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The Shmyr Flyers were a men's senior/intermediate team that was established in the mid-1960's. The team played only road games and did not have a true home. The team won the 1972 Coy Cup as British Columbia Intermediate champions. The team was established by Tony Shmyr. The team included at one point five of his brothers on the team (Romie, Mike, Peter, John, and Paul). The team featured over the years former National Hockey League and Western Hcokey League players such as Barry Wilcox, Jack Michie, Bobby Schmautz, Alton White, Bud Gulka, Gerry Sillers, Paul Shmyr and John Shmyr. The team would stay in existence until the mid-1970's

The team would also play in the Western Amateur Hockey League for at least the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons as well as Fraser Valley Hockey League for at least the 1973-74 season.

Season-by-season record[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses,, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season League GP W L T OL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1970-71 WAHL 33 25 3 5 - 55 224 106 1st
1971-72 WAHL 28 16 11 T - 33 127 108 1st
1972 Coy Cup 7 6 1 0 - 12 32 18 - Won Provincial Championship
1973 Coy Cup 3 1 2 0 - 2 12 10 - Lost Quarterfinals
1973-74 FVHL 28 19 7 2 - 40 - - 1st
1974 Coy Cup 3 2 1 0 - 2 - - - Lost Quarterfinals
1975 Coy Cup 8 6 2 0 - 12 - - - Lost Final

Links[]

Article on Tony Shmyr after his passing in 2013

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