Abbotsford Flyers Explained

Team:Abbotsford Flyers
Logosize:140px
City:Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
League:British Columbia Junior Hockey League
Conference:Coastal Conference
Name1:Abbotsford Flyers
Dates1:1976 - 1985
Name2:Delta Flyers
Dates2:1985 - 1988
Altname1:Abbotsford Falcons
Altdates1:1985 - 1988

The Abbotsford Flyers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and played in the Coastal Conference.

History

In 1983, the Flyers avenged a poor playoffs in 1981-82. After sweeping the Burnaby Blue Hawks 4-games-to-none in the quarter-finals, the Flyers beat the New Westminster Royals 4-games-to-2 in the semi-finals, and the Kelowna Buckaroos 4-games-to-1 in the final to win their first and only BCJHL title. In the Mowat Cup, the Flyers defeated the Williams Lake Mustangs of the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League 2-games-to-none to win the BC Jr. A title. Next, in the Alberta/British Columbia Championship, the Flyers beat the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-none. In the Western Canada Final, the Flyers beat Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-2 for the Abbott Cup. In the National Final, the 1983 Centennial Cup the Flyers finally fell to the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-none.

In 1985, the team moved to Delta, but were replaced by the Falcons. Both teams folded in 1988.

Season-by-season record

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
1976-77 68 28 37 3 - 302 325 59 4th BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final
1977-78 66 36 28 2 - 331 284 74 3rd BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final
1978-79 62 29 31 2 - 352 357 60 3rd BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final
1979-80 66 22 43 1 - 288 382 45 5th BCJHL-C DNQ
1980-81 41 22 18 1 - 245 228 45 4th BCJHL-C Lost final
1981-82 48 35 13 0 - 360 269 70 2nd BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final
1982-83 56 49 6 1 - 396 203 99 1st BCJHL-C Won league, won MC, won A/BC, won AC
1983-84 50 20 28 2 - 252 262 42 4th BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final
1984-85 52 31 20 1 - 349 244 63 3rd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final
1985-86 52 35 17 0 - 298 224 70 2nd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final
1986-87 52 29 23 0 - 301 265 58 3rd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final
1987-88 52 34 17 1 - 316 204 69 2nd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final

Falcons standings

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1985-86 52 15 37 0 - 208 341 30 4th BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final
1986-87 52 14 38 0 - 217 351 28 6th BCJHL-C DNQ
1987-88 52 18 33 1 - 267 326 37 6th BCJHL-C DNQ

NHL alumni

Abbotsford Flyers

Delta Flyers

Abbotsford Falcons

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scott King.