Midland Flyers

The Midland Flyers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Midland, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League after having been a member of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
==History==
The Midland Athletics were formed in 1973 in the Major Intermediate A Hockey League. They lasted in the league for three seasons, until in 1983 when the league was promoted to Senior "A". Instead of joining Senior, the town thought it would be better to focus on their younger players and drop the team down to the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League. The teams name was changed to the Midland Centennials. The gamble paid off as in their second season the Centennials won the Georgian Bay championship and wheeled their way through to the Clarence Schmalz Cup final where their ran into the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League's Belle River Canadiens. The Canadiens took the All-Ontario final 4-games-to-1.Ontario Hockey Association 2006–2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
In 1994, the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League merged with the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. That same year, the Midland Centennials decided to change their name to the Midland Flyers.
In 1999, the team chose to change its name to the Midland Thunder. The team was very competitive. Despite not winning any league championships, the Thunder maintained a winning record and kept near the top of the league.
The 2002 seasons saw two things happen. In 2002, the Midland Thunder once again became the Midland Flyers. Also, 2002 was the year where the franchise's winning ways seemed to have disappeared. In the five seasons since Midland became the Flyers, the team has not won ten games in one season.
The 2005-06 season saw the team bottom out with a completely winless season. The eighth seeded Flyers drew the wrath of the first seed Penetang Kings who swept the Flyers in their first of six rounds of playoffs to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup as All-Ontario Champions.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
The 2006-07 was a mild improvement, but barely enough to know that the Midland Flyers are in a healthy place. For the second year in a row, the Flyers drew the Penetang Kings in the first round of the playoffs. The result was much of the same as the Kings beat the Flyers 4-games-to-none to win the league quarter-final. Again, the Kings went on to win the league and another Clarence Schmalz Cup.
==2012-2013 season==
In the 2013 GMOJHL playoffs, the Flyers defeated the Caledon Golden Hawks in 5 games and the Stayner Siskins in 5 games to reach their first league final since 1986. Midland faced the five-time consecutive champion Alliston Hornets in the final before bowing out 4 games to 1.
==Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1973-74	40 	15 	19 	6 	- 	171 	189 	36 	4th MOJBHL 	Lost Final 	 	
1974-75	40 	21 	11 	8 	- 	193 	161 	50 	3rd MOJBHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1975-76	36 	16 	14 	6 	- 	149 	162 	38 	4th MOJBHL 	 	 	
1976-77	40 	10 	24 	6 	- 	158 	231 	26 	6th MOJBHL 	DNQ 	 	
1977-78	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	Did Not Participate 	
1978-79	36 	6 	25 	5 	- 	168 	248 	17 	7th GBJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
1979-80	30 	0 	29 	1 	- 	-- 	-- 	1 	7th GBJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
1980-81	34 	14 	18 	2 	- 	191 	211 	30 	5th GBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1981-82	40 	13 	24 	3 	- 	-- 	-- 	29 	7th GBJCHL 	DNQ 	 	
1982-83	34 	17 	15 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	36 	6th GBJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1983-84	32 	14 	10 	8 	- 	-- 	-- 	36 	3rd GBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1984-85	32 	19 	11 	2 	- 	215 	164 	40 	3rd GBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1985-86	32 	25 	5 	2 	0 	265 	144 	52 	1st GBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
1986-87	32 	19 	9 	3 	1 	186 	168 	42 	2nd GBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1987-88	30 	10 	18 	0 	2 	142 	194 	22 	5th GBJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1988-89	36 	25 	9 	0 	2 	221 	137 	52 	2nd GBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1989-90	36 	24 	10 	1 	1 	181 	121 	50 	3rd GBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1990-91	30 	4 	24 	1 	1 	100 	188 	10 	6th GBJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1991-92	36 	14 	18 	2 	2 	-- 	-- 	32 	5th GBJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1992-93	35 	13 	17 	2 	3 	-- 	-- 	31 	4th GBJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1993-94	38 	17 	19 	0 	2 	-- 	-- 	36 	4th GBJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1994-95	36 	21 	15 	0 	- 	-- 	-- 	42 	5th GMOHL 	 	 	
1995-96	43 	15 	26 	2 	- 	164 	209 	32 	8th GMOHL 	 	 	
1996-97	36 	19 	16 	1 	- 	172 	195 	39 	5th GMOHL 	 	 	
1997-98	36 	18 	15 	3 	- 	185 	177 	39 	4th GMOHL 	 	 	
1998-99	36 	26 	10 	0 	- 	216 	151 	52 	1st GMOHL 	 	 	
1999-00	36 	20 	14 	2 	- 	201 	160 	42 	4th GMOHL 	 	 	
2000-01	36 	20 	12 	3 	1 	174 	119 	43 	3rd GMOHL 	 	 	
2001-02	36 	19 	12 	4 	1 	149 	125 	43 	4th GMOHL 	 	 	
2002-03	36 	7 	27 	1 	1 	146 	230 	16 	8th GMOHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2003-04	36 	4 	27 	3 	2 	107 	245 	13 	8th GMOHL 	 	 	
2004-05	40 	6 	31 	1 	2 	102 	212 	15 	8th GMOHL 	 	 	
2005-06	42 	0 	37 	1 	4 	93 	269 	5 	8th GMOHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2006-07	41 	3 	35 	1 	2 	91 	237 	9 	7th GMOHL 	 	 	
2007-08	42 	15 	21 	3 	3 	121 	179 	36 	5th GMOHL 	 	 	
2008-09	42 	6 	31 	- 	5 	96 	215 	17 	7th GMOHL 	 	 	
2009-10	42 	10 	27 	- 	5 	102 	201 	25 	6th GMOHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2010-11	40 	15 	22 	- 	3 	132 	187 	33 	5th GMOHL 	 	 	
2011-12	40 	16 	22 	- 	2 	144 	167 	34 	6th GMOHL 	Lost Semi Final 	 	
2012-13	40 	25 	14 	- 	1 	203 	146 	51 	3rd GMOHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2013-14	39 	5 	29 	- 	5 	111 	233 	15 	10th GMOHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2014-15	40 	11 	24 	- 	5 	131 	194 	27 	10th GMOHL 	DNQ 	 	
2015-16	40 	19 	16 	5 	- 	152 	148 	43 	3rd of 9 GMOHL 	Lost Quarters 1-4 (Kings) 	 	
2016-17	42 	17 	25 	0 	- 	154 	205 	34 	4th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	Won Div Quarters 4-2 (Otters)
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 (Siskins)	 	
2017-18	42 	17 	23 	0 	2 	173 	227 	36 	5th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	Lost Div Quarters 2-4 (Kings) 	 	
2018-19	42 	17 	20 	2 	3 	141 	184 	39 	7th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	Lost Div Quarters 2-4 (Golden Hawks) 	 	
2019-20	42 	14 	25 	0 	3 	129 	180 	31 	7th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	 	 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30 	8 	21 	0 	1 	74 	195 	17 	7th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2022-23	41 	9 	27 	1 	4 	126 	198 	23 	7th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2023-24	42 	3 	37 	0 	2 	68 	264 	8 	9th 	Did not qualify 	 	
*1973–1977Owen Sound Sun Times Sports section, final standings
*2000–2004http://www.ohahockey.org/ Provided by GMO League statistician
*2004–Present
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances==
:1985: Belle River Canadiens defeated Midland Centennials 4-games-to-1
==Notable alumni==
*Sandy McCarthyLegends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Sandy McCarthy
==References==
==External links==
*Flyers' OHA Webpage
Category:Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1980
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams