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{{Pro hockey team
  
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| team = Colorado Eagles
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| city = [[Loveland, Colorado]]
  
| city = [[Loveland, Colorado]]
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| league = [[Central Hockey League]]
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| league = [[ECHL]] (2011-2018)<br>[[AHL]] (2018-19)
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| conference = Turner
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| conference = Western
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| division = Mountain
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| founded = 2003
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| founded = 2003 (In the [[Central Hockey League|CHL]])
 
| arena = [[Budweiser Events Center]]
  
| arena = [[Budweiser Events Center]]
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| colors = Navy blue, red, gold, white<br>{{color box|#16284C}} {{Color box|#E0144C}} {{color box|#FFD65A}} {{color box|#FFF}}
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| colors = Black, Gold, Red, Blue
  
 
| owner = Colorado Eagles Professional Hockey LLC
  
| owner = Colorado Eagles Professional Hockey LLC
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| coach = [[Kevin McClelland]]
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| coach = [[Aaron Schneekloth]]
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| GM = [[Chris Stewart]]
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| media =
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| media = The Coloradoan<br>Loveland Reporter-Herald
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| affiliates = [[Colorado Avalanche]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br />[[San Antonio Rampage]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])
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<!---Franchise history--->
  
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| name1 = Colorado Eagles
  
| name1 = Colorado Eagles
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| dates1 = 2003 to Present
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| dates1 = 2003–present
 
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| reg_season_titles = 3 (2005, 2006, 2009)
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| reg_season_titles = '''3''' ([[2004–05 CHL season|2005]], [[2005–06 CHL season|2006]], [[2008–09 CHL season|2009]])
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| division_titles = 6 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
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| division_titles = '''8''' ([[2003–04 CHL season|2004]], [[2004–05 CHL season|2005]], [[2005–06 CHL season|2006]], [[2006–07 CHL season|2007]], [[2007–08 CHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 CHL season|2009]], [[2015–16 ECHL season|2016]], [[2017-18 ECHL Season|2018]])
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| conf_titles = '''7''' ([[2004–05 CHL season|2005]], [[2006–07 CHL season|2007]], [[2007–08 CHL season|2008]], [[2008–09 CHL season|2009]], [[2010–11 CHL season|2011]], [[2017 Kelly Cup playoffs|2017]]), [[2017-18 ECHL Season|2018]]
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| conf_titles = 4 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  
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| chl_championships = '''2''' ([[2004–05 CHL season|2005]], [[2006–07 CHL season|2007]], [[2017-18 ECHL Season|2018]])
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|kelly_cups = '''2''' ([[2016–17 ECHL season|2017]], [[2017-18 ECHL Season|2018]])
 
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The '''Colorado Eagles''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Loveland, Colorado]]. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the [[ECHL]]'s Western Conference.
   
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The Eagles were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 in the [[Central Hockey League]] and remained in the league until June 2011. During their time in the CHL, the Eagles won two [[Ray Miron President's Cup]]s, three regular season titles, five conference titles and six division titles in eight seasons. The Eagles play at the [[Budweiser Events Center]] in Loveland and serves the Fort Collins-Loveland metropolitan area.
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The '''Colorado Eagles''' are a professional [[ice hockey]] team. They are a member of the [[Central Hockey League]]. The Eagles play their home games at the [[Budweiser Events Center]] in [[Loveland, Colorado]]. The communities of [[Fort Collins, CO|Fort Collins]], [[Greeley, CO|Greeley]] and [[Windsor, CO|Windsor]] are included in the team's market. The Eagles advanced to the playoffs in their first season and won the CHL championship in 2004-05. They won their division in 2005-06, but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]], after having defeated the [[Oklahoma City Blazers]] in the first round. They would again win the CHL Championship in 2006-07, defeating the [[Laredo Bucks]] four games to two.
  
   
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The team has been granted an membership as an expansion team in the [[American Hockey League]] beginning with the 2018–19 season.
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After the 2007-08 season, coach [[Chris Stewart]] retired, and [[Kevin McClelland]] took over. During the 2008-09 season, it was decided that the Colorado Eagles would host the 2009 CHL All-Star Game. It took place Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 at the [[Budweiser Events Center]]. The Eagles won 8-4.
  
   
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== Franchise history ==
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==Achievements==
  
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* [[Ray Miron President's Cup]]: 2005, 2007
  
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* [[Governor's Cup]]: 2005, 2006, 2009
  
   
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=== Central Hockey League era (2003–2011) ===
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==Team Record==
  
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The franchise was founded in 2003 by former [[Montreal Canadiens]] player [[Ralph Backstrom]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Jon C.|last=Scott|title=Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South|year=2006|publisher=Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.|page=163|isbn=1-894974-21-2}}</ref> The Eagles advanced to the playoffs in their first season and won the CHL championship in their second season, 2004&ndash;05. They won their division in 2005&ndash;06, but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]], after having defeated the [[Oklahoma City Blazers]] in the first round. They would again win the CHL Championship in 2006–07, defeating the [[Laredo Bucks]] four games to two in the Cup Finals.
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After the 2007&ndash;08 season, coach [[Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1961)|Chris Stewart]] retired, and [[Kevin McClelland]] was named as his replacement. Following the 2009&ndash;10 season, McClelland was not retained and Stewart - who had been working as team president and general manager since leaving the bench – resumed head coaching duties.
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| colspan="50" bgcolor="black" | [[File:Colorado eagles.png|30px|left]] <span style="color:#FFDB58"><center>'''''ALL-TIME STANDINGS'''''</center>
 
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During the 2008&ndash;09 season, the Eagles hosted the 2009 CHL All-Star Game and took on a group of CHL All-Stars from various teams. The exhibition took place on January 14, 2009, at the Budweiser Events Center, with the Eagles defeating the CHL All-Stars, 8-4.
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=== Move to ECHL (2011–2018) ===
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During the [[2010&ndash;11 Central Hockey League season|2011 Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs]], the Eagles had been rumored to be transferring to the ECHL following the completion of the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web | last = Sandalow | first = Brian | title = Icy future awaiting Bees? | publisher = ''[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]]'' | date = April 30, 2011 | url = http://www.themonitor.com/sports/icy-49821-awaits-bees.html | accessdate = May 25, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Cohn | first = Justin A. | title = Lots of excitement | publisher = ''[[The Journal Gazette]]'' | date = May 6, 2011 | url = http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110506/BLOGS11/110509639 | accessdate = May 25, 2011}}</ref> Former [[International Hockey League (2007&ndash;)|International Hockey League]] commissioner Dennis Hextall has stated that he had heard that the Colorado Eagles may already be included in the ECHL's tentative schedule for the [[2011&ndash;12 ECHL season|2011&ndash;12 season]].<ref>{{cite web | last = DeVrieze | first = Craig | title = Change rumors swirl in the CHL | publisher = ''[[Quad-City Times]]'' | date = April 29, 2011 | url = http://qctimes.com/sports/hockey/professional/minor/article_1c52f030-7221-11e0-9887-001cc4c03286.html | accessdate = May 23, 2011}}</ref>
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On May 29, 2011, [[KOTA-TV|KEVN-TV]] in [[Rapid City, South Dakota]] reported that Colorado was to move to the ECHL in time for the 2011&ndash;12 season.<ref>{{cite web | last = Coppock | first = Cory | title = Colorado Eagles moving to ECHL | publisher = ''[[KOTA-TV|KEVN-TV]]'' | date = May 29, 2011 | url = http://www.blackhillsfox.com/2011/05/29/Colorado-Eagles-moving-to-ECHL | accessdate = May 30, 2011}}</ref> The following day, the team announced that they would have a press conference on May 31 at the Budweiser Events Center and that local media were urged to attend and fans urged to listen to the press conference online or on a local radio station.<ref>{{cite web | last = Press release | first = | title = Eagles schedule new conference for Tuesday | publisher = ''[[The Coloradoan]]'' | date = May 30, 2011 | url = http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110530/UPDATES02/110530012/Eagles-schedule-news-conference-Monday?odyssey=tab<!--|topnews|text|Sports--> | accessdate = May 30, 2011}}</ref> At the press conference, Head Coach, General Manager and President Chris Stewart announced that the team had been accepted as an expansion franchise in the ECHL for the 2011&ndash;12 season.
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In August 2011, the Eagles were assigned to the Western Conference's Mountain Division as part of the league realignment for the [[2011&ndash;12 ECHL season]].<ref name = "Division">{{cite news | last = Press release | title = Annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting concludes | publisher = [[ECHL]] | url = http://echl.com/annual-echl-board-of-governors-meeting-concludes-p172058 | date = August 1, 2011 | accessdate = August 1, 2011}}</ref>
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They served as the second-tier affiliate of the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Winnipeg Jets]] and the [[American Hockey League]]'s [[St. John's IceCaps]] until the end of the 2012–13 hockey season<ref name = "Affiliation">{{cite news | last = Press release | title = Jets cut ties to ECHL club | publisher = [[Winnipeg Free Press]] | url = http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/jets-cut-ties--to-echl-club-207330831.html | date = May 14, 2013 | accessdate = May 14, 2013}}</ref> and then as the [[Calgary Flames]] and [[Adirondack Flames]] affiliate during the [[2014–15 ECHL season|2014–15 season]].
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In July 2016, head coach [[Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1961)|Chris Stewart]] retired as coach for the second time but remained with the organization as general manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/hockey/eagles/2016/07/06/chris-stewart-retires-colorado-eagles-coach/86757356/ |title=Chris Stewart retires as Colorado Eagles coach |publisher=''[[Fort Collins Coloradoan]]'' |date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> He was replaced by assistant coach and longtime Eagles player, [[Aaron Schneekloth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/ci_30140671/colorado-eagles-name-aaron-schneekloth-replace-chris-stewart |title=Colorado Eagles name Aaron Schneekloth to replace Chris Stewart |publisher=''[[Reporter-Herald]]'' |date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> On July 20, the Eagles announced a four-year affiliation with the NHL's [[Colorado Avalanche]] and the AHL's [[San Antonio Rampage]] after one season of playing independent of affiliations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/eagles-announce-affiliation-with-colorado-avalanche/n-5185097 |title=Eagles Announce Affiliation with Colorado Avalanche |publisher=''OurSports Central'' |date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> In their first season with the Avalanche affiliation, the Eagles would go on to finish second in the Mountain Division of the ECHL and then win the [[Kelly Cup]] as the [[2017 Kelly Cup playoffs|2017 playoffs champions]].
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===Move to the AHL===
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During the 2017–18 offseason, the [[National Hockey League]] added the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] as a 31st team. The addition of the new NHL team also led to discussions of adding a 31st team in the [[American Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pe.com/articles/andrews-825333-president-gulls.html |title=American Hockey League president talks scheduling, expansion, All-Stars, etc. |publisher=''[[The Press-Enterprise]]'' |date=February 11, 2017}}</ref> With the Golden Knights choosing to affiliate with the [[Chicago Wolves]] instead of adding their own AHL expansion team, talks with other organizations were opened. The owners and managers of the Eagles began discussions with the Avalanche with interests into becoming an AHL expansion for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/14/colorado-eagles-avalanche-ahl-affiliate/ |title=Colorado Eagles in discussions to become the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate |publisher=''[[The Denver Post]]'' |date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> On October 10, 2017, the Avalanche and the Eagles officially announced that the club would be promoted to the AHL in 2018.  The teams present AHL affiliate, the [[San Antonio Rampage]] will become an affiliate of the [[St. Louis Blues]] who were splitting a [[Chicago Wolves]] affiliation with the [[Vegas Golden Knights]].  The Wolves will have a single affiliation with the Golden Knights for 2018-19. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/hockey/eagles/2017/10/10/colorado-eagles-moving-ahl-become-top-avalanche-affiliate/749755001/ |title=Colorado Eagles moving to AHL to become top Avalanche affiliate |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |date=October 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/ahl-awards-expansion-membership-to-colorado-eagles |title=AHL AWARDS EXPANSION MEMBERSHIP TO COLORADO EAGLES |publisher=[[American Hockey League]] |date=October 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/16/colorado-eagles-brace-move-ahl/</ref>  The team will continue to play out of the [[Budweiser Events Center]], but; the arena will require several upgrades in its infrastructure to meet the conditions set out in the AHL’s collective bargaining agreement, such as modernized and expanded locker rooms and training facilities, as well as designated areas for visiting NHL scouts to watch the games. The team's run in the 2018 Calder Cup playoffs (they are in the Western Conference Finals as of this entry) have made it so that the window to get the upgrades done is getting smaller; but the team has started the behind the scenes upgrades as possible while the team is still playing and have stated not meeting the standards would be irresponsible.
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== Season records==
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'''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL=shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
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<small>Records as of end of the [[2018–19 AHL season]].</small><ref>{{citeweb| publisher = ''Hockeydb.com'' | url = http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=5309 | title = Colorado Eagles season statistics and records | date = 2016-04-01 | accessdate = 2016-04-01}}</ref>
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! [[Season (sports)|Season]] !! GP !! W !! L !! OTL !! SOL !! Pts !! GF !! GA !! PIM !! Finish !! Year !! 1st round !! 2nd round !! 3rd round !! Finals
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| [[2003-04 CHL season|2003-04]] || 43 || 16 || 5 || 91 || 232 || 156 || Lost in round 1 || [[Chris Stewart]]
  
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| [[2004-05 CHL season|2004-05]] || 43 || 10 || 7 || 93 || 221 || 123 || CHL champions || [[Chris Stewart]]
  
 
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| [[2005-06 CHL season|2005-06]] || 44 || 14 || 6 || 94 || 241 || 183 || Lost in round 2 || [[Chris Stewart]]
  
 
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| [[2006-07 CHL season|2006-07]] || 46 || 17 || 1 || 93 || 256 || 182 || CHL champions || [[Chris Stewart]]
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| [[2003–04 CHL season|2003–04]] || 64 || 43 || 16 || 0 || 5 || 91 || 232 || 156 || 1453 || '''1st, Northwest''' || [[2003–04 CHL season#Playoffs|2004]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| L, 1–3, [[Wichita Thunder|WIC]] || — ||—
 
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| [[2004–05 CHL season|2004–05]] || 60 || 43 || 10 || 5 || 2 || 93 || 221 || 123 || 1345 || '''1st, Northwest''' || [[2004–05 CHL season#Playoffs|2005]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–1, [[Tulsa Oilers|TUL]] || W, 4–2, [[Wichita Thunder|WIC]] || '''W, 4–1, [[Laredo Bucks|LAR]]'''
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| [[2007-08 CHL season|2007-08]] || 37 || 20 || 7 || 81 || 254 || 223 || Lost in Finals || [[Chris Stewart]]
  
 
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| [[2008-09 CHL season|2008-09]] || 45 || 15 || 4 || 94 || 275 || 195 || Lost in Finals || [[Kevin McClelland]]
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| [[2005–06 CHL season|2005–06]] || 64 || 44 || 14 || 0 || 6 || 94 || 241 || 183 || 1898 || '''1st, Northwest''' || [[2005–06 CHL season#Playoffs|2006]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–3, [[Oklahoma City Blazers|OKC]] || L, 1–4, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] ||—
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| [[2006–07 CHL season|2006–07]] || 64 || 46 || 17 || 0 || 1 || 93 || 256 || 182 || 1944 || '''1st, Northwest''' || [[2006–07 CHL season#Playoffs|2007]] || W, 4–2, [[Youngstown SteelHounds|YNG]] || W, 4–3, [[Oklahoma City Blazers|OKC]] || W, 4–2, [[Memphis RiverKings|MEM]] || '''W, 4–2, [[Laredo Bucks|LAR]]'''
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| [[2007–08 CHL season|2007–08]] || 64 || 37 || 20 || 2 || 5 || 81 || 254 || 223 || 1637 || '''1st, Northwest''' || [[2007–08 CHL season#Playoffs|2008]] || BYE || W, 4–1, [[Youngstown SteelHounds|YNG]] || W, 4–3, [[Texas Brahmas|TEX]] || L, 0–4, [[Arizona Sundogs|ARZ]]
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| [[2008–09 CHL season|2008–09]] || 64 || 45 || 15 || 1 || 3 || 94 || 275 || 195 || 1429 || '''1st, Northwest''' || [[2008–09 CHL season#Playoffs|2009]] || BYE || W, 4–0, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] || W, 4–2, [[Mississippi RiverKings|MIS]] || L, 1–4, [[Texas Brahmas|TEX]]
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| [[2009–10 CHL season|2009–10]] || 64 || 42 || 15 || 5 || 2 || 91 || 277 || 208 || 1557 || 2nd, Northern || [[2009–10 CHL season#Playoffs|2010]] || BYE || L, 0–4, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] ||—||—
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| [[2010–11 CHL season|2010–11]] || 66 || 40 || 22 || 2 || 2 || 84 || 250 || 199 || 1352 || 2nd, Turner || [[2010–11 CHL season#Playoffs|2011]] || W, 3–1, [[Quad City Mallards|QC]] || W, 3–1, [[Missouri Mavericks|MO]] || W, 4–3, [[Rapid City Rush|RC]] || L, 3–4 [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]]
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| [[2011–12 ECHL season|2011–12]] || 72 || 38 || 28 || 1 || 5 || 82 || 250 || 252 || 1485 || 2nd, Mountain || [[2012 Kelly Cup playoffs|2012]] || L, 0–3, [[Stockton Thunder|STK]] ||—||—||—
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| [[2012–13 ECHL season|2012–13]] || 72 || 34 || 31 || 3 || 4 || 75 || 239 || 224 || 1534 || 3rd, Mountain || [[2013 Kelly Cup playoffs|2013]] || L, 2–4, [[Idaho Steelheads|IDA]] ||—||—||—
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| [[2013–14 ECHL season|2013–14]] || 71 || 33 || 26 || 7 || 5 || 78 || 211 || 218 || 1158 || 4th, Mountain || [[2014 Kelly Cup playoffs|2014]] || L, 2–4, [[Idaho Steelheads|IDA]] ||—||—||—
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| [[2014–15 ECHL season|2014–15]] || 71 || 41 || 23 || 4 || 4 || 90 || 236 || 209 || 1457 || 3rd, Pacific || [[2015 Kelly Cup playoffs|2015]] || L, 3–4, [[Ontario Reign (ECHL)|ONT]] ||—||—||—
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| [[2015-16 ECHL season|2015–16]] || 72 || 41 || 27 || 3 || 1 || 86 || 232 || 193 || 1427 || '''1st, West''' || [[2016 Kelly Cup playoffs|2016]] || L, 2–4, [[Utah Grizzlies|UTA]] ||—||—||—
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| [[2016-17 ECHL Season|2016–17]] || 72 || 47 || 20 || 2 || 3 || 99 || 265 || 206 || 1415 || 2nd, Mountain || [[2017 Kelly Cup playoffs|2017]] || W, 4–1, [[Idaho Steelheads|IDA]] || W, 4–2, [[Allen Americans|ALN]] || W, 4–1, [[Toledo Walleye|TOL]] ||'''W, 4–0 [[South Carolina Stingrays|SC]]'''
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| [[2017-18 ECHL Season|2017–18]] || 72 || 48 || 18 || 4 || 2 || 102 || 265 || 214 || 1377 || '''1st, Mountain''' || [[2018 Kelly Cup playoffs|2018]] || W, 4–2, [[Wichita Thunder|WIC]] || W, 4–0, [[Idaho Steelheads|IDA]] || W, 4–3, [[Fort Wayne Komets|FW]] || '''W, 4–3, [[Florida Everblades|FLA]]'''
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| [[2018-19 AHL Season|2018–19]] || 68 || 36 || 27 || 4 || 1 || 77 || 191 || 205 || 1114 || 4th, Pacific || [[2019 Calder Cup playoffs|2019]] || L, 1-3, [[Bakersfield Condors|BAK]] || — || — || —
 
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== Players ==
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* [http://www.coloradoeagles.com/ Colorado Eagles]
  
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====Retired numbers====
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| '''12''' || [[Riley Nelson]] || [[Center (ice hockey)|C]] || 2003–2014 || December 12, 2014<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/eagles/ci_27119126/former-colorado-eagles-captain-riley-nelson-settling-into | title = Former Eagles captain Riley Nelson settling into life after hockey | publisher = ''Reporter-Herald'' | date = 2014-12-11 | accessdate = 2014-12-11}}</ref>
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| '''17''' || [[Ryan Tobler]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]] || 2003–2010 || March 27, 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/eagles/ci_27801753/ryan-tobler-honored-have-eagles-retire-his-number |title= Ryan Tobler honored to have Colorado Eagles retire his number |publisher= ''Reporter-Herald'' |date= 2015-03-27 | accessdate = 2015-03-27}}</ref>
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| '''89''' || [[Greg Pankewicz]] || [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]] || 2003–2009 || October 16, 2009.<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://coloradoeagles.com/eagles-news/pankewicz-retires-becomes-assistant-coach/ | title = Pankewicz retires becomes assistant coach | publisher = ''Colorado Eagles'' | date = 2009-08-10 | accessdate = 2009-10-12}}</ref>
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== Awards and honors ==
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'''[[Ray Miron President's Cup]]'''<br />''CHL playoff champion''
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* 2005, 2007
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'''[[Kelly Cup]]'''<br />''ECHL playoff champion''
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* [[2017 Kelly Cup playoffs|2017]]
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'''Bud Poile Governors' Cup'''
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<br />''CHL regular season champion''
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* 2004&ndash;05, 2005&ndash;06, 2008&ndash;09
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'''Conference playoff championship'''
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*2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, [[2010–11 Central Hockey League season|2011]]
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'''Division titles'''
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* 2003&ndash;05, 2004&ndash;05, 2005&ndash;06, 2006&ndash;07, 2007&ndash;08, 2008&ndash;09, 2015–16
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.coloradoeagles.com/ Colorado Eagles Official Website]
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Revision as of 10:04, 28 April 2019

Colorado Eagles
Colorado eagles
City: Loveland, Colorado
League: ECHL (2011-2018)
AHL (2018-19)
Conference: Western
Division: Mountain
Founded: 2003 (In the CHL)
Home Arena: Budweiser Events Center
Colors: Navy blue, red, gold, white
                   
Owner(s): Colorado Eagles Professional Hockey LLC
General Manager: Chris Stewart
Head Coach: Aaron Schneekloth
Media: The Coloradoan
Loveland Reporter-Herald
Affiliates: Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Franchise history
2003–present: Colorado Eagles
Championships
Regular Season Titles: 3 (2005, 2006, 2009)
Division Championships: 8 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018)
Conference Championships: 7 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017), 2018
Ray Miron President's Cup: 2 (2005, 2007, 2018)
Kelly Cups: 2 (2017, 2018)

The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference.

The Eagles were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 in the Central Hockey League and remained in the league until June 2011. During their time in the CHL, the Eagles won two Ray Miron President's Cups, three regular season titles, five conference titles and six division titles in eight seasons. The Eagles play at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland and serves the Fort Collins-Loveland metropolitan area.

The team has been granted an membership as an expansion team in the American Hockey League beginning with the 2018–19 season.

Franchise history

Central Hockey League era (2003–2011)

The franchise was founded in 2003 by former Montreal Canadiens player Ralph Backstrom.[1] The Eagles advanced to the playoffs in their first season and won the CHL championship in their second season, 2004–05. They won their division in 2005–06, but lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, after having defeated the Oklahoma City Blazers in the first round. They would again win the CHL Championship in 2006–07, defeating the Laredo Bucks four games to two in the Cup Finals.

After the 2007–08 season, coach Chris Stewart retired, and Kevin McClelland was named as his replacement. Following the 2009–10 season, McClelland was not retained and Stewart - who had been working as team president and general manager since leaving the bench – resumed head coaching duties.

During the 2008–09 season, the Eagles hosted the 2009 CHL All-Star Game and took on a group of CHL All-Stars from various teams. The exhibition took place on January 14, 2009, at the Budweiser Events Center, with the Eagles defeating the CHL All-Stars, 8-4.

Move to ECHL (2011–2018)

During the 2011 Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs, the Eagles had been rumored to be transferring to the ECHL following the completion of the playoffs.[2][3] Former International Hockey League commissioner Dennis Hextall has stated that he had heard that the Colorado Eagles may already be included in the ECHL's tentative schedule for the 2011–12 season.[4]

On May 29, 2011, KEVN-TV in Rapid City, South Dakota reported that Colorado was to move to the ECHL in time for the 2011–12 season.[5] The following day, the team announced that they would have a press conference on May 31 at the Budweiser Events Center and that local media were urged to attend and fans urged to listen to the press conference online or on a local radio station.[6] At the press conference, Head Coach, General Manager and President Chris Stewart announced that the team had been accepted as an expansion franchise in the ECHL for the 2011–12 season.

In August 2011, the Eagles were assigned to the Western Conference's Mountain Division as part of the league realignment for the 2011–12 ECHL season.[7]

They served as the second-tier affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the American Hockey League's St. John's IceCaps until the end of the 2012–13 hockey season[8] and then as the Calgary Flames and Adirondack Flames affiliate during the 2014–15 season.

In July 2016, head coach Chris Stewart retired as coach for the second time but remained with the organization as general manager.[9] He was replaced by assistant coach and longtime Eagles player, Aaron Schneekloth.[10] On July 20, the Eagles announced a four-year affiliation with the NHL's Colorado Avalanche and the AHL's San Antonio Rampage after one season of playing independent of affiliations.[11] In their first season with the Avalanche affiliation, the Eagles would go on to finish second in the Mountain Division of the ECHL and then win the Kelly Cup as the 2017 playoffs champions.

Move to the AHL

During the 2017–18 offseason, the National Hockey League added the Vegas Golden Knights as a 31st team. The addition of the new NHL team also led to discussions of adding a 31st team in the American Hockey League.[12] With the Golden Knights choosing to affiliate with the Chicago Wolves instead of adding their own AHL expansion team, talks with other organizations were opened. The owners and managers of the Eagles began discussions with the Avalanche with interests into becoming an AHL expansion for the 2018–19 season.[13] On October 10, 2017, the Avalanche and the Eagles officially announced that the club would be promoted to the AHL in 2018.  The teams present AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage will become an affiliate of the St. Louis Blues who were splitting a Chicago Wolves affiliation with the Vegas Golden Knights.  The Wolves will have a single affiliation with the Golden Knights for 2018-19. [14][15][16]  The team will continue to play out of the Budweiser Events Center, but; the arena will require several upgrades in its infrastructure to meet the conditions set out in the AHL’s collective bargaining agreement, such as modernized and expanded locker rooms and training facilities, as well as designated areas for visiting NHL scouts to watch the games. The team's run in the 2018 Calder Cup playoffs (they are in the Western Conference Finals as of this entry) have made it so that the window to get the upgrades done is getting smaller; but the team has started the behind the scenes upgrades as possible while the team is still playing and have stated not meeting the standards would be irresponsible.

Season records

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL=shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of end of the 2018–19 AHL season.[17]

Regular season Playoffs
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Year 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
Central Hockey League
2003–04 64 43 16 0 5 91 232 156 1453 1st, Northwest 2004 — L, 1–3, WIC — —
2004–05 60 43 10 5 2 93 221 123 1345 1st, Northwest 2005 — W, 4–1, TUL W, 4–2, WIC W, 4–1, LAR
2005–06 64 44 14 0 6 94 241 183 1898 1st, Northwest 2006 — W, 4–3, OKC L, 1–4, BS —
2006–07 64 46 17 0 1 93 256 182 1944 1st, Northwest 2007 W, 4–2, YNG W, 4–3, OKC W, 4–2, MEM W, 4–2, LAR
2007–08 64 37 20 2 5 81 254 223 1637 1st, Northwest 2008 BYE W, 4–1, YNG W, 4–3, TEX L, 0–4, ARZ
2008–09 64 45 15 1 3 94 275 195 1429 1st, Northwest 2009 BYE W, 4–0, BS W, 4–2, MIS L, 1–4, TEX
2009–10 64 42 15 5 2 91 277 208 1557 2nd, Northern 2010 BYE L, 0–4, BS — —
2010–11 66 40 22 2 2 84 250 199 1352 2nd, Turner 2011 W, 3–1, QC W, 3–1, MO W, 4–3, RC L, 3–4 BS
ECHL
2011–12 72 38 28 1 5 82 250 252 1485 2nd, Mountain 2012 L, 0–3, STK — — —
2012–13 72 34 31 3 4 75 239 224 1534 3rd, Mountain 2013 L, 2–4, IDA — — —
2013–14 71 33 26 7 5 78 211 218 1158 4th, Mountain 2014 L, 2–4, IDA — — —
2014–15 71 41 23 4 4 90 236 209 1457 3rd, Pacific 2015 L, 3–4, ONT — — —
2015–16 72 41 27 3 1 86 232 193 1427 1st, West 2016 L, 2–4, UTA — — —
2016–17 72 47 20 2 3 99 265 206 1415 2nd, Mountain 2017 W, 4–1, IDA W, 4–2, ALN W, 4–1, TOL W, 4–0 SC
2017–18 72 48 18 4 2 102 265 214 1377 1st, Mountain 2018 W, 4–2, WIC W, 4–0, IDA W, 4–3, FW W, 4–3, FLA
American Hockey League
2018–19 68 36 27 4 1 77 191 205 1114 4th, Pacific 2019 L, 1-3, BAK — — —

Players

Retired numbers

Colorado Eagles retired numbers
No. Player Position Career No. retirement
12 Riley Nelson C 2003–2014 December 12, 2014[18]
17 Ryan Tobler LW 2003–2010 March 27, 2015[19]
89 Greg Pankewicz RW 2003–2009 October 16, 2009.[20]

Awards and honors

Ray Miron President's Cup
CHL playoff champion

  • 2005, 2007

Kelly Cup
ECHL playoff champion

Bud Poile Governors' Cup
CHL regular season champion

  • 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09

Conference playoff championship

  • 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

Division titles

  • 2003–05, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2015–16

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., 163. ISBN 1-894974-21-2. 
  2. ↑ Sandalow, Brian (April 30, 2011). Icy future awaiting Bees?. The Monitor. Retrieved on May 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Cohn, Justin A. (May 6, 2011). Lots of excitement. The Journal Gazette. Retrieved on May 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ DeVrieze, Craig (April 29, 2011). Change rumors swirl in the CHL. Quad-City Times. Retrieved on May 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ Coppock, Cory (May 29, 2011). Colorado Eagles moving to ECHL. KEVN-TV. Retrieved on May 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ Press release (May 30, 2011). Eagles schedule new conference for Tuesday. The Coloradoan. Retrieved on May 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ Press release. "Annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting concludes", ECHL, August 1, 2011. Retrieved on August 1, 2011. 
  8. ↑ Press release. "Jets cut ties to ECHL club", Winnipeg Free Press, May 14, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2013. 
  9. ↑ Chris Stewart retires as Colorado Eagles coach. Fort Collins Coloradoan (July 6, 2016).
  10. ↑ Colorado Eagles name Aaron Schneekloth to replace Chris Stewart. Reporter-Herald (July 18, 2016).
  11. ↑ Eagles Announce Affiliation with Colorado Avalanche. OurSports Central (July 20, 2016).
  12. ↑ American Hockey League president talks scheduling, expansion, All-Stars, etc.. The Press-Enterprise (February 11, 2017).
  13. ↑ Colorado Eagles in discussions to become the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate. The Denver Post (June 14, 2017).
  14. ↑ Colorado Eagles moving to AHL to become top Avalanche affiliate. Fort Collins Coloradoan (October 10, 2017).
  15. ↑ AHL AWARDS EXPANSION MEMBERSHIP TO COLORADO EAGLES. American Hockey League (October 10, 2017).
  16. ↑ https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/16/colorado-eagles-brace-move-ahl/
  17. ↑ "Colorado Eagles season statistics and records". Hockeydb.com (2016-04-01). Retrieved on 2016-04-01.
  18. ↑ "Former Eagles captain Riley Nelson settling into life after hockey". Reporter-Herald (2014-12-11). Retrieved on 2014-12-11.
  19. ↑ Ryan Tobler honored to have Colorado Eagles retire his number. Reporter-Herald (2015-03-27). Retrieved on 2015-03-27.
  20. ↑ "Pankewicz retires becomes assistant coach". Colorado Eagles (2009-08-10). Retrieved on 2009-10-12.

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