Thessalon Flyers The Thessalon Flyers were a Tier II Junior " A " ice hockey team from Thessalon , Ontario , Canada . This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and also the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League . History . The Flyers played in 3 seasons in the NOJHL . The addition of the Flyers helped break the league from an interlocking schedule with the OHA Jr . " A " League , which otherwise would have probably fatally crippled the NOJHL . In 1990 , the Flyers inexplicably folded . In 2003 - 04 , the Flyers came back and entered the NSHL under owner Domenic Sacco , but that season ended up being the last in NSHL history . The Flyers were good enough to make the finals , but lost out the defending champion Wawa Travellers . After the season , the Flyers and the Aguasabon River Rats left the league , leaving the Wawa Travellers and the Marathon Renegades and the league to fold . They were coached by Vic Duguay ( fired before season started ) , Ryan Leonard ( asst . coach / head coach ) , Roy Iachetta Sr . ( asst . coach ) , Chad Vresk ( asst . coach ) and Jeff Williamson ( trainer ) . The Flyers only ever season in the NSHL saw them led in scoring by Lucas Bedell with 48 points in 17 games played , this was good for the league lead . Controversy . With the Soo Greyhounds and Soo Thunderbirds playing out of Sault Ste . Marie , Ontario , Sault business man Domenic Sacco knew that surrounding communities would jump at the chance of seeing high - calibre hockey in their hometowns on a regular basis . Thus the reintroduction of the Thessalon Flyers in the small farming community of Thessalon , Ontario . With a competitive talent pool being sought by teams such as the Thunderbirds and nearby Soo Indians and Blind River Beavers , Sacco knew that drawing a competitive team would be difficult . Offering to cover transportation costs to and from surrounding areas , players from all over the north shore of Lake Huron combined to make the 2003 - 2004 Thessalon Flyers . Of these players included former Great North Midget League players Lucas Bedell and Thessalon native Jason Bird . Bedell opted for the Junior ' B ' calibre hockey of Thessalon over the Junior ' A ' Tier II hockey of hometown Sault Ste . Marie or nearby Blind River merely for the education package offered by Sacco . Failing to pay for ice fees in Thessalon , coupled with failed sponsorhip deals , left the coffers of the team nearly empty , and players promised packages , such as Bedell , left town , leaving the team not nearly as competitive as originally anticipated . Despite this setback , the Flyers went on to the NSHL final , losing four games to one to the Wawa Travellers . Players upset with the lack of team travel for the first two games of the series in Wawa ( which saw the return of several key players including Bedell who netted 2 G and 5 A in 2 GP ) sent management a message by refusing to report to practice the following week and neglected to show up for the next two games of the final series resulting in forfeiture of the title , and a hefty suspension levied on team owner and general manager Sacco by the Northern Ontario Hockey Association . The team has yet to return to Thessalon , as a league to play in no longer exists .