River East Royal Knights Explained

Team:River East Royal Knights
Colour:purple
Colour Text:gold
City:Winnipeg, Manitoba
League:Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League
Founded:1972
Arena:Terry Sawchuk Memorial Arena
Colours:Away: Black, Purple, White Home: White, Gold, Purple
Owner:Barry Bonni
Gm:Barry Bonni
Coach:Blake Bonni

The River East Royal Knights are a junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the Royal Knights play their home games at Terry Sawchuk Memorial Arena.

History

Formed in 1972 as the East Kildonan Knights, president and part owner John Haasbeek (who led a group that bought the team in 1977) folded the team in April 1981 after operating it for four seasons. Haasbeek was then approached by Barry Bonni (2017 Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame inductee) about keeping a team in the area. The two worked together and formed the new River East Royal Knights for the 1981-82 MMJHL season.[1]

After three straight seasons by the E.K. Knights of finishing third in the league standings the Royal Knights captured the Jack McKenzie Trophy in their very first season. The team won four consecutive league titles from 1987 to 1990 and again in 1993 and 2001.[2]

The Royal Knights have been to the league finals twelve times while claiming the Art Moug Trophy (regular season winner) seven times in team history.

Season-by-season

!Season!W!L!T!OTL!Pts!Finish!Playoffs
1972-7317162---364th of 8
1973-7411177---297th of 8
1974-7517155---395th of 8
1975-7613194---306th of 8
1976-7718177---434th of 7
1977-7827132---573rd of 8
1978-7925107---573rd of 8
1979-8022191---453rd of 8
1980-8127150---543rd of 8
1981-8222200---444th of 8League champion
1982-8325161---512nd of 8
1983-8418202---386th of 9
1984-8520200---405th of 9
1985-8619194---425th of 8
1986-8728130---561st of 8League champion
1987-883462---701st of 8League champion
1988-893732---761st of 8League champion
1989-903561---711st of 8League champion
1990-9124171---496th of 8
1991-9228140---563rd of 8
1992-933390---661st of 8League champion
1993-943381---671st of 8
1994-953390---661st of 8
1995-9628131---573rd of 8
1996-9713281---278th of 8
1997-9825152---522nd of 8
1998-9922191---454th of 8
1999-0019212---406th of 8
2000-01191634453rd of 8League champion
2001-02311202642nd of 10
2002-0336711762nd of 10
2003-04241821513rd of 10
2004-05251712534th of 10
2005-06271611563rd of 10
2006-07241722524th of 10
2007-08251514555th of 10
2008-092117---7497th of 10
2009-102022---3436th of 10
2010-111131---3259th of 10
2011-12925---6248th of 9
2012-132219---4485th of 10
2013-142118---6485th of 10
2014-152319---3496th of 10
2015-161822---5419th of 10DNQ
2016-17639---01210th of 10DNQ
2017-18241---2610th of 10DNQ
2018-19340---2810th of 10DNQ
2019-20436---51310th of 10DNQ
2020-21 0 4 - 0 0 Covid
2021-22 20 25 - 0 40 7th of 10 Lost Quarters 1-4 (Transcona)
2022-23 28 14 - 3 59 2nd of 10 Lost Quarters 1-4 (Transcona)
2023-24 8 31 5 1 22 10th of 10 Did Not Qualify (Transcona)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team History. MMJHL. January 11, 2015.
  2. Web site: Royal Knights down but not out. November 9, 2018. Winnipeg Free Press.

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