Ridge Meadows Flames

Ridge Meadows Flames
City	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
League	Pacific Junior Hockey League
Conference	Harold Brittain
Founded	1972 (1972)–73
Home arena	Planet Ice Maple Ridge
Colours	Red, gold, black and white
Owner(s)	Andrew Ilaender, Adam Heath, Scott Oliver
General manager	Derek Bedard
Head coach	Brent Hughes
Website	flameshockey.com/
Franchise history
1972-93	North Shore Winter Club Flames
1993-present	Ridge Meadows Flames

The Ridge Meadows Flames are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Flames play their home games at Planet Ice Maple Ridge. Blaine Hallman is the director of Hockey Operations. Derek Bedard serves as the team's General Manager and Governor. Former NHL player, Brent Hughes is the Head Coach. Mike Legg, Brett Sonne and Bobby Vermette serve as the Assistant Coaches. Mackenzie Skapski and Jeff Smith are the Goalie Coaches. Their Goal judge is community favourite Stevie Crook.

The team was founded in 1972 in North Shore, British Columbia as the North Shore Winter Club Flames until relocating to Maple Ridge in 1993. In its history, the team has won the Keystone Cup once, in 1998. The Flames have won the Cyclone Taylor Cup three times in 1983, 1996 and 1998. They won the NIL Championship once, in 1974; the WCJHL Championship once, in 1983; and the PIJHL Championship three times , in 1996, 1998 and 2024..

History

The Ridge Meadows Flames were originally named the North Shore Winter Club Flames in 1972 and joined the North Island League (NIL) for the 1973–74 season, where they won their first ever championship. The following season, the Flames joined the West Coast Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). In the 1981-82 WCJHL season, the Flames lost in the WCJHL Finals, 3 games to 0 to the Seattle North West Americans. In the 1982-83 WCJHL season, the Flames won the 1982-83 WCJHL championship, and the 1982-83 Cyclone Taylor Cup. In 1993 the Flames relocated from North Shore, British Columbia to Maple Ridge, British Columbia. In the 1995–96 season, the Flames defeated the Richmond Sockeyes, who they finished second to in the regular season, to take the PIJHL Championship. Two years later, the Flames won the 1998 PIJHL Championship, then went on to win the Keystone Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1999-00	42	18	22	2	-	38	194	210	6th, PIJHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Pilots)
2000-01	42	28					228	131	2nd, PIJHL	Lost in Semifinals, 1-3 (Ice Hawks)
2001-02	42	19	19	3	1	42	161	171	5th, PIJHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-3 (Sockeyes)
2002-03	42	25	12	3	2	55	187	157	2nd, PIJHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Sockeyes)
2003-04	42	18	18	6	0	42	178	167	6th, PIJHL	Lost in Quarterfinals (Ice Hawks)
2004-05	48	11	30	4	3	29	132	205	9th, PIJHL	Did not qualify
2005-06	48	21	23	1	3	46	155	154	6th, PIJHL	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Devils)
2006-07	48	26	15	5	2	59	188	179	3rd, PIJHL	Won in QuarterFinals, 4-1(Devils) Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Steelers)
2007-08	48	23	18	-	7	53	192	182	4th, PIJHL	Won in QuarterFinals, 4-1(Black Panthers) Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Pilots)
2008-09	48	18	28	-	2	38	151	198	4th, Harold Brittain	Lost in Div. Semifinals, 2-4 (Pilots)
2009-10	48	28	16	-	4	60	165	145	1st Harold Brittain	Won in Div. Semifinals, 4-2 (Icebreakers) Lost in Div. Finals, 0-4 (Kodiaks)
2010-11	46	21	23	-	2	44	171	188	3rd, Harold Brittain	Lost in Div. Semifinals, 3-4 (Black Panthers)
2011-12	48	11	32	-	1	23	132	204	4th, Harold Brittain	Lost in Div. SemiFinals, 2-4 (Kodiaks)
2012-13	44	16	21	2	5	39	138	197	3rd, Harold Brittain	Lost in Div. Semifinals, 1-4 (Kodiaks)
2013-14	44	17	22	2	3	39	135	155	3rd, Harold Brittain	Lost in Div. SemiFinals, 1-4 (Pilots)
2014-15	44	16	25	-	3	35	130	174	5th, Harold Brittain	Did not qualify
2015-16	44	19	20	2	3	43	174	187	4th, Harold Brittain	Lost Div. SemiFinals, 4-3 (Outlaws)
2016-17	44	22	18	2	2	48	142	123	3rd, Harold Brittain	Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Pilots) Lost Div. Finals, 0-4 (Kodiaks)
2017-18	44	26	14	2	2	56	176	127	1 of 6 Harold Brittain	Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Kodiaks) Won Div. Finals, 4-1 (Pilots) Lost League Finals 2-4 (Ice Hawks)
2018-19	44	20	20	2	2	44	168	141	4 of 6 Harold Brittain 8 of 12 PJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Wolf Pack)
2019-20	44	22	19	0	3	47	178	162	3 of 6 Harold Brittain 7 of 12 PJHL	Lost Div. SemiFinals, 0-4 (Kodiaks)
2020-21	Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	44	32	10	1	1	66	219	109	2 of 7 Harold Brittain 3 of 13 PJHL	Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-0 (Jets) Lost Div Finals 0-4 (Trappers)
2022-23	48	31	14	2	1	65	211	148	2 of 7 Harold Brittain 4 of 13 PJHL	Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-1 (Outlaws) Won Div Finals 4-0 (Jets) Lost League Finals, 3-4 (Ice Hawks)
2023-24	48	41	4	0	3	85	226	82	1st of 7 Harold Brittain 2 of 13 PJHL	Won Div. SemiFinals, 4-0 (Outlaws) Won Div Finals 4-0 (Jets) Won League Finals 4-3 (Sockeyes) Advance to Provincial Jr A Championships

British Columbia Jr A Provincial Championships

Season	Round Robin	Record	Standing	SemiFinal	Bronze Medal Game	Gold Medal Game
2024	Won, Kimberley Dynamiters 7-0 Lost, Revelstoke Grizzlies 1-2 Won, Saanich Predators 5-2	2-1–0	2nd of 4	n/a	OT Lost - 2-3 Revelstoke Grizzlies Silver Medalist

NHL alumni

• Kellan Tochkin
• Mackenzie Skapski
• Brad Hunt
• Brandon Yip

Awards and trophies

Keystone Cup

• 1997-98

Cyclone Taylor Cup

• 1982-83, 1995–96, 1997–98

NIL Championship

• 1973-74

PIJHL Championship

• 1995-96, 1997–98

WCJHL Championship

• 1982-83

Coach of the Year

• Tavis Eaton: 2009-10
• Bayne Ryshak: 2017-18

Most Improved Player

• Shane Harle: 2009-10
• Ryley Lanthier: 2017-18

External links

• Official website of the Ridge Meadows Flames