# 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
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1940-41 | ASHL | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 121 | 117 | 31 | | |
| 1945-46 | WCSHL | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 181 | 130 | 50 | 2nd Overall | |
| 1946-47 | WCSHL | 40 | ?? | ?? | ? | 174 | 139 | 46 | 2nd Overall | |
| 1947-48 | WCSHL | 48 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 231 | 184 | 50 | 3rd Overall | Won league and Allan Cup |
| 1948-49 | WCSHL | 48 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 262 | 172 | 61 | 2nd Overall | |
| 1949-50 | WCSHL | 50 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 238 | 174 | 59 | 1st Overall | |
| 1950-51 | WCSHL | 60 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 242 | 198 | 69 | 2nd Overall | |
| 1951-52 | PCHL | 70 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 244 | 246 | 68 | 5th Overall | |
| 1952-53 | WHL | 70 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 263 | 227 | 73 | 4th Overall | Won championship |
| 1953-54 | WHL | 70 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 246 | 260 | 69 | 4th Overall | |
| 1954-55 | WHL | 70 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 273 | 204 | 89 | 1st Overall | Won championship |
| 1955-56 | WHL | 70 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 236 | 256 | 56 | 4th Prairie | |
| 1956-57 | WHL | 70 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 239 | 212 | 82 | 2nd Prairie | |
| 1957-58 | WHL | 70 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 264 | 225 | 80 | 2nd Prairie | |
| 1958-59 | WHL | 64 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 205 | 206 | 69 | 2nd Prairie | |
| 1959-60 | WHL | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 246 | 240 | 78 | 4th Overall | |
| 1960-61 | WHL | 70 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 229 | 295 | 54 | 7th Overall | |
| 1961-62 | WHL | 70 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 296 | 245 | 82 | 1st North | Won championship |
| 1962-63 | WHL | 70 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 215 | 309 | 50 | 3rd North | |

## 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