Team Facts
Plays in Québec Major Junior Hockey League Team colours Black + Gold Town Sydney, NS, CAN Founded 1997

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#52 Nicolas Ruccia (G) 19 2004 Laval, QC, CAN 6'0" 170 L
#20 Oliver Satny (G) 19 2003 Tabor, CZE 6'1" 174 L
DEFENSEMEN
#15 Owen Arnold (D) 18 2005 Quispamsis, NB, CAN 6'5" 201 R
#21 Zach Biggar (D) 20 2003 Summerside, PE, CAN 6'0" 185 L
#17 Xavier Daigle (D) 18 2005 St-Apollinaire, QC, CAN 6'0" 174 L
#3 Tomas Lavoie (D) 17 2006 Repentigny, QC, CAN 6'3" 209 R
#84 Brayden Schmitt (D) 19 2004 Truro, NS, CAN 5'11" 161 R
#77 Conor Shortall (D) 20 2003 St. John's, NL, CAN 5'9" 190 R
#8 Trevor Thurston (D) 21 2002 North Delta, BC, CAN 6'2" 198 L
FORWARDS
#19 Charles Boutin (C) 20 2003 Québec, QC, CAN 5'10" 181 L
#23 Jude Campbell (RW) 18 2005 Mermaid, PE, CAN 6'1" 205 R
#81 Angelo Fullerton (LW) 17 2005 Quispamsis, NB, CAN 6'3" 201 L
#24 Julien Hébert (C) 19 2003 Cap-Saint-Ignace, QC, CAN 5'11" 181 L
#22 Olivier Houde (C) 19 2004 Dosquet, QC, CAN 6'0" 170 L
#49 Ivan Ivan (C)   “A” 20 2002 Ostrava, CZE 6'0" 190 L
#11 Samuel Johnson (C) 20 2002 Carleton, QC, CAN 6'1" 181 L
#91 Jacob Newcombe (LW/C) 19 2004 Halifax, NS, CAN 6'0" 201 L
#10 Luke Patterson (C) 17 2005 Moncton, NB, CAN 6'1" 181 L
#9 Antoine Roy (C) 19 2004 Petit-Rocher, NB, CAN 6'1" 185 L
#16 William Shields (RW) 17 2006 Falmouth, NS, CAN 5'9" 165 R
#12 Cam Squires (RW) 18 2005 Charlottetown, PE, CAN 6'0" 161 R
Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 12 | Av Age: 18.76 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 184 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 19 players
2 players Experience Cape Breton Eagles: 1 427 GP
Team Captains
“A” Ivan Ivan
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Center 200 Location Sydney, NS, CAN Capacity 5 000 Construction Year 1985
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-04-05T19:00:00-0300 Cape Breton Eagles Halifax Mooseheads 2 - 3 QMJHL
2023-04-04T19:00:00-0300 Cape Breton Eagles Halifax Mooseheads 2 - 8 QMJHL
2023-04-01T19:00:00-0300 Halifax Mooseheads Cape Breton Eagles 4 - 3 (OT) QMJHL
2023-03-31T19:00:00-0300 Halifax Mooseheads Cape Breton Eagles 4 - 1 QMJHL
2023-03-25T16:00:00-0300 Moncton Wildcats Cape Breton Eagles 9 - 2 QMJHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/09/2023
01/09/2023 Confirmed Leaving Romain Rodzinski (D) Leaving for Chicoutimi Saguenéens
01/07/2023
01/07/2023 Confirmed Leaving Giovacchino DiMattia (G) Leaving for Shawinigan Cataractes
01/06/2023
01/06/2023 Confirmed Joining Nolan Fowler (F) Joining from Drummondville Voltigeurs
01/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Olivier St-Louis (D) Leaving for Drummondville Voltigeurs
01/03/2023
01/03/2023 Confirmed Joining Carter Ansems (D) Joining from Chicoutimi Saguenéens
01/02/2023
01/02/2023 Confirmed Joining Antoine Roy (F) Joining from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
12/27/2022
12/27/2022 Confirmed Leaving Jérémy Langlois (D) Leaving for Québec Remparts
12/27/2022 Confirmed Joining Brayden Schmitt (D) Joining from Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
1997-1998 QMJHL 70 19 5 46 - - 211 295 43 0.61 14 Conference QF loss
1998-1999 QMJHL 70 22 4 44 - - 226 272 48 0.69 12 Conference QF loss
1999-2000 QMJHL 72 24 3 39 - 6 230 302 57 0.79 13 Conference QF loss
2000-2001 QMJHL 72 30 4 37 - 1 270 292 65 0.90 9 Conference SF loss
2001-2002 QMJHL 72 38 10 20 - 4 286 224 90 1.25 4 Conference SF loss
2002-2003 QMJHL 72 21 9 37 - 5 200 268 56 0.78 14 Conference QF loss
2003-2004 QMJHL 70 49 2 16 - 3 273 164 103 1.47 2 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 QMJHL 70 32 8 27 - 3 206 195 75 1.07 8 First round loss
2005-2006 QMJHL 70 40 - 23 - 7 236 206 87 1.24 6 Conference SF loss
2006-2007 QMJHL 70 46 - 22 - 2 308 200 94 1.34 2 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 QMJHL 70 40 - 24 - 6 242 230 86 1.23 7 Conference SF loss
2008-2009 QMJHL 68 46 - 18 - 4 252 201 96 1.41 5 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 QMJHL 68 41 - 22 - 5 238 185 87 1.28 7 First round loss
2010-2011 QMJHL 68 18 - 45 - 1 154 276 41 0.60 6 Conference QF loss
2011-2012 QMJHL 68 23 - 42 - 3 219 306 49 0.72 5 First round loss
2012-2013 QMJHL 68 14 - 46 - 8 161 308 36 0.53 6 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 QMJHL 68 37 - 27 - 4 260 260 78 1.15 2 First round loss
2014-2015 QMJHL 68 31 - 31 - 6 258 246 68 1.00 5 First round loss
2015-2016 QMJHL 68 38 - 24 - 6 286 237 82 1.21 3 Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017 QMJHL 68 39 - 25 - 4 270 230 82 1.21 4 Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018 QMJHL 68 32 - 28 - 8 235 259 72 1.06 4 First round loss
2018-2019 QMJHL 68 40 - 22 - 6 267 214 86 1.26 3 Quarterfinal loss
Cape Breton Eagles
2019-2020 QMJHL 63 40 - 20 - 3 269 194 83 1.32 2 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 QMJHL 38 12 - 25 - 1 113 186 25 0.66 6 Did not make playoffs
2021-2022 QMJHL 68 14 - 47 - 7 183 335 35 0.51 6 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 QMJHL 68 30 - 34 - 4 224 275 64 0.94 3 Eighth Final Loss
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2014-2015 JCWC 4 1 - 1 1 1 15 14 6 1.50 4 Placement game loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Kian Bell (F) 2022-2023 Battlefords North Stars SJHL 51 54 48 102 44
2. Jacob Santerre (F) 2022-2023 Miramichi Timberwolves MJAHL 52 42 52 94 22
3. Ben Allison (F) 2022-2023 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 68 32 46 78 42
4. Marc Richard (F) 2022-2023 Summerside Western Capitals MJAHL 51 41 29 70 27
5. Logan Shaw (F) 2022-2023 Toronto Marlies AHL 69 21 48 69 36
6. Colby Tower (F) 2022-2023 Swindon Wildcats NIHL 55 35 33 68 49
7. Dawson Stairs (F) 2022-2023 Campbellton Tigers MJAHL 39 31 35 66 137
8. Shawn Boudrias (F) 2022-2023 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 68 33 32 65 61
9. Michael Joly (F) 2022-2023 HPK Liiga 60 25 39 64 18
10. Pierre-Luc Dubois (F) 2022-2023 Winnipeg Jets NHL 73 27 36 63 77
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Chris Culligan (F) 317 87 197 284
2. Dean Ouellet (F) 250 107 151 258
3. Kevin Asselin (F) 312 121 126 247
4. Dominic Noël (F) 182 92 133 225
5. James Sheppard (F) 187 77 148 225
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Kevin Asselin (F) 312 121 126 247
2. Dean Ouellet (F) 250 107 151 258
3. Kyle Farrell (F) 252 103 114 217
4. Nick MacNeil (F) 254 99 82 181
5. Yegor Sokolov (F) 184 97 94 191
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Chris Culligan (F) 317 87 197 284
2. Dean Ouellet (F) 250 107 151 258
3. James Sheppard (F) 187 77 148 225
4. Stephen Dixon (F) 236 83 141 224
5. Jean-Claude Sawyer (D) 282 45 140 185
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Hunter Lahache (F) 186 5 29 1126
2. Trevor Ettinger (D) 155 2 17 885
3. Pascal Morency (F) 133 16 46 710
4. George Davis (F) 133 9 19 652
5. Sébastien Gagnon (D) 120 9 40 555
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Chris Culligan (F) 317 87 197 284
2. Kevin Asselin (F) 312 121 126 247
3. Stephen Woodworth (D) 287 9 45 54
4. Jean-Claude Sawyer (D) 282 45 140 185
5. Maxime Lessard (F) 270 48 85 133
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Ryan Walsh (F) 107 82 180 1.68
2. Michael Joly (F) 39 33 63 1.62
3. Luke Adam (F) 56 49 90 1.61
4. Yevgeni Svechnikov (F) 105 64 157 1.50
5. Cam Fergus (F) 91 72 128 1.41
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Dominic Noël (F) 2001-2002 QMJHL 67 42 63 105 1.57 45
2. Ryan Walsh (F) 1997-1998 QMJHL 65 47 54 101 1.55 57
3. Pierre-Luc Dubois (F) 2015-2016 QMJHL 62 42 57 99 1.60 112
4. Cam Fergus (F) 2006-2007 QMJHL 63 53 45 98 1.56 49
5. Dean Ouellet (F) 2007-2008 QMJHL 70 43 54 97 1.39 57
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Cam Fergus (F) 2006-2007 QMJHL 63 53 45 98 1.56 49
2. Giovanni Fiore (F) 2016-2017 QMJHL 61 52 38 90 1.48 42
3. Luke Adam (F) 2009-2010 QMJHL 56 49 41 90 1.61 75
4. Ryan Walsh (F) 1997-1998 QMJHL 65 47 54 101 1.55 57
5. Yegor Sokolov (F) 2019-2020 QMJHL 52 46 46 92 1.77 42
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Dominic Noël (F) 2001-2002 QMJHL 67 42 63 105 1.57 45
2. James Sheppard (F) 2006-2007 QMJHL 56 33 63 96 1.71 62
3. Jean-Claude Sawyer (D) 2006-2007 QMJHL 68 15 62 77 1.13 87
4. Stuart MacRae (F) 2001-2002 QMJHL 72 34 60 94 1.31 61
5. Keven Cloutier (F) 2000-2001 QMJHL 67 32 60 92 1.37 92
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Pascal Morency (F) 2001-2002 QMJHL 64 11 22 33 0.52 596
2. Hunter Lahache (F) 2000-2001 QMJHL 60 3 9 12 0.20 466
3. Trevor Ettinger (D) 1998-1999 QMJHL 61 0 5 5 0.08 376
4. Trevor Ettinger (D) 1999-2000 QMJHL 44 1 8 9 0.20 328
5. Hunter Lahache (F) 1999-2000 QMJHL 59 0 3 3 0.05 317
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 184 lbs 18.76
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 183 lbs 18.41
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 18.48
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 189 lbs 18.59
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 18.69
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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent QMJHL Entry Draft Selections
RND # Player Born Birtplace HT WT
2022
1 #1 Tomas Lavoie (D) 03/31/2006 Repentigny, QC, CAN 6'3" 209 lbs
1 #11 William Shields (RW) 03/24/2006 Falmouth, NS, CAN 5'9" 165 lbs
1 #13 Thomas Desruisseaux (C) 03/10/2006 Lévis, QC, CAN 5'11" 154 lbs
2 #34 Louka Cloutier (G) 08/22/2006 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 6'1" 165 lbs
3 #48 Lincoln Waugh (D) 04/17/2006 Summerside, PE, CAN 5'10" 161 lbs
3 #49 Étienne Desjardins (D) 09/08/2006 Mirabel, QC, CAN 6'1" 201 lbs
4 #62 Callum Aucoin (LW) 10/22/2006 Hammonds Plains, NS, CAN 5'11" 165 lbs
5 #73 Carson Griffin (LW) 10/06/2006 Summerside, PE, CAN 6'3" 179 lbs
6 #91 Connor Davis (RW) 11/09/2006 Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, CAN 5'11" 170 lbs
7 #109 Alexandre Pelletier (C) 01/21/2006 Edmundston, NB, CAN 5'11" 174 lbs
8 #127 Teddy MacAusland (RW) 01/13/2006 Westwood, MA, USA 5'9" 179 lbs
8 #142 Luc-Antoine Labbé (G) 03/09/2006 Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, QC, CAN 5'10" 137 lbs
9 #145 Elliott Groenewold (D) 02/04/2006 Bellows Falls, VT, USA 6'2" 185 lbs
10 #163 Angelo Fullerton (LW) 08/21/2005 Quispamsis, NB, CAN 6'3" 201 lbs
11 #181 Xavier Parent (LW) 02/27/2006 Gatineau, QC, CAN 5'11" 159 lbs
11 #182 Loïc Nadeau (G) 09/05/2006 Dieppe, NB, CAN 5'9" 154 lbs
12 #199 Alexandre Carbonneau (D) 04/14/2006 Saint-Isidore-de-Laprairie, QC, CAN 6'2" 170 lbs
12 #210 Jake Prince (D) 01/06/2006 Hammonds Plains, NS, CAN 5'11" 154 lbs
13 #217 Dawson Grandy (RW) 06/16/2006 Hampton, NB, CAN 5'11" 161 lbs
2021
1 #8 Émile Perron (D) 04/10/2005 Gatineau, QC, CAN 6'0" 170 lbs
2 #22 Cam Squires (RW) 04/11/2005 Charlottetown, PE, CAN 6'0" 161 lbs
2 #34 Xavier Daigle (D) 03/11/2005 St-Apollinaire, QC, CAN 6'0" 174 lbs
4 #59 Luke Patterson (C) 06/27/2005 Moncton, NB, CAN 6'1" 181 lbs
5 #77 Maxence Albert (LW) 03/16/2005 Amos, QC, CAN 6'1" 172 lbs
5 #83 Brady Wambolt (D) 01/13/2005 Eastern Passage, NS, CAN 5'10" 179 lbs
6 #95 Colby Morin (LW) 10/08/2005 Grand Falls, NB, CAN 5'11" 168 lbs
6 #96 Xavier Farrah (G) 01/06/2005 Moncton, NB, CAN 6'1" 185 lbs
6 #97 Lane Lochead (LW) 05/17/2005 Alma, NS, CAN 6'0" 183 lbs
7 #113 Jérôme Gilbert (C) 06/23/2004 Val-d'Or, QC, CAN 6'1" 187 lbs
8 #131 Wynston Iserhoff (C/LW) 01/13/2005 Maniwaki, QC, CAN 5'8" 150 lbs
9 #159 Noah Blanchard (G) 07/09/2005 Bedford, NS, CAN 5'10" 137 lbs
10 #167 Preston Pattengale (D) 06/27/2004 Sydney, NS, CAN 6'1" 190 lbs
11 #185 Thomas Pigeon (G) 08/15/2004 Ajax, ON, CAN 6'0" 176 lbs
12 #203 Blake Pilgram-Edwards (LW) 07/07/2005 Elmsdale, NS, CAN 5'10" 150 lbs
12 #205 Liam Travis (C/RW) 03/27/2005 Miramichi, NB, CAN 6'0" 170 lbs
13 #221 Tyson LeFrense (D) 01/08/2005 Sydney, NS, CAN 5'9" 165 lbs
14 #239 Isaac Tremblay (C) 09/24/2004 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 6'0" 150 lbs
2020
1 #17 Nicolas Ruccia (G) 04/12/2004 Laval, QC, CAN 6'0" 170 lbs
2 #35 Lucas Canning (LW) 06/20/2004 Stellarton, NS, CAN 6'0" 223 lbs
3 #48 Colby Huggan (C) 06/29/2004 Charlottetown, PE, CAN 5'11" 141 lbs
5 #83 François-James Buteau (D) 04/28/2004 Montréal, QC, CAN 6'4" 205 lbs
5 #89 Jacob Long (D) 06/16/2004 Edmundston, NB, CAN 6'1" 183 lbs
5 #91 Kiefer Lyons (LW) 04/23/2004 Quispamsis, NB, CAN 6'1" 192 lbs
6 #98 Alexis Bonefon (LW) 01/26/2004 St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN 6'1" 181 lbs
6 #109 Matheas Elles (D) 03/19/2004 Halifax, NS, CAN 6'1" 181 lbs
7 #113 Nicolas Hogue (RW/C) 09/20/2004 Roxboro, QC, CAN 5'6" 163 lbs
7 #115 Davis Cooper (LW) 04/09/2003 Hammonds Plains, NS, CAN 6'1" 201 lbs
7 #127 Olivier Houde (C) 01/02/2004 Dosquet, QC, CAN 6'0" 170 lbs
8 #138 Kévin McKenna (D) 04/16/2004 Saint-Lazare, QC, CAN 5'11" 159 lbs
9 #163 Noah Comeau (D) 08/08/2004 Dartmouth, NS, CAN 6'4" 185 lbs
10 #181 Nolan Stewart (C) 08/10/2004 Montague, PE, CAN 6'1" 190 lbs
11 #199 Noah Harvey (G) 04/08/2004 Halifax, NS, CAN 6'0" 161 lbs
12 #216 Liam Trenholm (D) 07/29/2004 Port Hood, NS, CAN 6'0" 192 lbs
13 #235 Reese Allen (LW) 05/16/2004 Sydney, NS, CAN 6'6" 218 lbs
Complete Draft History
Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Franchise history
- Sorel Éperviers (1969-1977)
- Verdun Éperviers (1977-1979)
- Sorel/Verdun Éperviers (1979-1980)
- Sorel Éperviers (1980-181)
- Granby Bisons (1981-1995)
- Granby Prédateurs (1995-1997)
- Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (1997-present)