The Sioux Lookout Flyers were a junior

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team from

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, Canada. They were a part of the

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for parts of five seasons.

History

The Sioux Lookout Flyers were added to the

for the 2008-09 season. The Flyers mark the first major level hockey in the town since the Intermediate leagues of the 1970s. The Flyers are Ontario Junior hockey's most Northerly club at 50° 06′ North. On September 19, 2008, the Flyers lost their first ever game to the

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by a score of 10-2. On September 26, the Flyers played their first home game and lost 6-2 to the defending SIJHL champion

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. On November 12, 2008, sixteen games into a winless season, the ownership of the team pulled the plug on the franchise. Two days later, the town of Sioux Lookout held a town meeting in regards to the team and elected to save the team as a community with the help of a

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-based investor. The team went on hiatus for three games, but returned to action on November 19. The Flyers won their first ever game on January 2, 2009, defeating the

, on the road, 5-4 in overtime. The victory was Sioux Lookout's 30th league game. On October 3, 2012, the Flyers dropped out of the 2012-13 season after only three games. The Flyers cited being "unable to continue in a competitive and professional manner for the season" as their reason for withdrawal. The Flyers claimed it was only going to be a one-year absence to restructure. In the spring of 2013, the team's official Facebook page reflected that the team was not returning.

Season-by-season results

Playoffs

*2009 ''Lost Quarter-final'' : Fort Frances Jr. Sabres defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers ''3-games-to-none'' *2010 ''Lost Semi-final'' :Third in round robin (0-4) vs.

and

Fort William North Stars The Thunder Bay North Stars are a junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 2001, the Superior Interna ...

defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers ''4-games-to-none'' *2011 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

Thunder Bay North Stars The Thunder Bay North Stars are a junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. History After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 2001, the Superior Internationa ...

defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers ''4-games-to-1'' *2012 ''Lost Quarter-final'' :

defeated Sioux Lookout Flyers ''4-games-to-1''

References

External links

Sioux Lookout Flyers
{{SIJHL Defunct Superior International Junior Hockey League teams Sioux Lookout Sport in Northern Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 2008 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2012 2008 establishments in Ontario 2012 disestablishments in Ontario