Corner Brook Royals
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The Corner Brook Royals are a senior ice hockey
team based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
as part of the Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League
, and previously, the Province-wide 'Newfoundland Senior Hockey League'.
The team was officially founded in 1935. This was the first year that an All-Newfoundland championship was awarded, and in subsequent years the Herder Memorial Trophy
would become the coveted symbol of hockey supremacy on the island. Corner Brook defeated Grand Falls for the Western Newfoundland championship that year, and by March 27 they had been named All-Newfoundland champions after downing the St. John’s Guards in the capital to win the first Herder Memorial Trophy.
By the winter of 1940, Newfoundland, ruled by the British Commission of Government, was at war. A number of men from Corner Brook joined the service in the following five years and, obviously, both local and All-Newfoundland play suffered as a result.
From those humble beginnings, hockey players and organizers had proceeded to win an additional 8 Herders over the years, and be the first island team to win the Allan Cup
, the symbol of Senior hockey supremacy throughout Canada.
, Tim Hortons
, A&W Restaurants
, Meineke Car Care Center
, Whelan's Gate, and more.
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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 based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
as part of the Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League
Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League
The West Coast Senior Hockey League was a senior ice hockey league with teams based in Newfoundland and Labrador. In the summer of 2011, the WCSHL merged with the Avalon East Senior Hockey League to form the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.- Teams :...
, and previously, the Province-wide 'Newfoundland Senior Hockey League'.
The team was officially founded in 1935. This was the first year that an All-Newfoundland championship was awarded, and in subsequent years the Herder Memorial Trophy
Herder Memorial Trophy
The Herder Memorial Trophy, or Herder, is the championship trophy of senior ice hockey in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the most prestigious hockey championship solely dedicated to Newfoundland, and as a result, has a significant following within the province...
would become the coveted symbol of hockey supremacy on the island. Corner Brook defeated Grand Falls for the Western Newfoundland championship that year, and by March 27 they had been named All-Newfoundland champions after downing the St. John’s Guards in the capital to win the first Herder Memorial Trophy.
By the winter of 1940, Newfoundland, ruled by the British Commission of Government, was at war. A number of men from Corner Brook joined the service in the following five years and, obviously, both local and All-Newfoundland play suffered as a result.
From those humble beginnings, hockey players and organizers had proceeded to win an additional 8 Herders over the years, and be the first island team to win the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
, the symbol of Senior hockey supremacy throughout Canada.
Sponsors
Some sponsors of the team, former and current, are Academy Canada, Subway Restaurants, Jungle Jim's Restaurants, UltramarUltramar
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, Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
, A&W Restaurants
A&W Restaurants
A&W Restaurants, Inc., is a chain of fast-food restaurants, distinguished by its draft root beer and root beer floats. A&W was arguably the first successful food franchise company, starting franchises in 1921 in California. Today it has franchise locations throughout the world, serving a typical...
, Meineke Car Care Center
Meineke Car Care Center
Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc. is a franchise-based automotive repair chain.In 1972 in Houston, Texas, Sam Meineke and Harold Nedell began with only one store and a single product line. Between 1972 and 2003 Meineke was owned by a multinational British company and grew rapidly...
, Whelan's Gate, and more.
Home stadium
The team's stadium is the Pepsi Centre, the former Canada Games Centre, as it was built for the 1999 Canada GamesCanada Games
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