The Espanola Eagles (aka Espanola Screaming Eagles) were a
Canadian Junior ice hockey team. The team was coached for eighteen years by
Red McCarthy
Mirl Arthur "Red" McCarthy (March 12, 1930 – 1995), was a Canadian sportsperson, sport and recreation administrator, ice hockey player, founder and co-inventor of the sport of ringette, and for a time, a barrel jumper.
Biography
Born in Stur ...
who then managed it for another four. The Eagles were located in
Espanola, Ontario and played in the
Memorial Cup-eligible
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association and later the
Centennial Cup-eligible
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
The Eagles played from 1962 until 2003 when their franchise was bought by interests in
Michigan and relocated. The team was renamed the Northern Michigan Black Bears. The Bears existed from 2003–2006, then became the Soo Indians from 2008–2012. The team was then renamed again and from 2012–2015 was known as the
Soo Eagles. From 2015 to the present, the team has been known as the
New Jersey Junior Titans.
Season-by-season results
External links
Eagles websiteNOJHL website
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams
1962 establishments in Ontario
2003 disestablishments in Ontario
Ice hockey clubs established in 1962
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2003
Espanola, Ontario
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