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The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time. In 1948, the Flyers won the Allan Cup as Canadian senior hockey champions, and would later capture three Lester Patrick Cups as Western Hockey League champions. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, a Canadian province. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior (21 and over) amateur men’s hockey champions of Canada. ... For the award recognizing contribution to hockey in the United States, see Lester Patrick Trophy. ... The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. ...


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 Johnny Bucyk, Glenn Hall, Al Arbour and Norm Ullman. NHL redirects here. ... The Detroit Red Wings are an NHL franchise located in Detroit, Michigan. ... John Paul Bucyk (born April 12, 1935, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Hockey Hall of Famer who prior to Ray Bourque was the leading career scorer for the Boston Bruins. ... Glenn Hall Glenn Hall (born October 3, 1931, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada) was a professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Al Arbour (born November 1, 1932 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) was a player and coach in the National Hockey League. ... Norm Ullman is a former ice hockey player, born December 26, 1935, in Provost, Alberta, Canada. ...


The Flyers played in the Edmonton Gardens during their entire existence. The Edmonton Gardens was an indoor arena located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...

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Membership

The Flyers played in the following leagues:

Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Western Canada Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that played six seasons in western Canada, from 1945 to 1951. ... The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league with teams in western United States and Canada that played from 1944 to 1952. ... The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. ...

Season-by-season Record

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

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior (21 and over) amateur men’s hockey champions of Canada. ... For the award recognizing contribution to hockey in the United States, see Lester Patrick Trophy. ... For the award recognizing contribution to hockey in the United States, see Lester Patrick Trophy. ... For the award recognizing contribution to hockey in the United States, see Lester Patrick Trophy. ...

See also

The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Alberta, past and present. ...

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