Richmond Royals

Richmond Royals
CityOttawa, Ontario, Canada
LeagueEastern Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMartin
Founded1968
Home arenaRichmond Community Centre
Coloursblack, blue, white, silver
       
Owner(s)Shawn Couturier
General managerHamish Fraser (2013-14)
Head coachShawn Couturier (2016-17)
Franchise history
1968-1990Richmond Royals
1990-2003Goulbourn Royals
2003-2014Stittsville Royals
2014-2016Stittsville Rams
2016-presentRichmond Royals

The Richmond Royals are a Junior ice hockey team in Richmond, Ontario,(Ottawa) Between 2014-15 and the end of the 2019–2020 seasons, the EOJHL and the CCHL set a new agreement in an attempt to create a better player development model. This resulted in the league re-branding itself as the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 (CCHL2), and shrinking to 16 teams and two divisions. The league reverted to the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League for 2021.

History

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During the summer of 2014, the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association announced a 3-year partnership with the Junior 'B' hockey team. The new agreement includes the previous Stittsville Royals changing their name to the Stittsville RAMS Junior Hockey Club and wearing the RAMS logo and colours.

In their first year of the new logo and colors the Stittsville Rams advanced to the league final. Unfortunately they could not better the league defending champions, Casselman Vikings, dropping the series 2 games to four. During the final stages of the 2015–16 season the Minor Hockey association declared the affiliation terminated. The team completed the season as the Rams. During the off season the team changed ownership re-located and re-branded the team by returning to their roots as the Richmond Royals.

The addition of Embrun and Whitewater saw the league move the Royals from the Richardson to the Martin Division for the 2017–18 season.

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1999-00 40 8 31 1 1 103 193 19 6th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2000-01 45 22 23 3 2 160 194 49 4th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2001-02 40 22 14 4 1 191 138 49 1st EO Valley Lost semi-final
2002-03 40 22 15 3 1 185 141 48 1st EO Valley Lost semi-final
2003-04 40 10 30 0 1 152 228 21 5th EO Metro Lost Preliminary
2004-05 40 7 24 4 5 133 191 23 6th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2005-06 40 16 18 4 2 160 174 38 4th EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2006-07 40 23 13 1 3 204 172 50 1st EO Valley Lost semi-final
2007-08 40 18 18 2 2 176 186 40 4th EO Valley Lost Valley Final
2008-09 40 26 11 3 0 198 160 55 2nd EO Valley Lost Preliminary
2009-10 45 11 30 4 0 134 175 26 5th EO Valley DNQ
2010-11 42 12 27 1 2 133 190 27 5th EO Valley DNQ
2011-12 42 14 25 3 0 143 190 31 5th EO Valley DNQ
2012-13 42 19 20 - 3 166 171 41 3rd EO Valley
2013-14 41 18 18 - 5 137 156 40 5th EO Valley DNQ
STITTSVILLE RAMS
2014-15 40 27 12 - 1 202 134 55 2nd EO Valley Won Div. Semi-final, 3-4 (Packers)
won Div. Final, 4-0 (Timberwolves)
Won Conference, 4-2 (Mustangs)
Lost League Finals, 2-4 (Vikings)
CCHL 2 (league name change)(2021 return name to EOJHL)
2015-16 44 30 12 1 1 219 173 62 2nd of 8 Richardson
3rd of 16 CCHL2
Won quarterfinals 4-3 (Rideaus)
Lost semifinals 2-4 (Blue Wings)
RICHMOND ROYALS
2016-17 48 32 12 2 2 240 173 68 3rd of 8 Richardson
5th of 16 CCHL2
Won quarterfinals, 4-3 (Packers)
Won semifinals 4-2 (Aeros)
Lost League Finals 0-4 (Vikings)
2017-18 52 17 29 2 4 185 233 40 6th of 8 Martin
13th of 16 CCHL2
Did not qualify
2018-19 44 10 33 0 1 149 236 21 8th of 8 Martin
16th of 16 CCHL2
Did not qualify
2019-20 44 14 25 4 1 142 210 33 7th of 8 Martin
13th of 16 CCHL2
Did not qualify
2020-21 Season lost to covid
2021-22 42 12 28 1 1 134 177 26 8th of 8 Martin
15th of 16 EOJHL
Did not qualify
2022-23 42 29 8 5 0 198 141 63 1st of 8 Martin
3rd of 16 EOJHL
Won semifinals 4-1 (Canadians)
Lost League Finals 3-4 (Vikings)
2023-24 44 25 17 1 1 156 138 52 3rd of 7 Richardson
6th of 14 EOJHL
Won Quarterfinals 3-2 (Timberwolves)
Won Div Semifinals 4-0 (Packers)
Lost Div Finals, 3-4 (Jr Canadians)
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