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Eagles Announce 2009 Main Camp
(28-May-2009 01:32 pm)
The Sicamous Eagles are proud to announce their 2009/10 Main Camp. Each year the Sicamous Eagles hold their Main Camp with the hopes of drawing elite hockey players to their Junior development program that has seen the likes of NHL players Shea Weber... (more)
A Change in Name for KIJHL Sting
(28-May-2009 01:31 pm)
May 16th 2009 - It was announced today that the Summerland Sting of the KIJHL will relocate to Penticton for the 2009/10 hockey season and will now be known as the "Penticton Lakers".
Sporting the colors of purple and gold on a revampe... (more)
KIJHL Expansion Adds Two More Teams
(28-May-2009 01:31 pm)
April 30th 2009 - The KIJHL has approved in principal, the expansion application of a group wanting to bring junior hockey back to the community of Osoyoos. Pending approval from BC Amateur, the team will commence play in the Okanagan Conference, Sep... (more)
Eagles Team Bus For Sale
(28-May-2009 01:31 pm)
1985 MC9 47 Passenger Bus
For more information or details, please contact Wayne March @ (250) 836-3157 or (250) 517-9243 or (250) 836 2283 (Work)... (more)
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2008/09 In Review
At the start of the 2008/09 KIJHL hockey season the expectations placed on the Sicamous Eagles to compete for a league championship were at best a longshot. With no less than 15 new faces in the line-up, the Eagles certainly couldn't be faulted for feeling somewhat unsure of what awaited them as the regular season began to unfold.
With the league's youngest roster, averaging just under 18 years of age, The Sicamous Eagles would need to rely on a few returning veterans and familiar faces to provide leadership and and experience if they were to fly high in the standings of the tough Okanagan-Shuswap Division.  Two of those veteran players were captains Aaron Buat and Josh Collins who would be counted on for leadership, scoring and toughness.
Buat, a slick skating centerman looked to continue his scoring touch in the KIJHL after netting 18 goals as a rookie for the Eagles last season. On the backend, the team would have returning two-time all-star Josh Collins to anchor a solid core of defensemen that included Dylan Smith, Ivan Hartling and rookie Bobby Turnbull.
Through September and October of the KIJHL schedule, the Eagles would find themsleves in a four-team battle with the Princeton Posse, Chase Chiefs and the Kamloops Storm. Scoring goals was never a problem as rookies Jarryd Ten Vaanholt, Derek Huisman, Jordan Hynes and Luke Richardson  would provide the Eagles with one of the most lethal line-combinations in the KIJHL.
Between the pipes, the Eagles would place the burden of netminding on rookie goaltender, Chris Kingdon to carry them. However, it would be an injury to Kingdon that would be their achilles heal as the Eagles struggled through a disastrous November winning just four of eleven games. It wasn't until the Eagles pounded the Spokane Chiefs 12-2 on December 5th that the boys turned it around and did so in convincing fashion.
The high flying Eagles would not lose again in regulation time until January 31st after ripping off a league best 14-0-3 record. During this same stretch the Eagles would outscore opponents by a margin of 83-38. Lead by high scoring defenseman Dylan Smith, the Eagles defense core would lead the Okanagan-Shuswap Division in points by defensemen with only Creston Valley, Nelson and Spokane registering more. |
