Sicamous Eagles

Sicamous Eagles
City Sicamous, British Columbia
League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference Okanagan/Shuswap
Division Doug Birks
Founded 1994 (1994)–95
Home arena Sicamous & District Recreation Centre
Colours Red, Navy, White
              
General manager Canada Wayne March
Head coach Canada Matt Stang
Website www.sicamouseagles.com/
Franchise history
1994–Present Sicamous Eagles

The Sicamous Eagles are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Sicamous & District Recreation Centre.

History

1994-2003: Early years

The Eagles were founded in 1994, and finished their first season with a record of 36-8. They would win the KIJHL championship over the Castlegar Rebels in the playoffs. The following year, they would finish with a similar record of 35-6-1, losing to Castlegar in the finals again. In 1996-97, they finished third in the Eddie Mountain Division, with a record of 21-21. The following year, they finished fourth in their division, losing in the first round of the playoffs. In 1998-99, they improved to second in the Eddie Mountain Division, behind only the North Okanagan Kings. In 1999-00, they finished second in their division again, and lost to the Nelson Leafs in the league championship. The following year, the Eagles were finished second in their division again, before losing in the second round of the playoffs to the Revelstoke Grizzlies. In 2001-02, the Eagles won the KIJHL championship for the second time, led by the KIJHL's most accomplished alumnus, Shea Weber. They defeated the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 3-1 in the final. They then went on to win the Keystone Cup as British Columbia's top Junior B team. They would win the regular season title again the following year, but lost to Beaver Valley in the championship.

2003-present: Recent history

The Eagles finished second in the Okanagan-Shushwap Division for the 2003-04 season, with a record of 31-12-4-3, losing in the Division finals to Osoyoos. They lost in the first round the following season to Revelstoke. But in 2005-06, the Eagles won the league title for a third time, defeating Beaver Valley in the final again. The Eagles have yet to win another league title. The 2006-07 Eagles suffered a considerable drop in form, finishing fourth in the Okanagan-Shushwap Division, and losing in the first round to the Kamloops Storm. The following year, the divisions of the KIJHL were re-organized, and the Eagles were moved to the Eddie Mountain Conference, East Division. They finished second in their division, but lost in the Division finals to the Revelstoke Grizzlies. In 2008-09, the league was again re-sorted, and the Eagles finished second in the new Okanagan Division. They would lose in the first round to Kamloops. The following season, they finished third in the Okanagan Division, before losing in the second round to the Princeton Posse. In 2010-11, the Eagles were sorted into the new Doug Birks Division, and finished third again, losing to Kamloops in the first round. The following season, the Eagles would finish fourth in their division, and lost in the second round to the Kelowna Chiefs. In 2012-13, the Eagles improved to second in the Doug Birks Division, losing to the North Okanagan Knights in the Division final. 2013-14 saw the Eagles drop to fourth in the Division again, losing 4-1 in the opening round to the Kamloops Storm. The next season would see an identical result, with the Eagles fourth and losing 4-1 to Kamloops, and this marked the first time in franchise history that the Eagles lost in the first round of the playoffs in two consecutive years. Another franchise low occurred in 2015-16, as the Eagles missed the playoffs for the first time in their history, compiling a 10-34-2-6 record, fifth in the Doug Birks Division.

Eagles old logo

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, D = Defaults, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T SOL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1994-95 44 36 8 — 0 72 261 144 1st, East KIJHL Champions
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
1995-96 42 35 6 1 — 71 299 140 1st, East Lost in Finals (Rebels)
1996-97 42 21 21 0 — 42 192 186 3rd, Eddie Mountain
1997-98 50 21 27 2 — 44 190 225 4th, Eddie Mountain
1998-99 52 31 19 2 — 64 218 197 2nd, Eddie Mountain
1999-00 46 28 14 4 — 60 210 164 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Finals (Leafs)
2000-01 54 35 16 1 2 73 283 196 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Grizzlies)
2001-02 50 43 5 1 1 88 330 148 1st, Okanagan Shuswap KIJHL Champions, 3-1 (Nitehawks)
Cyclone Taylor Cup Champions
Keystone Cup Champions
2002-03 50 42 5 1 2 87 257 114 1st, Okanagan Shuswap Lost in Finals, 0-3 (Nitehawks)
2003-04 50 31 12 4 3 69 240 146 2nd, Okanagan Shuswap Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Storm)
2004-05 50 32 16 1 1 66 218 158 2nd, Okanagan Shuswap Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Grizzlies)
2005-06 50 42 6 1 1 86 250 122 1st, Okanagan Shuswap KIJHL Champions, 4-1 (Nitehawks)
2006-07 52 20 24 8 — 48 170 201 4th, Okanagan Shuswap Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Storm)
2007-08 52 23 26 3 — 49 156 176 2nd, Eddie Mountain: East Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Grizzlies)
2008-09 52 26 20 6 — 58 184 177 2nd, Okanagan Lost in League Semifinals, 2-3 (Storm)
2009-10 50 31 15 0 4 66 214 165 3rd, Okanagan Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Posse)
2010-11 50 17 27 2 4 40 167 194 3rd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Storm)
2011-12 52 22 28 1 1 46 188 189 4th, Doug Birks Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Chiefs)
2012–13 52 32 13 3 4 71 203 154 2nd, Doug Birks Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Knights)
2013-14 52 23 26 0 3 49 159 170 4th, Doug Birks Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Storm)
2014–15 52 26 23 1 2 55 158 176 4th, Doug Birks Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Storm)
2015-16 52 10 34 2 6 28 124 224 5th, Doug Birks Did not qualify

Playoffs

Records as of March 4, 2016.[1][2][3]

Season1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundFinals
1999–00Playoff statistics not available
2000–01W, 4-1, North OkanaganL, 3-4, Revelstoke——
2001–02W, 4-0, EnderbyW, 4-1, RevelstokeByeW, 3-1, Beaver Valley
2002–03W, 4-0, RevelstokeW, 4-0, SummerlandByeL, 0-3, Beaver Valley
2003–04W, 4-0, SummerlandL, 1-4, Osoyoos——
2004–05L, 3-4, Revelstoke———
2005–06W, 4-0, PrincetonW, 4-1, OsoyoosByeW, 4-1, Beaver Valley
2006–07L, 1-4, Kamloops———
2007–08W, 3-1, Columbia ValleyL, 3-4, Revelstoke——
2008–09W, 5-2-1, Round-robinW, 4-3, ChaseL, 2-3, Kamloops—
2009–10W, 3-0, PentictonL, 0-4, Princeton——
2010-11L, 1-4, Kamloops———
2011-12W, 4-3, RevelstokeW, 4-3, KamloopsL, 1-4, Kelowna—
2012-13W, 4-1, RevelstokeL, 0-4, North Okanagan——
2013-14L, 1-4, Kamloops———
2014-15L, 1-4, Kamloops———
2015-16Did not qualify
Notes
  1. Prior to the 2001-02 KIJHL playoffs, there was three rounds only (Division Semifinals, Division Finals and Finals).

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

Keystone Cup

  • 2001-02

Cyclone Taylor Cup

  • 1994-95
  • 2001-02

KIJHL Championship

  • 1994-95
  • 2001-02
  • 2005-06

Coach of the Year

  • Blair Robinson: 2005-06
  • Blair Robinson: 2007-08

Most Sportsmanlike

  • Ryan Bulach: 2005-06
  • Tyler Krause: 2007-08

Most Valuable

  • Mark Arnold: 2010-11

Top Goaltender

  • Chad Trouton: 2005-06

Top Rookie

  • Dustin Sylvester: 2004-05
  • Ryan Bulach: 2005-06

References

  1. ↑ KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2011–2012.
  2. ↑ KIJHL.ca – Playoff Records.
  3. ↑ KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions.
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