Philadelphia Little Flyers
The Philadelphia Little Flyers are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey team from Aston, Pennsylvania. They play in the South Conference of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) at the IceWorks Skating Complex[1]
| Philadelphia Little Flyers | |
|---|---|
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| City | Aston, Pennsylvania |
| League | Eastern Hockey League |
| Conference | South |
| Home arena | IceWorks Skating Complex |
| Colors | Black, Orange, and White |
| Owner(s) | Rosemary Giacobbo |
| Head coach | Mark Catron |
| Franchise history | |
| 2003–present | Philadelphia Little Flyers |
The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian major junior, collegiate, and eventually professional teams.
History
The Little Flyers were one of the six charter members for the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in 2003 after previously having Tier III Junior B teams in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. They played in every season of the AJHL until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues were reorganized and the AJHL was re-branded as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). In 2015, the EHL added a lower level of Tier III junior hockey for player development called the EHL-Elite Division and all the current EHL members, including the Little Flyers, were added to the EHL-Premier Division. In 2017, the league re-branded again, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.
The organization also continues to field youth hockey select teams at the Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt levels.[2] From 2003 to 2015, the Little Flyers fielded a team at the former Tier III Junior B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.[3]
Season-by-season records
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Junior Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | No information | 5th of 6, AJHL | Won Quarterfinal game, 5–3 vs. New Jersey Junior Titans Won Semifinal game, 3–2 vs. Hartford Jr. Wolfpack[4] Lost Championship game, 2–7 vs. Washington Jr. Nationals[5] | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 41 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 124 | 212 | 4th of 4, South 7th of 8, AJHL | Did not qualify |
| 2005–06 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 171 | 184 | 5th of 11, AJHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Hudson Valley Eagles |
| 2006–07 | 44 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 186 | 212 | 5th of 6, South 9th of 12, AJHL | |
| 2007–08 | 44 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 177 | 183 | 3rd of 5, South 7th of 11, AJHL | |
| 2008–09 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 137 | 154 | 3rd of 6, South 7th of 12, AJHL | |
| 2009–10 | 42 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 134 | 211 | 5th of 6, South 10th of 12, AJHL | |
| 2010–11 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 156 | 176 | 2nd of 6, South 7th of 12, AJHL | |
| 2011–12 | 44 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 114 | 192 | 10th of 12, AJHL | |
| 2012–13 | 44 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 127 | 155 | 9th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify |
| Eastern Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 169 | 93 | 1st of 6, South Div. 2nd of 17, EHL | Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Walpole Express Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Hartford Jr. Wolfpack Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones |
| 2014–15 | 44 | 37 | 3 | — | 4 | 78 | 206 | 75 | 1st of 5, South Div. 1st of 19, EHL | Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Hartford Jr. Wolfpack Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers |
| 2015–16 | 41 | 33 | 8 | — | 0 | 66 | 197 | 83 | 1st of 9, South Conf. 1st of 18, EHL-Premier | Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Nighthawks Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Walpole Express Lost Finals, 0–3 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs |
| 2016–17 | 48 | 39 | 5 | — | 5 | 83 | 194 | 74 | 1st of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div. 1st of 8, South Conf. 1st of 17, EHL-Premier | Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Connecticut Nighthawks Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York Apple Core Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. New Jersey Rockets Lost Finals, 2–3 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers |
| 2017–18 | 50 | 39 | 9 | — | 2 | 80 | 213 | 104 | 2nd of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div. 2nd of 8, South Conf. 3rd of 16, EHL | Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Oilers Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Roughriders 2–1–0 in Frozen Finals round-robin (OTW, 4–3 vs. Jr. Rangers; W, 2–1 vs. Avalanche; L, 0–3 vs. Revolution) |
| 2018–19 | 44 | 40 | 3 | — | 1 | 81 | 246 | 73 | 1st of 5, South Div. 1st of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf. 1st of 18, EHL | First Round bye Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution 2–1–0 in Frozen Finals round-robin (W, 4–3 vs. Wizards; L, 2–3 vs. Avalanche; W, 6–1 vs. Knights) Lost Championship game, 3–4 vs. New Hampshire Avalanche |
| 2019–20 | 46 | 23 | 20 | — | 3 | 49 | 161 | 159 | 5th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf. 12th of 19, EHL | Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Team Maryland Playoffs cancelled |
Alumni
The Little Flyers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and III, ACHA college, and professional programs, including:[6]
- Harry Dumas (Official) - AHL and NHL
- Ian Walsh (Official) - NHL
- Mark Eaton - Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
- Chris Ferraro New York Rangers 1992 NHL Entry Draft - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
- Peter Ferraro New York Rangers 1992 NHL Entry Draft - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
- Arpod Mihaly - HC Bolzano (Serie A)[7]
- Mike Richter New York Rangers 1985 NHL Entry Draft - New York Rangers (NHL)
References
- http://www.iceworks.net/hockey.shtml
- http://plf.goalline.ca/
- "THE DEATH POOL – PHILLI LITTLE FLYERS MET LEAGUE TEAM HAS VANISHED". The Junior Hockey News. September 21, 2015.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040415182335/http://www.ajhlhockey.org/H.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040414042002/http://www.jrnats.com/
- http://jrflyers.goalline.ca/page.php?page_id=11992
- http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=66885
