1955-56 New Westminster Royals Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 31-37-2 - 64 points
in the WHL's Coast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Max McNab (31-37-2)
Location: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
1955-56 New Westminster Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 31-37-2 - 64 points
in the WHL's Coast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Max McNab (31-37-2)
Location: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
The New Westminster Royals of the Western Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 31 wins and 37 losses and 2 ties for 64 points in the WHL's Coast Division.
The Royals netted 238 goals and conceded 258, most in the league. Gordie Fashoway scored 47 goals for New Westminster, and Nelson Boyce tallied 30 or more, too. Robert Love contributed 64 assists. Bev Bentley earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.26 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.
Max McNab coached the team. The 1955-56 New Westminster Royals lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Adam | L | September 7, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Bev Bentley | R | June 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Delisle, SASK Canada |
| Bob Bergeron | D | January 12, 1926 | 5'9" | 189 | Sherbrooke, QUE Canada | |
| Nelson Boyce | RW | January 24, 1924 | 5'3" | 161 | R | Windsor, ON CAN |
| Fred Creighton | July 14, 1933 | Hamiota, MB Canada | ||||
| Bob Dawes | D | November 29, 1924 | 6'1" | 170 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| Gordie Fashoway | L | June 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Portage la Prairie, MB Canada |
| Dave Gatherum | G | March 28, 1932 | 5'8" | 170 | L | Fort William, ON Canada |
| Arlo Goodwin | C | January 22, 1935 | 5'8" | 161 | L | Beechy, SK Canada |
| Lorne Hesketh | ||||||
| Greg Jablonski | L | November 30, 1934 | 5'7" | 160 | L | Selkirk, MAN Canada |
| Allan Lloyd | ||||||
| Robert Love | C | August 31, 1925 | 5'7" | 181 | L | Dauphin, MB CAN |
| Ron Matthews | D | January 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 174 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Emmanuel McLean | R | December 26, 1925 | 5'8" | 154 | R | Dalmeny, Scotland |
| Max McNab | C | June 21, 1924 | 6'2" | 179 | L | Watson, SK Canada |
| Jim Middleton | ||||||
| Ray Mikulan | G | May 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Winnipeg, MAN |
| Francis Roggeveen | D | June 10, 1935 | 6'5" | 205 | R | Killam, ALTA Canada |
| Arnie Schmautz | RW | July 3, 1933 | 5'7" | 141 | R | Ituna, SK Canada |
| Hal Tarala | November 14, 1927 | 5'6" | 160 | L | Laird, SASK Canada | |
| Lorrain Thibeault | L | October 2, 1918 | 5'7" | 180 | L | Charlestone, ON Canada |
| Jim Zarie | D | January 5, 1932 | 6'0" | 200 | L | St. Boniface, MAN Canada |
| Ed Zeniuk | D | March 8, 1933 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Landis, SK Canada |
