Valencia Flyers

The Valencia Flyers are a Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned junior ice hockey team based in Valencia, California. The team plays in the Western Division of the Western States Hockey League at the Ice Station Valencia.
==History==
The franchise was founded in 2001 as the Valencia Flyers in the WSHL with three other expansion franchises. The team played as the Flyers from 2001 to 2003 until suspending operations for the 2003–04 season before returning for the 2004–05 season as the Valencia Vipers. In 2007, the team reverted to its original name.
From 2001 to 2007 the Flyers were an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior B team. In 2007, the WSHL was promoted to Tier III Junior A. Before the 2011–12 season, the WSHL and all its team members, including the Flyers, became AAU sanctioned and dropped its USA Hockey sanctioning, the first Junior A hockey league to make that transition.
At the end of the 2019–20 regular season, the Flyers' home rink was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ice Station Valencia, which was also owned by the Flyers' owner Roger Perez. The closure was made permanent due to the financial losses incurred by the shutdown, leaving the future of the team undetermined.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OW 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	 	 	
Valencia Flyers	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	 	 	 	
2001–02 	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable	Information Unavailable 	Information Unavailable 	Information Unavailable 	 	 	 	
2002–03 	38 	18 	19 	- 	1 	221 	252 	37 	4th of 7 	 	 	 	 	
2003–04 	 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	Suspend Operations 	 	 	
Valencia Vipers	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	Valencia Vipers 	 	 	 	
2004–05 	32 	15 	15 	- 	2 	129 	157 	32 	4th of 7 	 	 	 	 	
2005–06 	41 	16 	24 	- 	1 	168 	203 	33 	5th of 6, Western 	 	 	 	 	
2006–07 	47 	8 	34 	- 	5 	161 	313 	21 	7th of 8, Western 	 	 	 	 	
Valencia Flyers	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	Valencia Flyers 	 	 	 	
2007–08 	51 	26 	22 	- 	3 	233 	227 	55 	3rd of 5, Western 	 	 	 	 	
2008–09 	48 	32 	15 	- 	3 	235 	169 	67 	2nd of 5 Western 	 	 	 	 	
2009–10 	49 	23 	21 	- 	5 	172 	175 	51 	4th of 8, Western 	 	 	 	 	
2010–11 	46 	18 	25 	- 	3 	133 	174 	39 	5th of 8, Western9th of 13, WSHL 	Did not qualify 	 	 	 	
2011–12 	46 	23 	17 	- 	6 	181 	163 	52 	3rd of 6, Western8th of 16, WSHL 	Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. San Diego GullsLost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Fresno Monsters 	 	 	 	
2012–13 	46 	24 	17 	- 	5 	190 	157 	53 	3rd of 6, Western8th of 22, WSHL 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. Bay Area Seals 	 	 	 	
2013–14 	46 	27 	15 	- 	171 	175 	58 	3rd of 6, Pacific10th of 24, WSHL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. Ontario Avalanche	 	 	 	 	
2014–15 	46 	35 	9 	- 	2 	224 	116 	72 	2nd of 8, Western5th of 28, WSHL 	Div. Quarterfinals, ByeWon Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Ontario AvalancheLost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Fresno Monsters 	 	 	 	
2015–16 	52 	45 	7 	- 	0 	257 	94 	90 	1st of 8, Western1st of 29, WSHL 	Div. Quarterfinals, ByeWon Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Ontario AvalancheLost Div. Finals, 0-2 vs. Long Beach Bombers 	 	 	 	
2016–17 	52 	40 	9 	- 	3 	262 	127 	83 	2nd of 8, Western4th of 27, WSHL 	Div. Quarterfinals, ByeWon Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Ontario AvalancheLost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. Long Beach BombersLost Thorne Cup Semifinal game, 1–3 vs. Idaho Jr. Steelheads	 	 	 	
2017-18 	51 	25 	22 	- 	4 	242 	215 	54 	4th of 6, Western 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-2  vs. Phoenix Knights 	 	 	 	
2018-19 	51 	13 	30 	2 	6 	194 	259 	49 	5th of 5, Western 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Ontario Avalanche 	 	 	 	
2019-20 	51 	3 	44 	2 	2 	117 	359 	15 	5th of 5, Western 	Playoffs Cancelledplayoffs cancelled 	Playoffs Cancelledplayoffs cancelled	Playoffs Cancelledplayoffs cancelled	Playoffs Cancelledplayoffs cancelled	Playoffs Cancelledplayoffs cancelled
==Alumni==
The Flyers have had a number of alumni move on to NCAA Division III, and higher levels of junior ice hockey, and professional ice hockey.
==References==
==External links==
* Official Website
* Official League Website
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Western States Hockey League team