Chilliwack/Ladner/Bellingham Franchise
To secure entry into the BCHL, the Trail Smoke Eaters bought out the franchise rights to the Bellingham Ice Hawks, who previously existed in Ladner and Chilliwack.
- Chilliwack Colts 1978-81
- Langley Eagles 1981-87
- Chilliwack Eagles 1987-89
- Ladner Penguins 1989-90
- Bellingham Ice Hawks 1990-95
The Eagles played for six seasons in Langley of which 1983-84 was their dream-come-true season. That year, with a record of 40-8-2, placing third in the league, their hope for playoff success, was high. In the Quarter-Finals that year they grounded Abbotsford Flyers, 4–1. They sunk the Nanaimo Clippers in the semi-finals, 4–2 to advance them to the league finals. In that series they jousted with the favoured Penticton Knights, who placed first in the league and won 4–0. The Peace Caribou Junior Hockey League champions, Prince George Spruce Kings, would fare no better as Langley chopped them down, 2–0, for the Mowat Cup. In the BC/Alta Championship, Fort Saskatchewan Traders were out bartered, 4–2. Alas, all good things must come to an end and that is what happened to Langley in the Abbott Cup. The Weyburn Red Wings were having a dream-come-true season of their own, clipping Langleys wings, 4–0, and going on to win the Centennial Cup, emblematic of Junior "A" Hockey supremacy in Canada.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1978-79 | 62 | 28 | 31 | 3 | - | 284 | 287 | 59 | 4th, Coastal | Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Blazers) |
| 1979-80 | 66 | 35 | 30 | 1 | - | 326 | 328 | 71 | 3rd, Coastal | Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Clippers) |
| 1980-81 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 0 | - | 89 | 302 | 2 | 8th, Coastal | Folded |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 0 | - | 204 | 405 | 14 | 7th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1982-83 | 56 | 18 | 37 | 1 | - | 262 | 317 | 37 | 6th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1983-84 | 50 | 40 | 8 | 2 | - | 337 | 192 | 82 | 1st in Coastal | Won League, Mowat Cup, Doyle Cup |
| 1984-85 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 0 | - | 313 | 301 | 62 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1985-86 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 0 | - | 232 | 373 | 24 | 6th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1986-87 | 52 | 31 | 20 | 1 | - | 272 | 259 | 63 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1987-88 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 0 | - | 262 | 360 | 42 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1988-89 | 60 | 18 | 42 | 0 | - | 297 | 445 | 36 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1989-90 | 59 | 22 | 34 | 3 | - | 300 | 395 | 47 | 7th, BCJHL | Lost in Preliminary |
| 1990-91 | 60 | 21 | 34 | 5 | - | 238 | 315 | 47 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1991-92 | 60 | 30 | 26 | 4 | - | 310 | 290 | 64 | 5th, BCJHL | Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Lakers) |
| 1992-93 | 60 | 22 | 35 | 3 | - | 258 | 314 | 47 | 8th, BCJHL | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Paper Kings) |
| 1993-94 | 60 | 18 | 39 | 3 | - | 250 | 324 | 39 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1994-95 | 60 | 29 | 28 | 3 | - | 276 | 284 | 61 | 4th, Mainland | Lost in Preliminary, 0-2 (Lakers) |
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