Philadelphia Junior Flyers

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Philadelphia Junior Flyers
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City West Chester, Pennsylvania
League EHL-Premier
Conference South Conference
Founded 1987
Home arena Ice Line Quad Rinks
Colors Orange, Black, and White
              
Owner(s) John Graves
General manager Jerry Domish
Head coach Jerry Domish
Media Flyers TV
Franchise history
1987–present Philadelphia Junior Flyers

The Philadelphia Junior Flyers are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from West Chester, Pennsylvania. They play in the South Conference of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) - Premier Division at the Ice Line Quad Rinks[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 Philadelphia Junior Flyers were members of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2008 until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues went through a reorganization, which included the AJHL re-branding itself 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 Jr. Flyers, were added to the EHL-Premier Division.

The organization currently fields a team at the former Tier III Junior B level in the EHL's 19U Elite Division (and formerly in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League). It also currently fields youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and Mite levels.[2][3]

The Jr. Flyers 18 and under team won the silver medal in the 2010 USA Hockey National Tournament in Chicago, Illinois.[4]

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2008–09 42 19 20 0 3 41 124 148 4th of 6, South
8th of 12, AJHL
2009–10 42 20 19 0 3 43 141 145 3rd of 6, South
6th of 12, AJHL
2010–11 44 19 23 0 2 40 142 172 4th of 6, South
9th of 12, AJHL
2011–12 44 23 16 5 0 51 179 144 5th of 12, AJHL
2012–13 44 16 21 5 2 39 117 121 8th of 12, AJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Northern Cyclones
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14 44 19 18 7 0 45 113 107 3rd of 6, South Div.
10th of 17, EHL
Lost Round 1, 0-2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2014–15 44 23 19 2 48 124 122 2nd of 5, South Div.
9th of 19, EHL
Lost Round 1, 0-2 vs. Hartford Jr. Wolfpack
2015–16 41 19 15 7 45 134 129 6th of 9, South Conf.
10th of 18, EHL-Premier
Lost Round 1, 1-2 vs. Hartford Jr. Wolfpack

Alumni

The Junior Flyers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA college and professional programs, including:[5]

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