Saskatoon Royals

The Saskatoon Royals are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They contend the North Division of the Prairie Junior Hockey League. Their home arena is the Harold Latrace/Rod Hamm Arena, which they share with the Saskatoon Quakers and Saskatoon Westleys.
They won the provincial championship in 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009. The team won the Keystone Cup in 2007.
Only one player, Chris McAllister, has gone on to play in the NHL.
==History==
The Royals were founded in 1987. They struggled in their early years, but won their first division title in 1994-95. Six consecutive division titles followed, and the Royals captured the provincial title in 1996-97. They advanced to the Keystone Cup, finishing third. They would win the provincial title again in 1999-00, but would not win another division title until 2004-05, when they won the divisional and provincial championships, before losing in the Keystone Cup final to the Osoyoos Storm. The Royals would qualify for the Keystone Cup for the next two seasons, finishing fourth in 2005-06, but winning gold in 2006-07, defeating fellow PJHL side and host team Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Knox. The Royals would return to the Keystone Cup in 2008-09, finishing third. They would be elected host team of the 2012 Keystone Cup, finishing fourth. The following year the team qualified again for the Cup, losing in the final to the Richmond Sockeyes of the PIJHL.
==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
Team Records
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs
1987–88	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1988–89	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1990–91	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1991-92	42	25	16	1	 	51 	232	215	2nd NSJHL 	Lost Semifnals
1992–93	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1993–94	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994–95	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1995–96	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996–97	40	25	14	1	0 	51 	248	209	2nd, North 	-
1997–98	30	18	12	0	0 	36 	145	116	2nd, North 	-
1998–99	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1999–00	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2000–01	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2001-02	38	20	15	3	- 	43 	178	168	2nd 	-
2002–03	41	20	16	5	- 	45 	184	189	3rd 	-
2003–04	40	27	7 	6	0 	60 	216	151	1st, North 	-
2004–05	- 	- 	- 	-	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	Won Playoffs
2005–06	40	31	7 	2	0 	64 	217	98 	1st, North 	Won Playoffs
2006–07	38	27	9 	0	2 	56 	207	143	1st, North 	Won PlayoffsWon 2007 Keystone Cup
2007–08	36	24	9 	0	3 	51 	149	115	1st, North 	-
2008–09	42	28	10	0	4 	60 	222	129	3rd, North 	Won Playoffs
2009–10	42	31	11	0	0 	62 	216	157	2nd, North 	-
2010–11	40	32	8 	0	2 	66 	204	107	1st, North 	-
2011-12	40	30	10	0	1 	61 	220	131	2nd, North 	-
2012–13	40	30	6 	0	4 	64 	225	101	1st, North 	-
2013-14	40	33	7 	0	0 	66 	220	93 	1st, North 	-
2014-15	38	22	13	0	3 	47 	163	136	2nd, North 	-
2015-16	40	15	23	0	2 	32 	142	185	5th of 7, North 	Lost Survivor Series 2-3 (Wesleys)
2016-17	40	9 	29	0	2 	20 	96 	196	6th of 7, North 	Did Not Qualify
2017-18	40	13	21	-	6 	32 	130	171	6th of 7 North 	Lost Surivivor Series 0-2 (Rage)
2018-19	40	18	18	0	4 	40 	169	169	4th of 7, North6th of 12 PJHL	Won Survivor Series 2-1 (Rage)Lost Div. Semifinal 0-4 (Chiefs)
2019-20	40	21	17	0	2 	44 	161	147	3rd of 7, North6th of 12 PJHL	Won Survivor Series 2-1 (Titans)Lost Div. Semifinal 0-4 (Chiefs)
2020-21	5 	4 	0 	-	1 	9 	19 	11 	N/A 	Season cancelled
2021-22	40	19	17	0	4 	142	122	42 	5th Dybvig 	Lost Division Semifinals
2022-23	40	21	14	-	5 	136	126	47 	3rd Dybvig 	Lost Division Final
2023-24	40	27	7 	-	6 	160	107	60 	1st Dybvig 	Lost Division SemifinalsLost 2024 Central Canada Cup Final
==Awards and honours==
Playoffs MVP:
*1994-95 - Rennie McQueen
*1995-96 - Tyson Vogel
*1996-97 - Chris Hallam
*1997-98 - Chris Hallam
*1998-99 - Greg Wills
*1999-00 - Mike Reid
*2000-01 - Chet Camrud
*2004-05 - Mitch Hawtin
*2006-07 - Rory Gregoire
*2008-09 - Brice Schaan
*2012-13 - Shane Pickett
Rookie of the Year:
*1999-00 - Matt Kothuis
*2003-04 - Justin Baillargeon
*2004-05 - Taylor Lapsiuk
Top Defenceman:
*2008-09 - Shane Callaghan
*2012-13 - Hayden Cameron
Most Sportsmanlike:
*2004-05 - Justin Baillargeon, Tyler Boisvert
Best Goaltenders:
*2004-05 - Mitch Hawtin, Robin Giesbrecht
*2005-06 - Mitch Hawtin, Travis Paproski
*2006-07 - Travis Paproski, William Pollack
*2007-08 - Lane Hildebrandt
League Scoring Title:
*1992-93 - Clark McNulty
*1993-94 - Clark McNulty
*1994-95 - Kenton Fredlund
*1999-00 - Jeff Hepp
*2000-01 - Jeff Hepp
*2003-04 - Brent Goldie
*2005-06 - Justin Baillargeon
*2006-07 - Rory Gregoire
League MVP:
*1992-93 - Clark McNulty
*1994-95 - Kenton Fredlund
*2000-01 - Jeff Hepp
*2003-04 - Brent Goldie
*2006-07 - Rory Gregoire
*2007-08 - Jayce Obrigewitsch
==See also==
* List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
==References==
Category:Prairie Junior Hockey League team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1987