The Mimico Monarchs were a Junior

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team based in the

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neighbourhood of

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, Canada. For some time, the team was known as the Richmond Hill Riot and played in

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History

The Monarchs were a part of the

Central Junior B Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league dates back to 1954 where i ...

. In 1989, they jumped to the Metro Junior "B" league and stayed with the league until one season after it became the

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. The Monarchs existed from 1983 until 1992. They moved to Richmond Hill to become the Richmond Hill Riot in 1992. The Riot folded in 1995.

Season-by-season results

Playoffs

*1990 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Vaughan Raiders defeated Mimico Monarchs ''3-games-to-1'' *1991 ''Lost Preliminary'' : Richmond Hill Rams defeated Mimico Monarchs ''2-games-to-1'' *1992 ''DNQ'' *1993 ''Lost quarter-final'' :Richmond Hill Riot defeated Kingston Voyageurs ''3-games-to-none'' :

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defeated Richmond Hill Riot ''4-games-to-none'' *1994 ''DNQ'' *1995 ''DNQ''

External links

OHA Website
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