After one season, the league divided into two leagues and the Red Wings went the way of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League. In 1975–76, the other Hamilton team joined the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and became the Hamilton Mountain A's. The draw of a local Junior A club weakened the team and they took a one-year leave a season later.

In 1977, under new ownership the team came back as the Kiltys. Although a very competitive team, it took the Kiltys until 1992–93 to win a Golden Horseshoe championship. With that win, the Kiltys were promoted to the newly formed Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League with a variety of other Junior B squads. Outside of some brief troubles in the late 1990s, the Hamilton franchise has been very successful in regular season play in the OJHL. The team was renamed the Hamilton Red Wings in 2002 and continued to field highly competitive teams season after season.

=Markham Royals (2015–present)=

In early 2015, the Red Wings moved to Markham, Ontario and became the Markham Royals. Markham had been without an OJHL franchise since 2012. The club also acquired the rights for Waxers Junior A, and has chosen to play as the Markham Royals.

Season-by-season results

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!colspan=12 bgcolor="#822433" text_color=white|1974 - 2015 History - (Hamilton) is hidden click to

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|Season

GPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
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|1974-75

4024115 |
|223161532nd GHJHL
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|1975-76

4019129 |
|212186472nd GHJHL
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|1976-77

colspan="11"|Did Not Participate
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|1977-78

4016204 |
|203213364th GHJHL
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|1978-79

4225125 |
|235171553rd GHJHL
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|1979-80

443365 |
|285150711st GHJHL
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|1980-81

4219176 |
|180159444th GHJHL
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|1981-82

3517135 |
|394th GHJHL
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|1982-83

4220175 |
|194184454th GHJHL
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|1983-84

4225107 |
|206144572nd GHJHL
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|1984-85

4216188 |
|190198406th GHJHL
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|1985-86

4015241 |
|199223318th GHJHL
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|1986-87

4214226 |
|208233346th GHJHL
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|1987-88

4210284 |
|218283247th GHJHL
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|1988-89

42151611 |
|185201415th GHJHL
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|1989-90

48261831265246564th GHJHL
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|1990-91

42201651221200465th GHJHL
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|1991-92

42251502218175524th GHJHL
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|1992-93

4232811294159661st GHJHLWon League
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|1993-94

423282 |
|265172661st OPJHL-W
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|1994-95

4928165 |
|249195623rd OPJHL-W
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|1995-96

5025178 |
|241206602nd OPJHL-Mi
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|1996-97

5132145 |
|286218702nd OPJHL-Mi
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|1997-98

51212253222195504th OPJHL-Mi
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|1998-99

51192660191231448th OPJHL-W
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|1999-00

49251752247206575th OPJHL-W
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|2000-01

49212242174204487th OPJHL-W
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|2001-02

49341221237156712nd OPJHL-W
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|2002-03

4938821286157793rd OPJHL-W
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|2003-04

49331312254161692nd OPJHL-W
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|2004-05

49311323194149673rd OPJHL-W
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|2005-06

49331411204124682nd OPJHL-WLost Conf. Final
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|2006-07

4937822270129783rd OPJHL-WLost semi-final
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|2007-08

493116 |
|2255183643rd OPJHL-W
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|2008-09

532818 |
|7281245634th OJHL-C
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|2009-10

503116 |
|3204163653rd CCHL-WLost quarter-final
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|2010-11

502918 |
|3236175614th OJHL-WLost Round of 16
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|2011-12

491727 |
|5176241396th OJHL-WLost Division QF
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|2012-13

55549 |
|1162394116th OJHL-WDNQ
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|2013-14

531831 |
|4156227404th OJHL-WDNQ
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|2014-15 |

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!colspan=12 bgcolor="#822433" text_color=white|2020 - current History

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|2015-16

54311733197149681st of 6 Nor Div
3rd of 11 NE Conf
7th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Fury)
Lost Conf. Semifinals 0-4 (Voyageurs)
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|2016-17

54302013187170641st of 6 Nor Div
6th of 11 NE Conf
9th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 2-4 (Spirit)
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|2017-18

54262215199195583rd of 6 Nor Div
6th of 11 NE Conf
11th of 22 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 2-4 (Hurricanes)
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|2018-19

54281925208174651st of 5 Nor Div
2nd of 11 NW Conf
6th of 22 OJHL		Won Conf. Quarters 4-2 (Raiders)
Won Conf. Semifinals 4-3 (Hurricanes)
Lost Conf. Finals 1-4 (Blades)
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|2019-20

55242506194205554th of 5 Nor Div
9th of 11 NW Conf
14th of 22 OJHL		Did Not Qualify for Post Season
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|2020–21

colspan=10 |Season Lost to Covid-19 pandemic
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|2021-22

5484033123241225th of 5 Nor Div
10th of 10 NW Conf
19th of 21 OJHL		Did Not Qualify for Post Season
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|2022-23

54242207217248556th of 10 N/W Conf
12th of 21 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 0-4 (Cougars)
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|2023-24

56302033191159667th of 12 EAST Conf
12th of 24 OJHL		Lost Conf. Quarters 0-4 (Buzzers)
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|2024-25

561436331642583410th of 12 EAST Conf
21st of 24 OJHL		Did Not Qualify for Post Season

[[Sutherland Cup]] appearances

:1974: Hamilton Red Wings defeated Bramalea Blues by forfeit

Notable alumni

Image:Hamilton Kilty Bs.png

External links

  • [http://www.markhamroyals.com/ Royals Webpage]

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Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams

Category:Sport in Markham, Ontario

Category:1973 establishments in Ontario

Markham Royals

Category:Ice hockey teams in Ontario