The Abbotsford Flyers were a Junior "A"

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team from Abbotsford,

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. They were a part of the

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and played in the Coastal Conference.

History

In 1983, the Flyers avenged a poor playoffs in 1981-82. After sweeping the Burnaby Blue Hawks 4-games-to-none in the quarter-finals, the Flyers beat the

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4-games-to-2 in the semi-finals, and the

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4-games-to-1 in the final to win their first and only BCJHL title. In the

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, the Flyers defeated the

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of the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League 2-games-to-none to win the BC Jr. A title. Next, in the Alberta/British Columbia Championship, the Flyers beat the

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of the

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4-games-to-none. In the Western Canada Final, the Flyers beat

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of the

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4-games-to-2 for the

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. In the National Final, the

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the Flyers finally fell to the

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of the

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4-games-to-none. In 1985, the team moved to Delta, but were replaced by the Falcons. Both teams folded in 1988.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Falcons standings

NHL alumni

''Abbotsford Flyers'' * Doug Kostynski *

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* Larry Melnyk *

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* Mike Zanier * Daryl Stanley * Jim Dobson ''Delta Flyers'' *

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* Doug MacDonald ''Abbotsford Falcons'' *

* Scott King *

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References

External links

BCHL WebsiteVernon Jr. 'A'/BCHL Hockey History
{{British Columbia Sports Defunct British Columbia Hockey League teams Sport in Abbotsford, British Columbia 1976 establishments in British Columbia

History

Season-by-season record

Falcons standings

NHL alumni

See also

References

External links