Surrey Eagles

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Surrey Eagles

City	Surrey, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Founded	1976
Home Arena	South Surrey Arena
Colours	White, Green, and Blue
Coach	RICK HILLIER
GM	RICK HILLIER

The (South) Surrey Eagles are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and play in the (Mainland Division / Coastal Conference).

Bellingham Blazers 1976 - 1978

Bellingham Ice Hawks 1978 - 1980

Vancouver Blue Hawks 1980 - 1982

Burnaby Blue Hawks 1982 - 1985

Delta Flyers 1985 - 1988

New Westminster Royals 1988 - 1991

Surrey Eagles 1991 - 1996

South Surrey Eagles 1996 - 2003

Surrey Eagles 2003 to Present

1 History
2 Season-by-Season Record
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The current Surrey Eagles are the product of numerous town and name changes since 1976. The team started out in Bellingham, Washington, replacing the original Blazers team that moved off to Maple Ridge, British Columbia and eventually folded as the Revelstoke Rangers in 1985.

The first 4 seasons in the league were very disappointing for the Eagles as they did not make it past the Quarter-Finals. It was seasons 5 and 6 that the Eagles really learned how to fly.

In 1997, their 5th season, with a record of 47-7-6 for 100 pts, the Eagles went all the way to the Royal Bank Cup. They got there by destroying Chilliwack Chiefs, 4 games to 0, Nanaimo Clippers, 4 games to 1 and Vernon Vipers, 4 games to 1, to win the BCHL title, Subway Cup. For the British Columbia Championship, they took on the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League champions, the Cranbrook Colts, and won 3 games to 0 for the Mowat Cup. The Fort McMurray Oil Barons were the next opponents to be demolished, 4 games to 1. That series win earned the Eagles the Doyle Cup, and as Pacific Region Champions received entry into the Royal Bank Cup Tournament . South Surrey lost only one game, of four, in round-robin play at that Tournament. They defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats, 5-2, Weyburn Red Wings, 5-4(OT) for the Abbott Cup, Summerside Western Capitals, 3-2(OT) but lost to Kanata Valley Lasers, 7-6. Surrey made-up for that one loss when they got revenge on Kanata in the semi-finals by winning, 4-2. The tables turned on the Eagles in the final, when Summerside Western Capitals defeated them , 4-3, to claim the coveted Royal Bank Cup.

You know that saying, that goes something like, "Well there is always next year", in Surreys case that saying came true. Season 6, 1998, would bring the ultimate goal, a Royal Bank Cup, to the South Surrey Eagles. Surrey absolutely and completely dominated every opponent they met, in the playoffs of that year. On their way to the league title, Subway Cup, they defeated Nanaimo Clippers, 4 games 0, Chilliwack Chiefs, 4 games to 1 and the Penticton Panthers, 4 games to 1. The Mowat Cup saw them defeat the Cranbrook Clots, again, 3 games to 0. In the RBC Tournament round-robin the went undefeated, Weyburn Red Wings, 6-2 Abbott Cup, Milton Merchants, 3-0, Nanaimo Clippers (Host), 4-0, and Brockville Braves, 9-2. In the Semi-Final Surrey defeated Milton Merchants, 6-2 and in the Final prevailed over Weyburn Red Wings 4-1, to claim the elusive Royal Bank Cup.

The remaining seasons were also very strong regular seasons for Surrey. In 1999 they lost the league title to eventual Royal Bank Cup winners Vernon Vipers. They lost twice in the Semi-finalls in that span and won the league title, Fred Page Cup, in 2005 overcoming Vernon Vipers ,4 games to 1. In the Doyle Cup series, Camrose Kodiacs defeated them , 4 games to 1.

[edit] Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1976-77	BCJHL	68	27	38	3	-	311	381	57	5th BCJHL Coastal	DNQ
1977-78	BCJHL	66	41	25	0	-	372	294	82	2nd BCJHL Coastal	Lost Semi-final
1978-79	BCJHL	62	51	10	1	-	497	249	103	1st BCJHL Coastal	Won League
1979-80	BCJHL	66	49	16	1	-	415	241	99	1st BCJHL Coastal	Lost Quarter-final
1980-81	BCJHL	43	19	24	0	-	204	230	38	5th BCJHL Coastal	Lost Quarter-final
1981-82	BCJHL	48	20	28	0	-	280	297	40	5th BCJHL Coastal	DNQ
1982-83	BCJHL	56	29	25	2	-	319	321	60	4th BCJHL Coastal	DNQ
1983-84	BCJHL	50	19	30	1	-	242	310	39	5th BCJHL Coastal	DNQ
1984-85	BCJHL	52	41	10	1	-	408	273	83	1st BCJHL Coastal	Lost Final
1985-86	BCJHL	52	35	17	0	-	298	224	70	2nd BCJHL Coastal	Lost Semi-final
1986-87	BCJHL	52	29	23	0	-	301	265	58	3rd BCJHL Coastal	Lost Semi-final
1987-88	BCJHL	52	34	17	1	-	316	204	69	2nd BCJHL Coastal	Lost Semi-final
1988-89	BCJHL	60	45	14	1	-	458	283	91	1st BCJHL Coastal	Lost Final
1989-90	BCJHL	59	52	3	4	-	444	181	108	1st BCJHL Coastal	Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup
1990-91	BCJHL	60	38	21	1	-	310	236	77	1st BCJHL Coastal	Lost Quarter-final
1991-92	BCJHL	60	22	37	1	-	256	356	45	5th(last) in Coastal	DNQ
1992-93	BCJHL	60	29	26	5	-	328	288	71	2nd in Coastal	Lost in Quarter-Finals
1993-94	BCJHL	60	29	30	1	-	289	324	59	3rd in Coastal	Lost in Quarter-Finals
1994-95	BCJHL	60	37	21	2	-	316	259	76	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Quarter-Finals
1995-96	BCJHL	60	32	27	1	-	267	276	65	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Preliminaries
1996-97	BCHL	60	47	7	6	-	374	178	100	1st in Coastal	Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup
1997-98	BCHL	60	43	15	2	-	322	200	88	1st in Coastal	Won League, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Won Abbott Cup, Won Royal Bank Cup
1998-99	BCHL	60	39	19	OTW 1	1	323	244	81	1st in Mainland	Lost in Semi-Finals
1999-00	BCHL	60	27	27	6	-	258	283	60	4th(last) in Mainland	DNQ
2000-01	BCHL	60	29	22	9	-	247	247	67	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Quarter-Finals
2001-02	BCHL	60	31	24	5	-	251	263	67	2nd in Mainland	Lost in Quarter-Finals
2002-03	BCHL	60	29	24	1	6	211	209	65	3rd in Mainland	Lost in Semi-Finals
2003-04	BCHL	60	38	16	1	5	276	212	82	1st in Mainland	Lost in Semi-Finals
2004-05	BCHL	60	37	18	0	5	246	194	79	1st in Mainland	Won League, Mowat Cup
2005-06	BCHL	60	16	39	2	3	163	259	37	4th(last) in Mainland	DNQ