Winkler Flyers

The Winkler Flyers are a Junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) team playing out of the Winkler Arena in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. The Flyers entered the MJHL as an expansion team for the 1980-81 season and have won four Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior 'A' Champions (1991, 1992, 1998 & 2024) as well as the ANAVET Cup in 1992. National Hockey League players to have played for the Flyers include Hall of Fame goaltender Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour.

Season-by-season record

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

List of Championships

Centennial Cup

The Centennial Cup is awarded to the national championship team from among the Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, and the Alberta Junior Hockey League league champions. The competition involves round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in each pool advancing to the finals. The BC and Yukon region has not been represented in the competition since 2021 when the BCHL declared itself an independent league.

Playoffs

*1981 ''DNQ''
*1982 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1983 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers ''4-games-to-3''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1984 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*1985 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings ''4-games-to-3''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*1986 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Steinbach Hawks ''4-games-to-none''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1987 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1988 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*1989 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1990 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Portage Terriers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*1991 ''Won League, lost Anavet Cup''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers
:Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg South Blues ''4-games-to-none'' MJHL CHAMPIONS
:Yorkton Terriers ( SJHL) defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*1992 ''Won League, won Anavet Cup, lost 1992 Centennial Cup final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers
:Winkler Flyers defeated Portage Terriers ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-1'' MJHL CHAMPIONS
:Winkler Flyers defeated Melfort Mustangs ( SJHL) ''4-games-to-1'' ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
:Fourth in 1992 Centennial Cup round robin (2-2)
:Winkler Flyers defeated Vernon Lakers (BCHL) ''5-2'' in semi-final
:Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) defeated Winkler Flyers ''10-1'' in final
*1993 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-3''
*1994 ''Lost final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Portage Terriers ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings ''4-games-to-3''
: St. Boniface Saints defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1995 ''Lost final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Dauphin Kings ''4-games-to-3''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives ''4-games-to-3''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*1996 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*1997 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives ''4-games-to-3''
:OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-none''
*1998 ''Won League, lost Anavet Cup''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Neepawa Natives ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated OCN Blizzard ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-1'' MJHL CHAMPIONS
:Weyburn Red Wings ( SJHL) defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-3''
*1999 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Portage Terriers ''4-games-to-2''
:OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2000 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-3''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2001 ''Lost final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg South Blues ''4-games-to-none''
:OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-none''
*2002 ''Lost final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers ''4-games-to-1''
:Winkler Flyers defeated St. James Canadians ''4-games-to-none''
:OCN Blizzard defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-none''
*2003 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Southeast Blades defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-3''
*2004 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Winnipeg Saints defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*2005 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2006 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Winnipeg South Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2007 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2008 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers ''4-games-to-1''
:Winnipeg Saints defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2009 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*2010 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Selkirk Steelers ''4-games-to-2''
:Winnipeg Saints defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-none''
*2011 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Waywayseecappo Wolverines ''4-games-to-2''
:Selkirk Steelers defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*2012 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-0''
*2013 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*2014 ''Lost Survivor series''
:Winnipeg Blues defeated Winkler Flyers ''2-games-to-0''
*2015 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Virden Oil Capitals defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-2''
*2016 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated OCN Blizzard ''4-games-to-1''
:Steinbach Pistons defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-3''
*2017 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Virden Oil Capitals ''4-games-2''
:OCN Blizzard defeated winkler Flyers ''4-games-0''
*2018 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated OCN Blizzard ''4-games-to-2''
:Virden Oil Capitals defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-0''
*2019 ''DNQ''
*2020 ''Playoffs cancelled''
:Virden Oil Capitals leading Winkler Flyers ''2-games-to-1'' when playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
*2021 ''Playoffs cancelled''
*2022 ''Lost semi-final''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Winnipeg Blues ''4-games-to-2''
:Dauphin Kings defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-1''
*2023 ''Lost quarter-final''
:Steinbach Pistons defeated Winkler Flyers ''4-games-to-3''
*2024 ''Won Finals''
:Winkler Flyers defeated Steinbach Pistons ''4-games-to-0''

See also

* Centennial Cup
* List of ice hockey teams in Manitoba
* Hockey Canada

References

External links

Winkler Flyers website

{{Manitoba Sports

Manitoba Junior Hockey League teams
Sport in Winkler, Manitoba
1980 establishments in Manitoba
Ice hockey clubs established in 1980