{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey team | text_color = #000000 | bg_color = | team = West Covina Eagles | logo = | caption = | logo_size = 150px | city = West Covina, California | league = California-Nevada Hockey League,<br>Pacific Southwest Hockey League | founded = 1969 | folded = 1981 | arena = | colors = <!---Franchise history---> | name1 = West Covina Eagles | dates1 = 1969–1978 | name2 = California Eagles | dates2 = 1978–1981 <!---Championships---> | championships = 1972 }} The '''West Covina Eagles''' were a semi-professional ice hockey team from West Covina, California. The club was a founding member of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League and played throughout the 1970s.<ref name="hockeydb">{{cite web |title=West Covina Eagles Statistics and History |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/stte/west-covina-eagles-9365.html |work=Hockey DB |accessdate=May 20, 2024}}</ref>
==History== West Covina got its start in 1969 in the California-Nevada Hockey League and won the league championship in 1972. That summer, the league changed its name to the Pacific Southwest Hockey League but was otherwise unchanged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ask the Falcons - Never Too Early to Begin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/703890237/?clipping_id=136825362&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjcwMzg5MDIzNywiaWF0IjoxNzE2MjE0OTMyLCJleHAiOjE3MTYzMDEzMzJ9.f2luybi-b8-Kee8ZubAQ431MXHutb8qDsK0tyBiv9do |work=The Fresno Bee |date=August 14, 1977 |accessdate=May 20, 2024}}</ref> In 1978, the team changed its name to 'California Eagles' but that didn't help stave off their financial difficulties. In 1981, the team suspended operations and have not played since.
==Season-by-season results== {| class="wikitable" width=600 |- !Season !GP !W !L !T !Pts !Finish !Postseason |- |1969–70 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |-bgcolor=eeeeee |1970–71 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |-bgcolor=ddffdd |1971–72 |– |– |– |– |– |– |'''Champions''' |-bgcolor=eeeeee |1972–73 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |- |1973–74 |– |– |– |– |– |– |Runner-Up |-bgcolor=eeeeee |1974–75 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |- |1975–76 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |-bgcolor=eeeeee |1976–77 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |- |1977–78 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |-bgcolor=eeeeee |1978–79 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |- |1979–80 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |-bgcolor=eeeeee |1980–81 |– |– |– |– |– |– |missed |- |} Source:<ref name="hockeydb" />
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