The Spokane Flyers were a senior amateur team that played in Spokane, Washington.
They played in the Western International Hockey League (WIHL) from 1948-49 through 1957-58.
In 1958-59 the WIHL Flyers were replaced by a team of the same name in the Western Hockey League (WHL) In 1959-60, the league insisted that the Flyers change their name since the Edmonton Flyers owned the rights to the name. A fan contest came up with the Spokes.
That name lasted only one season. From 1960-61 through 1962-63 the city had the Spokane Comets in the WHL.
Jets Era 1963-1974[]
After the Comets folded in 1963 Spokane was represented in the WIHL by the Spokane Jets until 1974 when the team was renamed the Flyers.
The Jets were the first American team to win the Allan Cup in 1969-70. They repeated in 1971-72.
They won the WIHL title and the British Columbia senior championship in 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, and 1972-73.
They were renamed the Flyers in 1974.
Back to the Flyers[]
They withdrew from the WIHL in 1978 to join the Pacific Hockey League (PHL). The PHL was a professional league which meant that the Flyers could sign pros. Also the Flyers had been subsidising the other (smaller) WIHL cities. The other cities in the PHL were bigger (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Tucson, and Phoenix) and it was felt that their teams would be better draws than the small WIHL teams.
However the league only lasted that one season (1978-79) and the Flyers rejoined the WIHL.
They played until the league folded in 1982.
In the team's early years it was not eligible for the Allan Cup because it was an American-based team. The Flyers won the league title in 1948-49 and 1949-50 but could not advance to the Allan Cup playoffs. Instead the team advanced to the American championships.
The Flyers won the 1948-49 United States National Senior Championship. In the 1949-50 United States National Senior Championship the Flyers had to split the title with the Chatham Maroons.
Later on the Flyers were allowed to compete for the Allan Cup. They lost the 1956-57 Allan Cup Final to the Whitby Dunlops.
Season-by-season record[]
Original Team[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses,, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | League/Competition | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1948-49 | WIHL | 54 | 37 | 16 | 1 | - | 75* | 261 | 198 | 1st | Ineligible for provincial playoffs |
| 1949 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Ineligible due to being based in United States | |||||||||
| 1949 | US Sr. Championship | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | 18 | 58 | 25 | - | Won USAHA Senior Championship |
| 1949-50 | WIHL | 60 | 37 | 21 | 2 | - | 76* | 275 | 207 | 1st | Ineligible due to being located in United States |
| 1950 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Ineligible due to being based in United States | |||||||||
| 1950 | US Sr. Championship | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 20 | 18 | - | Declared co-champions when final series not played |
| 1950-51 | WIHL | 62 | 39 | 21 | 2 | - | 80 | 319 | 246 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1951 | US Sr. Championship | Eligible but appears not to have participated | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | WIHL | 67 | 37 | 24 | 6 | - | 80* | 284 | 253 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1952 | US Sr. Championship | Eligible but didn't participate due to time between end of their season and National playoffs | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | WIHL | 59 | 32 | 24 | 3 | - | 67 | 284 | 357 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1953 | BC Sr. Playoffs | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 | 27 | 36 | - | Lost Provincial Final |
| 1953-54 | WIHL | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | - | 64* | 286 | 291 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals |
| 1954-55 | WIHL | 38 | 16 | 21 | 1 | - | 34.65* | 155 | 176 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals |
| 1955-56 | WIHL | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | - | 60 | - | - | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1956 | BC Sr. Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | 25 | 35 | - | Lost Provincial Final |
| 1956-57 | WIHL | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | - | 62 | 250 | 181 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1957 | BC Sr. Playoffs | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 | 27 | 24 | - | Won Provincial Championship |
| 1957 | W. US Intermediate Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | Lost Western US Final |
| 1957 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 25 | 18 | - | Won Western Canada Championship |
| 1957 | Allan Cup | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 24 | - | Lost Allan Cup Final |
| 1957-58 | WIHL | 48 | 30 | 17 | 1 | - | 61 | 218 | 171 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1958 | W. US Intermediate Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 20 | - | Lost Western US Final |
Second Team[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses,, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | League/Competition | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| Spokane Jets | |||||||||||
| 1963-64 | WIHL | 48 | 30 | 17 | 1 | - | 61 | 244 | 171 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1964-65 | WIHL | 48 | 25 | 20 | 3 | - | 53 | - | - | 3rd | Lost Semifinals |
| 1965-66 | WIHL | 50 | 33 | 14 | 3 | - | 69 | 264 | 178 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1966-67 | WIHL | 50 | 33 | 15 | 2 | - | 68 | 285 | 186 | 2nd | Lost Final |
| 1967-68 | WIHL | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | - | 72* | 251 | 162 | 1st | Won championship |
| 1968 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1968 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 10 | 12 | - | Lost Quarterfinals |
| 1978-69 | WIHL | 48 | 31 | 14 | 3 | - | 65 | 195 | 161 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1969 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1969 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 16 | 18 | - | Lost Semifinals |
| 1969-70 | WIHL | 50 | 33 | 14 | 3 | - | 69 | 219 | 123 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1970 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1970 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 32 | 16 | - | Won Western Canada |
| 1970 | Allan Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 22 | 17 | - | Won Allan Cup |
| 1970-71 | WIHL | 52 | 39 | 11 | 2 | - | 80 | 267 | 147 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1971-72 | WIHL | 48 | 33 | 13 | 2 | - | 68 | 235 | 163 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1972 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1972 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 42 | 20 | - | Won Western Canada Championship |
| 1972 | Allan Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 27 | 17 | - | Won Allan Cup |
| 1972-73 | WIHL | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0 | - | 56 | 256 | 178 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1973 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1973 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 6 | 32 | 40 | - | Lost Western Canada Final |
| 1973-74 | WIHL | 48 | 31 | 15 | 2 | - | 64 | 231 | 175 | 1st | Lost Final |
| Spokane Flyers | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | WIHL | 53 | 35 | 16 | 2 | - | 72 | 288 | 218 | 1st | Won championship |
| 1975 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1975 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | 18 | - | Lost Western Canada Final |
| 1975-76 | WIHL | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0 | - | 52 | 212 | 185 | 3rd | Won Championship |
| 1976 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1976 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 26 | 8 | - | Won Western Canada Championship |
| 1976 | Allan Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 28 | 11 | - | Won Allan Cup |
| 1976-77 | WIHL | 56 | 27 | 29 | 0 | - | 54 | 263 | 268 | 3rd | Won Championship |
| 1977 | BC Sr. Playoffs | Won Provincial Championship by winning league playoffs | |||||||||
| 1977 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 17 | 15 | - | Won Western Canada Championship |
| 1977 | Allan Cup | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 19 | 27 | - | Lost Allan Cup Final |
| 1977-78 | WIHL | 56 | 39 | 16 | 1 | - | 79 | 328 | 186 | 1st | Lost Final |
| 1978-79 | PHL | 55 | 32 | 22 | 1 | - | 65 | 246 | 198 | 3rd | Playoffs cancelled |
| 1979-80 | WIHL | 55 | 35 | 18 | 2 | - | 72* | 290 | 201 | 1st | Won Championship |
| 1980 | BC Sr. Playoffs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 22 | 8 | - | Won Provincial Championship |
| 1980 | W. Can Allan Cup Playoffs | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 43 | 15 | - | Won Western Canada Championship |
| 1980 | Allan Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 16 | 9 | - | Won Allan Cup |
Note: *-In some seasons due to an unequal number of games being played point percentage was used to determine standings.
Awards[]
Western International Hockey League[]
- 1948-49
- 1949-50
- 1956-57
- 1974-75
- 1975-76
- 1976-77
- 1979-80
British Columbia Senior Championship[]
- 1956-57
- 1974-75
- 1975-76
- 1976-77
- 1979-80
Allan Cup[]
- 1975-76
- 1979-80
United States Senior Championship[]
- 1948-49
- 1949-50 (shared with the Chatham Maroons)