Surrey Eagles | |
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City | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
League | British Columbia Hockey League |
Conference | Coastal |
Founded | 1962 | –63
Home arena | South Surrey Arena |
Colours | Blue, Green, White |
General manager | Chuck Westgard |
Head coach | Matt Erhart |
Website www.surreyeagles.ca/ |
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Franchise history | |
1988-91 | New Westminster Royals |
1991-96 | Surrey Eagles |
1996-03 | South Surrey Eagles |
2003-Present | Surrey Eagles |
Previous franchise history | |
1962-71 | New Westminster Royals |
1981-83 | New Westminster Royals |
The Surrey Eagles are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at South Surrey Arena.
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The New Westminster Royals joined the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League in 1962. After five straight league championships, the PCJHL merged with the British Columbia Junior Hockey League in 1967. They were Abbott Cup Finalists in 1967, during the 1967 Memorial Cup playdowns. In 1971, the franchise was suspended when the Western Canada Junior Hockey League expanded with the New Westminster Bruins. In 1981, the Bruins skipped town and the Royals were reactivated for two seasons. In 1983, the Bruins were returned to New Westminster and the Royals were again inactive. In 1988, again the Bruins left town and the Royals came back. In 1991, the Royals left town on their own and became the Surrey Eagles.
The first four seasons in the South Surrey were very disappointing for the Eagles as they did not make it past the Quarter-Finals. It was seasons 5 and 6 that the team had its greatest success.
In 1997, their fifth season, the Eagles finished with a record of 47-7-6 for 100 points, and won the BCHL championship by defeating the Vernon Vipers in the Subway Cup. The Eagles then beat the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League champions Cranbrook Colts and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League to earn a birth in the Royal Bank Cup. In the tournament, held in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the Eagles went 3-1 in the round robin and beat the Kanata Valley Lasers 4-2 in the semi-final before losing to the host Summerside Western Capitals 4-3 in the championship game.
Season 6, 1998, would bring the ultimate goal, a Royal Bank Cup, to the South Surrey Eagles. This time, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, they cruised through the tournament, ultimately beating the Weyburn Red Wings 4-1 in the final.
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-finals 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 Kodiaks defeated them, 4 games to 1.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
1962-67 | PCJHL Statistics Not Available | ||||||||||
1967-68 | 40 | 15 | 23 | 2 | - | 186 | 234 | 32 | 5th, BCJHL | Did not qualify | |
1968-69 | 40 | 10 | 23 | 7 | - | 158 | 200 | 27 | 5th, BCJHL | Did not qualify | |
1969-70 | 48 | 2 | 44 | 2 | - | 151 | 320 | 6 | 7th, BCJHL | Did not qualify | |
1970-71 | 60 | 25 | 29 | 6 | - | 261 | 270 | 56 | 3rd, Central | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Centennials) | |
1971-81 | Franchise Suspended | ||||||||||
1981-82 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | - | 362 | 196 | 78 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Knights) | |
1982-83 | 56 | 41 | 14 | 1 | - | 363 | 246 | 83 | 2nd, Coastal | Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Flyers) | |
1983-88 | Franchise Suspended | ||||||||||
1988-89 | 60 | 45 | 14 | 1 | - | 458 | 283 | 91 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Lakers) | |
1989-90 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 4 | - | 444 | 181 | 108 | 1st, Coastal | Fred Page Cup Champions, 4-2 (Lakers) Mowat Cup, Doyle Cup, Abbott Cup Champions |
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1990-91 | 60 | 38 | 21 | 1 | - | 310 | 236 | 77 | 1st, Coastal | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Warriors) | |
1991-92 | 60 | 22 | 37 | 1 | - | 256 | 356 | 45 | 5th, Coastal | Did not qualify | |
1992-93 | 60 | 29 | 26 | 5 | - | 328 | 288 | 71 | 2nd, Coastal | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Clippers) | |
1993-94 | 60 | 29 | 30 | 1 | - | 289 | 324 | 59 | 3rd, Coastal | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Capitals) | |
1994-95 | 60 | 37 | 21 | 2 | - | 316 | 259 | 76 | 3rd, Mainland | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Chiefs) | |
1995-96 | 60 | 32 | 27 | 1 | - | 267 | 276 | 65 | 3rd, Mainland | Lost in Preliminary, 0-2 (Centennials) | |
1996-97 | 60 | 47 | 7 | 6 | - | 374 | 178 | 100 | 1st, Coastal | Fred Page Cup Champions, 4-1 (Vipers) Mowat Cup, Doyle Cup, Abbott Cup Champions |
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1997-98 | 60 | 43 | 15 | 2 | - | 322 | 200 | 88 | 1st, Coastal | Fred Page Cup Champions, 4-1 (Panthers) Mowat Cup, Doyle Cup, Abbott Cup, RBC Champions |
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1998-99 | 60 | 40 | 19 | - | 1 | 323 | 244 | 81 | 1st, Mainland | Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Chiefs) | |
1999-00 | 60 | 27 | 27 | 6 | - | 258 | 283 | 60 | 4th, Mainland | Did not qualify | |
2000-01 | 60 | 29 | 22 | 9 | - | 247 | 247 | 67 | 3rd, Mainland | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Salsa) | |
2001-02 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 5 | - | 251 | 263 | 67 | 2nd, Mainland | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Chiefs) | |
2002-03 | 60 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 211 | 209 | 65 | 3rd, Mainland | Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Chiefs) | |
2003-04 | 60 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 276 | 212 | 82 | 2275 | 1st, Mainland | Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Clippers) |
2004-05 | 60 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 246 | 194 | 79 | 1859 | 1st, Mainland | Fred Page Cup Champions, 4-1 (Vipers) Mowat Cup Champions |
2005-06 | 60 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 163 | 259 | 37 | 1236 | 4th, Mainland | Did not qualify |
2006-07 | 60 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 288 | 38 | 1008 | 8th, Coastal | Lost in Preliminary, 1-4 (Clippers) |
2007-08 | 60 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 234 | 213 | 70 | 994 | 3rd, Coastal | Lost in Preliminary, 1-3 (Kings) |
2008-09 | 60 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 199 | 205 | 63 | 1034 | 3rd, Mainland | Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Kings) |
2009-10 | 60 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 196 | 190 | 66 | 1076 | 5th, Coastal | Lost in Division Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Chiefs) |
2010-11 | 60 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 187 | 73 | 2nd, Coastal | Lost Semi-final |
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Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy
Top Goaltender Trophy
Brett Hull Trophy
Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy
Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy
Bob Fenton Trophy
Top Defenceman Trophy
Vern Dye Memorial Trophy
Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy
Preceded by Summerside Western Capitals |
Royal Bank Cup Champions 1998 |
Succeeded by Vernon Vipers |
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