The Ridge Meadows Flames are a Junior "B"

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team based in Maple Ridge,

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, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the

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(PJHL). The Flames play their home games at Planet Ice Maple Ridge. Blaine Hallman is the director of Hockey Operations. Derek Bedard serves as the team's General Manager and Governor. Former NHL player, Brent Hughes is the Head Coach. Mike Legg, Brett Sonne and Bobby Vermette serve as the Assistant Coaches. Mackenzie Skapski and Jeff Smith are the Goalie Coaches. The team was founded in 1972 in North Shore,

as the North Shore Winter Club Flames until

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to Maple Ridge in 1993. In its history, the team has won the

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once, in 1998. The Flames have won the

Cyclone Taylor Cup The Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament serves as the British Columbia Provincial Junior B Hockey Championship. The annual tournament is held amongst the champions of British Columbia's three Junior B, C, D, Junior B ice hockey leagues, as well as a hos ...

three times in 1983, 1996 and 1998. They won the NIL Championship once, in 1974; the WCJHL Championship once, in 1983; and the PIJHL Championship twice, in 1996 and 1998.

History

The Ridge Meadows Flames were originally named the North Shore Winter Club Flames in 1972 and joined the North Island League (NIL) for the 1973–74 season, where they won their first ever championship. The following season, the Flames joined the West Coast Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). In the 1981-82 WCJHL season, the Flames lost in the WCJHL Finals, 3 games to 0 to the Seattle North West Americans. In the 1982-83 WCJHL season, the Flames won the 1982-83 WCJHL championship, and the 1982-83

. In 1993 the Flames relocated from North Shore,

to Maple Ridge,

. In the 1995–96 season, the Flames defeated the

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, who they finished second to in the regular season, to take the PIJHL Championship. Two years later, the Flames won the 1998 PIJHL Championship, then went on to win the

in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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''

NHL alumni

*Kellan Tochkin *Mackenzie Skapski * Brad Hunt *

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Awards and trophies

*1997-98

*1982-83, 1995–96, 1997–98 NIL Championship *1973-74 PIJHL Championship *1995-96, 1997–98 WCJHL Championship *1982-83 Coach of the Year *Tavis Eaton: 2009-10 *Bayne Ryshak: 2017-18 Most Improved Player *Shane Harle: 2009-10 *Ryley Lanthier: 2017-18

External links

Official website of the Ridge Meadows Flames
{{British Columbia Sports Pacific Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in British Columbia Ice hockey clubs established in 1972 1972 establishments in British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia