The Corner Brook Royals are a senior ice hockey team based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central West Senior Hockey League. Corner Brook has been associated with Newfoundland senior hockey since March 1935 when their picked team of league all-stars won the first all-Newfoundland championship and, in December of that year, became a member of the western division of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association.
Table key +Key of terms and abbreviationsTerm or abbreviationDefinitionFinishFinal position in division or league standingsGAGoals against (goals scored by the Flyers' opponents)GFGoals for (goals scored by the Flyers)GPNumber of games playedLNumber of lossesOTLNumber of losses in overtimePTSNumber of pointsTNumber of tiesTGTwo-game total goals seriesWNumber of wins—Does not apply
NAHA Western Division (1935-1953)
Herder Trophy champions
NAHA = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association
+Corner Brook regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1935–1953SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult1935—————————22052Won first Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Guards of St. John's, 5-2 (TG)1935-36NAHA—————————312818Lost in Herder final to St. Bon's, 2G-5G1936-37NAHA—————————20237Lost to Buchans in Western finals, 3-7 (TG)1937-38NAHA—————————4221417Lost in Western finals to Grand Falls, 3-7 (TG)1938-39NAHA—————————20238Lost in Western finals to Buchans, 3-8 (TG)1939-40NAHA—————————1940-41NAHA—————————1941-42NAHA——————————————Herder playoffs were cancelled due to WWII1942-43NAHA——————————————Herder playoffs were cancelled due to WWII1943-44NAHA—————————7434128Lost in Herder finals to Bell Island, 0-3 1944-45NAHA——————————————Did not enter Herder playoffs1945-46NAHA—————————202515Lost in Western finals to Grand Falls, 5-15 (TG)1946-47NAHA—————————211910Lost in Western finals to Grand Falls, 9-10 (TG)1947-48NAHA—————————202817Lost in Western finals to Buchans, 8-17 (TG) 1948-49NAHA—————————4221624Lost in Herder finals to St. Bon's, 6-21 (TG)1949-50NAHA—————————202640Lost in Western finals to Buchans, 6-40 (TG)1950-51NAHA—————————202254Lost in Western finals to Buchans, 2-54 (TG)1951-52NAHA—————————202655Lost in Western finals to Buchans, 6-55 (TG)1952-53NAHA——————————————Did not enter Herder playoffs
Notes (1935–1953) Since 1927, prior to the founding of the Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association (NAHA) in December 1935, picked teams from Corner Brook were playing exhibition games and a number of intertown series' with teams from other hockey centres. From 1935-36 to the end of the 1952-53 season, Corner Brook was a member of the Western Division of the Newfoundland Senior League. There were no regular seasons during this period. The all-stars played a series of exhibition games and then competed in a pre-determined playoff format to decide the western champions who would advance to the all-Newfoundland Herder finals against the Eastern champions.
NAHA Section B (1953-1959)
NAHA-B = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association Section B
+Corner Brook All-Stars/Royals Section B regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1953–1959SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult1953-54NAHA-B——————————————Did not enter Section B playoffs1954-55NAHA-B——————————————Did not enter Section B playoffs1955-56NAHA-B—————————202812Lost Section B western finals to Grand Falls Bees, 0-21956-57NAHA-B—————————4221322Lost Section B western finals to Grand Falls Bees, 0-21957-58NAHA-B—————————303641Lost Section B western semi-finals to Grand Falls Bees, 0-31958-59NAHA-B—————————5232019Lost Section B western semi-final to Buchans Miners, 2-3
NAHA Section A (1958-1959)
NAHA-A = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association Section A
+Corner Brook All-Stars/Royals Section A regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1953–1959SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult1957-58NAHA-A—————————5142435Lost in Herder finals to Grand Falls Andcos, 4-11958-59NAHA-A—————————303963Lost in Herder semi-finals to Grand Falls Andcos, 0-3
Notes (1953-1959) Corner Brook didn't enter NAHA playoffs during 1953-1955. From 1955-56 to 1958-59, they entered a team in Section "B" where teams could not have imports (paid players) on their rosters. With no regular seasons during this period, the all-stars/Royals played a series of exhibition games and then competed in the Section B playoffs for the Evening Telegram Trophy. The Corner Brook Royals entered a section "A" team in the Herder playoffs in 1958 and 1959.
NAHA Western Division (1959-1962)
NAHA = Newfoundland Amateur Hockey Association
+Corner Brook Royals regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1959-1962SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult1959-60NAHA—————————12393rd after round robin Herder semi-finals, DNQ for finals1960-61NAHA—————————1385Lost Herder semi-final tie-breaker to Gander Flyers, 1-21961-62NAHA—————————12102Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Conception Bay CeeBees, 4-2
Notes (1959-1962) From 1959-60 to 1961-62, the Corner Brook Royals were a member of NAHA's Western Division. There were a series of exhibition game followed by a round robin Herder western semi-finals. The top team after the semi-finals played the Eastern round robin champion in a Herder finals series.
NSHL (1962-1983)
Led league in pointsHerder Trophy champions
NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League
+Corner Brook Royals regular season and postseason statistics and results, 1962-1983SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult 1962-63NSHL1661007491124th——————1963-64NSHL20164013869321st—————1964-65NSHL20163113980332nd—————1965-66NSHL322291188137451st—————1966-67NSHL4021163200202453rd—————1967-68NSHL4019165199174433rd—————1968-69NSHL4017194177173385th————1969-70NSHL4018175201177413rd—————1970-71NSHL3616137156162392nd—————1971-72NSHL369252167254204th—————1972-73NSHL3623121203158471st—————1973-74NSHL3213154211145323rd—————1974-75NSHL1611325612743rd————1975-76NSHL2088490101203rd——————1976-77NSHL322570246116501st, West—————1977-78NSHL322282209142462nd, West—————1978-79NSHL3011136152166284th—————1979-80NSHL3414164152172325th—————1980-81NSHL3214153156186313rdLost in Herder finals to Grand Falls Cataracts, 2-41981-82NSHL—————————————Did not enter a team in NSHL1982-83NSHL—————————————Did not enter a team in NSHL1983-84NSHL4020155232184452nd9454542Lost in Herder finals to Stephenville Jets, 1-41984-85NSHL3620133196172432nd9725428Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Stephenville Jets, 4-21985-86NSHL4024122242172522ndWon Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Stephenville Jets, 4-21986-87NSHL4421212258254443rd————1987-88NSHL4832124394220682nd————Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. St. John's Capitals, 4-11988-89NSHL4821232195199333rd1989-90NSHL8445052Lost in Herder finals to St. John's Capitals, 0-4
WCSHL (1996-2011)
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
WCSHL = West Coast Senior Hockey League
+Corner Brook Royals regular season and postseason statistics and results, 2009-2012SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult1996-97WCSHL——2010-11WCSHL——
NSHL/CWSHL (2012-present)
NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League, CWSHL = Central West Senior Hockey League
+Corner Brook/Western Royals regular season and postseason statistics and results, 2012–presentSeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult2011–12NSHL241211—195104253rd2012–13NSHL241311—0108115263rdLost in semi-finals2013-14NSHL241110—38783253rd2014-15CWSHL241410—08982281st844Lost in Herder finals (Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts), 0-4 2015–16 CWSHL 22 12 10 — 0 87 88 24 2nd 12 5 7 34 43 Lost CWSHL finals to Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, 1-4
WCSHL (2017-present)
WCSHL = West Coast Senior Hockey League
+Corner Brook/Western Royals regular season and postseason statistics and results, 2012–presentSeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonGPWLOTLGFGAPTSFinishGPWLGFGAResult2016-17WCSHL Won WCSHL championship vs. Deer Lake Red Wings2017-18WCSHL18 15 3 0 85 55 26 1st 6 2 4 10 31 Lost WCSHL championship to Deer Lake Red Wings, 0-4
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