Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
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| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | |
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| City: | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| League: | Q.M.J.H.L. |
| Division: | Eastern |
| Founded: | 1997-98 |
| Home Arena: | Centre 200 |
| Colours: | Black, White, Gold & Grey |
| Head Coach: | Pascal Vincent |
| General Manager: | Pascal Vincent |
| Franchise history | |
| 1969-77: | Sorel Éperviers |
| 1977-79: | Verdun Éperviers |
| 1979-80: | Sorel/Verdun Éperviers |
| 1980-81: | Sorel Éperviers |
| 1981-95: | Granby Bisons |
| 1995-97: | Granby Prédateurs |
| 1997-Present: | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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[edit] History
The franchise was granted for the 1969-70 season as the Sorel Eperviers. They 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 in 1995 they changed their names to the Granby Prédateurs. In 1997 they moved to Sydney to become the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. In 1996 the franchise won the Memorial Cup as the Granby Prédateurs. Prior to the Eagles' arrival, Sydney played host to the AHL's Cape Breton Oilers from 1988 to 1996.
The best year of the Screaming Eagles came in 2001-2002, when they reached the league's division final. They lost in 5 games to Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The Eagles also finished first overall in their division in the regular season in 2003-04 but lost in the second round of the playoffs.
The Screaming Eagles have had two of their players drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. Marc-Andre Fleury was the first overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and James Sheppard was drafted 9th overall to the Minnesota Wild in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
NHL players who played for Cape Breton include Jean-Philippe Côté, Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Kloucek, Guillaume Lefebvre, Luc Bourdon, Martin Houle, and Alexandre Picard.
Cape Breton drafted Ilya Kovalchuk 10th overall in the 2000 CHL Entry Draft, but he declined to play in the QMJHL.
[edit] Yearly Results
Legend:
T = Tie, SL = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 onward), OTL = Overtime Loss
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | T/SL | OTL | Points | Pct. | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
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| 1997-98 | 70 | 19 | 46 | 5 | - | 43 | 0.307 | 211 | 295 | 6th in Dilio |
| 1998-99 | 70 | 22 | 44 | 4 | - | 48 | 0.343 | 226 | 272 | 6th in Dilio |
| 1999-00 | 72 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 0.354 | 230 | 302 | 3rd in Maritimes |
| 2000-01 | 72 | 30 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 0.444 | 270 | 292 | 2nd in Maritimes |
| 2001-02 | 72 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 90 | 0.597 | 286 | 224 | 3rd in Maritimes |
| 2002-03 | 72 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 0.354 | 200 | 268 | 4th in Maritimes |
| 2003-04 | 70 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 103 | 0.714 | 273 | 164 | 1st in Atlantic |
| 2004-05 | 70 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 0.514 | 206 | 195 | 3rd in Atlantic |
| 2005-06 | 70 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 0.606 | 236 | 206 | 3rd in East |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
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| Acadie-Bathurst Titan • Baie-Comeau Drakkar • Cape Breton Screaming Eagles • Chicoutimi Saguenéens • Drummondville Voltigeurs • Gatineau Olympiques • Halifax Mooseheads • Lewiston MAINEiacs • Moncton Wildcats • P.E.I. Rocket • Québec Remparts • Rimouski Océanic • Rouyn-Noranda Huskies • Saint John Sea Dogs • St. John's Fog Devils • Shawinigan Cataractes • Val-d'Or Foreurs • Victoriaville Tigres |
| CHL: Memorial Cup • President's Cup • QMJHL seasons • OHL • QMJHL • WHL |
