| Thunder Bay Flyers | |
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| City: | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| League: | Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League/ United States Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1980-2000 |
| Home Arena: | Fort William Gardens |
| Colors: | Red, Black, Gold, and White |
| Head Coach: | Jim Montroy, Mario Minoletti, Paul Mitchell, Dave Siciliano, Rick Adduono, Larry Wintoneak, Dave Bragnalo, Doug Colbon, Gary Wenzel, and Todd Jones |
| Franchise history | |
| 1980-1984: | Thunder Bay Kings |
| 1984-2000: | Thunder Bay Flyers |
The Thunder Bay Flyers were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder The United States Hockey League (USHL is the top Junior ice hockey league in the United States. The Fort William Gardens is a 4690-capacity (3371-seat multi-purpose Arena in Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Gold, also called golden, is a Yellowish orange Color which is a representation of the color of the element White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Rick Adduono (born 25 January, 1955 in Fort William, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player in the World Hockey Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
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History
After the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League folded in 1984, hockey players of the Hockey Northwestern Ontario region were left with few choices on where to play. Hockey Northwestern Ontario is the governing body of all Ice hockey in Northern Ontario, Canada. Many players made the jump to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League or the current version of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, some even made the jump to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Modern NOJHL The current incarnation of the NOJHL is comprised of six Ontario teams one Quebec team and one American team History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada Due to the region where Thunder Bay is, the league is closer to Manitoba and Minnesota than the closest franchises in the other Ontario Tier II Junior "A" Leagues. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Canadian Junior Hockey League ( CJHL) an association of Canadian Junior A Ice hockey leagues and teams formed in November 1993
With no leagues for the abundancy of top level players in Northwestern Ontario, to help stop the exporting of players to other regions, the Thunder Bay Flyers of the dead Thunder Bay League were kept alive. With no cost effective regional leagues to travel to play in, the closest being in Manitoba, the Flyers jumped the border -- they played in the top tier of American junior hockey, the United States Hockey League, with great success. The United States Hockey League (USHL is the top Junior ice hockey league in the United States. From entering the league in 1984-85 to their exit after the 1999-2000 season, the Flyers are credited with four Anderson Cup regular-season titles in five years (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992) and two straight Clark Cup playoff championships in 1988 and 1989. The Anderson Cup is awarded annually to the United States Hockey League 's regular season champion The Clark Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the United States Hockey League Tier 1 Junior Hockey playoff champions No team under the leadership of Dave Siciliano (who coached in Thunder Bay from 1986-1993) finished lower than fourth or won less than 31 games out of a 48-game season.
Although their regular season were in the USHL, they came back to Canada for the playoffs to compete against the OPJHL and the NOJHL for the right to represent Ontario at the Centennial Cup. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The Flyers won the Dudley Hewitt Cup in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1995 to compete for the National title. The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won by tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Flyers have also won 2 National titles. They won the 1989 Centennial Cup, defeating the Summerside Western Capitals then of the Island Junior Hockey League 4-1 in the final game, and they won the 1992 Cup, destroying the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League 10-1 in the Cup final after smoking the Halifax Mooseheads (Maritime Junior A Hockey League) 8-1 in the semi-final. The Summerside Capitals are a Tier-II Junior "A" hockey team based out of Summerside Prince Edward Island. The Island Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice hockey league in Prince Edward Island, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada The Winkler Flyers are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team playing out of the Winkler Arena in Winkler Manitoba, Canada. History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada The Weeks Crushers are a Tier-II Junior "A" team based in New Glasgow Nova Scotia. History Originally known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League, the league was founded in 1967 by Fred McGillivray and Louie Lewis of Halifax Nova Scotia
The Flyers played their last game in 2000. The end of the Flyers sparked the creation of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History Although founded in 2001 the SIJHL is another chapter in a long history of Thunder Bay Junior "A" Hockey The SIJHL was created in 2001 to continue the tradition of the old Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League -- a multiple team, self-dependent, local Junior "A" hockey League. The league has been successful since its founding with its top team being the Fort William North Stars. The Fort William North Stars are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from the Fort William section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Season-by-Season Records
United States Hockey League 1984-2000
Season GP W L T OTL Pts Pct GF GA Result 1984-85 48 20 25 0 3 43 0. 417 250 252 7th Overall 1985-86 48 15 32 0 1 31 0. 312 210 300 8th Overall 1986-87 48 35 10 1 2 73 0. 740 312 180 2nd Overall 1987-88 48 40 7 1 0 81 0. 844 340 168 1st Overall 1988-89 48 40 6 2 0 82 0. 854 340 189 1st Overall 1989-90 48 31 16 1 0 63 0. 656 277 210 3rd Overall 1990-91 48 36 10 2 0 77 0. 771 293 176 1st Overall 1991-92 48 36 11 1 0 74 0. 760 265 173 1st Overall 1992-93 48 31 14 2 1 65 0. 667 243 163 4th Overall 1993-94 48 26 20 1 1 54 0. 552 214 203 6th Overall 1994-95 48 27 18 1 2 57 0. 573 216 184 5th Overall 1995-96 46 13 29 1 3 30 0. 293 136 202 11th Overall 1996-97 54 19 33 0 2 40 0. 352 186 251 6th in North 1997-98 56 20 31 0 5 45 0. 357 165 227 5th in North 1998-99 56 19 30 0 7 45 0. 339 164 247 2nd in Central 1999-00 58 18 39 0 1 37 0. 310 164 254 6th in East 798 426 331 13 28 0. 534 3775 3379
Championships
- Thunder Bay City Champions: 1982, 1983, 1984
- Anderson Cup USHL Regular Season Champions: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Canadian National Centennial Cup Championships: 1989, 1992
- Clark Cup USHL Champions: 1988, 1989
- Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Champions: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995
Centennial Cups/Royal Bank Cups
1988
- Round Robin
- Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 7-4
- Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 9-7
- Halifax Lions (MJAHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 6-4 (OT)
1989
- Round Robin
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) 8-2
- Summerside Capitals (IJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Moncton Hawks (MJAHL) 6-2
- Final
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Summerside Capitals (IJHL) 4-1
1991
- Round Robin
- Halifax Jr. Canadians (MJAHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) 10-4
- Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 3-2
- Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4
1992
- Round Robin
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated St. James Canadians (MJHL) 7-4
- Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-4 (2OT)
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Winkler Flyers (MJHL) 9-2
- Halifax Mooseheads (MJAHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 9-3
- Semi-final
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Halifax Mooseheads (MJAHL) 8-1
- Final
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Winkler Flyers (MJHL) 10-1
1995
- Round Robin
- Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 6-4
- Calgary Canucks (AJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 6-0
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Gloucester Rangers (CJAHL) 5-2
- Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Joliette National (LHJAAAQ) 5-2
- Semi-final
- Calgary Canucks (AJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 5-3
Notable Alumni
See also
- Superior International Junior Hockey League
- Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League
- United States Hockey League
- Hockey Northwestern Ontario
- Canadian Junior A Hockey League
- Dudley Hewitt Cup
- Royal Bank Cup
| Preceded by Notre Dame Hounds |
Centennial Cup Champions 1989 |
Succeeded by Vernon Vipers |
| Preceded by Vernon Vipers |
Centennial Cup Champions 1992 |
Succeeded by Kelowna Spartans |
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