Surrey Eagles
Junior ice hockey team
Surrey Eagles City Surrey, British Columbia , CanadaLeague British Columbia Hockey League Division Coastal Founded 1962 (1962 ) Home arena South Surrey Arena Colours Navy blue, green, white General manager Scott Gomez Head coach Scott Gomez [ 1] Website www .surreyeagles .ca 1962–1971, 1981–1983, 1988–1991 New Westminster Royals1991–1996 Surrey Eagles 1996–2003 South Surrey Eagles 2003–present Surrey Eagles
The Surrey Eagles are a junior ice hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia , Canada. They are members of the Coastal 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.fred page cup
On May 26 2024
the Surrey Eagles vs Penticton Vees 3 - 1
win after 2013 the eagles have now won the
Fred page cup beating the Penticton Vees
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 )[ a] Royal Bank Cup lost semifinals (Summerside )[ b]
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 )
NHL alumni
Awards and trophies
See also
References
External links
Interior conference
East division West division
Coastal conference
East division West division
History