Crawford was a former Cornwall Royals player who came back to coach. He would win the Stanley Cup coaching the Colorado Avalanche. He also coached the Vancouver Canucks, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Dallas Stars. List of Coaches (Multiple years in parentheses) 1981–82 Bob Kilger 1982–83 Jocelyn Guevremont 1983–84 Jocelyn Guevremont / Floyd Crawford 1984–85 Floyd Crawford / Tony Zappia 1985–86 Tony Zappia 1986–89 Orval Tessier (3) 1989–91 Marc Crawford (2) 1991–92 John Lovell *1982–83 coaches Bob Kilger, Bill Murphy, Gord Woods, Jocelyn Guevremont Players The Cornwall Royals graduated 55 players to the National Hockey League. From these alumni, 31 played for the Royals in the QMJHL, and 29 played for the Royals in the OHL, and 5 played for the Royals in both leagues. CHL awards CHL Player of the Year 1980–1981 Dale Hawerchuk CHL Defenceman of the Year 1989–1990 John Slaney CHL Scholastic Player of the Year 1991–1992 Nathan LaFayette QMJHL awards Michel Brière Commemorative Trophy(Most Valuable Player) 1973–74 Gary MacGregor 1974–75 Mario Viens 1980–81 Dale Hawerchuk Guy Lafleur Trophy(Playoffs MVP) 1979–80 Dale Hawerchuk Jean Béliveau Trophy(Top Scorer) 1980–81 Dale Hawerchuk Instructors Trophy(Rookie of the Year) 1970–71 Bob Murphy 1971–72 Bob Murray 1979–80 Dale Hawerchuk Emile Bouchard Trophy(Defenseman of the Year) 1980–81 Fred Boimistruck Jacques Plante Commemorative Trophy(Best Goals Against Average) 1971–72 Richard Brodeur 1975–76 Tim Bernhardt 1976–77 Tim Bernhardt 1977–78 Tim Bernhardt Mike Bossy Trophy(Best Professional Prospect) 1980–81 Dale Hawerchuk Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy(Most Sportsmanlike Player) 1971–72 Gerry Teeple 1973–74 Gary MacGregor OHL awards Red Tilson TrophyOHL Most valuable player. 1982–1983 Doug Gilmour 1985–1986 Ray Sheppard Eddie Powers Memorial TrophyOHL Top Point Scorer. 1982–1983 Doug Gilmour 1985–1986 Ray Sheppard Jim Mahon Memorial TrophyOHL Top Scoring Right Winger. 1982–1983 Ian MacInnis 1985–1986 Ray Sheppard 1989–1990 Owen Nolan Max Kaminsky TrophyMost Outstanding Defenceman. 1989–1990 John Slaney OHL Goaltender of the YearVoted best goaltender in the OHL. 1987–1988 Rick Tabaracci Emms Family AwardRookie of the year. 1988–1989 Owen Nolan Bobby Smith TrophyScholastic player of the year. 1990–1991 Nathan LaFayette 1991–1992 Nathan LaFayette Hockey Hall of Fame members Three alumni of the Cornwall Royals have been enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The first was New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith. Smith was the inaugural goalie for the Royals in the QMJHL during the 1969–70 season. After that season he was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, and won four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980–1983) with the Islanders. Dale