Professional ice hockey team in Edmonton, Alberta (1940–1963)
Edmonton Flyers at Edmonton Gardens (1950)
The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, first as an amateur senior ice hockey team (1940–1951), and then as a professional minor league team. The Flyers played in the Edmonton Gardens .[ 1]
The Flyers were nominated by W. G. Hardy to represent Canada at the 1947 Ice Hockey World Championships ,[ 2] but the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ultimately did not to send a team due to funding issues.[ 3] [ 4]
The Flyers won the 1948 Allan Cup as Canadian senior hockey champions.[ 5] The Flyers later won three Lester Patrick Cups as Western Hockey League champions.[ 1]
The Flyers were a minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League 's Detroit Red Wings during their tenure in the WHL. During this time, many future NHL stars passed through the Flyers organization. Among them were Al Arbour , Johnny Bucyk , Glenn Hall , Bronco Horvath and Norm Ullman .[ 6]
Season-by-season record
The Flyers played in the following leagues:
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season
League
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Points
Finish
Playoffs
1940-41
ASHL
30
15
14
1
121
117
31
1945-46
WCSHL
36
24
10
2
181
130
50
2nd Overall
1946-47
WCSHL
40
??
??
?
174
139
46
2nd Overall
1947-48
WCSHL
48
24
22
2
231
184
50
3rd Overall
Won league and Allan Cup
1948-49
WCSHL
48
30
17
1
262
172
61
2nd Overall
1949-50
WCSHL
50
27
18
5
238
174
59
1st Overall
1950-51
WCSHL
60
34
25
1
242
198
69
2nd Overall
1951-52
PCHL
70
30
32
8
244
246
68
5th Overall
1952-53
WHL
70
31
28
11
263
227
73
4th Overall
Won championship
1953-54
WHL
70
29
30
11
246
260
69
4th Overall
1954-55
WHL
70
39
20
11
273
204
89
1st Overall
Won championship
1955-56
WHL
70
33
34
3
236
256
56
4th Prairie
1956-57
WHL
70
39
27
4
239
212
82
2nd Prairie
1957-58
WHL
70
38
28
4
264
225
80
2nd Prairie
1958-59
WHL
64
33
28
3
205
206
69
2nd Prairie
1959-60
WHL
70
37
29
4
246
240
78
4th Overall
1960-61
WHL
70
27
43
0
229
295
54
7th Overall
1961-62
WHL
70
39
27
4
296
245
82
1st North
Won championship
1962-63
WHL
70
24
44
2
215
309
50
3rd North
Notable alumni
List of Edmonton Flyers alumni who played more than 100 games in Edmonton and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League .
See also
References
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