| Fairview Flyers | |
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| City | Fairview, Alberta, Canada |
|---|---|
| League | NWJHL |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Home arena | Fairview Fairplex |
| General manager | Ernie Wass |
| Head coach | Lance Wiebe (2014) |
Website http://fairviewflyers.com/ | |
| Franchise history | |
| 2012–present | Fairview Flyers[1] |
The Fairview Flyers are a junior "B" ice hockey team based in Fairview, Alberta, Canada.[1] The team is a member of the North West Junior Hockey League and the 2012-13 season was their inaugural season.[2]
History[]
The team was founded as the Fairview Junior Hockey Club in June 2012.[2] The expansion team was officially named the Fariview Flyers in July.[1]
In only their third year the Fairview Flyers advanced to the league finals. Although the Flyers lost the championships circumstances resulted in the team advancing to the Russ Barnes Trophy to determine the Alberta Junior B Provincial Champion. The Flyers proved their worth of being advanced by earning the Bronze Medal.
Inaugural season[]
The Fairview Flyers will begin their inaugural season on the road against the North Peace Navigators on September 28, 2012.[3] Its home opener will be held on October 5 against the Sexsmith Vipers.[3]
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2012-13 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 151 | 152 | 3rd of 8 | Won QuarterFinals, 3-1 (Jr. Canucks) Lost SemiFinals, 1-4 (Navigators) |
| 2013-14 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 179 | 129 | 4th of 8 | Won QuarterFinals, 3-0 (Jr. Canucks) Lost SemiFinals, 1-4 (Kings) |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 42 | - | - | 3rd of 7 | Won QuarterFinals, 3-0 (Vipers) Won SemiFinals, 4-2 (Kings) Lost League Finals, 0-4 (Navigators) |
| 2015-16 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 211 | 83 | 1st of 7 | Won SemiFinals, 4-2 (Huskies) Lost League Finals, 1-4 (Navigators) |
| 2016-17 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 120 | 83 | 1st of 6 | Won SemiFinals, 4-3 (Kings) Won League Finals 4-1 (Navigators) NWJHL CHAMPIONS |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 146 | 158 | 5th of 7 | Lost Quarterfinals, 2-3 (Kings) |
| 2018-19 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 121 | 146 | 5th of 6 | Lost Quarterfinals, 2-3 (Navigators) |
| 2019-20 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 46 | 159 | 148 | 4th of 6 | Won Quarterfinals 3-2 (Kings) Lost Semifinals 0-4 (Huskies) |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | N/A | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 31 | 138 | 179 | 5th of 6 | Lost Quarterfinals, 2-3 (Kodiaks |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 98 | 279 | 8th | Did not qialify |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 324 | 8th | Lost First Round |
Russ Barnes Trophy[]
Alberta Jr B Provincial Championships
| Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | SemiFinal | Bronze Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| 2015 (%) | L, Calgary 3-5 T, Coaldale 2-2 W, N Edmonton 8-5 |
1-1-1 | 2nd of 4 Pool |
L, North Peace 0-7 | W, Blackfalds 4-3 Bronze Medalists |
n/a |
| 2017 | L, Wainwright 3-7 L, Cochrane 2=3 W, Beaumont 8-3 |
1-2-0 | 3rd of 4 Pool |
did not qualify | n/a | n/a |
* (%) because Stony Plain was host the second team, normally given the Capital league was assigned to Fairview.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Logan Clow. "Fairview announces name of NWJHL team", Sun Media Corporation, 2012-07-04. Retrieved on 2012-07-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fairview joins NWJHL. North West Junior Hockey League (2012-06-04). Retrieved on 2012-06-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Logan Clow. "Flyers announce coaching staff", Sun Media Corporation, 2012-07-31. Retrieved on 2012-08-05.
External links[]
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