Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
City	Sydney, Nova Scotia
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Conference	Telus
Division	Telus Maritimes
Founded	1969
Home arena	Centre 200
Colours	Black, white, gold and grey
General manager	Marc-André Dumont
Head coach	Marc-André Dumont
Website	www.capebretoneagles.com
Franchise history
1969–1977	Sorel Éperviers
1977–1979	Verdun Éperviers
1979–1980	Sorel/Verdun Éperviers
1980–1981	Sorel Éperviers
1981–1995	Granby Bisons
1995–1997	Granby Prédateurs
1997–present	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Their home rink is Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Franchise history (1969-1997)

The franchise was granted to the Sorel Eperviers (Black Hawks) for the 1969–70 season. They then 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 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 American Hockey League (AHL)'s Cape Breton Oilers from 1988 to 1996.

Cape Breton (1997–present)

Centre 200, the Screaming Eagles' home ice.

Early years (1997–1999)

The Screaming Eagles' very first captain was Daniel Payette under coach Dany Dubé. They had very poor success in their first few seasons and often had difficulty earning respect around the League, with some players not wanting to come to Cape Breton or complaining while they were there. As enforcers were more common in the League at the time, the Screaming Eagles often made up for lack of skill by having an abundance of fighters.

The Vincent era (1999–2008)

The turn of the new millennium brought some hope to the Screaming Eagles franchise, as new Head Coach and General Manager Pascal Vincent was able to slowly turn things around. Some hardship continued when the Screaming Eagles attempted to strengthen the club by drafting future National Hockey League (NHL) star Ilya Kovalchuk tenth overall in the 2000 CHL Import Draft. Kovalchuk, however, declined to report to the team. Along with star players Marc-André Fleury, Dominic Noel, Stuart MacRae, and Stephen Dixon, the Screaming Eagles reached the QMJHL's conference final in 2002, only to lose in five games to Acadie-Bathurst Titan. Fleury's number 29 jersey went on to be retired by the Screaming Eagles in 2008. Kovalchuk's number 71 was retired in 2014, though it was soon revealed to be an April Fool's joke.^[1]

Vincent made a bold move and stacked the Screaming Eagles lineup with many NHL prospects for the 2003–04 season in hopes of bringing a League title to Cape Breton. Most of the players came from a notorious "boomerang" trade with the Halifax Mooseheads. After the Screaming Eagles won 49 games and captured a division title, Fleury returned from the Pittsburgh Penguins, leading many to think the team would be unstoppable in the playoffs. The Screaming Eagles, however, lost in the second round to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.

Despite the embarrassment, President Greg Lynch opted not to fire Vincent. At the 2004 QMJHL Draft, the Screaming Eagles chose James Sheppard with the first overall pick. In 2006–07, along with star players Luc Bourdon, Ondrej Pavelec and Oskars Bartulis, Sheppard led the Screaming Eagles to the League semifinals, only to lose in seven games to the Val-d'Or Foreurs.

The 2007–08 season saw 16-year-old goaltender Olivier Roy rise to prominence. The Screaming Eagles finished fourth in their division and won their first round playoff series despite having a roster that normally dressed at least ten rookies. Vincent went on to be named the 2008 QMJHL Coach of the Year. However, following the end of the season, Vincent became the head coach and general manager of the Montreal Junior Hockey Club.

The post-Vincent era (2008–2012)

The team returned to the playoffs in 2014.

Following Vincent's departure, Assistant Coach Mario Durocher took over the role of head coach and general manager. In a bid to host the Memorial Cup in 2012, Durocher in 2010 added former NHL players Mike McPhee and Guy Chouinard, former NHL coach Pierre Creamer and Michel Boucher to the hockey staff in consulting roles. Durocher was relieved of his duties effective immediately on April 12, 2011, after a lackluster season in which the team finished 16th in the League and last in the Atlantic Division with just 41 points.^[2][3]

The team's then-Head Coach Ron Choules replaced Durocher as GM in April 2011, though the team failed to improve on the ice. After a poor start to the 2012–13 season, Choules himself was fired as head coach and GM on December 3, 2012, with former Val-d'Or Head Coach Marc-André Dumont announced as his replacement.^[4] The 2012–13 season was a poor one for the Screaming Eagles, as they failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.^[5] At season's end, Assistant Coach Jean-François David was fired, with no replacement immediately announced.^[6]

Current roster

Forwards

Number		Player	Date of birth	Position	Shoots	Place of birth
8		Martineau, Phélix	1997-06-03	C	Right	Laval, QC
10		Boucher, Dillon	1997-04-16	LW	Left	Halifax, NS
11		Hylland, Tyler	1998-04-21	LW	Left	Châteauguay, QC
13		Fiore, Giovanni	1996-08-13	LW	Left	Lavale, QC
14		Smith, Declan	1998-05-07	C	Right	Antigonish, NS
15		Bertrand, Yannik	1997-11-12	LW	Left	Ottawa, ON
16		Beauchamp, Anthony	1998-10-23	RW	Left	Gatineau, QC
17		Bourret, Olivier	2000-01-18	LW	Left	Verdun, QC
19		Batherson, Drake	1998-04-27	C	Right	Fort Wayne, IN, USA
21		Hoyt, Peyton	1999-02-18	RW	Right	Lincoln, NB
22		Fournier, Jordan Ty	1997-04-04	RW	Right	Montréal, QC
23		Corozza, Massimo	1996-05-19	C	Left	Montréal, QC
27		Glotov, Vasily	1997-09-04	C	Left	Russia

Defencemen

Number		Player	Date of birth	Position	Shoots	Place of birth
2		Tesink, Marcus	1998-08-05	D	Left	Saint-John, NB
3		LeBlanc, Olivier	1996-02-17	D	Left	Québec, QC
4		Baillargeon, Maxim	1997-04-04	D	Left	Greenfield, QC
5		Sansfaçon, Alexis	1999-03-09	D	Left	Shawinigan, QC
6		Roy, Sacha	1999-04-05	D	Left	Cookshire, QC
7		McCormik, Adam	2000-06-25	D	Left	Woodstock, NB
9		Gawanke, Leon	1999-05-31	D	Right	Germany
12		Paquette-Bisson, Tobie	1997-02-01	D	Left	Rosemère, QC
20		MacIntyre, Duncan	1996-01-20	D	Left	Chicago, IL, USA

Goaltenders

Number		Player	Date of birth	Position	Catches	Place of birth
31		Mandolese, Kevin	2000-08-22	G	Left	Balinville, QC
30		Jessiman, Kyle	1999-01-12	G	Left	Châteauguay, QC

^[7] Roster as of September 24, 2016

NHL alumni

KHL alumni

Stephen Dixon Tomas Kloucek Artem Demkov NHL First Round Draft Picks 2003 – Marc-André Fleury, #1 overall (Pittsburgh Penguins) 2006 – James Sheppard, #9 overall (Minnesota Wild) 2015 – Evgeny Svechnikov, #19 overall (Detroit Red Wings) 2016 – Pierre-Luc Dubois, #3 overall (Columbus Blue Jackets) Retired numbers #29 – Marc-André Fleury Award winners CHL Scholastic Player of the Year 2007–08: Robert Slaney Humanitarian Award 2009–10: Nick MacNeil Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy 2003–04: Martin Houle (2.32) 2005–06: Ondrej Pavelec (2.51) 2006–07: Ondrej Pavelec (2.52) Luc Robitaille Trophy 2006–07: Cape Breton (308) Marcel Robert Trophy 2004–05: Guillaume Demers 2007–08: Robert Slaney Maurice Filion Trophy 2006–07: Pascal Vincent Mike Bossy Trophy 2002–03: Marc-André Fleury Philips Plaque 2001–02: Pierre-Luc Emond Raymond Lagacé Trophy 2005–06: Ondrej Pavelec 2007–08: Olivier Roy RDS Cup 2005–06: Ondrej Pavelec 2007–08: Olivier Roy Robert Lebel Trophy 2003–04: Cape Breton (2.33) Ron Lapointe Trophy 2007–08: Pascal Vincent Telus Cup – Defensive 2002–03: Marc-André Fleury 2004–05: Martin Houle Season-by-season record Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (1997–Present)[8] Regular season OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss, Pct = Winning percentage Season Games Won Lost Tied OL SL Points Pct Goals for Goals against Standing 1997–98 70 19 46 5 – – 43 0.307 211 295 6th, Dilio 1998–99 70 22 44 4 – – 48 0.343 226 272 6th, Dilio 1999–00 72 24 39 3 6 – 57 0.396 230 302 3rd, Maritimes 2000–01 72 30 37 4 1 – 65 0.451 270 292 2nd, Maritimes 2001–02 72 38 20 10 4 – 90 0.625 286 224 3rd, Maritimes 2002–03 72 21 37 9 5 – 56 0.389 200 268 4th, Maritimes 2003–04 70 49 16 2 3 – 103 0.736 273 164 1st, Atlantic 2004–05 70 32 27 8 3 – 75 0.536 206 195 3rd, Atlantic 2005–06 70 40 23 – 3 4 87 0.621 236 206 3rd, Eastern 2006–07 70 46 22 – 2 0 94 0.671 308 200 2nd, Eastern 2007–08 70 40 24 – 3 3 86 0.614 242 230 4th, Eastern 2008–09 68 46 18 – 3 1 96 0.676 252 201 2nd, Atlantic 2009–10 68 41 22 – 2 3 87 0.603 238 185 3rd, Atlantic 2010–11 68 18 45 – 1 4 41 0.301 154 246 5th, Maritimes 2011–12 68 23 42 – 1 2 49 0.360 219 306 5th, Maritimes 2012–13 68 14 46 – 3 5 36 0.265 161 308 6th, Maritimes 2013–14 68 37 27 – 1 3 78 0.574 260 260 2nd, Maritimes 2014–15 68 31 31 – 3 3 68 0.500 258 246 5th, Maritimes 2015–16 68 38 24 – 5 1 82 0.603 286 237 3rd, Maritimes Playoffs Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals 1997–98 L, 0–4, Quebec Remparts - - - 1998–99 L, 1–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - - - 1999–2000 L, 0–4, Quebec Remparts - - - 2000–01 W, 4–3, Chicoutimi Saguenéens L, 1–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - - 2001–02 W, 4–1, Baie-Comeau Drakkar W, 4–2, Halifax Mooseheads L, 1–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - 2002–03 L, 0–4, Halifax Mooseheads - - - 2003–04 Bye L, 1–4, Chicoutimi Saguenéens - - 2004–05 L, 1–4, Gatineau Olympiques - - - 2005–06 W, 4–1, St. John's Fog Devils L, 0–4, Acadie-Bathurst Titan - - 2006–07 W, 4–0, St. John's Fog Devils W, 4–1, Acadie-Bathurst Titan L, 3–4, Val-d'Or Foreurs - 2007–08 W, 4–2, Lewiston MAINEiacs L, 1–4, Halifax Mooseheads - - 2008–09 W, 4–0, Saint John Sea Dogs L, 3–4, Quebec Remparts - - 2009–10 L, 1–4, Moncton Wildcats - - - 2010–11 L, 0–4, Saint John Sea Dogs - - - 2011–12 L, 0–4, Saint John Sea Dogs - - - 2012–13 - - - - 2013–14 L, 0–4, Gatineau Olympiques - - - 2014–15 L, 3–4, Quebec Remparts - - - 2015–16 W, 4–2, Chicoutimi Saguenéens L, 3–4, Saint John Sea Dogs - - Team records Team records for a single season Statistic Total Season Most points 103 2003–04 Least points 36 2012–13 Most wins 49 2003–04 Most goals for 308 2006–07 Least goals for 154 2010–11 Least goals against 164 2003–04 Most goals against 308 2012–13 Individual player records for a single season Statistic Player Total Season Most goals Cam Fergus 53 2006–07 Most assists Dominic Noel, James Sheppard 63 2001–02, 2006–07 Most points Dominic Noel 105 2001–02 Most points (rookie) Evgeny Svechnikov 78 2014-15 Most points (defenceman) Jean-Claude Sawyer 77 2006–07 Most penalty minutes Pascal Morency 596 2001–02 Most wins (goaltender) Olivier Roy 35 2008–09 Best GAA (goaltender) Martin Houle 2.32 2003–04 See also List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia Canadian Hockey League Quebec Major Junior Hockey League References ↑ http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2014-04-01/article-3673374/Screaming-Eagles-pull-April-Fools%26rsquo%3B-joke-by-retiring-Kovalchuk%26rsquo%3Bs-number/1 Screaming Eagles Pull April Fool's Joke ↑ http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/2010-08-17/article-1680815/Screaming-Eagles-add-hockey-gurus/1 ↑ http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2011-04-12/article-2422532/Screaming-Eagles-fire-Mario-Durocher/1 ↑ Choules fired as Screaming Eagles head coach, general manager http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2012-12-03/article-3132761/Choules-fired-as-Screaming-Eagles-head-coach%2C-general-manager/1 ↑ Eagles will miss QMJHL playoff for first time in franchise history http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2013-03-03/article-3191562/Eagles-will-miss-QMJHL-playoff-for-first-time-in-franchise-history/1 ↑ Screaming Eagles assistant coach David not returning http://www.capebretonpost.com/Sports/Hockey/2013-03-21/article-3205258/Screaming-Eagles-assistant-coach-David-not-returning/1 ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-28.  ↑ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles season-by-season record on www.hockeydb.com External links Official Site Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Based in Sydney Nova Scotia Founded in 1969 Member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Franchise History Records Players Staff Arenas Centre 200 Division Championships 2003–04 Retired numbers 29 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Maritimes Division Acadie–Bathurst Titan Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Charlottetown Islanders Halifax Mooseheads Moncton Wildcats Saint John Sea Dogs Telus East Baie-Comeau Drakkar Chicoutimi Saguenéens Quebec Remparts Rimouski Océanic Shawinigan Cataractes Victoriaville Tigres Telus West Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Drummondville Voltigeurs Gatineau Olympiques Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Sherbrooke Phoenix Val-d'Or Foreurs CHL Memorial Cup President's Cup History Seasons Quebec Junior Hockey League Trophies Awards OHL WHL Category Portal Project Sports teams based in Nova Scotia Baseball NSSBL: Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Halifax Pelham Canadians Kentville Wildcats Sydney Sooners Truro Bearcats Basketball NBL: Cape Breton Highlanders Halifax Hurricanes Football MFL: Halifax Buccaneers MWFL: Halifax Xplosion Hockey QMJHL: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Halifax Mooseheads MHL: Amherst Ramblers Bridgewater Lumberjacks Valley Wildcats Truro Bearcats Weeks Crushers Yarmouth Mariners Rugby union RCNJC: Nova Scotia Keltics Canadian Interuniversity Sport Acadia University Axemen Cape Breton University Capers Dalhousie University Tigers St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women Saint Mary's University Huskies