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Frontenac Flyers

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Frontenac Flyers
CityVerona, Ontario
LeagueEmpire B Junior C Hockey League
Founded1989
Folded2010
Home arenaNorth Frontenac Community Centre
ColoursOrange, Black, and White
Franchise history
1989-1993: Frontenac Flyers
1993-2004: North Frontenac Flyers
2004-2010: Frontenac Flyers
Championships
League champions1991, 2002

The Frontenac Flyers were a Junior ice hockey team based in Verona, Ontario, Canada.[1] They played in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History

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The Frontenac Flyers were founded in 1989 as members of the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League. They get their name from the county in which Verona is located, Frontenac County, Ontario.

The Flyers' first season proved to be an excellent one. In thirty regular season games, the Flyers finished in second place overall with a record of twenty-three wins and only seven losses. In just their second season in the league, the Frontenac Flyers won their league title.

In 1993, the Frontenac Flyers renamed themselves the North Frontenac Flyers. The reason for the name change is not all together known. Two seasons later, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League changed its name to the Empire B Junior C Hockey League top avoid confusion with the Ottawa District Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

In 2002, the Flyers won their second ever league title. From that point on, the Flyers have suffered in the Empire B league. In 2004, the teams changed their name back to just the "Frontenac Flyers".

The 2005–06 season has proven to be the low point thus far in the Flyers' history. Frontenac finished the regular season in dead-last place and posted a winless record of no wins, thirty-four losses, and no ties. This marked the worst season in Frontenac Flyers history, just two years displaced from their 2004 league championship. Due to the rules of the season, the Flyers still made the playoffs. In the league quarter-final, the Flyers drew the Amherstview Jets who squashed them 3-games-to-none.

The 2006–07 season showed minor improvement, but the Flyers still finished in last place. Re-building the club with 15 rookies and adding new staff to the Flyers front office the Flyers are making a huge commitment to the future. With only three wins on the season, the Flyers failed to make the league playoffs. As of 2007, the Flyers have yet to win the regular season top seed, but have still won two playoff championships.

In July 2010, the Flyers executive folded the club.

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1989-90 30 23 7 0 - 230 138 46 2nd EOJCHL
1990-91 30 16 11 3 - 195 170 35 3rd EOJCHL Won League
1991-92 30 13 12 5 - 142 116 31 3rd EOJCHL
1992-93 36 11 20 5 - 182 204 27 6th EOJCHL
1993-94 36 12 20 4 - 145 148 28 6th EOJCHL
1994-95 40 13 27 - 0 151 254 26 5th EOJCHL
1995-96 42 22 16 2 2 216 186 48 5th EBJCHL
1996-97 42 24 13 5 - 219 182 53 3rd EBJCHL
1997-98 36 12 21 3 - 136 167 27 5th EBJCHL
1998-99 36 13 22 0 1 146 184 27 4th EBJCHL
1999-00 36 14 19 2 1 137 180 31 4th EBJCHL
2000-01 34 11 19 2 2 116 148 26 5th EBJCHL
2001-02 36 19 13 1 3 181 157 42 2nd EBJCHL Won League
2002-03 34 10 22 0 2 131 193 22 4th EBJCHL
2003-04 34 5 27 2 0 112 207 12 5th EBJCHL
2004-05 34 4 27 1 2 82 208 11 5th EBJCHL
2005-06 34 0 34 0 0 64 346 0 6th EBJCHL Lost quarter-final
2006-07 40 3 36 1 0 141 289 7 6th EBJCHL DNQ
2007-08 40 4 32 - 4 145 324 12 6th EBJCHL
2008-09 40 19 21 - 0 126 165 38 3rd EBJCHL
2009-10 40 0 40 - 0 66 388 0 6th EBJCHL DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Association Information". MYHockey. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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