Abbotsford Flyers

Abbotsford Flyers
City	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
League	British Columbia Junior Hockey League
Conference	Coastal Conference
Founded	1976 (1976)
Franchise history
1976–1985	Abbotsford Flyers
1985–1988	Delta Flyers
Previous franchise history
1985–1988	Abbotsford Falcons

The Abbotsford Flyers were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and played in the Coastal Conference.

In 1983, the Flyers avenged a poor playoffs in 1981-82. After sweeping the Burnaby Blue Hawks 4-games-to-none in the quarter-finals, the Flyers beat the New Westminster Royals 4-games-to-2 in the semi-finals, and the Kelowna Buckaroos 4-games-to-1 in the final to win their first and only BCJHL title. In the Mowat Cup, the Flyers defeated the Williams Lake Mustangs of the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League 2-games-to-none to win the BC Jr. A title. Next, in the Alberta/British Columbia Championship, the Flyers beat the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-none. In the Western Canada Final, the Flyers beat Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-2 for the Abbott Cup. In the National Final, the 1983 Centennial Cup the Flyers finally fell to the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-none.

In 1985, the team moved to Delta, but were replaced by the Falcons. Both teams folded in 1988.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Abbotsford Flyers

• Doug Kostynski
• Larry Lozinski
• Dwight Mathiasen
• Bob McGill
• Larry Melnyk
• Craig Redmond
• Mike Zanier
• Daryl Stanley
• Jim Dobson

Delta Flyers

• Link Gaetz
• Doug MacDonald

Abbotsford Falcons

• Link Gaetz
• Scott King^[1]
• Olaf Kolzig

• List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia

• BCHL Website
• Vernon Jr. 'A'/BCHL Hockey History