Surrey Eagles

The Surrey Eagles are a junior ice hockey team based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal East 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.

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 not as were successful, losing the Coastal Conference finals to the Chilliwack Chiefs in 7 games in 1999. They led that series 3-1 and lost game 7 in overtime. They then missed the playoffs the next season(1999/2000). The following season 2000-2001 they lost in the 2nd round to the Victoria Salsa. In the 2001/2002 season they lost in the coastal conference semi-finals 3-0 to the Chilliwack Chiefs. The next season 02/03 they saw more success but ended up losing in the Coastal Conference finals to the Chilliwack Chiefs. They returned to the Conference finals again in 03/04 but were defeated by the Nanaimo Clippers. The Eagles won the league title in 2005 over the Vernon Vipers four games to one. In the 2005 Doyle Cup series, they lost to the 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.

In 2024, the Eagles beat the Penticton Vees in six games to win the BCHL Fred Page Cup championship. The Brooks Bandits then defeated the Eagles two games to none to win the Rocky Mountain Challenge.

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 PlayoffsNew Westminster Royals1962–63 to1966–67New Westminster Royals PCJHL statistics not available1967–68 40 15 23 2 — 186 234 32 5th, BCJHL did not qualify1968–69 40 10 23 7 — 158 200 27 5th, BCJHL did not qualify1969–70 48 2 44 2 — 151 320 6 7th, BCJHL did not qualify1970–71 60 25 29 6 — 261 270 56 3rd, Central Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Centennials)1971–72 to1980–81dormant during existence of major junior New Westminster Bruins1981–82 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 to1987–88dormant during second iteration of major junior New Westminster Bruins1988–89 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 Champions1990–91 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 Kings2011–12 60 36 15 2 7 217 187 81 2nd, Coastal Lost division finals, 1–4 Kings2012–13 56 35 13 3 5 195 149 78 1st, Mainland Fred Page Cup Champions, 4–2 (Vees)Western Canada Cup Champions (Brooks Bandits) Royal Bank Cup lost semifinals (Summerside)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 qualify2015–16 58 7 48 1 2 139 308 17 6th, Mainland17th, BCHL did not qualify2016–17 58 18 36 4 0 187 269 40 5th of 6, Mainland16th of 17, BCHL did not qualify2017–18 58 26 22 8 2 189 208 62 3rd of 5, Mainland10th 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, Mainland17th of 17, BCHL did not qualify2019–20 58 27 23 0 8 178 176 62 686 3rd of 5, Mainland11th 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 Pod2nd of 16, BCHL Covid-19 "pod season" - no playoffs 2021–22 54 28 26 0 0 165 170 56 465 6th of 9, Coastal12th of 18, BCHL Lost division quarterfinals, 0-4 (Clippers)2022–2354351603200151733502nd of 9, Coastal4th of 18, BCHLWon division quarterfinals, 4–1 (Kings)Lost division semifinals, 3–4 (Bulldogs) 2023–24 54 6th of 9, Coastal12th of 18, BCHL Lost division quarterfinals, 0-4 (Clippers) 2024–25 54 31 18 5 0 206 182 57 655 2nd of 10, Coastal7th of 21, BCHL Lost Div Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Bulldogs) 2025-26 54 8 40 0 6 142 283 22 833 5th of 5, Coastal West10th of 10, Coastal20th of 20, BCHLDid not qualify

NHL alumni

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 2024 2013 2005 1998 1997 1990

Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy 2013 2005 1998 1997 1990 1989 1982

Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy 2024 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

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