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.

Contents

History

1969-1997 (Pre-Cape Breton)

Early Years 1997-1999

The Vincent Era 1999-Present

Players

Current Roster

NHL Alumni

NHL First Round Draft Picks

Franchise Leaders

QMJHL Record Holders

Yearly Results

Team Records

QMJHL Award Winners

Trophies

All-Star Teams

See also

External link

History

1969-1997 (Pre-Cape Breton)

The franchise was granted to the 'Sorel Eperviers' (Black Hawks) for the 1969-70 season. 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', and in 1995 they 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 AHL's Cape Breton Oilers from 1988 to 1996.

Early Years 1997-1999

The Screaming Eagles' very first captain was Daniel Payette under coach Dany Dubé. They won just 19 games in their first season and finished last in their division. The following season saw the Screaming Eagles land a new coach, Bruce Campbell, however poor success continued as the club won just 22 games this season and finished last in their division once again. This was Campbell's only season with the Screaming Eagles as Pascal Vincent would become the new head coach that following October.

The Vincent Era 1999-Present

Although the hiring of Vincent saw the Screaming Eagles finish with better results than the first two seasons, the success was still mediocre and the club remained one of the QMJHL's basement-dwellers. The Screaming Eagles attempted to strengthen their weak club by drafting Ilya Kovalchuk 10th overall in the 2000 CHL Entry Draft that following summer, however Kovalchuk declined to play. The club finally saw their best season in 2001-2002, when they reached the league's division final only to lose in 5 games to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. The following season saw more poor results as the Screaming Eagles finished with 34 points less than the previous season. Unfortunately, on July 26th, 2003, former Screaming Eagles captain Trevor Ettinger committed suicide. Ettinger was only 23 at the time and was playing with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL. Ettinger was a fan favourite, and fans were able to visit Centre 200 in the following days to pay their respects to him. The offseason leading into the 2003-2004 season saw the Screaming Eagles stack their lineup with many NHL prospects, most of which came from a deal with the Halifax Mooseheads. The Screaming Eagles finished first in their division this season and finished the season ranked 3rd in the entire CHL, but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.

Unfortunately, several months later Screaming Eagles President Greg Lynch passed away. At the 2004 QMJHL Draft, the Screaming Eagles chose forward James Sheppard with the 1st overall pick. Sheppard helped the Screaming Eagles to two overachieving seasons in which they finished 3rd in their division each time. During the 2004-2005 season, the Screaming Eagles wore a shamrock patch on their jerseys with the letters "PGL" (President Greg Lynch) in memory of their late president. The new president would be Paul MacDonald.
The 2006-2007 season saw the Screaming Eagles try and make another run at the Memorial Cup. Sheppard was named team captain and, after a blockbuster trade that saw the Screaming Eagles land Luc Bourdon, led the team to another division final, this time losing in 7 games to the Val-d'Or Foreurs. The deep playoff run was an emotional one, with the Screaming Eagles claiming they had their own inspirational motto by the initials "F.H.T.V." Many speculated it meant "Flying High To Victory" or "Flying High To Vancouver" (where the Memorial Cup was being held), however to this day the team has refused to reveal its meaning to the public. The Screaming Eagles won the Luc Robitaille Trophy for the most goals scored during the regular season, and also finished the season ranked 10th in the CHL.

Players

Current Roster

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Position	Acquired	NHL Rights	Place of Birth
		Olivier Bellevance-Roy	L	G	2007 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2009	Amqui, Quebec
		Marek Benda	L	G	2007 CHL Import Draft	Free Agent	Czech Republic

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	NHL Rights	Place of Birth
'5'		Spencer Corcoran	L	D	2005 Invitee	Free Agent	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
		Alex Lamontagne	R	D	Trade with BaC 2007	Free Agent	Joliette, Quebec
'24'		Beau Prokopetz	L	D	Trade with DRU 2007	Free Agent	Winnipeg, Manitoba
		Mathieu Brodeur	L	D	2007 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2008	Montreal, Quebec
		Olivier Dame-Malka	L	D	2007 Invitee	Eligible 2008	Montreal, Quebec
		Samuel Finn	L	D	2007 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2009	Trois-Rivières, Quebec
		Kyle Mariani	R	D	2006 Invitee	Free Agent	Toronto, Ontario
		Francis Meilleur	L	D	2007 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2008	Montreal, Quebec
		Jan Piskacek	L	D	2007 CHL Import Draft	Free Agent	Czech Republic

Forwards
Number		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	NHL Rights	Place of Birth
'7'		Chris Culligan	L	C	2004 QMJHL Draft	Free Agent	Sydney, Nova Scotia
'8'		Robert Slaney ('A')	L	LW	2005 QMJHL Draft	Free Agent	Carbonear, Newfoundland
'9'		Dean Ouellet ('A')	L	LW	2004 QMJHL Draft	TB	Edmundston, New Brunswick
'11'		Brad Gallant	R	RW	Trade with PEI 2005	Free Agent	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
'15'		James Sheppard ('C')	L	C	2004 QMJHL Draft	MIN	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
'16'		Jean-Christophe Gauthier	L	C	2006 QMJHL Draft	Free Agent	Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
'18'		Alexandre Quesnel	L	LW	2006 QMJHL Draft	Free Agent	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
'19'		Jonathan Laberge	L	C	Trade with SNB 2007	Free Agent	Quebec City, Quebec
'26'		Nick MacNeil	L	C	2005 QMJHL Draft	Free Agent	Antigonish, Nova Scotia
		Joey Haddad	L	RW	Trade with PEI 2007	Free Agent	Sydney, Nova Scotia
		Nicholas Chouinard	R	C	2007 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2008	Matane, Quebec
		Dominic Fontaine	L	LW	2007 Invitee	Free Agent	Sherbrooke, Quebec
		Philippe Fontaine	L	LW	2007 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2009	Quebec City, Quebec
		Jérémy Gouchie	R	RW	2006 QMJHL Draft	Eligible 2008	Montreal, Quebec

NHL Alumni

★ Luc Bourdon ★ Jean-Philippe Côté ★ Marc-Andre Fleury (G) ★ Ryan Flinn

★ Martin Houle (G) ★ Tomas Kloucek ★ Guillaume Lefebvre ★ Alexandre Picard

NHL First Round Draft Picks

★ 2003 NHL Entry Draft - 'Marc-Andre Fleury' #1 Overall ('Pittsburgh Penguins')

★ 2006 NHL Entry Draft - 'James Sheppard' #9 Overall ('Minnesota Wild')

Franchise Leaders

'Points'
Total	Player
''247''	''Kevin Asselin''
225	Dominic Noel
225	James Sheppard
224	Stephen Dixon
215	Stuart MacRae

'Wins (Goaltender)'
Total	Player
''65''	''Martin Houle''
63	Marc-Andre Fleury
55	Ondrej Pavelec
35	David Davenport
23	Daniel Boisclair

'Goals'
Total	Player
''121''	''Kevin Asselin''
92	Dominic Noel
83	Stephen Dixon
82	Ryan Walsh
80	Stuart MacRae

QMJHL Record Holders

'QMJHL All-Time Points List'
Standing	Total	Player
01.	595	Patrice Lefebvre
...	...	...
45.	407	Yanic Perrault
''46.''	''407''	''Olivier Proulx''
47.	405	Brent Aubin
''List = 400+ points''

'QMJHL All-Time Games Played List (Goaltenders)'
Standing	Games Played	Player
01.	222	Jacques Cloutier
02.	210	Adam Russo
''03.''	''209''	''Dany Dallaire''
04.	205	Sylvain Michaud
05.	201	Eric Lafrance
06.	199	Patrick Carbonneau

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
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
2006-07	70	46	22	0	2	94	0.657	308	200	2nd in East

Team Records

'Team Records For A Single Season'
Statistic	Total	Season
Most Points	103	2003-2004
Least Points	43	1997-1998
Most Wins	49	2003-2004
Most Goals For	308	2006-2007
Least Goals For	200	2002-2003
Least Goals Against	164	2003-2004
Most Goals Against	302	1999-2000
Highest Pct.	0.714	2003-2004

'Individual Player Records For A Single Season'
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most Goals	Cam Fergus	53	2006-2007
Most Assists	Dominic Noel, James Sheppard	63	2001-2002, 2006-2007
Most Points	Dominic Noel	105	2001-2002
Most Points (Rookie)	James Sheppard	45	2004-2005
Most Points (Defenceman)	Jean-Claude Sawyer	77	2006-2007
Most Penalty Minutes	Pascal Morency	596	2001-2002
Most Wins (Goaltender)	Martin Houle	34	2003-2004
Best GAA (Goaltender)	Martin Houle	2.32	2003-2004

QMJHL Award Winners

Trophies

★ 2001-2002: 'Philips Title' ''(CHL Title Nominee - Best Centerman for Faceoffs)'' (Defunct) - Pierre-Luc Emond

★ 2002-2003: 'Michael Bossy Trophy' ''(Best Professional Prospect)'' - Marc-Andre Fleury

★ 2002-2003: 'Defensive Player of the Year' - Marc-Andre Fleury

★ 2003-2004: 'Robert LeBel Trophy' ''(Best Team GAA)'' - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (2.33)

★ 2003-2004: 'Jacques-Plante Trophy' ''(Best Goaltender GAA)'' - Martin Houle (2.32)

★ 2004-2005: 'Defensive Player Of The Year' - Martin Houle

★ 2004-2005: 'Marcel-Robert Trophy' ''(Scholastic Player of the Year)'' - Guillaume Demers

★ 2005-2006: 'Jacques-Plante Trophy' ''(Best Goaltender GAA)'' - Ondrej Pavelec (2.51)

★ 2005-2006: 'RDS Cup' ''(Rookie Of The Year)'' - Ondrej Pavelec

★ 2005-2006: 'Raymond-Lagace Trophy' ''(Defensive Rookie of the Year)'' - Ondrej Pavelec

★ 2006-2007: 'Jacques-Plante Trophy' ''(Best Goaltender GAA)'' - Ondrej Pavelec (2.52)

★ 2006-2007: 'Luc-Robitaille Trophy' ''(Best Team GF)'' - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (308)

★ 2006-2007: 'Maurice-Filion Trophy' ''(General Manager of the Year)'' - Pascal Vincent

All-Star Teams

''1st All-Star Team:'' ★ David Cloutier (D) (2001-2002) ★ Martin Houle (G) (2003-2004) ★ Ondrej Pavelec (G) (2005-2006) ★ Ondrej Pavelec (G) (2006-2007)	''Rookie:'' ★ Bruce Campbell (Coach) (1998-1999) ★ Pascal Vincent (Coach) (1999-2000) ★ Ondrej Pavelec (G) (2005-2006)
''2nd:'' ★ Mathieu Dumas (D) (2001-2002) ★ Pascal Vincent (Coach) (2001-2002) ★ Marc-Andre Fleury (G) (2002-2003) ★ Jean-Claude Sawyer (D) (2006-2007) ★ Oskars Bartulis (D) (2006-2007) ★ James Sheppard (C) (2006-2007)

See also

★ List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia

External link

★ Official Site