Ridge Meadows Flames


The Ridge Meadows Flames are a Junior ice hockey team based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League. The Flames play their home games at Planet Ice Maple Ridge.

History

The Ridge Meadows Flames were originally named the North Shore Winter Club Flames in 1972 and joined the North Island League for the 1973–74 season, where they won their first ever championship. The following season, the Flames joined the West Coast Junior Hockey League. 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.
In 2025, the league announced plans to promote the Chilliwack Jets, Coastal Tsunami, Delta Ice Hawks, Grandview Steelers, Langley Trappers, Richmond Sockeyes and Ridge Meadows Flames to a new Tier 1 division beginning in the 2025–26 season. Under the plan, the Abbotsford Pilots, Aldergrove Ironmen, Mission City Outlaws, North Vancouver Wolf Pack, Port Coquitlam Trailblazers, Port Moody Panthers, Surrey Knights and White Rock Whalers would remain as Tier 2, as well as a planned expansion team to be based in Cloverdale. However, when the plan was put to the franchise owners for a vote, it failed to pass by the required two-thirds majority, with 8 members voting for and 7 voting against. The vote was divided between the franchises that had been selected for promotion, who voted in favour of the motion, and those not selected for promotion, who voted against it.

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''

British Columbia Jr A Provincial Championships

NHL alumni

Keystone Cup
  • 1997-98
Cyclone Taylor Cup
  • 1982-83, 1995–96, 1997–98
NIL Championship
  • 1973-74
PIJHL Championship
  • 1995-96, 1997–98, 2023–24
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