Edmonton Flyers



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.

The Flyers were nominated by W. G. Hardy to represent Canada at the 1947 Ice Hockey World Championships, but the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ultimately did not to send a team due to funding issues.

The Flyers won the 1948 Allan Cup as Canadian senior hockey champions. The Flyers later won three Lester Patrick Cups as Western Hockey League champions.

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.

Season-by-season record
The Flyers played in the following leagues:


 * 1940-41: Alberta Senior Hockey League (amateur)
 * 1941-45: Did not operate (World War II)
 * 1945-51: Western Canada Senior Hockey League (amateur)
 * 1951-52: Pacific Coast Hockey League (minor professional)
 * 1952-63: Western Hockey League (minor professional)

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

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.

• Al Arbour

• Glenn Hall

• Jack Hendrickson

• Eddie Joyal

• Forbes Kennedy

• Tony Leswick

• Len Lunde

• Bud MacPherson

• Billy McNeill

• Gerry Melnyk

• John Miszuk

• Bud Poile

• Larry Zeidel