the eagles were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 in the central hockey league and remained in the league until june 2011, when they joined the echl. 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 team was granted a membership as an expansion team in the american hockey league beginning with the 2018–19 season as the affiliate of the colorado avalanche of the national hockey league.