{{Infobox hockey team | team = Abbotsford Flyers | logo = Abbotsford Flyers.gif | logo_size= 140px | city = Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | league = British Columbia Junior Hockey League | conference = Coastal Conference | founded = {{Start date|1976}} | arena = | colours = | coach = | gm = | name1 = Abbotsford Flyers | dates1 = 1976–1985 | name2 = Delta Flyers | dates2 = 1985–1988 | altname1 = Abbotsford Falcons | altdates1 = 1985–1988 }} The '''Abbotsford Flyers''' were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and played in the Coastal Conference.
==History== In 1983, the Flyers avenged a poor playoffs in 1981-82. After sweeping the Burnaby Blue Hawks 4-games-to-none in the quarter-finals, the Flyers beat the New Westminster Royals 4-games-to-2 in the semi-finals, and the Kelowna Buckaroos 4-games-to-1 in the final to win their first and only BCJHL title. In the Mowat Cup, the Flyers defeated the Williams Lake Mustangs of the Peace-Cariboo Junior Hockey League 2-games-to-none to win the BC Jr. A title. Next, in the Alberta/British Columbia Championship, the Flyers beat the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-none. In the Western Canada Final, the Flyers beat Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-2 for the Abbott Cup. In the National Final, the 1983 Centennial Cup the Flyers finally fell to the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League 4-games-to-none.
In 1985, the team moved to Delta, but were replaced by the Falcons. Both teams folded in 1988.
==Season-by-season record== '''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' {|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" | '''Season''' || '''GP ''' || ''' W ''' || ''' L ''' || ''' T ''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF ''' || '''GA ''' || '''Points''' ||'''Finish''' || '''Playoffs''' |- align="center" |1976-77 ||68 ||28 ||37 ||3 ||- ||302 ||325 ||59 ||4th BCJHL-C ||Lost quarter-final |- align="center" |1977-78 ||66 ||36 ||28 ||2 ||- ||331 ||284 ||74 ||3rd BCJHL-C ||Lost quarter-final |- align="center" |1978-79 ||62 ||29 ||31 ||2 ||- ||352 ||357 ||60 ||3rd BCJHL-C ||Lost quarter-final |- align="center" |1979-80 ||66 ||22 ||43 ||1 ||- ||288 ||382 ||45 ||5th BCJHL-C ||DNQ |- align="center" |1980-81 ||41 ||22 ||18 ||1 ||- ||245 ||228 ||45 ||4th BCJHL-C ||Lost final |- align="center" |1981-82 ||48 ||35 ||13 ||0 ||- ||360 ||269 ||70 ||2nd BCJHL-C ||Lost quarter-final |- align="center" |1982-83 ||56 ||49 ||6 ||1 ||- ||396 ||203 ||99 ||1st BCJHL-C ||Won league, won MC, won A/BC, won AC |- align="center" |1983-84 ||50 ||20 ||28 ||2 ||- ||252 ||262 ||42 ||4th BCJHL-C ||Lost quarter-final |- align="center" |1984-85 ||52 ||31 ||20 ||1 ||- ||349 ||244 ||63 ||3rd BCJHL-C ||Lost semi-final |- align="center" |1985-86 || 52 ||35 ||17 ||0 || - ||298 ||224 ||70 ||2nd BCJHL-C ||Lost semi-final |- align="center" |1986-87 || 52 ||29 ||23 ||0 || - ||301 ||265 ||58 ||3rd BCJHL-C ||Lost semi-final |- align="center" |1987-88 || 52 ||34 ||17 ||1 || - ||316 ||204 ||69 ||2nd BCJHL-C ||Lost semi-final |}
===Falcons standings=== {|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" | '''Season''' || '''GP ''' || ''' W ''' || ''' L ''' || ''' T ''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF ''' || '''GA ''' || '''Points''' ||'''Finish''' || '''Playoffs''' |- align="center" |1985-86 ||52 ||15 ||37 ||0 ||- ||208 ||341 ||30 ||4th BCJHL-C ||Lost quarter-final |- align="center" |1986-87 ||52 ||14 ||38 ||0 ||- ||217 ||351 ||28 ||6th BCJHL-C ||DNQ |- align="center" |1987-88 ||52 ||18 ||33 ||1 ||- ||267 ||326 ||37 ||6th BCJHL-C ||DNQ |}
==NHL alumni== '''''Abbotsford Flyers''''' *Doug Kostynski *Larry Lozinski *Dwight Mathiasen *Bob McGill *Larry Melnyk *Craig Redmond *Mike Zanier *Daryl Stanley *Jim Dobson
'''''Delta Flyers''''' *Link Gaetz *Doug MacDonald
'''''Abbotsford Falcons''''' *Link Gaetz *Scott King<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/king.html|title=Scott King}}</ref> *Olaf Kolzig
==See also== *List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == *[http://www.bchl.ca/ BCHL Website] *[https://archive.today/20121209190412/http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/ Vernon Jr. 'A'/BCHL Hockey History]
{{BCHL}} {{British Columbia Sports}}
Category:Defunct British Columbia Hockey League teams Category:Sports in Abbotsford, British Columbia Category:1976 establishments in British Columbia