The Royal York Royals are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Downsview, Ontario

Ontario

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Canada

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. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...

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Downsview Bees 1971 - 1972

Downsview Beavers 1972 - 1974

Royal York Royals 1974 - 1980

History

The Downsview Bees started operations in 1971, as part of the Metro Junior B league. In 1972, the team was one of six Metro teams to join the new OPJHL, changing its name to Beavers to reflect that they no longer were playing "Junior B" hockey. They became the Royals in 1974 and started having some success. After 4 straight years near the top of the league and little playoff success, the Royals folded in 1980.

In 1978, the Royals made it to the league finals to contend for the Buckland Trophy. Their opponent was the Guelph Platers

Guelph Platers

The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...

. The Platers defeated the Royals 4-games-1.

Season-by-Season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
Downsview Bees
1971-72	44	6	36	2
115	330	14	11th Metro B
Downsview Beavers
1972-73	44	12	21	11
198	257	35	9th OPJHL
1973-74	44	4	36	4
158	265	12	12th OPJHL
Royal York Royals
1974-75	44	5	36	3
172	296	13	12th OPJHL
1975-76	44	16	21	7
194	220	39	10th OPJHL
1976-77	44	21	16	7
211	199	49	4th OPJHL
1977-78	50	33	11	6
288	214	72	3rd OPJHL	Lost Final
1978-79	50	33	13	4
272	190	70	2nd OPJHL
1979-80	44	25	12	7
277	203	57	2nd OPJHL

Playoffs

• 1973 DNQ
• 1974 DNQ
• 1975 DNQ
• 1976 Lost Preliminary

Toronto Nationals

Toronto Nationals (1970–1980)

The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Metro Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Nationals:...

defeated Royal York Royals 3-games-to-2

• 1977 Lost Semi-final

Royal York Royals defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2

North York Rangers

North York Rangers

The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey, but they were also a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-Richmond Hill:...

defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-2

• 1978 Lost Final

Royal York Royals defeated Newmarket Flyers 4-games-to-2

Royal York Royals defeated Dixie Beehives

Dixie Beehives

----Dixie Beehives are a pair of defunct junior ice hockey teams from Weston, Ontario, which is now part of Toronto, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and the Central Junior B Hockey League.-Jr. A Beehives:...

 4-games-to-none

Guelph Platers

Guelph Platers

The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989, based in Guelph, Ontario.-History:...

defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-1

• 1979 Lost Quarter-final

North York Rangers

North York Rangers

The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey, but they were also a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-Richmond Hill:...

defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-3

• 1980 Lost Final

Royal York Royals defeated North Bay Trappers 4-games-to-3

Royal York Royals defeated Aurora Tigers

Aurora Tigers

The Aurora Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:The Aurora...

 4-games-to-2

North York Rangers

North York Rangers

The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey, but they were also a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-Richmond Hill:...

defeated Royal York Royals 4-games-to-1