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 Playoffs1976-77 68 28 37 3 - 302 325 59 4th BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final1977-78 66 36 28 2 - 331 284 74 3rd BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final1978-79 62 29 31 2 - 352 357 60 3rd BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final1979-80 66 22 43 1 - 288 382 45 5th BCJHL-C DNQ1980-81 41 22 18 1 - 245 228 45 4th BCJHL-C Lost final1981-82 48 35 13 0 - 360 269 70 2nd BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final1982-83 56 49 6 1 - 396 203 99 1st BCJHL-C Won league, won MC, won A/BC, won AC1983-84 50 20 28 2 - 252 262 42 4th BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final1984-85 52 31 20 1 - 349 244 63 3rd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final1985-86 52 35 17 0 - 298 224 70 2nd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final1986-87 52 29 23 0 - 301 265 58 3rd BCJHL-C Lost semi-final1987-88 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 Playoffs1985-86 52 15 37 0 - 208 341 30 4th BCJHL-C Lost quarter-final1986-87 52 14 38 0 - 217 351 28 6th BCJHL-C DNQ1987-88 52 18 33 1 - 267 326 37 6th BCJHL-C DNQ
NHL alumni Abbotsford Flyers Doug Kostynski Larry Lozinski Dwight Mathiasen Bob McGill Larry Melnyk Craig Redmond Mike Zanier Daryl Stanley Jim Dobson
Delta Flyers Link Gaetz Doug MacDonald
Abbotsford Falcons Link Gaetz Scott King Olaf Kolzig
See also List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia
References
External links BCHL Website