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Philadelphia Little Flyers
Ice hockey team in Aston, Pennsylvania
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 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
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| Atlantic Junior Hockey League
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| 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]
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| 2004–05 |
41 |
13 |
25 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
124 |
212 |
4th of 4, South
7th of 8, AJHL |
did not qualify
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| 2005–06 |
42 |
21 |
17 |
0 |
4 |
46 |
171 |
184 |
5th of 11, AJHL |
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Hudson Valley Eagles
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| 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 |
|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2012–13 |
44 |
11 |
23 |
6 |
4 |
32 |
127 |
155 |
9th of 12, AJHL |
did not qualify
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| Eastern Hockey League
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| 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
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| 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
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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. 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
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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. 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
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| 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)
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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)
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| 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
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| 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)
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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]
References
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