Bytown Royals

The Bytown Royals were a Junior ice hockey team based out of Ottawa, Ontario. As of the 2021-22 season, they are based out of the St-Laurent Complex after previously being located out of the Bernard-Grandmaitre Arena in Ottawa They played in the National Capital Junior Hockey League. The team was created as an expansion team for the 2017-18 season.
*The Bytown Royals took a one year sabbatical for the 2021-22 season to be able to build a more competitive team. On June 7. 2022 it was announced the Bytown Royals franchise was purchased and approved for relocation to Westport, Ontario for the 2022-23 season. https://villageofwestport.ca/2120-2/The team would assume the Rideaus name as the previous version of the Westport Rideaus were relocated to Smiths Falls during the 2022 off-season.https://twitter.com/SFJrBears/status/1559239032655253504
for a continuation of the franchise, please see Westport Rideaus.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	
2017-18	33 	3 	29 	1 	- 	79 	225 	7 	12th of 12 	Did not qualify 	 	
2018-19	36 	15 	20 	1 	- 	145 	190 	31 	4th East 	Lost Quarterfinals 	 	
2019-20	33 	15 	14 	4 	- 	126 	123 	34 	4th East 	Trailing semifinal series 2 games to none when series cancelled	 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus 	On Hiatus
Category:Established in 2017
Category:Disestablished in 2022
Category:National Capital Junior Hockey League