Ridge Meadows Flames
Ice hockey team in Maple Ridge, British Columbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Ridge Meadows Flames | |
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City | Maple Ridge, British Columbia |
League | Pacific Junior Hockey League |
Conference | Harold Brittain |
Founded | 1972 (1972)ā73 |
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 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..