Lebret Eagles

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Lebret Eagles
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City Lebret, Saskatchewan
League SJHL
Founded1993
Folded2001
Home arena Lebret Eagledome
(capacity: 1,200)
ColoursBlue, yellow and red
Owner(s) Star Blanket Cree Nation

The Lebret Eagles were a Junior "A" team based in Lebret, Saskatchewan, Canada. They used to be members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

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History

The Lebret Eagles played 8 seasons in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1993 to 2001.

The team's formation as the SJHL's 13th club was announced during a press conference on May 13th, 1993 overlooking Mission Lake.

Star Blanket Cree Nation put up the $50,000 expansion fee, making the Eagles Saskatchewan's first Indigenous-owned and operated junior hockey club. [1]

Right winger Carlin Nordstrom was the first player chosen in the 1993 dispersal draft. He'd later play NCAA Division I college hockey with Western Michigan University. [2]

The Lebret Eagles played their home games at the Eagle Dome in Lebret, Saskatchewan. The rink’s capacity was expanded to 1,200 to accommodate the team’s needs, along with other upgrades.

In 2001, the team left the league and a year later the franchise was dissolved.

Season-by-season standings

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1993-946825376-258320566th SJHL SouthLost 1st round
1994-956435236-285260761st SJHL SouthLost semi-final
1995-966437252-254190763rd SJHL SouthLost quarter-final
1996-976444164-307204922nd SJHL SouthLost semi-final
1997-986437225-284209791st SJHL SouthLost semi-final
1998-996637272-256214764th SJHL SouthLost 1st round
1999-006012435-178307296th SJHL SouthDNQ
2000-0162312344263262703rd SJHL SouthLost semi-final

Playoffs

Yorkton Terriers defeated Lebret Eagles 3-games-to-1
Lebret Eagles defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Lebret Eagles 4-games-to-none
Estevan Bruins defeated Lebret Eagles 4-games-to-2
Lebret Eagles defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-2
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Lebret Eagles 4-games-to-1
Lebret Eagles defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-2
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Lebret Eagles 4-games-to-3
Melville Millionaires defeated Lebret Eagles 2-games-to-none
Lebret Eagles defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2
Weyburn Red Wings defeated Lebret Eagles 4-games-to-1

References

  1. "Success grows on success as Lebret enters third season". Ammsa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  2. "'We came together': Lore of the Lebret Eagles still alive to this day, 30 years later". Regina. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-09-22.