The Edmonton Flyers are a defunct ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team that was based in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. The team existed from 1940 until 1963, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time. In 1948, the Flyers won the Allan Cup

Allan Cup

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 as Canadian senior hockey champions, and would later capture three Lester Patrick Cup

Lester Patrick Cup

The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the President's Cup, the trophy was renamed in 1960 to honor pacific coast hockey pioneer and legend Lester Patrick following his death on June...

s as Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League (minor pro)

The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League...

 champions.

The Flyers were a minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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's Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

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 during their tenure in the WHL. During this time, many future NHL stars passed through the Flyers organization. Among them were Johnny Bucyk

Johnny Bucyk

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, Glenn Hall

Glenn Hall

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, Al Arbour

Al Arbour

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 and Norm Ullman

Norm Ullman

Norman Victor Alexander Ullman is a former ice hockey forward.-Playing career:Norm Ullman began his career with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WCJHL, before moving to the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL...

.

The Flyers played in the Edmonton Gardens

Edmonton Gardens

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 during their entire existence.

Membership

The Flyers played in the following leagues:

• 1940-41: Alberta Senior Hockey League
  Alberta Senior Hockey League
  The Alberta Senior Hockey League or ASHL was a senior level ice hockey league that operated between 1936 and 1941 in Alberta, Canada. In 1941 the league ceased operations due to World War II....
  
  
• 1941-45: Did not operate (World War II
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• 1945-51: Western Canada Senior Hockey League
  Western Canada Senior Hockey League
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• 1951-52: Pacific Coast Hockey League
  Pacific Coast Hockey League
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• 1952-63: Western Hockey League
  Western Hockey League (minor pro)
  The Western Hockey League was a minor pro ice hockey league that operated from 1952 to 1974. Managed for most of its history by Hockey Hall of Fame member Al Leader, it was created out of the merger of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Canada Senior Hockey League...
  
  

Season-by-season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1940-41	ASHL	30	15	14	1	121	117	31
1945-46	WCSHL	36	24	10	2	181	130	50	2nd Overall
1946-47	WCSHL	40	??	??	?	174	139	46	2nd Overall
1947-48	WCSHL	48	24	22	2	231	184	50	3rd Overall	Won league and Allan Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
1948-49	WCSHL	48	30	17	1	262	172	61	2nd Overall
1949-50	WCSHL	50	27	18	5	238	174	59	1st Overall
1950-51	WCSHL	60	34	25	1	242	198	69	2nd Overall
1951-52	PCHL	70	30	32	8	244	246	68	5th Overall
1952-53	WHL	70	31	28	11	263	227	73	4th Overall	Won championship Lester Patrick Cup The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the President's Cup, the trophy was renamed in 1960 to honor pacific coast hockey pioneer and legend Lester Patrick following his death on June...
1953-54	WHL	70	29	30	11	246	260	69	4th Overall
1954-55	WHL	70	39	20	11	273	204	89	1st Overall	Won championship Lester Patrick Cup The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the President's Cup, the trophy was renamed in 1960 to honor pacific coast hockey pioneer and legend Lester Patrick following his death on June...
1955-56	WHL	70	33	34	3	236	256	56	4th Prairie
1956-57	WHL	70	39	27	4	239	212	82	2nd Prairie
1957-58	WHL	70	38	28	4	264	225	80	2nd Prairie
1958-59	WHL	64	33	28	3	205	206	69	2nd Prairie
1959-60	WHL	70	37	29	4	246	240	78	4th Overall
1960-61	WHL	70	27	43	0	229	295	54	7th Overall
1961-62	WHL	70	39	27	4	296	245	82	1st North	Won championship Lester Patrick Cup The Lester Patrick Cup was the championship trophy of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and the Western Hockey League from 1949 to 1974. Originally known as the President's Cup, the trophy was renamed in 1960 to honor pacific coast hockey pioneer and legend Lester Patrick following his death on June...
1962-63	WHL	70	24	44	2	215	309	50	3rd North