Surrey Eagles

Surrey Eagles
City	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Division	Mainland
Founded	1962 (1962)
Home arena	South Surrey Arena
Colours	Navy blue, green, white
General manager	Blaine Neufeld
Head coach	Cam Keith [1]
Website	www.surreyeagles.ca/
Franchise history
1962–1971, 1981–1983, 1988–1991	New Westminster Royals
1991–1996	Surrey Eagles
1996–2003	South Surrey Eagles
2003–present	Surrey Eagles

The Surrey Eagles are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). They play their home games at South Surrey Arena.

History

New Westminster Royals

New Westminster was home to several professional ice hockey teams, all named the New Westminster Royals, in the 1910s, 1940s, and 1950s. In 1962, a New Westminster Royals junior ice hockey team joined the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (PCJHL). After the Royals won five straight league championships, the PCJHL merged with the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) in 1967. They were Abbott Cup finalists in 1967 during the 1967 Memorial Cup playdowns. In 1971, the now Junior A Royals franchise went dormant when the major junior Western Canada Hockey League's Estevan franchise relocated and became the New Westminster Bruins. In 1981 the Bruins left New Westminster, and the Royals were reactivated for two seasons. In 1983, a different major junior Bruins' team relocated from Nanaimo to New Westminster, and the Royals again went dormant. In 1988, the Bruins left, and the Royals were reactivated. The Royals won the 1989–90 Fred Page Cup as BCHL playoff champions.

Future NHL star Cliff Ronning was a notable early 1980s Royals' squad member. Future convicted fraudster Frank Biller played for the Royals from 1988 to 1990. ^[2]

Surrey

In 1991, the New Westminster Royals relocated to Surrey, British Columbia. The Eagles did not make it past the quarterfinals in the playoffs for the first four seasons in South Surrey. 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 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 semifinal before losing to the host Summerside Western Capitals 4–3 in the championship game.

In the following 1997–98 season, the South Surrey Eagles won the Royal Bank Cup with the tournament held in Nanaimo, British Columbia, defeating the Weyburn Red Wings 4–1 in the final.

The Eagles' following seasons also were successful, losing the league title to eventual Royal Bank Cup winner Vernon Vipers in 1999, then twice losing in the league semifinal, and winning the league title in 2005 over the Vernon Vipers four games to one. In the 2005 Doyle Cup series, they lost to Camrose Kodiaks four games to one.

In 2012–13, the Eagles won the British Columbia Hockey League championship by defeating the Penticton Vees in six games. They then won the inaugural 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 second place but lost to the host Summerside Western Capitals in overtime in the semifinal game.

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	Pts	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
New Westminster Royals
1962–63 to 1966–67	New Westminster Royals 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)
1971–72 to 1980–81	dormant during existence of major junior New Westminster Bruins
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)
1983–84 to 1987–88	dormant during second iteration of major junior New Westminster Bruins
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)
Surrey Eagles
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 Cup 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 finals, 2–4 Kings
2011–12	60	36	15	2	7	217	187	81		2nd, Coastal	Lost division finals, 1–4 Kings
2012–13	56	35	13	3	5	195	149	78		1st, Mainland	Fred Page Cup Champions, 4–2 (Vees) Western Canada Cup Champions (Brooks Bandits) [lower-alpha 1] Royal Bank Cup lost semifinals (Summerside) [lower-alpha 2]
2013–14	58	25	30	1	2	201	232	53		4th, Mainland	Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 (Rivermen)
2014–15	58	9	45	1	3	144	285	22		5th, Mainland	did not qualify
2015–16	58	7	48	1	2	139	308	17		6th, Mainland 17th, BCHL	did not qualify
2016–17	58	18	36	4	0	187	269	40		5th of 6, Mainland 16th of 17, BCHL	did not qualify
2017–18	58	26	22	8	2	189	208	62		3rd of 5, Mainland 10th of 17, BCHL	Won Div. Semifinals, 4–2 (Rivermen) Lost Div. Finals, 3–4 (Spruce Kings)
2018–19	58	13	41	—	4	143	259	30	761	5th of 5, Mainland 17th of 17, BCHL	did not qualify
2019–20	58	27	23	0	8	178	176	62	686	3rd of 5, Mainland 11th of 17, BCHL	Won First Round, 4–3 (Chiefs) Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020–21	20	17	2	1	0	102	44	35	224	1st of 3, Coquitlam Pod 2nd of 16, BCHL	Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs
2021–22	54	28	26	0	0	165	170	56	465	6th of 9, Coastal 12th of 18, BCHL	Lost division quarterfinals, 0-4 (Clippers)
2022–23	54	35	16	0	3	200	151	73	350	2nd of 9, Coastal 4th of 18, BCHL	Won division quarterfinals, 4–1 (Kings) Lost division semifinals, 3–4 (Bulldogs)

1. 2013 Western Canada Cup 3–1–0 round-robin second place – advanced to finals and defeated Brooks Bandits 4–1.
2. 2013 Royal Bank Cup 3–1–0 round-robin second place – advance to semifinals and lost to Summerside Western Capitals 3–2 (OT).

NHL alumni

• Mike Bishai
• Andrew Hammond
• Danton Heinen
• 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
• John Olver
• Nathan Oystrick
• Cliff Ronning
• Dustin Slade
• Brandon Tanev
• Devon Toews
• Ryan Watson
• Barry Wilcox

Awards and trophies

Royal Bank Cup 1998 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

References

1. "EAGLES MAKE BENCH HIRE". BCHL. March 29, 2019.
2. "Biller gets 3 years for Eron fraud in B.C." CBC News . 2005-09-08. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

External links

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

Preceded by Summerside Western Capitals	Royal Bank Cup Champions 1998	Succeeded by Vernon Vipers