- Surrey Eagles
The Surrey Eagles are a Tier II Junior "A"
ice hockey team from Surrey,British Columbia ,Canada . They are a part of theBritish 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 PresentHistory
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 toMaple Ridge, British Columbia and eventually folded as theRevelstoke Rangers in 1985.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 theVernon Vipers in the Subway Cup. The Eagles then beat theRocky Mountain Junior Hockey League champions Cranbrook Colts and theFort McMurray Oil Barons of theAlberta Junior Hockey League to earn a birth in the Royal Bank Cup. In the tournament, held inSummerside, Prince Edward Island , the Eagles went 3-1 in the round robin and beat theKanata Valley Lasers 4-2 in the semi-final before losing to the hostSummerside Western Capitals 4-3 in the championship game.Season 6,
1998 , would bring the ultimate goal, aRoyal Bank Cup , to the South Surrey Eagles. This time, inNanaimo, British Columbia , they cruised through the tournament, ultimately beating theWeyburn 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 winnersVernon Vipers . They lost twice in the Semi-finalls in that span and won the league title, Fred Page Cup, in 2005 overcomingVernon Vipers ,4 games to 1. In theDoyle Cup series,Camrose Kodiaks defeated them, 4 games to 1.eason-by-Season Record
"Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against"
ee also
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List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia External links
* [http://www.surreyeagles.ca/ Surrey Eagles Website]
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