Cape Breton Eagles

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Cape Breton Eagles
File:Cape Breton Eagles logo 2019.png
City Sydney, Nova Scotia
League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division Telus Maritimes
Founded 1969
Home arena Centre 200
Colours Black, white, gold and grey
                   
General manager Jacques Carrière[1]
Head coach Jake Grimes[2]
Website www.capebretoneagles.com
Franchise history
1969–1977 Sorel Éperviers
1977–1979 Verdun Éperviers
1979–1980 Sorel/Verdun Éperviers
1980–1981 Sorel Éperviers
1981–1995 Granby Bisons
1995–1997 Granby Prédateurs
1997–2019 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
2019–present Cape Breton Eagles

The Cape Breton Eagles are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Their home rink is Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Franchise history (1969–1997)

The franchise was granted to the Sorel Eperviers (Black Hawks) for the 1969–70 season. They then moved from Sorel to Verdun in 1977 to become the Verdun Eperviers. In 1979, they played in both Sorel and Verdun before moving back to Sorel for the next season. In 1981, they moved to Granby to become the Granby Bisons, and in 1995 changed their names to the Granby Prédateurs. In 1996, the Prédateurs won the Memorial Cup. In 1997, they moved to Sydney to become the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Prior to the Eagles' arrival, Sydney played host to the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Cape Breton Oilers from 1988 to 1996.

Cape Breton (1997–present)

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Centre 200, the Screaming Eagles' home ice.

Early years (1997–1999)

Screaming Eagles logo from 1997 to 2019

The Screaming Eagles' first captain was Daniel Payette under coach Dany Dubé.[citation needed]

The Vincent era (1999–2008)

In 1999, Pascal Vincent was hired as the new head coach and general manager.[citation needed] The Screaming Eagles attempted to strengthen the club by drafting future National Hockey League (NHL) star Ilya Kovalchuk tenth overall in the 2000 CHL Import Draft. However, Kovalchuk declined to report to the team. Along with star players Marc-André Fleury, Dominic Noel, Stuart MacRae and Stephen Dixon, the Screaming Eagles reached the QMJHL's conference final in 2002, only to lose in five games to Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Fleury's number 29 jersey went on to be retired by the Screaming Eagles in 2008. Kovalchuk's number 71 was retired in 2014, as an April Fools' Day prank.[3]

Vincent stacked the Screaming Eagles lineup with many NHL prospects for the 2003–04 season in hopes of bringing a league title to Cape Breton.[citation needed] After the Screaming Eagles won 49 games and captured a division title, with Fleury also returning from the Pittsburgh Penguins before the playoffs, but the Screaming Eagles lost in the second round to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.[citation needed]

At the 2004 QMJHL Draft, the Screaming Eagles chose James Sheppard with the first overall pick. In 2006–07, along with star players Luc Bourdon, Ondrej Pavelec and Oskars Bartulis, Sheppard led the Screaming Eagles to the league semifinals, only to lose in seven games to the Val-d'Or Foreurs.[citation needed]

The 2007–08 season saw 16-year-old goaltender Olivier Roy rise to prominence. The Screaming Eagles finished fourth in their division and won their first round playoff series despite having a roster that normally dressed at least ten rookies. Vincent went on to be named the 2008 QMJHL Coach of the Year. Following the end of the season, Vincent became the head coach and general manager of the Montreal Junior Hockey Club.[citation needed]

Recent history (2008–2019)

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The team returned to the playoffs in 2014.

Following Vincent's departure, assistant coach Mario Durocher took over the role of head coach and general manager. In a bid to host the Memorial Cup in 2012, Durocher added former NHL players Mike McPhee and Guy Chouinard, former NHL coach Pierre Creamer and Michel Boucher to the hockey staff in consulting roles in 2010. Durocher was relieved of his duties on April 12, 2011, after a lackluster season in which the team finished 16th in the league and last in the Atlantic Division with just 41 points.[4][5]

The team's then-head coach Ron Choules replaced Durocher as general manager in April 2011, though the team failed to improve on the ice. After a poor start to the 2012–13 season, Choules himself was fired on December 3, 2012, with former Val-d'Or head coach Marc-André Dumont announced as his replacement.[6] The Screaming Eagles failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in the 2012–13 season.[7] At season's end, assistant coach Jean-François David was fired.[8]

After being eliminated in the second round of the 2019 playoffs, the Screaming Eagles fired their coaching staff. Dumont was replaced with Nova Scotia native, Jake Grimes, along with former Eagles alumni Chris Culligan as assistant coach.[citation needed]

The team mascot is an eagle named Screech.[9]

New team name (2019 to present)

On August 14, 2019, the team rebranded itself as the Cape Breton Eagles.[10]

NHL alumni

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NHL first round draft picks

Retired numbers

Award winners

Season-by-season record

  • Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (1997–Present)[11]

Regular season

OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage
Season Games Won Lost Tied OL SL Points Pct Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1997–98 70 19 46 5 – – 43 0.307 211 295 6th, Dilio
1998–99 70 22 44 4 – – 48 0.343 226 272 6th, Dilio
1999–00 72 24 39 3 6 – 57 0.396 230 302 3rd, Maritimes
2000–01 72 30 37 4 1 – 65 0.451 270 292 2nd, Maritimes
2001–02 72 38 20 10 4 – 90 0.625 286 224 3rd, Maritimes
2002–03 72 21 37 9 5 – 56 0.389 200 268 4th, Maritimes
2003–04 70 49 16 2 3 – 103 0.736 273 164 1st, Atlantic
2004–05 70 32 27 8 3 – 75 0.536 206 195 3rd, Atlantic
2005–06 70 40 23 – 3 4 87 0.621 236 206 3rd, Eastern
2006–07 70 46 22 – 2 0 94 0.671 308 200 2nd, Eastern
2007–08 70 40 24 – 3 3 86 0.614 242 230 4th, Eastern
2008–09 68 46 18 – 3 1 96 0.676 252 201 2nd, Atlantic
2009–10 68 41 22 – 2 3 87 0.603 238 185 3rd, Atlantic
2010–11 68 18 45 – 1 4 41 0.301 154 246 5th, Maritimes
2011–12 68 23 42 – 1 2 49 0.360 219 306 5th, Maritimes
2012–13 68 14 46 – 3 5 36 0.265 161 308 6th, Maritimes
2013–14 68 37 27 – 1 3 78 0.574 260 260 2nd, Maritimes
2014–15 68 31 31 – 3 3 68 0.500 258 246 5th, Maritimes
2015–16 68 38 24 – 5 1 82 0.603 286 237 3rd, Maritimes
2016–17 68 39 25 – 2 2 82 0.603 270 230 4th, Maritimes
2017–18 68 32 28 – 6 2 72 0.529 235 259 4th, Maritimes
2018–19 68 40 22 – 1 5 86 0.632 267 214 3rd, Maritimes
2019–20 63 40 20 – 2 1 83 0.659 269 194 2nd, Maritimes

Playoffs

Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
1997–98 L, 0–4, Quebec Remparts - - -
1998–99 L, 1–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - - -
1999–2000 L, 0–4, Quebec Remparts - - -
2000–01 W, 4–3, Chicoutimi Saguenéens L, 1–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - -
2001–02 W, 4–1, Baie-Comeau Drakkar W, 4–2, Halifax Mooseheads L, 1–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan -
2002–03 L, 0–4, Halifax Mooseheads - - -
2003–04 Bye L, 1–4, Chicoutimi Saguenéens - -
2004–05 L, 1–4, Gatineau Olympiques - - -
2005–06 W, 4–1, St. John's Fog Devils L, 0–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - -
2006–07 W, 4–0, St. John's Fog Devils W, 4–1, Acadie-Bathurst Titan L, 3–4, Val-d'Or Foreurs -
2007–08 W, 4–2, Lewiston Maineiacs L, 1–4, Halifax Mooseheads - -
2008–09 W, 4–0, Saint John Sea Dogs L, 3–4, Quebec Remparts - -
2009–10 L, 1–4, Moncton Wildcats - - -
2010–11 L, 0–4, Saint John Sea Dogs - - -
2011–12 L, 0–4, Saint John Sea Dogs - - -
2012–13 - - - -
2013–14 L, 0–4, Gatineau Olympiques - - -
2014–15 L, 3–4, Quebec Remparts - - -
2015–16 W, 4–2, Chicoutimi Saguenéens L, 3–4, Saint John Sea Dogs - -
2016–17 W, 4–3, Gatineau Olympiques L, 0–4, Charlottetown Islanders - -
2017–18 L, 1–4, Drummondville Voltigeurs - - -
2018–19 W, 4–2, Charlottetown Islanders L, 1–4, Rimouski Océanic - -
2019–20 QMJHL playoffs cancelled

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2014-04-01/article-3673374/Screaming-Eagles-pull-April-Fools%26rsquo%3B-joke-by-retiring-Kovalchuk%26rsquo%3Bs-number/1 Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Screaming Eagles Pull April Fool's Joke
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Choules fired as Screaming Eagles head coach, general manager http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2012-12-03/article-3132761/Choules-fired-as-Screaming-Eagles-head-coach%2C-general-manager/1 Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Eagles will miss QMJHL playoff for first time in franchise history http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2013-03-03/article-3191562/Eagles-will-miss-QMJHL-playoff-for-first-time-in-franchise-history/1 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Screaming Eagles assistant coach David not returning http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2013-03-21/article-3205258/Screaming-Eagles-assistant-coach-David-not-returning/1 Archived 2013-04-10 at archive.today
  9. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/screaming-eagles-on-the-lookout-for-missing-mascot-1.838828#:~:text=March%2020%2C%202009-,Screech%2C%20the%20beloved%20mascot%20of%20the%20Cape%20Breton%20Screaming%20Eagles,the%20mascot%20suit%20was%20gone.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles season-by-season record on www.hockeydb.com

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