Edmonton Flyers hockey team at Edmonton Gardens (1950)

The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct

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team that was based in

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, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1940 until 1963. The Flyers played in the Edmonton Gardens. The Flyers were nominated by W. G. Hardy to represent Canada at the

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, but the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ultimately did not to send a team due to funding issues. The Flyers won the

1948 Allan Cup The 1948 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1947–48 season. Final Best of 7 *Edmonton 6 Ottawa 2 *Ottawa 3 Edmonton 2 *Edmonton 7 Ottawa 0 *Edmonton 5 Ottawa 3 *Edmonton 5 Ottawa 3 Edmonton Flyers beat Ottawa ...

as Canadian senior hockey champions. The Flyers later won three Lester Patrick Cups as

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champions. The Flyers were a minor league affiliate of the

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'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

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, Johnny Bucyk,

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, and

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Season-by-season record

The Flyers played in the following leagues: *1940-41: Alberta Senior Hockey League (amateur) *1941-45: Did not operate (

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) *1945-51: Western Canada Senior Hockey League (amateur) *1951-52:

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(minor professional) *1952-63:

(minor professional) ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Notable alumni

List of Edmonton Flyers alumni who played more than 100 games in Edmonton and 100 or more games in the

References

External links

oilersheritage.com
- Edmonton Flyers

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Season-by-season record

Notable alumni

See also

References

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