# 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 | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | Season lost to COVID-19 pandemic | 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