Petrolia Flyers

The Petrolia Flyers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Petrolia, Ontario. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. From 1988 until 2016, the team was known as the Alvinston Flyers, which played in the Great Lakes Jr C Hockey League.

Petrolia Flyers
CityPetrolia, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
DivisionBill Stobbs
Founded1988
Home arenaGreenwood Recreation Centre
ColorsBlue, Red, and White
General managerDennis Meston
Head coachDale Timmermans
Franchise history
1988-2016: Alvinston Flyers
2016-Present: Petrolia Flyers

History
Flyers goaltender setting up for an out-of-zone face-off in Belle River, Ontario during the 2013-14 season.
Flyers lining up for a face-off in the defensive zone at the Belle River Canadiens' 2013 home opener.

The Flyers were founded in 1988 as members of the Western Junior D Hockey League. The Flyers only managed two wins during the 1988-89 season and six in the 1989-90 season. In 1992-93, the Flyers finally showed some promise in the (then) OHA Junior Development League with a record of 22-15-1-0. Unfortunately for the Flyers, the OHAJDL had swelled up to 18 teams by then and despite a good record, with so many teams, the Flyers only managed to place sixth. After six seasons with the WJDHL/OHAJDL, the Flyers were promoted to the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League.

From the year the Flyers joined, 1994-95, until the 2012-13 season, the Flyers finished as high as second place in the league standings (2003-04, 25-13-1-1), but were not able to have any real success in the league playoffs. From the 2007 playoffs until the 2013 playoffs, the Flyers were eliminated in the quarter-finals 6 times and did not qualify in 2009.

In February 2016, Flyers management submitted a proposal to relocate the team to Petrolia starting the next season. The proposal was accepted and the team moved to Petrolia. During the summer of 2016 the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League was amalgamated into the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Season-by-season record
SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1988-89352330-91296419th WJDHL
1989-90356236-1302271815th WJDHL
1990-9140929201222302017th WJDHL
1991-92401419521641773511th OHAJDL
1992-9338221510183161457th OHAJDL
1993-944013261-1462072715th OHAJDLLost Quarter-final
1994-9540181831139138406th GLJHL
1995-9641142430150160319th GLJHL
1996-9740151843133145378th GLJHL
1997-9844241433168142544th GLJHL
1998-9940631121092171510th GLJHL
1999-004072841118198199th GLJHL
2000-0139152013160169347th GLJHL
2001-0240191830159160416th GLJHL
2002-0340261211166118543rd GLJHL
2003-0440251311166120522nd GLJHL
2004-0540221044172136523rd GLJHL
2005-0640171931148157387th GLJHLLost Semi-final
2006-0740132322144195307th GLJHLLost Quarter-final
2007-0840161815119152384th GLJHLLost Quarter-final
2008-09401225-3144218279th GLJHLDNQ
2009-10401227-1156262258th GLJHLLost Quarter-final
2010-11401621-3149171356th GLJHLLost Quarter-final
2011-12401917-4167169426th GLJHLLost Quarter-final
2012-1340201712153146436th GLJHLLost Quarter-final
2013-14402217-1169157455th GLJHLLost Quarter-final - 3-4 - (Wheatley)
2014-15401917-4142145425th GLJHLLost Quarter-final - 2-4 - (Blenheim)
2015-1640122215136196308th GLJHLLost Quarters - 0-4 - (Essex)
Petrolia Flyers
2016-17407330-108212148th StobbsLost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (Lakeshore)
2017-1840191803147140416th StobbsLost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (73's)
2018-194010250592168258th of 9 StobbsLost Div. Quarters, 0-4 (73's)

2019-2020 Team Staff
  • President - Dennis Meston
  • General Manager - Dennis Meston
  • Assistant Manager - Dave McKinley
  • Head Coach - Dale Timmermans
  • Assistant Coach - Brian Shannon
  • Assistant Coach - Erin White
  • Assistant Coach - Mike Annett
  • Trainer - Bob Bressette
  • Assistant Trainer - LeeAnn Ellis
  • Equipment Manager - Owen Bray
  • Assistant Equipment Manager - Willy Bright
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