Petrolia Flyers

Canadian junior ice hockey team

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Petrolia Flyers

City| Petrolia, Ontario
League| Provincial Junior Hockey League
Division| Bill Stobbs
Founded| 1988
Home arena| Greenwood Recreation Centre
Colours| Blue, Red, and White
General manager| Dennis Meston
Head coach| Chris Fryfogle
Franchise history
1988–2016: Alvinston Flyers
2016–present: Petrolia Flyers

The Petrolia Flyers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. From 1988 until 2016, the team was known as the Alvinston Flyers, which played in the Great Lakes Jr C Hockey League.

## History

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Flyers goaltender setting up for an out-of-zone face-off in Belle River, Ontario during the 2013-14 season. Flyers lining up for a face-off in the defensive zone at the Belle River Canadiens' 2013 home opener.

The Flyers were founded in 1988 as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League. The Flyers only managed two wins during the 1988-89 season and six in the 1989-90 season. In 1992-93, the Flyers finally showed some promise in the (then) OHA Junior Development League with a record of 22-15-1-0. Unfortunately for the Flyers, the OHAJDL had swelled up to 18 teams by then and despite a good record, with so many teams, the Flyers only managed to place sixth. After six seasons with the WJDHL/OHAJDL, the Flyers were promoted to the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League.

From the year the Flyers joined, 1994-95, until the 2012-13 season, the Flyers finished as high as second place in the league standings (2003-04, 25-13-1-1), but were not able to have any real success in the league playoffs. From the 2007 playoffs until the 2013 playoffs, the Flyers were eliminated in the quarter-finals 6 times and did not qualify in 2009.

In February 2016, Flyers management submitted a proposal to relocate the team to Petrolia starting the next season. The proposal was accepted and the team moved to Petrolia. During the summer of 2016 the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League was amalgamated into the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

## Season-by-season record

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Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs

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1988-89 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 0 | - | 91 | 296 | 4 | 19th WJDHL |
1989-90 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 6 | - | 130 | 227 | 18 | 15th WJDHL |
1990-91 | 40 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 230 | 20 | 17th WJDHL |
1991-92 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 164 | 177 | 35 | 11th OHAJDL |
1992-93 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 161 | 45 | 7th OHAJDL |
1993-94 | 40 | 13 | 26 | 1 | - | 146 | 207 | 27 | 15th OHAJDL | Lost quarter-final
1994-95 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 138 | 40 | 6th GLJHL |
1995-96 | 41 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 160 | 31 | 9th GLJHL |
1996-97 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 145 | 37 | 8th GLJHL |
1997-98 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 142 | 54 | 4th GLJHL |
1998-99 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 217 | 15 | 10th GLJHL |
1999-00 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 118 | 198 | 19 | 9th GLJHL |
2000-01 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 169 | 34 | 7th GLJHL |
2001-02 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 160 | 41 | 6th GLJHL |
2002-03 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 118 | 54 | 3rd GLJHL |
2003-04 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 120 | 52 | 2nd GLJHL |
2004-05 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 172 | 136 | 52 | 3rd GLJHL |
2005-06 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 157 | 38 | 7th GLJHL | Lost semi-final
2006-07 | 40 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 144 | 195 | 30 | 7th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final
2007-08 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 119 | 152 | 38 | 4th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final
2008-09 | 40 | 12 | 25 | - | 3 | 144 | 218 | 27 | 9th GLJHL | DNQ
2009-10 | 40 | 12 | 27 | - | 1 | 156 | 262 | 25 | 8th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final
2010-11 | 40 | 16 | 21 | - | 3 | 149 | 171 | 35 | 6th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final
2011-12 | 40 | 19 | 17 | - | 4 | 167 | 169 | 42 | 6th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final
2012-13 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 146 | 43 | 6th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final
2013-14 | 40 | 22 | 17 | - | 1 | 169 | 157 | 45 | 5th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final - 3-4 - (Wheatley)
2014-15 | 40 | 19 | 17 | - | 4 | 142 | 145 | 42 | 5th GLJHL | Lost quarter-final - 2-4 - (Blenheim)
2015-16 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 136 | 196 | 30 | 8th GLJHL | Lost quarters - 0-4 - (Essex)
Petrolia Flyers
2016-17 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 0 | - | 108 | 212 | 14 | 8th Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (Lakeshore)
2017-18 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 140 | 41 | 6th Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (73's)
2018-19 | 40 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 168 | 25 | 8th of 9 Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (73's)
2019-20 | 40 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 146 | 32 | 6th of 9 Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 3-4 (Admirals)
2020-21 | Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 153 | 17 | 7th of 9 Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (73's)
2022-23 | 40 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 158 | 24 | 8th of 9 Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (Bulldogs)
2023-24 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 122 | 148 | 35 | 6th of 9 Stobbs | Lost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (Stars)

## 2019–20 Team Staff

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* President - Dennis Meston
* General Manager - Dennis Meston
* Assistant manager - Dave McKinley
* Head coach - Dale Timmermans
* Assistant coach - Brian Shannon
* Assistant coach - Erin White
* Assistant coach - Mike Annett
* Trainer - Bob Bressette
* Assistant Trainer - LeeAnn Ellis
* Equipment Manager - Owen Bray
* Assistant Equipment Manager - Willy Bright

## External links

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* Flyers Webpage

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Provincial Junior Hockey League

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* Aylmer Spitfires
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* (See also: SOJHL)

Seasons|

*   * 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
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* 2020–21
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* 2024–25

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* Ayr Centennials
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* Clarence Schmalz Cup
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