Flames bid Farewell to Brett Ferguson after 7 seasons, and 4 as team Captain.  The Canadian forward is the last of the original club that ushered Flames into EIHL play back in 2017-2018, his first term in Surrey.  Since that time, Flames have claimed the Patton Conference trophy, advanced to a pair of Cup finals, had a near miss by just 2 points on a league title, and represented Spectrum several times at the playoff Final 4 event. 

In 433 games, the 35 year old native of Vibank, Saskatchewan scored 120 goals and added 257 assists to sit 20^th on the club’s all time points listing with 377.  He was selected to the 2^nd EIHL All Star team in 2022-2023 when he had his best offensive term thanks to 23 goals and 76 points for 2^nd on the team’s scoring charts.

“In so many ways this is a terrible business with the transitory nature of players who come and go, most of whom are only with a particular club for a relatively short period of time,” explained Paul Dixon. “It simply is not the kind of job where people stay around for exceptionally long stretches, but Brett has exceeded what most players experience with any single club and we are so glad that he did.” 

“It can be a difficult situation for club and player at any given time when you are making decisions about how the group will move forward, but this particular one to my recollection is the most difficult of all, and it is with great organizational sadness that we say goodbye to Brett as a club member.”

“He has been a dedicated ambassador to us and Guildford, our longest serving Captain in this league, and as a member of our original group of returning players he has been the largest contributor to our EIHL success.  On top of his 7 seasons, which is the longest term with any single club in his career, he also weathered the global pandemic when we sat out a year and he returned to take up his post again after that.” 

“After all that, sadly time is moving forward, and we believe we need to commit to a new group of players who we feel can be the core of this club for the next several seasons as we try to get our hands on future silver.”

“There is no page long enough to say enough good things about Brett’s contribution to the club, and we truly thank him for his hand in our successes over our Elite League tenure. We extend our most sincere wishes for his success as he moves on either to further ice hockey challenges or the next stage of his working career.” 

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