Petrolia Flyers

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Petrolia Flyers
Alvinston Flyers.png
City Petrolia, Ontario
League Provincial Junior Hockey League
DivisionBill Stobbs
Founded1988
Home arena Greenwood Recreation Centre
Colours Blue, Red, and White
General managerDennis Meston
Head coachChris Fryfogle
Franchise history
1988–2016: Alvinston Flyers
2016–present: Petrolia Flyers

The Petrolia Flyers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. From 1988 until 2016, the team was known as the Alvinston Flyers, which played in the Great Lakes Jr C Hockey League.

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History

Flyers goaltender setting up for an out-of-zone face-off in Belle River, Ontario during the 2013-14 season. Alvinston Flyers goalie 2013.JPG
Flyers goaltender setting up for an out-of-zone face-off in Belle River, Ontario during the 2013-14 season.
Flyers lining up for a face-off in the defensive zone at the Belle River Canadiens' 2013 home opener. Alvinston lines up for a draw 2013.JPG
Flyers lining up for a face-off in the defensive zone at the Belle River Canadiens' 2013 home opener.

The Flyers were founded in 1988 as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League. The Flyers only managed two wins during the 1988-89 season and six in the 1989-90 season. In 1992-93, the Flyers finally showed some promise in the (then) OHA Junior Development League with a record of 22-15-1-0. Unfortunately for the Flyers, the OHAJDL had swelled up to 18 teams by then and despite a good record, with so many teams, the Flyers only managed to place sixth. After six seasons with the WJDHL/OHAJDL, the Flyers were promoted to the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League.

From the year the Flyers joined, 1994-95, until the 2012-13 season, the Flyers finished as high as second place in the league standings (2003-04, 25-13-1-1), but were not able to have any real success in the league playoffs. From the 2007 playoffs until the 2013 playoffs, the Flyers were eliminated in the quarter-finals 6 times and did not qualify in 2009.

In February 2016, Flyers management submitted a proposal to relocate the team to Petrolia starting the next season. The proposal was accepted and the team moved to Petrolia. During the summer of 2016 the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League was amalgamated into the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Season-by-season record

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1988-89352330-91296419th WJDHL
1989-90356236-1302271815th WJDHL
1990-9140929201222302017th WJDHL
1991-92401419521641773511th OHAJDL
1992-9338221510183161457th OHAJDL
1993-944013261-1462072715th OHAJDLLost quarter-final
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League - Jr "C"
1994-9540181831139138406th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Blenheim)
1995-9641142430150160319th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Walpole Island)
1996-9740151843133145378th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Mooretown)
1997-9844241433168142544th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Wallaceburg)
1998-9940631121092171510th GLJHLDNQ
1999-004072841118198199th GLJHLDNQ
2000-0139152013160169347th GLJHLLost quarter-final 1-4 (Kingsville)
2001-0240191830159160416th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Kingsville)
2002-0340261211166118543rd GLJHLWon quarter-final 4-1 (Blenheim)
Lost semi-final 3-4 (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2003-0440251311166120522nd GLJHLLost quarter-final 2-4 (Wheatley)
2004-0540221044172136523rd GLJHLWon quarter-final 4-3 (Mooretown)
Lost semi-final 2-4 (Dresden)
2005-0640171931148157387th GLJHLWon quarter-final 4-2 (Mooretown)
Lost semi-final 2-4 (Wheatley-Southpoint)
2006-0740132322144195307th GLJHLLost quarter-final 1-4 (Belle River)
2007-0840161815119152384th GLJHLLost quarter-final 3-4 (Mooretown)
2008-09401225-3144218279th GLJHLDNQ
2009-10401227-1156262258th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Wallaceburg)
2010-11401621-3149171356th GLJHLLost quarter-final 1-4 (Mooretown)
2011-12401917-4167169426th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Mooretown)
2012-1340201712153146436th GLJHLLost quarter-final 0-4 (Wheatley)
2013-14402217-1169157455th GLJHLLost quarter-final 3-4 (Wheatley)
2014-15401917-4142145425th GLJHLLost quarter-final 2-4 (Blenheim)
2015-1640122215136196308th GLJHLLost quarters 0-4 (Essex)
Petrolia Flyers
2016-17407330-108212148th StobbsLost Div. Quarters 0-4 (Lakeshore)
2017-1840191803147140416th StobbsLost Div. Quarters 0-4 (73's)
2018-194010250592168258th of 9 StobbsLost Div. Quarters 0-4 (73's)
2019-204014221395146326th of 9 StobbsLost Div. Quarters 3-4 (Admirals)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22326212382153177th of 9 StobbsLost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (73's)
2022-234010261382158248th of 9 YeckLost Div. Quarters 0-4 (Bulldogs)
2023-2440152023122148356th of 8 YeckLost Div. Quarters 0-4 (Stars)
2024-2540281131190139591st of 8 YeckWon Div. Quarters 4-0 (Irish)
Won Div. Semis 4-2 (Bulldogs)
Won League 4-2 (Hawks)
tbd West Conference final 0-0 (73's)

2019–20 team staff

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