The Surrey Eagles are a junior "A" ice hockey team based in

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, Canada. They are members of the Mainland Division of the

British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada and BC Hockey. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 18 teams. From 1993 to 2021, the league was a member of the Ca ...

(BCHL). They play their home games at

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History

New Westminster Royals

The city of

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had been the home of a number of professional ice hockey teams, all named the New Westminster Royals, in the 1910s, 1940s and 1950s. In 1962, a New Westminster Royals

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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 The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada and BC Hockey. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 18 teams. From 1993 to 2021, the league was a member of the Cana ...

(BCJHL) in 1967. They were

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finalists in 1967, during the 1967 Memorial Cup playdowns. In 1971, the now Junior A Royals franchise went dormant when the

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franchise of the

major junior Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur (with some exceptions) and operate within regions of each cou ...

Western Canada Hockey League The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1925 and disbanded in 1926. The WCHL's Victoria C ...

relocated and become the

New Westminster Bruins The New Westminster Bruins were a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. There were two franchises that carried this name: * 1971–1981 (formerly the Estevan Bruins, now the Kamloops Blazers) * 1983–1988 (formerly the Nan ...

. 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

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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

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as BCHL playoff champions. Future NHL star

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was a notable member of the early 1980s Royals' squad. Future convicted fraudster Frank Biller played for the Royals from 1988 to 1990.

Surrey

In 1991, the New Westminster Royals relocated to nearby

. For the first four seasons in South Surrey, the Eagles did not make it past the quarterfinals in the playoffs. 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

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in the Subway Cup. The Eagles then beat the

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champions Cranbrook Colts and the

Fort McMurray Oil Barons The Fort McMurray Oil Barons are a Junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). They play in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada at the Centerfire Place. The Oil Barons have won three AJHL playoff championships, three regular ...

of the

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to earn a berth in the

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. In the tournament, held in

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, 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

with the tournament held in

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, defeating the

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4–1 in the final. The Eagles' following seasons also were successful, losing the league title to eventual

winners

in 1999, then twice losing in the league semifinal, and won the league title in 2005 over the

four games to one. In the 2005

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series, they lost to

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four games to one. In 2012–13, the Eagles won the

championship by defeating the

Penticton Vees The Penticton Vees are a junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The junior Vees were founded in 1961, sharing the name of the senior hockey team, the Penticton ...

in six games. They then won the inaugural

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with a 4–2 win over the Brooks Bandits in the championship game. At the

, 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''

NHL alumni

Awards and trophies

* 1998

* 2013

* 1998 * 1997 * 1990

* 1998 * 1997 * 1990 Mowat Cup * 2005 * 1998 * 1997 * 1990

* 2013 * 2005 * 1998 * 1997 * 1990 Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy * 2013 * 2005 * 1998 * 1997 * 1990 * 1989 * 1982 Ron Boileau Memorial Trophy" * 2013

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* 1997 * 1990 * 1989 Top Goaltender Trophy * Michael Santaguida: 2013 * Bob Bell: 1991 *Cory Cadden: 1990

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Trophy *John McNabb: 1999 *Shane Kuss: 1997 *Mark Karpen: 1990 * Jeff McLean: 1989 Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy *Peter Wishloff/Chris Peck: 1997 * Bob Bell/

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: 1991 *Cory Cadden/

: 1990 Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy *Mark Holick: 1999 *

Rick Lanz Richard Roman Lanz (born September 16, 1961) is a Czech-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 10 seasons in the National Hockey League and is best known for his time with the Vancouver Canucks. He was born in Czechoslov ...

: 1997 * Pat Smith: 1993 *Harvey Smyl: 1991 *

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: 1990 Bob Fenton Trophy *Scott Knowles: 2008 *Shane Kuss: 1997 Top Defenceman Trophy *

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: 2014 *

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: 2013 *

Nathan Oystrick Nathan Oystrick (born December 17, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Oystrick has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues. He was originall ...

: 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 Scott Carlos Gomez (born December 23, 1979) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was the assistant coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Gomez had previously played in the NHL with t ...

: 1997

References

External links

Official website of the Surrey Eagles

Official website of the BCHL

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