The Markham Royals Jr. A Hockey Club passes on its sincerest condolences to the family, friends, peers, and former players of legendary Markham coach Bill Purcell, who passed away at the age of 91 earlier this week. Purcell’s hockey journey brought him through the Royals’ extended history on several occasions, coaching the MBJHL Markham Royals […]
The storied hockey rivalry between Markham and Stouffville is heating up again, all in support of Oak Valley Health’s Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH). The Stouffville Spirit and Markham Royals Jr. A hockey clubs will play each other four times this year during the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s regular season: The winner of the series will […]
Ahead of Friday’s home opener against the North York Rangers, the Markham Royals have announced the signing of forward Stepan Chukharev to a standard player agreement. Chukharev, 18, spent the 2024-25 season with the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he produced seven points in 38 games. Chukharev was previously selected […]
The Markham Royals announced a trade on Thursday, sending defenceman Andrew Lanni to the Newmarket Hurricanes in exchange for a player development fee. Lanni, 20, spent his last three seasons playing with the Royals, accruing 13 goals and 67 assists across 168 games played. In 2024/25, Lanni had a breakout year, producing 48 points in […]
The Markham Royals Jr. A Hockey Club are pleased to announce our 2025/26 rookie class. Similar to last season, our initial class consists of eleven signings from across Canada and the United States. Two members of our rookie class are familiar faces, playing briefly for the Royals as affiliate players in the 2024/25 season: Along […]
The Markham Royals announced today that Steve McSwain has been hired as the team’s new Head Coach. McSwain, 31, becomes the second head coach in Royals history. He joins Markham after two years as an assistant coach with the Toronto Patriots, along with five years of minor hockey experience as a head coach in the […]
Three former members of the Markham Royals have joined our long list of post-secondary commitments in recent weeks! Last week, 2004-born forward Owen Fergusson announced his commitment to the Kingston-baed Royal Military College of Canada Paladins, who play in USPORTS. Fergusson joined the Royals at the start of the 2024/25 season in a trade from […]
The Markham Royals have an opportunity to build on an explosive Sunday affair this weekend, as they host the Caledon Admirals on Friday evening and visit the Toronto Jr. Canadiens on Sunday. Looking back to last Sunday, the boys in blue had an afternoon to remember against Pickering, clinching a season series victory against the […]
On Monday afternoon, Bulldogs Ventures Inc. announced the purchase of the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League by a group led by Zach Hyman and family, including brother Spencer and father Stuart. Zach, currently playing for the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers, is an organizational alumnus of the Royals, playing three years for the […]
The Markham Royals had a busy end to last week, completing a series of trades ahead of the OJHL and CJHL’s January 10th deadline, along with playing a pair of games against St. Michael’s and North York. The four trades made with Wellington, Leamington, the Toronto Patriots, and Toronto Junior Canadiens were made with the […]
