Surrey Eagles

Surrey Eagles
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	Blaine Neufeld
Head coach	Blaine Neufeld
Website	www.surreyeagles.ca/
Franchise history
1988–1991	New Westminster Royals
1991–1996	Surrey Eagles
1996–2003	South Surrey Eagles
2003–present	Surrey Eagles
Previous franchise history
1962–1971	New Westminster Royals
1981–1983	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.

History

New Westminster

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.

Surrey

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 berth 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.

In 2012/13 the Eagles had another very successful year. They won the British Columbia Hockey League championship by defeating the Penticton Vees in 6 games. Next they won the inaugural Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup with a 4-2 win over the Brooks Bandits in the championship game. At the Royal Bank Cup the Surrey Eagles went 3-1 in the round robin to finish in 2nd place, however in the Semi-Final, they lost to the host Summerside Western Capitals in overtime.

Season-by-season record

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
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
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
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 Division Final 2-4 Kings
2011-12	60	36	15	2	7	217	187	81		2nd, Coastal	Lost Division Final 1-4 Kings
2012-13	56	35	13	3	5	195	149	78		1st, Mainland	Fred Page Cup Champions, 4-2 (Vees) Western Canada CupChampions (Brooks Bandits)* Royal Bank Cup lost Semi-finals(Summerside)**
2013-14	58	25	30	1	2	201	232	53		4th, Mainland	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Rivermen)
2014-15	58	9	45	1	3	144	285	22		5th, Mainland	DNQ
2015-16	58	7	48	1	2	139	308	17		6th, Mainland 17th, BCJHL	DNQ

• (*) 2013 Western Canada Cup 3-1-0 Round robin 2nd Place - advance to Finals and defeated Brooks Bandits 4-1.
• (**) 2013 Royal Bank Cup 3-1-0 Round Robin 2nd place - advance to Semi-Finals and lost to Summerside Western Capitals 3-2OT.

NHL alumni

• Andrew Hammond
• Mike Bishai
• Tyler Eckford
• Jakub Ficenec
• Colton Gillies
• Scott Gomez
• Scott Hannan
• Mark Janssens
• Andrew Kozek
• Jordan Krestanovich
• Rick Lanz
• Ben Maxwell
• Jack McIlhargey
• Jeff McLean
• Mike Moore
• T. J. Mulock
• John Negrin
• Greg Oddy
• John Olver
• Nathan Oystrick
• Cliff Ronning
• Dustin Slade
• Ryan Watson
• Barry Wilcox
• Brandon Wong

Awards and trophies

Royal Bank Cup 1998 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup 2013 Abbott Cup 1998 1997 1990 Doyle Cup 1998 1997 1990 Mowat Cup 2005 1998 1997 1990 Fred Page Cup 2013 2005 1998 1997 1990 Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy 2013 2005 1998 1997 1990 1989 1982 Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy" 2013 Chevrolet Cup 1997 1990 1989

Top Goaltender Trophy Michael Santaguida: 2013 Bob Bell: 1991 Cory Cadden: 1990 Brett Hull Trophy John McNabb: 1999 Shane Kuss: 1997 Mark Karpen: 1990 Jeff McLean: 1989 Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy Peter Wishloff/Chris Peck: 1997 Bob Bell/Todd Jones: 1991 Cory Cadden/Todd Jones: 1990 Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy Mark Holick: 1999 Rick Lanz: 1997 Pat Smith: 1993 Harvey Smyl: 1991 John Olver: 1990 Bob Fenton Trophy Scott Knowles: 2008 Shane Kuss: 1997 Top Defenceman Trophy Brian Drapluk : 2014 Devon Toews : 2013 Nathan Oystrick: 2002 Jacob Ficenec: 1998 Derry Menard: 1991 Vern Dye Memorial Trophy John McNabb: 1999 Greg Hadden: 1991 Jeff McLean: 1989 Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy Scott Gomez: 1997

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

External links

• Official website of the Surrey Eagles
• Official website of the BCHL