| Valencia Flyers | |
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| City: | Valencia, California |
|---|---|
| League: | WSHL |
| Division: | Western |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Home Arena: | Ice Station Valencia |
| Colors: | Navy Blue, Golden Yellow,
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| Owner(s): | Roger Perez |
| Head Coach: | Blake Anderson |
| Media: | Matt Robinson |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001–2003: | Valencia Flyers |
| 2004–2007: | Valencia Vipers |
| 2007–present: | Valencia Flyers |
| Championships | |
| Regular Season Titles: | 1 |
| Division Championships: | 1 |
| Playoff Championships: | 0 |
The Valencia Flyers are a Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned junior ice hockey team based in Valencia, California. The team plays in the Western Division of the Western States Hockey League at the Ice Station Valencia.[1][2]
History[]
The franchise was founded in 2001 as the Valencia Flyers in the WSHL with three other expansion franchises.[3] The team played as the Flyers from 2001 to 2003 until suspending operations for the 2003–04 season before returning for the 2004–05 season as the Valencia Vipers. In 2007, the team reverted to its original name.
From 2001 to 2007 the Flyers were an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior B team. In 2007, the WSHL was promoted to Tier III Junior A. Before the 2011–12 season, the WSHL and all its team members, including the Flyers, became AAU sanctioned and dropped its USA Hockey sanctioning, the first Junior A hockey league to make that transition.
At the end of the 2019–20 regular season, the Flyers' home rink was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ice Station Valencia, which was also owned by the Flyers' owner Roger Perez. The closure was made permanent due to the financial losses incurred by the shutdown,[4] leaving the future of the team undetermined.[5]
Season-by-season records[]
| Season | GP | W | L | OW | OL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Flyers | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Information Unavailable | |||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 38 | 18 | 19 | - | 1 | 221 | 252 | 37 | 4th of 7 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Suspend Operations | |||||||||||||
| Valencia Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 32 | 15 | 15 | - | 2 | 129 | 157 | 32 | 4th of 7 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 41 | 16 | 24 | - | 1 | 168 | 203 | 33 | 5th of 6, Western | |||||
| 2006–07 | 47 | 8 | 34 | - | 5 | 161 | 313 | 21 | 7th of 8, Western | |||||
| Valencia Flyers | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 51 | 26 | 22 | - | 3 | 233 | 227 | 55 | 3rd of 5, Western | |||||
| 2008–09 | 48 | 32 | 15 | - | 3 | 235 | 169 | 67 | 2nd of 5 Western | |||||
| 2009–10 | 49 | 23 | 21 | - | 5 | 172 | 175 | 51 | 4th of 8, Western | |||||
| 2010–11 | 46 | 18 | 25 | - | 3 | 133 | 174 | 39 | 5th of 8, Western 9th of 13, WSHL |
Did not qualify | ||||
| 2011–12 | 46 | 23 | 17 | - | 6 | 181 | 163 | 52 | 3rd of 6, Western 8th of 16, WSHL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. San Diego Gulls Lost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Fresno Monsters | ||||
| 2012–13 | 46 | 24 | 17 | - | 5 | 190 | 157 | 53 | 3rd of 6, Western 8th of 22, WSHL |
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. Bay Area Seals | ||||
| 2013–14 | 46 | 27 | 15 | - | 171 | 175 | 58 | 3rd of 6, Pacific 10th of 24, WSHL |
Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. Ontario Avalanche | |||||
| 2014–15 | 46 | 35 | 9 | - | 2 | 224 | 116 | 72 | 2nd of 8, Western 5th of 28, WSHL |
Div. Quarterfinals, Bye Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Ontario Avalanche Lost Div. Finals, 1-2 vs. Fresno Monsters | ||||
| 2015–16 | 52 | 45 | 7 | - | 0 | 257 | 94 | 90 | 1st of 8, Western 1st of 29, WSHL |
Div. Quarterfinals, Bye Won Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Ontario Avalanche Lost Div. Finals, 0-2 vs. Long Beach Bombers | ||||
| 2016–17 | 52 | 40 | 9 | - | 3 | 262 | 127 | 83 | 2nd of 8, Western 4th of 27, WSHL |
Div. Quarterfinals, Bye Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Ontario Avalanche Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. Long Beach Bombers 1–1–1, 3rd of 6, Thorne Cup round-robin (as wild card) (W, 3–1 vs. Jr. Eagles; L, 1–3 vs. Jr. Steelheads; OTL, 2–3 vs. Bombers) Lost Thorne Cup Semifinal game, 1–3 vs. Idaho Jr. Steelheads | ||||
| 2017-18 | 51 | 25 | 22 | - | 4 | 242 | 215 | 54 | 4th of 6, Western | Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Phoenix Knights | ||||
| 2018-19 | 51 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 194 | 259 | 49 | 5th of 5, Western | Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Ontario Avalanche | ||||
| 2019-20 | 51 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 359 | 15 | 5th of 5, Western | Playoffs Cancelledplayoffs cancelled | ||||
Alumni[]
The Flyers have had a number of alumni move on to NCAA Division III, and higher levels of junior ice hockey, and professional ice hockey.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Valencia Flyers Junior A Hockey. Icestation.net. Retrieved on 2014-01-08.
- ↑ Valencia Flyers Hockey Notebook: Flyers Flying High Into League Playoffs Valencia Home Tonight For First Round. - Free Online Library. Thefreelibrary.com (2002-03-08). Retrieved on 2014-01-08.
- ↑ Junior League Helps Locals Become High Flyers Valencia-Based Team Gives Pair A Chance At Big-Time Hockey. - Free Online Library. Thefreelibrary.com (2001-10-13). Retrieved on 2014-01-08.
- ↑ PUBLIC CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT (March 25, 2020).
- ↑ Public Closure FAQs (March 25, 2020).
- ↑ WSHL League - Player Alumni. Western States Hockey League. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
External links[]
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