The Windsor Oxen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Windsor, Nova Scotia. They were members of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League and were 1998, 2001, and 2008 Don Johnson Cup Maritime Junior B champions.
History Founded in 1967 as a member of the Metro Valley Junior B Hockey League, the team became a Junior A team in 1977 but folded only two years later. They were the Metro Valley League's first ever champion in 1968. After a five-year hiatus, the Royals came back to help the Mainland Junior B Hockey League and since 1984 have been a prominent member of the league.
The Royals are one of three teams to have won the Don Johnson Cup as Maritime Junior B Champions 3 times. The other two are the Sackville Blazers and the St. John's Jr. 50's.
In 1998, the Royals were the Nova Scotia Junior B Champions. With the win, the Royals went to Summerside, Prince Edward Island to compete for the Don Johnson Cup. They made it all the way to the finals, where they met the New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League's Richibucto Bears and defeated them 4-2 to win their first Maritime Championship.
In 2001, the Royals were selected to be the host site of the Don Johnson Cup. As host site, they were allowed to compete in the competition despite not winning their league. They would go on to defeat their own league champion, the Strait Pirates, 3-1 in the championship game to win their second Maritime Junior B Championship.
In 2008, the Royals won their league and moved on to the Don Johnson Cup. In their first game, they lost to the St. John's Jr. Celtics 7-4. In Game 2, they then beat Dieppe-Memramcook Voyageurs (a Junior B team) from the New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League 6-3. Windsor then lost 4-3 to the Island Junior Hockey League's Kensington Vipers 4-3, but beat the host team Sherwood Falcons 6-2 in the same day. All five teams finished the round robin 2-2-0, but by virtue of goal differential the Royals finished first. On April 19, in the semi-final the Royals defeated Dieppe-Memramcook 3-1 and on April 20 they again beat Sherwood 4-1 to clinch their third Don Johnson Cup.
In 2012, the team took a one-year leave of absence, and did not make a return the following year. The Windsor Royals are now defunct. The Valley Maple Leafs though have filled their void and now play in the Town of Windsor in the same arena
Following the 2024-25 season the franchise was re-branded to the Windsor Oxen after being purchase by local ownership.
Season-by-season record Windsor RoyalsSeason GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1969-70 30 14 12 3 - -- -- 32 5th MVJBHL 1970-72 Statistics Not Available1972-73 40 24 11 5 - 223 183 53 2nd MVJBHL 1973-74 33 14 12 7 - 169 150 35 5th MVJBHL 1974-75 Statistics Not Available1975-76 31 24 4 3 - 198 115 51 2nd MVJBHL 1976-77 32 20 11 1 - 154 113 41 2nd MVJBHL 1977-78 36 5 30 1 - 135 254 11 7th MVJHL 1978-79 28 3 23 2 - 63 244 8 7th MVJHL Folded1979-84 Dormant Franchise1984-88 Statistics Not Available1988-89 31 10 17 4 - -- -- 24 4th MLJBHL 1989-90 29 15 14 0 - 153 147 30 3rd MLJBHL 1990-91 30 17 12 1 - 178 151 35 3rd MLJBHL 1991-92 29 12 16 1 - 151 170 25 3rd MLJBHL Won League1992-93 26 16 5 2 3 159 106 37 1st NSJBHL Won League1993-94 31 23 7 1 - 232 107 47 1st NSJBHL 1994-95 31 23 5 3 - 174 106 49 2nd NSJBHL Won League1995-96 34 26 6 2 - 185 93 54 1st NSJBHL Won League1996-97 32 22 8 2 - 166 111 46 2nd NSJBHL 1997-98 32 22 7 3 - 182 107 47 2nd NSJBHL Won League, Won DJC1998-99 32 13 16 2 1 145 145 29 6th NSJBHL 1999-00 32 19 13 0 0 164 135 38 4th NSJBHL 2000-01 34 22 7 3 2 186 103 49 3rd NSJBHL Won DJC2001-02 34 22 8 1 3 173 107 48 3rd NSJBHL 2002-03 32 19 10 2 1 141 115 41 3rd NSJBHL 2003-04 32 8 19 4 1 123 166 21 7th NSJBHL 2004-05 32 17 13 2 0 145 130 36 3rd NSJBHL 2005-06 34 13 16 3 2 134 147 31 7th NSJBHL 2006-07 34 19 12 1 2 143 143 41 3rd NSJHL 2007-08 34 22 12 0 0 151 117 44 3rd NSJHL Won League, Won DJC2008-09 34 4 28 1 1 68 148 10 9th NSJHL 2009-10 34 14 19 0 1 121 136 29 8th NSJHL 2010-11 34 28 6 - 0 159 81 56 1st NSJHL 2011-12 32 22 7 1 2 134 72 47 2nd of 11 NSJHL Valley Maple LeafsSeason GP W L OTL SOL GF GA P Results Playoffs2012-13 32 14 11 2 4 124 94 34 4th Fred Fox Div.7 of 11 NSJHL Lost Div Semifinal 1-4 (Sackville)2013-14 32 25 8 0 1 141 106 51 1st Fred Fox Div.2 of 11 NSJHL Lost Div Semifinal 2-4 (East Hants)2014-15 32 25 8 0 1 141 106 51 4th Fred Fox Div.4 of 11 NSJHL Won Div Semifinal 4-3 (East Hants)Won Div Finals 4-2 (Sackville)lost League Finals 0-4 (Glace Bay)2015-16 no data recorded2016-17 34 23 10 1 0 145 116 47 1st Fred Fox Div.2 of 11 NSJHL Won Div Semifinal 4-1 (East Hants)Lost Div Finals 0-4 (Liverpool)2017-18 34 16 11 3 3 135 131 38 4th Fred Fox Div.6 of 11 NSJHL Lost Div Semifinal 1-4 (East Hants)2018-19 32 13 18 1 0 127 151 27 ?? Fred Fox Div.9 of 11 NSJHL did not qualify2019-20 32 12 16 4 0 129 166 28 ?? Fred Fox Div.8 of 12 NSJHL did not qualify2020-21 Season lost to covid pandemic2021-22 Season lost to covid pandemic2022-23 30 4 24 1 1 79 142 10 6 of 6 Fred Fox Div.11 of 12 NSJHL did not qualify2023-24 32 7 22 3 0 73 143 17 6 of 6 Fred Fox Div.11 of 12 NSJHL did not qualify2023-24 32 7 22 3 0 73 143 17 6 of 6 Fred Fox Div.10 of 12 NSJHL did not qualify2024-25 30 10 18 2 0 91 141 22 5 of 6 Fred Fox Div.9 of 11 NSJHL did not qualify Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA P Results PlayoffsWindsor Oxen2025-26
Season Statistics
1995-1996 NS Jr. B Hockey League Champions Pos. Player Games Goals Assists Points Hometown F Lee Druken 33 20 31 51 Digby, NS F Darryl Banfield 31 23 23 46 St. John's, NL F Mike Fletcher 34 20 14 34 Rawdon, NS F Guy Poirier 20 10 18 28 Glace Bay, NS F Devon Veinot 32 11 17 28 Sweets Corner, NS D Kevin Lynch 33 8 19 27 Windsor, NS F Darren Ashby 34 14 13 27 Wolfville, NS F Evan Caldwell 34 16 10 26 New Minas, NS F Chris Walker 32 12 13 25 Spryfield, NS D Jimmy Johnson 33 5 19 24 Wolfville, NS D Jason Blanchard 34 7 17 24 Sweets Corner, NS F Jeff Hull 31 11 13 24 North Sydney, NS F Chris Hatchard 34 6 10 16 Windsor, NS D Emile Beliveau 33 4 10 14 Moncton, NB F Jamie Boyd 29 3 8 11 Windsor, NS F Shane Reaugh 11 6 5 11 South Shore, NS D Mark Phillips 28 2 9 11 Wolfville, NS D Chris Stott 32 1 8 9 Labrador City, NL F Charlie Aalders 6 1 1 2 Wolfville, NS
External links Royals Website