Guelph Royals (ice hockey)
The Guelph Royals name has been used for several hockey teams based in Guelph, Ontario. The most prominent was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1960 to 1963, that played home games at the Guelph Memorial Gardens. The junior Royals were affiliated with the NHL's New York Rangers.
| Guelph Royals | |
|---|---|
| City | Guelph, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Professional Hockey League Ontario Hockey Association |
| Operated | 1908-1909 (OPHL team) 1960-1963 (OHA team) |
| Home arena | Guelph Memorial Gardens (OHA team) |
| Parent club(s) | New York Rangers (OHA team) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1908–1909 | Guelph Royals (OPHL team) |
| c. 1920s | Guelph Royals (OHA Sr. team) |
| 1947–1960 | Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters (OHA Jr. team) |
| 1960–1963 | Guelph Royals |
| 1963–present | Kitchener Rangers |
Other Guelph Royals teams played from 1908, and briefly in 1909 (6 games) in the Ontario Professional Hockey League, and also circa 1920s as Ontario Hockey Association senior teams. The Royals namesake is the City of Guelph's nickname as the "Royal City."
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