Winkler Flyers

Winkler Flyers
City:	Winkler, Manitoba
League:	Manitoba Junior Hockey League
Division:	East
Founded:	1980
Home Arena:	Winkler Arena
Colors:	Black, Orange, White
General Manager:	Matt Melo
Head Coach:	Matt Melo
Championships
Playoff Championships:	1991, 1992, 1998

The Winkler Flyers are a Canadian Junior A ice hockey team from Winkler, Manitoba. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada.

The Flyers entered the MJHL as an expansion team for the 1980-81 season. The team is community owned.

In 1992, the Flyers came close to winning a National Championship, losing in the final of the Centennial Cup in Winnipeg.

Season-by-Season Record

Note: click on season for player stats or on league for link to that season.

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
1980-81	MJHL	46	11	34	1	-	-	-	23	4th North	DNQ
1981-82	MJHL	48	23	25	0	-	240	231	46	3rd North	Lost Div Semi Final
1982-83	MJHL	48	26	22	0	-	263	219	52	2nd North	Lost Div Final
1983-84	MJHL	48	31	16	1	-	301	202	63	3rd North	Lost Div Semi Final
1984-85	MJHL	48	26	20	2	-	252	218	54	2nd North	Lost Div Final
1985-86	MJHL	48	37	10	1	-	369	194	75	1st North	Lost Div Final
1986-87	MJHL	48	26	20	2	-	-	-	54	4th North	Lost Div Semi Final
1987-88	MJHL	48	26	20	2	-	259	254	54	4th North	Lost Div Semi Final
1988-89	MJHL	48	30	15	3	-	253	200	63	1st North	Lost Div Semi Final
1989-90	MJHL	52	24	28	0	-	-	-	48	4th North	Lost Div Semi Final
1990-91	MJHL	48	37	10	1	-	321	216	75	2nd North	Won League
1990-91	Anavet Cup	5	1	4	-	-	17	33	-	-	Lost Series
1991-92	MJHL	48	42	5	1	0	363	141	85	1st North	Won League
1991-92	Anavet Cup	5	4	1	-	-	24	13	-	-	Won Series
1991-92	Centennial Cup	6	3	3	-	-	24	33	-	4th	Lost Final
1992-93	MJHL	48	27	20	1	0	223	209	55	2nd North	Lost Div Semi Final
1993-94	MJHL	56	22	30	4	0	---	---	48	4th Allard	Lost Final
1994-95	MJHL	56	30	23	1	2	254	216	63	2nd Allard	Lost Final
1995-96	MJHL	56	28	24	3	1	238	212	60	4th Allard	Lost Div Semi Final
1996-97	MJHL	56	41	13	1	1	290	184	84	1st Allard	Lost Div Final
1997-98	MJHL	62	44	15	1	2	286	197	91	1st Allard	Won League
1997-98	Anavet Cup	7	3	4	-	-	24	34	-	-	Lost Series
1998-99	MJHL	62	41	18	1	2	275	199	85	3rd Allard	Lost Div Final
1999-00	MJHL	64	37	22	-	5	253	233	79	3rd Addison	Lost Div Final
2000-01	MJHL	64	45	16	-	3	279	172	93	1st Addison	Lost Final
2001-02	MJHL	64	47	15	-	2	269	166	96	1st Addison	Lost Final
2002-03	MJHL	64	32	30	-	2	222	244	66	3rd Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2003-04	MJHL	64	32	21	7	4	263	238	75	2nd Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2004-05	MJHL	63	29	23	6	5	225	203	69	3rd Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2005-06	MJHL	63	33	23	4	3	231	208	73	4th Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2006-07	MJHL	63	23	32	5	3	227	273	54	4th Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2007-08	MJHL	62	33	23	-	6	235	224	72	4th Addison	Lost Div Final
2008-09	MJHL	62	33	25	-	4	285	227	70	3rd Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2009-10	MJHL	62	29	25	-	8	216	216	66	3rd Addison	Lost Div Final
2010-11	MJHL	62	38	17	-	7	228	191	83	1st Addison	Lost Div Final
2011-12	MJHL	62	37	21	-	4	268	219	78	3rd Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2012-13	MJHL	60	22	27	-	11	199	224	55	4th Addison	Lost Div Semi Final
2013-14	MJHL	60	20	36	-	4	171	226	44	5th Addison	Lost Div Survivor Series
2014-15	MJHL	60	31	17	-	12	202	176	74	4th	Lost Quarter Final
2015-16	MJHL	60	42	13	-	5	255	149	89	3rd	Lost Semi Final
2016-17	MJHL	60	41	16	-	3	219	147	85	2nd	Lost Semi Final
2017-18	MJHL	60	35	25	-	0	202	175	70	5th	Lost Semi Final
2018-19	MJHL	60	23	32	-	5	147	221	51	9th	DNQ
2019-20	MJHL	60	38	17	-	5	223	185	81	4th	cancelled
2020-21	MJHL	8	3	5	-	0	23	28	6	3rd I-Div	cancelled
2021-22	MJHL	54	33	16	-	5	201	153	71	2nd East	Lost Semi Final
2022-23	MJHL	58	35	16	-	7	193	140	77	3rd East	Lost Quarter Final
2023-24	MJHL	58	42	11	-	5	234	122	89	2nd East	Won League
2023-24	Centennial Cup	5	2	1	-	2	17	13	8	3rd Group B	Lost Quarterfinals
2024-25	MJHL	58	46	8	-	4	254	197	96	1st East	Lost Semi Final

Team / Franchise Records

Achievement	Player	Season	Amount
Most Assists	Steve Harder	1985-86	90

Player/Coach Achievements

League		Award Winners		Leaders
		All-Stars		Scholarships
CJHL Awards & Achievements			Hockey Canada Awards & Achievements

NHL Alumni

Ed Belfour HOF	Frank Bialowas	Matt Calvert
Chay Genoway	Don Gibson	Carson McMillan

NHL Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Drafted by	Round	Overall
1982	Peter Derksen	Pittsburgh Penguins	8	157
1986	Don Gibson	Vancouver Canucks	3	49
1988	Duane Derksen	Washington Capitals	3	57
1996	Terry Friesen	San Jose Sharks	3	55
2001	Matt Suderman	Atlanta Thrashers	7	199
2007	Carson McMillan	Minnesota Wild	7	200
2008	Matt Calvert	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	127
2014	Travis Sanheim	Philadelphia Flyers	1	17
2016	Jordan Stallard	Winnipeg Jets	5	127

Retired Jerseys

5 Wade Sambrook

7 Steve Harder

29 Ed Belfour

Flyers Hall of Fame

Players:	Ed Belfour	Steve Harder	Wade Sambrook
Coach:	Peter Derksen	Builder:	Dan Giesbrecht

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