Colorado Eagles
| Colorado Eagles | |
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 2016–17 ECHL season
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| City | Loveland, Colorado |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Mountain |
| Founded | 2003 (In the CHL) |
| Home arena | Budweiser Events Center |
| Colors | |
| 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 | 7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016) |
| Conference Championships | 5 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| Ray Miron President's Cup | 2 (2005,2007) |
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 franchise was founded in 2003 by former Montreal Canadiens player Ralph Backstrom. 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.
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