The Philadelphia Little Flyers are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey team from Aston, Pennsylvania. They play in the South Conference of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) at the IceWorks Skating Complex
The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian major junior, collegiate, and eventually professional teams.
History The Little Flyers were one of the six charter members for the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in 2003 after previously having Tier III Junior B teams in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. They played in every season of the AJHL until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues were reorganized and the AJHL was re-branded as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). In 2015, the EHL added a lower level of Tier III junior hockey for player development called the EHL-Elite Division and all the current EHL members, including the Little Flyers, were added to the EHL-Premier Division. In 2017, the league re-branded again, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.
The organization also continues to field youth hockey select teams at the Midget 18U, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt levels. From 2003 to 2015, the Little Flyers fielded a team at the former Tier III Junior B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular season finish PlayoffsAtlantic Junior Hockey League 2003–04 No information 5th of 6, AJHLWon Quarterfinal game, 5–3 vs. New Jersey Titans Won Semifinal game, 3–2 vs. Hartford Jr. WolfpackLost Championship game, 2–7 vs. Washington Jr. Nationals 2004–05 41 13 25 0 3 29 124 212 4th of 4, South7th of 8, AJHLdid not qualify 2005–06 42 21 17 0 4 46 171 184 5th of 11, AJHLLost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Hudson Valley Eagles 2006–07 44 19 23 0 2 40 186 212 5th of 6, South9th of 12, AJHL 2007–08 44 23 19 0 2 48 177 183 3rd of 5, South7th of 11, AJHL 2008–09 42 20 20 0 2 42 137 154 3rd of 6, South7th of 12, AJHL 2009–10 42 13 26 0 3 29 134 211 5th of 6, South10th of 12, AJHL 2010–11 44 19 19 0 6 44 156 176 2nd of 6, South7th of 12, AJHL 2011–12 44 12 28 3 1 28 114 192 10th of 12, AJHL 2012–13 44 11 23 6 4 32 127 155 9th of 12, AJHLdid not qualifyEastern Hockey League 2013–14 44 28 11 2 3 61 169 93 1st of 6, South Div.2nd of 17, EHLWon Round 1, 2–0 vs. Walpole ExpressWon Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Hartford Jr. WolfpackLost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones 2014–15 44 37 3 — 4 78 206 75 1st of 5, South Div.1st of 19, EHLWon Round 1, 2–0 vs. Valley Jr. WarriorsWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Hartford Jr. WolfpackLost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers 2015–16 41 33 8 — 0 66 197 83 1st of 9, South Conf.1st of 18, EHL-PremierWon First Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut NighthawksWon Second Round, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia RevolutionWon Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Walpole ExpressLost Finals, 0–3 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2016–17 48 39 5 — 5 83 194 74 1st of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.1st of 8, South Conf.1st of 17, EHL-PremierWon First Round, 2–1 vs. Connecticut NighthawksWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York Apple CoreWon Semifinals, 2–0 vs. New Jersey RocketsLost Finals, 2–3 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers 2017–18 50 39 9 — 2 80 213 104 2nd of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.2nd of 8, South Conf.3rd of 16, EHLWon First Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut OilersWon Second Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut RoughRiders2–1–0 in Frozen Finals round-robin(OTW, 4–3 vs. Jr. Rangers; W, 2–1 vs. Avalanche; L, 0–3 vs. Revolution) 2018–19 44 40 3 — 1 81 246 73 1st of 5, South Div.1st of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.1st of 18, EHLFirst Round byeWon Second Round, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution2–1–0 in Frozen Finals round-robin(W, 4–3 vs. ; L, 2–3 vs. ; W, 6–1 vs. Knights)Lost Championship game, 3–4 vs. New Hampshire Avalanche 2019–20 46 23 20 — 3 49 161 159 5th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.12th of 19, EHLWon First Round, 2–1 vs. Team MarylandPlayoffs cancelled 2020–21 38 20 15 — 3 43 142 123 2nd of 6, South Div.6th of 17, EHLWon Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Protec Jr. DucksLost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. New Jersey 87's 2021–22 46 30 12 — 4 64 210 137 1st of 4, South Div.3rd of 17, EHLWon Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Team MarylandWon Div. Finals, 2-0 vs. New Jersey 87'sSouth Div. ChampionsFrozen Four - 0-2-0 Pool B(L 0-4, Jr. Railers) & (L 2-6, 87's) 2022–23 46 23 16 3 2 53 151 146 3rd of 5, South Div.9th of 19, EHLWon Div. Semifinals, 2–1 New Jersey 87'sWon Div. Finals, 2-1 Team MarylandSouth Div. ChampionsFrozen Four PlayoffsLost Semifinals 0-2 New Hampshire Avalanche 2023–24 46 23 20 1 2 49 132 135 4th of 6, South Div.11th of 23, EHLWon Div. Play In Game, 1-0 Philadelphia Hockey ClubWon Div Semifinals, 2-0 New Jersey BearsWon Div Finals, 2-0 New Jersey 87'sSouth Div. ChampionsFrozen Four Lost Semi Finals, 1-2 Worcester Jr. Railers 2024–25 46 19 23 2 2 42 143 174 5th of 5, South Div.14th of 21, EHLDid Not Qualify 2025–26 50 19 29 2 0 40 122 158 4th of 5, South Div.11th of 20, EHLlost Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Hockey Club
Alumni The Little Flyers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and III, ACHA college, and professional programs, including: Harry Dumas (Official) - AHL and NHL Ian Walsh (Official) - NHL Mark Eaton - Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) Chris Ferraro New York Rangers 1992 NHL Entry Draft - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) Peter Ferraro New York Rangers 1992 NHL Entry Draft - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) Arpad Mihaly - HC Bolzano (Serie A) Mike Richter New York Rangers 1985 NHL Entry Draft - New York Rangers (NHL) Johnny Gaudreau Calgary Flames 2011 NHL Entry Draft - Calgary Flames (NHL)
References
External links Official Little Flyers web site Official League Website