The Stony Plain Eagles are a
senior
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* Senior (name), a surname ...
ice hockey
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team based in
Stony Plain,
Alberta
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, Canada. Founded in the 1930s, the team moved up to the Senior AAA ranks in 1992. They played in the
Allan Cup Hockey West
The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) (formerly the Chinook League) is a multi-tier Canada, Canadian Senior ice hockey, Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, on hiatus as of 2021. The ACHW is one of two Allan Cup-eligible ice hockey leagues curre ...
until 2020. The Eagles were the 1999
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are th ...
National Senior champions of Canada.
History
In 1987, the Eagles would win both the Alberta and Western Canada Intermediate "A" Championship, but lost the
Hardy Cup
The W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984, and the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" from 1985 until 1990. Th ...
Intermediate National Championship in straight games to
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Gagnon Packers.
From 1992 until 2003, the Eagles captured twelve consecutive Alberta Senior AAA Provincial Championships, reaching six
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are th ...
finals in that time. They would win only one title, however, in 1999 as the host team.
The Eagles hosted the Allan Cup in 2007, the third time since 1992 that Stony Plain has played host to the tournament.
Season-by-season record
''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
NHL
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alumni
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Gordon Mark
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Ryan Smyth
Ryan Alexander Borden Smyth (born February 21, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played most of his career for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was especially known for playing in the st ...
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James Black
See also
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List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
This is a list of ice hockey teams in Alberta. It features the leagues they have played for, and championships won.
Since hockey was introduced to Alberta, Canada, in the 1890s, teams at all levels have come and gone. While the professional ran ...
References
Eagles history@ stonyplaineagles.com
@ hockey-alberta.ca
External links
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Ice hockey teams in Alberta
Senior ice hockey teams
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