The Spokane Flyers were a

senior ice hockey Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired. Senior hockey leagues operate under the jurisd ...

team based in

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the ...

. They played in the

Western International Hockey League The Western International Hockey League (WIHL) was a senior level ice hockey league that featured teams from the Western United States and Western Canada. It operated from 1946–62 and 1963–88. It grew out of the West Kootenay League, whic ...

(WIHL) from the 1948–49 season to the 1979–80 season. The Flyers were the 1949–50 United States senior champions, and won the

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are th ...

as the senior champions of Canada in

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and 1980.

References

Edmonton Oilers minor league affiliates Ice hockey teams in Washington (state) Sports in Spokane, Washington Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Western International Hockey League teams {{Washington-sport-team-stub de:Spokane Flyers