The Winkler Flyers are a Junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) team playing out of the Winkler Arena in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. The Flyers entered the MJHL as an expansion team for the 1980-81 season and have won four Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior 'A' Champions (1991, 1992, 1998 & 2024) as well as the ANAVET Cup in 1992.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
List of Championships
Centennial Cup
The Centennial Cup is awarded to the national championship team from among the Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, and the Alberta Junior Hockey League league champions. The competition involves round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in each pool advancing to the finals. The BC and Yukon region has not been represented in the competition since 2021 when the BCHL declared itself an independent league.
Playoffs
- 1981 DNQ
- 1982 Lost quarter-final
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-3
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Steinbach Hawks 4-games-to-none
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Portage Terriers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers
Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none MJHL CHAMPIONS
Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers
Winkler Flyers defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 MJHL CHAMPIONS
Winkler Flyers defeated Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) 4-games-to-1 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
Fourth in 1992 Centennial Cup round robin (2-2)
Winkler Flyers defeated Vernon Lakers (BCHL) 5-2 in semi-final
Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) defeated Winkler Flyers 10-1 in final
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Winkler Flyers defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3
St. Boniface Saints defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings 4-games-to-3
Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-3
Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-3
OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-none
Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated OCN Blizzard 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-1 MJHL CHAMPIONS
Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Winkler Flyers defeated Portage Terriers 4-games-to-2
OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-3
Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg South Blues 4-games-to-none
OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-none
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians 4-games-to-none
OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-none
Southeast Blades defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Winnipeg Saints defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-1
Winnipeg Saints defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers 4-games-to-2
Winnipeg Saints defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-none
Winkler Flyers defeated Waywayseecappo Wolverines 4-games-to-2
Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-0
Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
- 2014 Lost Survivor series
Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers 2-games-to-0
Virden Oil Capitals defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-2
Winkler Flyers defeated OCN Blizzard 4-games-to-1
Steinbach Pistons defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Winkler Flyers defeated Virden Oil Capitals 4-games-2
OCN Blizzard defeated winkler Flyers 4-games-0
Winkler Flyers defeated OCN Blizzard 4-games-to-2
Virden Oil Capitals defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-0
- 2019 DNQ
- 2020 Playoffs cancelled
Virden Oil Capitals leading Winkler Flyers 2-games-to-1 when playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 Playoffs cancelled
- 2022 Lost semi-final
Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg Blues 4-games-to-2
Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-1
Steinbach Pistons defeated Winkler Flyers 4-games-to-3
Winkler Flyers defeated Steinbach Pistons 4-games-to-0
National Hockey League players to have played for the Flyers include Hall of Fame goaltender Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour.
Notable alumni
Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, Ed Belfour played in 81 games for the Flyers during the 1983âÂÂ84, 1984âÂÂ85 and 1985âÂÂ86 seasons.
See also
References
Further reading
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