The Nashville Dixie Flyers were a professional minor league ice hockey team in Nashville, Tennessee. They played in the Eastern Hockey League from 1962 until the franchise folded in 1971. Their home games were held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
Season | League | GP | W | L | T | Playoffs |
1962–63 | EHL | 68 | 16 | 48 | 4 | Lost first round |
1963–64 | EHL | 72 | 37 | 31 | 4 | Lost first round |
1964–65 | EHL | 76 | 54 | 18 | 0 | Lost finals |
1965–66 | EHL | 72 | 42 | 23 | 7 | Champions |
1966–67 | EHL | 72 | 51 | 19 | 2 | Champions |
1967–68 | EHL | 72 | 42 | 23 | 7 | Lost first round |
1968–69 | EHL | 72 | 41 | 25 | 6 | Lost finals |
1969–70 | EHL | 74 | 27 | 38 | 9 | Did not qualify |
1970–71 | EHL | 74 | 26 | 43 | 5 | Lost first round |
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