Fort Frances Royals

Fort Frances Royals
City	Fort Frances, Ontario
League	Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Operated	1963 (1963)-1971
Home arena	Fort Frances Arena
Colours	Orange, Black, and White
Head coach	Glen Witherspoon

The Fort Frances Royals were a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Fort Frances, Ontario. The Royals were members of the Memorial Cup-eligible Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League.

History

The Fort Frances Royals were founded in 1963 as members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. After a season playing against all Manitoba opponents, the Royals elected to transfer to the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League. They were the first team in decades to play in the TBJHL without existing within what would eventually become the City of Thunder Bay.

The Royals folded mid-season in 1969 after a terrible start to the season. Up to this point, the Royals were a force to reckon with in the TBJHL despite never winning a league title.

In 1970-71, the Royals entered the 1971 Centennial Cup playdowns as an independent team. They were defeated 3-games-to-none by the Thunder Bay Marrs in the Northwestern Ontario final.

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results
1963-64	30	17	12	1	-	118	136	35	2nd MJHL
1964-65	22	8	10	4	-	105	108	20	3rd TBJHL
1965-66	30	11	19	0	-	145	173	22	3rd TBJHL
1966-67	28	9	16	3	-	120	170	21	3rd TBJHL
1967-68	24	14	6	4	-	141	120	48	1st TBJHL
1968-69	24	1	23	0	-	78	200	2	4th TBJHL

Notable alumni

Danny Johnson

Manitoba Junior Hockey League

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Former Teams	Beausejour Blades Brandon Travellers Brandon Wheat Kings Flin Flon Bombers Fort Frances Royals Kenora Thistles (1926–40) Kenora Thistles (1968–82) Kildonan North Stars Southeast Blades Steinbach Hawks St. Boniface Saints St. James Canadians Thompson King Miners Thunder Bay Hornets Winnipeg Monarchs Winnipeg Rangers (1939–57) Winnipeg Rangers (1956–67) Winnipeg Saints

Seasons	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 2008–09

History	Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League NorMan Junior Hockey League Anavet Cup

CJHL Western Canada Cup Royal Bank Cup

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