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 […]
Ahead of the January 10th trade deadline in the Canadian Junior Hockey League umbrella, the Markham Royals have announced a trade with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. The Royals will receive defenceman Lucas Preiano and goaltender Noah Caballero from the Jr. Canadiens, along with a Player Development Fee. Preiano, 18, has played 26 games in his […]
The Markham Royals announced two future-focused trades on Thursday, ahead of the January 10th Canadian Junior Hockey League deadline. In their first move, the Royals traded defenceman William Godfrey, along with forward Rodion Tatarenko, to the Toronto Patriots. Coming back to the Royals are forwards Marko Saroglou and Philip Govedaris, along with a player development […]
January 7, 2024, Mississauga, Ontario – The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) announced today that Rodion Tatarenko of the Markham Royals has been named the East Conference Player-of-the-Month for December after he accumulated a league-leading 15 points (six goals/nine assists) during six games. Tatarenko scored the game-winner as part of a five-point (three goals/two assists) outburst during the […]
The Markham Royals announced today that the hockey club has completed two trades. In their first move, the Royals acquired forward Zachary Mascard from the Wellington Dukes. Mascard, 18, has played 31 games with the Dukes in 2024/25, scoring ten goals and adding six assists. The Toronto, Ontario native is in his second year of […]
