The Sicamous Eagles are a Junior 'A' Ice Hockey team based in Sicamous , British Columbia , Canada . They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Sicamous & District Recreation Centre.
19-634: The Eagles were founded in 1994, and finished their first season with a record of 36-8. They would win the KIJHL championship over the Castlegar Rebels in the playoffs. The following year, they would finish with a similar record of 35-6-1, losing to Castlegar in the finals again. In 1996-97, they finished third in the Eddie Mountain Division, with a record of 21-21. The following year, they finished fourth in their division, losing in
38-551: A member of the Neil Murdoch Division from 2007 to 2013; two conference titles as a member of the Kootenay Conference from 2007 to 2013. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, D = Defaults, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Final records as of February 17, 2024. Records as of February 27, 2024. KIJHL Championship Coach of
57-857: The AJHL championship team for the Doyle Cup . In the end, the BCHL had a near spotless record against the RMJHL, winning all 19 series with a record 48 wins and 1 loss. In the final year of the competition, the Kimberley Dynamiters recorded the league's only win against a BCHL championship team, namely the Vernon Vipers , before losing the series. The BCHL continued to award the Mowat Cup to itself until 2016. From its founding until 1991,
76-883: The Cyclone Taylor Cup as BC Champions in 1977, 1978, and 1979 and the Grande Prairie North Stars won the Russ Barnes Trophy and Alberta champions in 1976. In 1980 the PCJHL became a Junior "A" League, one season after the British Columbia Junior Hockey League - Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League merger. The league's most successful team, by far, was the Prince George Spruce Kings . Every season, their playoff champion earned
95-662: The Fort St. John Huskies , Dawson Creek Canucks , and Grande Prairie North Stars . Previously, Fort St. John won the Cyclone Taylor Cup as British Columbia Jr. B Champions in 1969 as a member of the Peace Jr. B League. With the expansion, the PJBHL became the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League (PCJHL). The first championship of the new PCJHL was won by Prince George, but Quesnel won the league and
114-514: The KIJHL in 1998. The Cranbrook Colts folded in 1998. The remaining four teams ( Creston Valley Thunder , Kimberley Dynamiters , Nelson Leafs , and Fernie Ghostriders ) played an interlocking schedule with the AWHL of USA Hockey . In 1999, the RMJHL proposed that the remaining four teams join the BCHL as a "Kootenay Division", however the BCHL rejected the proposal. The league folded after
133-490: The 1998–99 season. The Creston Valley Thunder and Nelson Leafs moved to the KIJHL , and the Kimberley Dynamiters and Fernie Ghostriders joined the AWHL . The Mowat Cup was the championship trophy of Junior A hockey in British Columbia . From 1981 to 1999, it was awarded to the winner between the championship team from the RMJHL and the championship team from the BCHL . The winner would then go on to play
152-683: The Castlegar and District Community Complex. The Rebels played Junior 'A' in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League from 1996 until 1998. The Rebels joined the league in 1976 as an expansion team . The Rebels have won the KIJHL Championship four times, in 1977, 1978, 1996 and 2013. They won four division titles as a member of the Western Division from 1976 to 1996, two division titles as
171-597: The Eagles won the KIJHL championship for the second time, led by the KIJHL's most accomplished alumnus, Shea Weber . They defeated the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 3-1 in the final. They then went on to win the Keystone Cup as British Columbia's top Junior B team. They would win the regular season title again the following year, but lost to Beaver Valley in the championship. The Eagles finished second in
190-567: The Okanagan-Shushwap Division for the 2003-04 season, with a record of 31-12-4-3, losing in the Division finals to Osoyoos . They lost in the first round the following season to Revelstoke . But in 2005-06, the Eagles won the league title for a third time, defeating Beaver Valley in the final again. The Eagles have yet to win another league title. The 2006-07 Eagles suffered a considerable drop in form, finishing fourth in
209-621: The Okanagan-Shushwap Division, and losing in the first round to the Kamloops Storm . The following year, the divisions of the KIJHL were re-organized, and the Eagles were moved to the Eddie Mountain Conference, East Division. They finished second in their division, but lost in the Division finals to the Revelstoke Grizzlies . In 2008-09, the league was again re-sorted, and the Eagles finished second in
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#1732794495488228-692: The Year Most Sportsmanlike Most Valuable Top Goaltender Top Rookie Castlegar Rebels The Castlegar Rebels are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Castlegar, British Columbia , Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Rebels play their home games at
247-928: The Year Most Sportsmanlike Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Top Defenceman Top Goaltender Top Scorer Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League was a Junior "A" ice hockey league in British Columbia , Canada . In 1975, the Quesnel Millionaires and Prince George Spruce Kings joined the Peace Junior B Hockey League (PJBHL). The PJBHL already included
266-558: The first round of the playoffs. In 1998-99, they improved to second in the Eddie Mountain Division, behind only the North Okanagan Kings . In 1999-00, they finished second in their division again, and lost to the Nelson Leafs in the league championship. The following year, the Eagles were finished second in their division again, before losing in the second round of the playoffs to the Revelstoke Grizzlies . In 2001-02,
285-650: The first time in franchise history that the Eagles lost in the first round of the playoffs in two consecutive years. Another franchise low occurred in 2015-16, as the Eagles missed the playoffs for the first time in their history, compiling a 10-34-2-6 record, fifth in the Doug Birks Division. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, D = Defaults, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Records as of March 4, 2024. Keystone Cup Cyclone Taylor Cup KIJHL Championship Coach of
304-556: The new Okanagan Division. They would lose in the first round to Kamloops . The following season, they finished third in the Okanagan Division, before losing in the second round to the Princeton Posse . In 2010-11 , the Eagles were sorted into the new Doug Birks Division, and finished third again, losing to Kamloops in the first round. The following season, the Eagles would finish fourth in their division, and lost in
323-866: The right to play for the Mowat Cup , the British Columbia Junior "A" Title. The PCJHL/RMJHL was eligible for the Royal Bank Cup , the Junior "A" National Title. In 1991, the PCJHL doubled in size when it took in a portion of the Jr. B KIJHL and was renamed the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL). The newcomers, which were concentrated in the southern region, formed the Kootenay Division, and
342-542: The second round to the Kelowna Chiefs . In 2012-13, the Eagles improved to second in the Doug Birks Division, losing to the North Okanagan Knights in the Division final. 2013-14 saw the Eagles drop to fourth in the Division again, losing 4-1 in the opening round to the Kamloops Storm . The next season would see an identical result, with the Eagles fourth and losing 4-1 to Kamloops, and this marked
361-904: The teams in the northern region formed the Peace-Cariboo Division. In 1995, the Trail Smoke Eaters moved to the British Columbia Hockey League . In 1996, the entire Peace-Cariboo Division departed the league: the Prince George Spruce Kings and Quesnel Millionaires moved to the BCHL , the Grande Prairie Chiefs moved to the AJHL , the Williams Lake Mustangs folded, and the Fort St. John Huskies moved to Hockey Alberta 's North West Junior Hockey League . The Castlegar Rebels joined in 1996, but returned to
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