Philadelphia Little Flyers
Philadelphia Little Flyers | |
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Orange, and White | |
Owner(s) | Rosemary Giacobbo |
Head coach | Mark Catron |
Franchise history | |
2003–present | Philadelphia Little Flyers |
The Philadelphia Little Flyers are a 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]
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
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 |
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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 |
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2007–08 | 44 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 177 | 183 | 3rd of 5, South 7th of 11, AJHL |
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2008–09 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 137 | 154 | 3rd of 6, South 7th of 12, AJHL |
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2009–10 | 42 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 134 | 211 | 5th of 6, South 10th of 12, AJHL |
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2010–11 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 156 | 176 | 2nd of 6, South 7th of 12, AJHL |
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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. Connecticut Oilers
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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. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
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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. 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. Jr. Rangers; W, 2–1 vs. Avalanche; L, 0–3 vs. Revolution )
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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 |
2020–21 | 38 | 20 | 15 | — | 3 | 43 | 142 | 123 | 2nd of 6, South Div. 6th of 17, EHL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Protec Jr. Ducks Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. New Jersey 87's |
2021–22 | 46 | 30 | 12 | — | 4 | 64 | 210 | 137 | 1st of 4, South Div. 3rd of 17, EHL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Team Maryland Won Div. Finals, 2-0 vs. New Jersey 87's South Div. Champions Frozen Four - 0-2-0 Pool B (L 0-4, Jr. Railers) & (L 2-6, 87's) |
2022–23 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 151 | 146 | 3rd of 5, South Div. 9th of 19, EHL |
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 New Jersey 87's Won Div. Finals, 2-1 Team Maryland South Div. Champions Frozen Four Playoffs Lost Semifinals 0-2 New Hampshire Avalanche |
2023–24 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 132 | 135 | 4th of 6, South Div. 11th of 23, EHL |
Won Div. Play In Game, 1-0 Philadelphia Hockey Club Won Div Semifinals, 2-0 New Jersey Bears Won Div Finals, 2-0 New Jersey 87's South Div. Champions Frozen Four - 0-0-0 Pool 0 (pending) & (pending) |
Alumni
The Little Flyers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of
- Harry Dumas (NHL
- Ian Walsh (Official) - NHL
- 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)
- NHL)
- 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.
- ^ "AJHL Current Story -- Hockey News Full Version". www.ajhlhockey.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Washington Junior Nationals, Junior Hockey, Washington DC, Bowie, Maryland, hockey". www.jrnats.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=66885