Avon River Rats Explained

Team:Windsor Royals
Colour:navy blue
Colour Text:white
City:Windsor, Nova Scotia
League:Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League
Founded:2012
Folded:2020
Arena:Hants Exhibition Arena
Colours:Red, Royal Blue, White
Coach: Pierre McGuire
Gm: Darrell Lyttle
Website:www.nsjrchl.com/Avon
Name1:Avon River Rats
Dates1:2012–2018
Name2:Windsor Royals
Dates2:2018–2020

The Windsor Royals were a Canadian Junior C ice hockey team based in Windsor, Nova Scotia. For their first three seasons the club was known as the Avon River Rats and they played in the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League. The team was advised they were in copyright violation with the River Rats. Prior to the 2018-19 season they obtained the name of the Windsor Royals (formerly a team in the league which folded) and re-branded the organization. They are coached by Mike LaPierre. They have historically been a playoff contender, but rarely progressing deep.[1]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
2015-16 27 15 12 0 30 144 129 - 3 of 5 NSJRCHL Lost Semi Finals, 1-2 (Jaguars)
2016-17 28 21 5 2 44 154 103 - 2 of 6 NSJRCHL Won Semi Finals, 4-2 (Attack)
Lost League Finals. 2-4 (Jaguars)
2017-18 32 20 12 0 40 173 139 - 3 of 5 NSJRCHL Lost Semi Finals, 1-4 (Thunder)
Windsor Royals
2018-19 29 12 17 0 24 123 142 - 4 of 6 NSJRCHL Won Quarter Finals, 3-0 ((Colts))
Lost Semi Finals, 3-4 (Attack)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: River Rats end season on bittersweet note | Hants Journal . hantsjournal.ca . 2013-02-14 . 2015-10-27.