The Cranbrook Royals were a senior men's AAA level

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team that played in the

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from 1965 to 1987.The Spokesman-Review - 3 Oct 1965, pp.7-8: Cranbrook Royals Added to 50-Game Ice Schedule
/ref> The Cranbrook Royals won the

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as senior ice hockey champions of Canada in 1982.

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